Leaf

"And then as I was getting ready to make some tea, the leaf turned into a man! can you believe that!?"

"Yea sure I believe you, it makes total sense" Ringo was sitting lazily with his head rested on his hand, bored out of his mind while Ryoga was prattling on about his encounter weeks ago while grabbing a few head bands Ryoga seemed to enveloped in his story as Ringo nodded blankly. 

Ryoga suddenly drags Ringo out of the shop "You do know where The Tendo dojo is from here right?"

"Uhh yea right this way.." though he pointed in the direction of the dojo he quickly grabs Ryoga guiding him to the right path.

"Within the Tendo dojo a spring of bad omens has befallen them as the distraught residents call upon.. I! Banbusa Ochiba! to bring hope to their futures." The monologuing priest in a green uniform stood silent with a brown stoic stare, and long blackish green hair flowing in the wind, stuck in his own world which was shortly shattered by a shout rattling through his ears "Oi, what are you doing standing out here!"

"Slightly rattled but not shaken I shall address my purposes here" he monologued but as he was preparing to speak out loud for once a drop of rain taped his face.

"Hurry it up its going to rain-"

 *Tap tap tap tap*

before Ranma could rush Ochiba anymore he seemingly disappeared "Weirdo"

"I'd better hurry before it starts pouring" though as he walks inside he runs across a strange sight Ochiba was mourning the tea that sat before him shedding a genuine tear. Everyone looks toward Soun while tossing faint glances at the priest who's sobbing got progressively worse. to the point that they had to speak over him

"Who is this guy?!"

*Sob sob*

his eyebrow slightly furls "He is a priest that I asked for a month before you and Genma arrived!"

*Boo-hoo-hoo!!*

"What took him so long!!" now forced to shout their frustration grows as Ranma's Eyebrows twitch

*Wail*

"WOULD YOU SHUT UP ALREADY"

And as if a switch were pulled Ochiba quickly silences clearing his throat like nothing happened "I had been caught in a weak moment and I must apologize with haste" it had started to rain outside as a shadow loomed over Ochiba the culprit being Ringo who was carrying Ryoga or "P-Chan!" in his beak who was shortly snatched by Akane "Thank you again Ringo"

The appearance of the stork and pig surprised Ochiba "A stork and a pig.. It seems my purpose here is no longer needed"

"Why might that be" Inquired Akane who finally wasn't thrown off

"A stork and pig arriving at your house is a blessing for their meanings"

"Which are"

"The stork means good fortune and happiness will come your way"

"Banzai!" shouted Nabiki along with Genma mostly for the good fortune.

And this piglet could mean

"Prosperity" Nabiki cheered again

"Courage" which Genma and Soun cheered before trying -and failing- to kick Happosai out

"And fertility" which the whole family cheered minus Akane and Ranma.

Teary eyed, Genma rests his hands on Ranma's shoulders "Boy! the fates shine upon this marriage you mustn't mess this up!" happily Genma goes back to celebrating with Soun leaving a flustered Akane and Ranma to try and deny the Symbolisms fruitlessly.

after the cheering calmed it was back to questioning Ochiba. "What took you so long to get here Mr. Ochiba?" it took months for him to arrive "I had meant to come as soon as possible to bless the your engagement between the two children and though it would have taken a few less months to cross from china from my last job I got, stuck..."

The word china put a thought into Ranma's head as he "spills" water onto Ochiba getting reprimanded by Akane though suddenly he did transform but instead of an animal or even a woman all that was left was a leaf. "Leaves can't drown can they?"

"Well Taro had that monstrous transformation so a leaf isn't too strange"

"I guess" he was still trying to wrap his head on how a leaf drowned

suddenly Ringo -in human form- walks up with hot water pouring it on the leaf.

"Ah, Ringo... how have you been" Ochiba avoids eye contact as a tense air formed between the two "I've been doing just fine Ochiba...." Ringo's tone was purely antagonistic "did your "duties" in china help find a cure for that curse of mine"

"Oh uh... yes um-a-about that..." sweating beads and chuckling nervously Ochiba cowers behind Ranma while putting up a warding hand symbol. "P-please protect me"

"Whoa whoa calm down Ringo. Why are you so mad at him?"

a slight chuckle escapes Ringo "I'm not mad at him. I already accepted what he did to me"

slightly peeking out from behind Ranma apprehensively speaking up "You really aren't mad, Truly?"

his tone blatantly repressed he pats Ochiba's shoulder fairly hard -while Ranma moved out of the way- "Of course not! as I said, I grew to accept what you did to me. Since I know you can fix it. It has been eight years since you left to find a "cure"" he had a kind grin on his face as he turned his ear to the fearful priest waiting for an answer.

Ranma cups his ear to Akane consulting to her in a whisper "(Akane is he angry?)"

"(Why would I know! his hair isn't on fire)"

"(That's what you do when you're mad isn't it)"

"What!" Ringo's voice sharpened as his face took a fierce as he looked down on the cowering priest "Say that again..."

choked by his own fear Ochiba was barely able to squeeze out that "There is none" he flinched, waiting on the punch terrified him even more but he heard a chuckle Ringo sat down with Ochiba and as the air tensed he began reaching into his shirt.

Everyone ducked behind the table thinking it was a gun, only to see a small box in his hand as he left the box on the ground he went to grab a bucket of water coming back shortly after.

He began opening the box "Ochiba why don't you come over here"

"You... won't hurt me will you?" though he asked the question he was already creeping over to sit back in front of Ringo.

The silence in the air felt heavy on the ears as Ringo pulled out a Mortar and Pedestal. "I promise I wont just hurt you for something so stupid" he softly chuckled "I'm just making some cold tea so we can recall our time together"

still behind the table waiting for an outburst the Tendo dojo residents collectively thought that it was a cruel punishment thinking he was going to go through the process of making tea in front of an extreme leaf sympathizer.

"Turn into a leaf."

his blank smile formed again as he closed is eyes kindly all ambient noise vanished after that statement along with the air getting heavier Ochiba couldn't feel the wind outside nor could he feel the ground he sat on.

suddenly he grits his teeth "I cant do that!" he tries to attack Ringo but....

 *Clang*

Ringo threw a crock pot at Ochiba as some how he pulls out another crock pot from his shirt using it like a flail as he chases Ochiba outside of the house. he pulls out another tying them together like a bola tossing it at Ochiba it manages to trip him as Ringo leaps toward him smashing a crock pot into the ground Ochiba continues rolling away he spins another tossing it as it grazes Ochiba's head but when the priest tries to close the distance he is hit with a palm strike to the face knocking him to the ground.

Ringo stood over Ochiba and with a mastered quickness he ties crock pots around Ochiba's legs and arms. "Say your prayers sham." he starts spinning his crock pot swiftly when a malicious smile forms on his face as he starts spinning himself to gain more speed in his swing as he unleashes his "Enshin takuhanki hirateuchi" -centrifuge cooker slap- but before it could hit Ochiba it whiffs. "Stop looking so pathetic." he drops the crock pot on his stomach walking away for his weakness was his pity.

Ochiba was covered in bandages as everyone surrounded him asking what he did "ten years ago he insulted my cooking over and over for two years then I cursed him because there was this one excuse he had "I don't have a pot to cook in" so I cursed him to always have a pot but... the method went awry and I knew the curse removing condition was, removed so I ran away"

"I'll try not to insult Akane's cooking so much" he thought as he felt a glare from her.

As Ringo was sitting in his shop preparing get back to work he reached into his shirt pulling out another crock pot and then another, and.. another. An idea reached to him. But as he thought of it Ryoga and Ranma drag Ochiba into the shop. "You are going to apologize" barked Ryoga passionate about revenge and bowing instantly Ochiba listened "I'm sorry I cursed you!"

"Huh? uh, yea what ever." Ringo was busy contemplating a new business venture with the crock pots

"That was it? all is forgiven?"

"Yea-say uh... are these crock pots endless?"

"Well yes I didn't want to hear that excuse again." Ryoga basically turned to stone but Ranma saw a look in Ringo's eyes Similar to Nabiki's.