Kuno's attention was not on Gentatsu when the lightning bolt hit him, but enough people gasped in shock at seeing the monk get downed that Kuno glanced back over in time to see his would-be foe in his eyes groveling at his feet.  He let forth a boisterous bit of laughter, his bokken resting on his shoulder.<br/><br/><strong>"Hahahaha!  It is true, you fear my prowess!  Go now and tell everyone how Takewaki Kuno bested you"...</strong><br/><br/>He blinked as the monk got to his feet and made his proclamation, Kuno's face turning from a look of amusement to a look of scorn, his bokken pointed directly at Gentatsu.<br/><strong><br/>"You dare question my chivalry?  I, the Blue Thunder of Furinkan High?  I shall have to show you why I am the mightiest at this school."</strong><br/><br/>He narrowed his eyes and spoke slowly.<br/><br/><strong>"The vengeance of heaven is slow but sure.  First I shall defeat you and then I shall triple date with the beautiful Akane Tendo, the firey Pigtailed Girl and my lovely Chinese Kitten.  Yes!  It shall be glorious!"</strong><br/><br/>His eyes widened as he launched himself forth.<br/><br/><strong>"Have at thee!"</strong><br/><br/>Kuno was skilled at Kendo, but it seemed he was not good enough to land a blow... not at first, anyway.  Gentatsu would find he was easily able to sidestep Kuno's attack, should he desire.<br/><br/><br/><div align="center"><strong>*****</strong></div><br/><br/>Akane looked up as Mari asked if she was ok.  She smiled a touch.<br/><br/><strong>"Oh!  I'm fine... it's just that- oh nevermind.  How are you doing today, Mariko?  Are you going to Furinkan High School now?"</strong><br/><br/>She accepted the offered hand and glanced to the side as the cat girl danced about frantically with the Cat Cafe order and asked her if she wanted it.  Akane blinked and was about to say something when the girl took off at high speed.  Akane looked at Mari and shook her head.<br/><br/><strong>"That was weird."</strong><br/><br/>She looked up as Mari spoke of it being about to rain and nodded.<br/><br/><strong>"Yeah, maybe we should get insi-"</strong><br/><br/>Just then, across the schoolyard a bolt of lightning cascaded down and looked like it struck something... or someone.  In the distance, the boisterous sound of Kuno's voice could be heard.<br/><br/>As Lei Bao sped along, she ran smack into a boy wearing the boy's school uniform.  He had black hair and was now flat on his back... his face mushed into the girl's bosom.  His eyes slowly opened and went wide when he realized where he was.  He quickly scrambled out from under her and got to his feet, blushing.<br/><br/><strong>"Sorry... I wasn't watching where I was going."</strong><br/><br/>Akane yelled out toward that tree that Ranma was under.<br/><br/><strong>"Ranma!  I think something's happening!"</strong><br/><br/>The boy Lei Bao had run into perked up.<br/><br/><strong>"Ranma?"</strong><br/><br/><br/><div align="center"><strong>*****</strong></div><br/><br/>Ranma had finally managed to squirm out from beneath Shampoo when he heard Akane's voice calling for him.  Shampoo angrily called after Ranma from next to him beneath the tree, standing up.<br/><br/><strong>"Ranma!  Forget about stupid Akane.  You stay and date with Shampoo!"</strong><br/><br/>Ranma shook his head.<br/><br/><strong>"Sorry, Shampoo.  I can't stay and-"</strong><br/><br/>Ranma suddenly felt something... like a danger sense of sorts.  He swiftly picked up Shampoo and jumped up with her to one of the tree's branches.<br/><br/><strong>"Look out!"</strong><br/><br/>No sooner did he get out of the way, an odd distortion sliced through the air and hit the tree trunk... slicing it cleanly in half.  Ranma's eyes went wide as the tree started to fall and Shampoo seemed more concerned with the fact that Ranma was holding her.<br/><br/><strong>"Aiya!  Shampoo knew Ranma love her!  Wo ai ni!"</strong><br/><br/>Ranma looked annoyed as he landed nearby, setting Shampoo down as the tree crashed behind them.<br/><br/><strong>"Shampoo!  This is serious!"</strong><br/><br/>Near Lei Bao, Shinji had swiftly sliced his hand through the air and caused the air itself to shape into a thin sheet of razor sharp pressure, which flew, nearly invisible at Ranma at high speed as he cried out.<br/><br/><strong>"Kazesutoraiku!"  </strong><br/><br/>Ranma could see Shinji now as his battle aura got stronger... he narrowed his eyes as he beheld his attacker.<br/><br/><strong>"Who the heck are you and what do you want?"</strong><br/><br/>Shinji smirked a bit and spoke calmly.<br/><br/><strong>"My name is Shinji Yamagawa... but it should have been Shinji Saotome.  I'm here to make you and your father pay for what you've done."</strong><br/><br/>Ranma blinked.  Crowds were gathered around both Ranma and Shinji and Kuno and Gentatsu.  He shook his head and sighed.<br/><br/><strong>"After what... wait.  Don't tell me.  This is something my dad did, right?  Huh, it wouldn't surprise me."</strong><br/><br/>Shinji's eyes glowed blue as he glowered at Ranma.<br/><br/><strong>"Shut up!  My revenge is within my reach and all you want to do is talk?!"</strong><br/><br/><br/><div align="center"><strong>*****</strong></div><br/><br/>Nearby, looking out a window of the school itself, a girl with short brown hair was watching with a couple of her friends.  She looked less than amused.<br/><br/><strong>"It figures.  I'm not allowed to take bets on these fights anymore... and suddenly we get two fights at once!  We would have made a <em>killing</em>"...</strong><br/><br/><br/><div align="center"><strong>*****</strong></div><br/><br/>Meanwhile, at the Tendo Dojo... a dish that Soun was eating out of broke.  He blinked and shook his head.<br/><br/><strong>"Saotome... an omen."</strong><br/><br/>Mr Saotome, now in human form, nodded, his arms crossed.<br/><br/><strong>"Mmmmm.  I hope the boy's ok."</strong>