There is a Place for You:
				                A Ranma 1/2 Fanfic
						       By
					           Dale Ratner



		Disclaimer: Ranma 1/2 was created by Rumiko Takahashi and is owned
by her and various other companies. All comments should be sent to
Shadow6865@aol.com. This fanfic is manga based and takes place sometime after
volume 22.

		Warning: This fic deals with serious issues and several characters are
probably going to be very OOC. 


					  Chapter One


		�Mistress Kuno� a servant�s voice shouted over the intercom of the Kuno
mansion.
		Kodachi put down her gardening shears and cursed silently to herself as
she pressed down on the intercom�s button. �What is it?� she growled. �You
know never to disturb me while I am in my Greenhouse unless it is important. 
		�I�m sorry mistress but the information from Private Inspector Kaneda just
arrived. I will put it in the Parlor with a cup of your favorite tea.�
		�Excellent� Kodachi thought to herself as she leaped out of the greenhouse
�with this information Ranma-sama will finally be mine.�
		Kodachi had a hard time containg her glee. She paid top dollar for Inspector
Kaneda to obtain this information about her rivals for fair Ranma�s hand and
with this information she was all but certain to become the object of his
desire and dreams.  Kodachi arrived at the Parlor and decided to sit in the
black velvet chair that she has adored since her childhood. It seemed so
fitting for her; sitting in the perfect
chair while reading the perfect news and daintly drinking her favorite type of
tea. 
		�Which package shall I upon first� kodachi thought to herself as she toke
a sip a of tea. �That hussy Tendou girl has always been the biggest problem. I
think she will go down first.� The information in Akane Tendou�s packet wasn�t
the information that Kodachi hoped for. Akane Tendou came from a Samurai
backround of good, lawful stock and her grandfathers were two of the most
decortaed soilders of World War II. The information from Shampoo�s file also
didn�t bode to well with Kodachi; the god damned Chinese girl had no
information that would embarass her enough to make her head back to China and
there was also no information on the stupid redhaired bitch that beat her in
gymnastics using her dear Ranma-sama�s name
except that she was a cousin of Akane Tendou�s named Ranko with a pet she
called Mr. Panda. By the time she got to Ukyou�s file her mood was considerbly
worse and she began to feel the need to scream and annoy her brother by
interupting his �meditations.� However, as she read the Okonomiyaki bitch�s
file as malcious smile crossed her mouth. �Akira� she called over the intercom
�come to the parlor at once. I have an important job for you.�
		A few moments later Akira entered the parlor and asked Kodachi what she
wanted him to do. Kodachi handed him Ukyou�s file and said she wanted the
information in this file to be spread all over Nerima by the time Ranma came
back three days from now. 
		�So Ranma how did your training trip go this time?� asked Hiroshi and
Daisuke.
		�It was stupid instead of kicking my old man�s ass all over Nerima. I kicked
his ass all over some mountain range.� Ranma was glad to be back in Nerima
after the training trip. He liked sleeping in a warm house and eating Kasumi�s
cooking. He liked being back with his friends Hiroshi, Daisuke, Shampoo, and
Ukyou. Most importantly whether he would admit it or not he liked neing back
in Nerima because Akane was here. �Guys I am starved. Wanna go get something
to eat?�
		�Sure� answered Hiroshi and Daisuke whose thoughts either revolved around
girls or food. �How about we go to Megumi�s Okonomiyaki� suggested Daisuke.
		�Why would ya wanna go there?� asked Ranma. �It is more than expensive as
Ucchan�s and not nearly as good.�
		�Ranma, Ucchan�s is dirty.� said Hiroshi in a firm but tactiful voice.
		�What do you mean? She got rats or something?� asked Ranma.
		�Or something.� whispered Daisuke. �Ranma, Ukyou is Burakumin.�

					     End of Chapter One

		End Notes:

			1. I am not using Sasuke because he is an anime only character 
and he gets on my nerves.

			2. For those of you who don�t know the Burakumin are the modern
day descendants for people who belonged to the Eta class in Tokugawa Era Japan
(1600-1868.) Eta literally means �unclean� and that is how the Burakumin are
treated today. Many Burakumin don�t graduate high school due to isolation from
peers and teachers. Corporations also refuse to hire Burakumin because it will
give the company an �unclean� image. The most common thing for a Japanese
Private Investigator to do is look for Burakumin ancestry. I do not mean for
this fanfic to be racist towards anyone in Japan of any class. I am simply
using the Burakumin�s plight in Japan to show my disdain for intolerance of
any kind. �Injustice anywhere, threatens justice everywhere.�-Martin Luther
King Jr.