RANMA 1/2
Roku-bun No San (3/6)
by A-kun the Superfan
Part 3
Originally, this was supposed to be part of the first part in one big file, but unfortunately, stupid Geocities wouldn't let me upload it like that, so it's in two parts. Enjoy! ^_^;
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-"We're telling you, he just sat down when we looked away for a second and he was gone when we turned around!"- the officers who arrested Waldo for peeping.
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Kuno sat and thought.
"How to save all four of my loves from that fiend Saotome?" Kuno muttered.
Kuno tried to use his brain, but he didn't know it had decomposed due to lack of use. That might explain a few things.
Kodachi sat and thought.
"How to save my beloved from the wretched Tendo girl?" Kodachi muttered.
Kodachi tried to use her brain, but due to the fact that she had tried to poison it when it tried to point out to her that Ranma might not like her, it refused to help her. That might explain a few things.
Ukyo had shooed out the customers earlier and she would probably be happy with the decision if she realized how silly her face looked with a dropped jaw and bugged-out eyes.
"You're kidding." Ukyo said, regaining her composure.
"Nope." Shin said.
"Sorry." Ranma said.
"No kids around here, so we can't be." Ranko said.
Shin, Ranma and Ukyo gave her a strange look.
"An old joke." Ranko said.
The three groaned at the lame pun.
"Anyway, I can't believe it. Three Ranmas." Ukyo said in disbelief.
"Not Ranmas, remember? I'm Shin, that's Ranko and this is Ranma. There's only one Ranma....for now anyway." Shin told her.
"Oh, right." Ukyo replied.
Ukyo shook her head.
"You guys should watch out. Cologne'll try to get all of you to marry Shampoo." Ukyo told them.
"Don't worry. With the Nanban, we can arrive at school and get home without her ever knowing where we are...well, until we pull a prank on her. Besides, amazons can only marry the men who bested them, any family is off limits. However, I have no doubt Cologne would give up on having THREE strong fighters marrying her granddaughter." Shin said.
"Yeah, the old ghoul would probably try something like that." Ranma added.
"No doubt in my mind." Ranko included.
"Anyway, guys. We'd better get going or we'll miss dinner." Shin said, standing up.
"Jeez, these explainations take a long time." Ranko commented.
"No kidding." Ranma said.
The next day, we see Ranma and Akane racing across the same bridge they always do.
"Come on, Ranma, or we're going to be late." Akane said.
"I know." Ranma replied.
Shampoo raced up on her bike.
"Ranma!" Shampoo cried, tackling Ranma to the ground.
Akane was about to say something, when Shin and Ranko-kun appeared.
"Shampoo, why are you grabbing Ranko?" Shin asked.
"Huh?" Shampoo asked, looking at Shin and Ranko-kun.
"That's Ranko. Didn't Cologne tell you about us?" Shin asked.
"Oh, great-grandmother say to 'watch out for identical Ranma imposter'. What that mean?" Shampoo asked.
"It means you should make sure that you grab Ranma, not his family members." Ranko-kun replied.
"So who Ranma?" Shampoo asked, letting go of Ranma.
"We're late, so I'm outta here!" Shin said, dashing off.
"Same here!" Ranko-kun said, following.
"I'm gone!" Ranma said, racing behind them.
"I haven't got time for this." Akane said, continuing after them.
Shampoo was left behind, severely confused.
"Say, guys. I thought you were going to wait until she pulled something." Ranma said.
"We were, but I remembered an old movie I saw called 'Gaslight'. It's about two guys who play with a young woman's mind by pretending to live the other one's life and she eventually goes insane." Ranko-kun replied.
"I figured we can just confuse her for a while and stop it before she goes too far." Shin replied.
It slowly began to rain. Shin-chan and Ranma-chan sighed. Ranko-kun pulled an umbrella out, opened it, pulled out a thermos and changed back to his normal form.
"Anyway, my version of it will confuse Shampoo between you two by having Ranko put her ponytail into a pigtail." Shin-chan continued.
Ranko pulled out a string and changed her ponytail into a pigtail.
"See, I'm you." Ranko said, smiling.
"Well, a little taller and more mature, but about the same." Shin-chan pointed out.
"Say, I've been wondering about that. Why are you two taller than me?" Ranma asked.
"Well, the spring of drowned man was sixteen, and because she is a female version of us, that's why Ranko looks like us in male form and since she was cursed earlier this year, it makes sense that she looks like us. But, it's eerie that the spring of drowned man in her world is like that. Anyway, about me, I have to know when you were cursed." Shin-chan said.
"Earlier this year like Ranko." Ranma-chan replied.
"That would explain it. See, I've been cursed since I was eleven." Shin-chan replied.
"Ouch." Ranma-chan commented.
"Anyway, the spring of drowned girl was roughly fourteen, and since the cursed forms grow at about the same rate as we would at the same age in female form..." Shin-chan said, letting the sentence hang.
"You mean that this is what I would look like if I was a girl at fourteen?" Ranma-chan asked.
"About." Ranko replied.
"And as I was cursed at eleven, this is what I would look like if I was nineteen and a girl." Shin-chan finished.
"But, you two wouldn't believe what it feels like growing TWO bodies." Shin-chan said.
"What do you mean?" Ranma-chan asked.
"When I said the cursed form age like we do, I meant it also matures and grows, so you'll be growing as a female as well." Shin-chan told Ranma-chan.
"I'VE GOTTA GO THROUGH PUBERTY AS A GIRL?!?!?!" Ranma-chan asked/bellowed.
The four were in the courtyard. All the students turned to them.
"Quiet. And yes. At least you didn't have to go through it as both a boy and a girl at once." Shin-chan replied.
"Greeeeeeaaaaaaat." Ranma-chan said sarcastically.
"Pigtailed girl! Bo-wielding girl! Ponytailed girl! Akane Tendo!" Kuno cried, sounding unusually anal as his nose was bandaged.
The four groaned and turned to meet Kuno. Shin-chan was already building a quite visible battle aura. As Kuno neared, Shin-chan, moving at an inhuman speed, shot forward, slammed her fist into Kuno's gut two hundred and fifteen times and returned to the spot she had been in only three seconds ago.
Kuno collapsed as the entire present student body cheered the display. Shin-chan shook her head as though dazed.
"I have got to get rid of that automatic response." Shin-chan commented.
"Actually, could you teach that to us?" Akane, Ranma-chan and Ranko asked in unison.
"We'd better get inside or we'll be tardy." Shin-chan replied.
"Can you?" Ranma-chan asked.
"Can you, please?" Ranko asked.
"Pretty please?" Akane asked.
The three girls had initiated full cute mode, one of many of the standard female defenses/attacks developed to melt any male's defenses. Basically, they all have the big starry eyes which are standard for women when they're REALLY, REALLY, REALLY happy or they REALLY, REALLY, REALLY want something.
"Alright, just stop doing that! God, nearly overwhelmed my eyes with all that cuteness. Brrrrrr!" Shin-chan replied, shuddering.
No person should be victim to three full cute modes. The four walked into school.
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-"You lazy @#$%^$-@%%^#^& no good *$&#-*&$#%@%!!! And he's the brother I like!"- Tim Taylor's words with a profane twist.
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"Class, this is Shin Saotome and Ranko Saotome. They're cousins of Ranma's and they'll be attending school here." Ms. Hinako said, gesturing to Shin and Ranko.
"Ranko can sit next to me!" one boy cried.
"Joe Hagashi, you just got detention." Ms. Hinako told him.
Joe groaned.
"Next time wait for her to ask." Terri Bogard replied in a whisper, next to Joe.
"Yeah." Andy Bogard added.
Andy promptly received an elbow to the gut by the VERY beautiful woman next to him.
"Sorry, Mai." Andy whispered.
"You should be." Mai replied.
(If you don't have the Fatal Fury movies, I suggest you get them. Stop reading this FanFic now and get them. That's right. For those who have the movies, you may be asking why they are in school. If you are, then re-read the intro to this Fanfic and if you still don't get it, then you have my apologies.)
Ranko did wind up sitting next to Joe. Shin wound up between Hiroshi and Daisuke (the two idiots who were listening at the door when Ranma and Ms. Hinako were talking in that private room in "Like Water For Ranma". Also featured at the beginning of the Martial Arts Skating Competition.)
The instant the class ended, the girls crowded around Shin and the boys crowded around Ranko.
"Are you REALLY related to Ranma?" "I can't believe that Ranma never talked about you." "I'm telling you it's my kidney you're trying to eat!" "Eeeeewwww! Who put these frog intestines in my bookbag again?" "It's Masked Rider!" "Bwahahahahaha! With this magic kidney stone, I can rule the world!"
Everyone stopped and looked at Hiroshi who had apparently just made that last comment. Hiroshi stepped aside to reveal M. Bison (I hear he's also known as Vega elsewhere).
"Forget I said anything." M. Bison said.
Guile and Chun Li burst into the room, tackled M. Bison and jumped out the window and out of this FanFic.
Sweat drops appeared behind everyone's head. Shin and Ranko took this oppurtunity to race out of the classroom. The now combined crowd started moving towards Ranma and Akane, who also raced out of the room.
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-"The normal laws of physics do not apply."- A-kun, when talking about his bathroom.
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"Aw, jeez. They weren't this bad before!" Shin whined.
"I don't think they were all that bad." Ranko replied.
"Oh, come on. These Alegebra questions are more like Trig." Shin replied.
"I was talking about the people in our classroom." Ranko replied.
"Oh. You know something, I don't think we've had math class yet." Shin said.
"Your point being?" Ranko asked.
"Why do we have math books and why do they say Quantum Physics?" Shin asked.
"I don't know." Ranko replied, looking at the book Shin was holding.
She looked at the book she was reading.
"The BIBLE? Eeeeewww!" Ranko said, dropping the book as though it were covered in bird droppings and crawling with maggots. (Pleasant imagery, huh?)
"So, are you doing anything tonight, Shin?" a girl asked.
"Are you doing anything, Ranko?" a boy asked.
"Are either of you doing anything?" Odo asked.
"Have any of you seen this boy?" the T-1000 asked, showing them a picture of Ryoga.
The five of them screamed and ran for daylight.
[What is it about this form that scares the hell out of people?] the T-1000 wondered.
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-"In space, loud sounds (Example: Explosions), are even louder as there is no air, buildings, people, etc. to get in the way."- A-chan with a realistic thought. ============================================================
After school, Ranma, Akane, Ranko, Ukyo and Shin walked home. Ryoga came walking down the street, obviously lost again.
"Ryoga darling!" Ranko cried, lunging at Ryoga.
Ryoga screamed like a woman and was about to run away when Ranko tackled him.
"Ranko, if Ryoga wants to scream like a woman and run faster than a Guyver for the hills, that's his right. But, Ryoga, you should know that we were kidding yesterday." Shin said.
"You were?" Ryoga asked, after he heard that and stopped screaming.
"Yeah." Ranko said, standing up.
"Ranko, let go of Ryoga." Shin said.
Ranko let go of Ryoga. Ryoga fell butt first onto the pavement.
"Ow." Ryoga commented.
[All right! Ryoga DOES have a weak spot!] Ranma thought.
"Ryoga, are you all right?" Akane asked, checking Ryoga.
As Akane's shirt was tight (Hey, it's a hot day and it's humid.), Ryoga got a nosebleed.
"Well, he still has that habit." Shin commented.
"He does that in your world too?" Ranko asked.
"Yep, you know, even though he's in love with Nabiki, he reacts that way to any girl, much to Nabiki's annoyance." Shin replied.
Akane had finished treating Ryoga's nosebleed.
"So, Ranma. Who are they?" Ryoga asked, gesturing to Shin and Ranko.
"It'll take a while to explain." Ranma replied.
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-"In space, constant thrust equals constant velocity."- A-chan with her first hentai thought.
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Back at the Bat dojo, d'oh! I mean, back at the Tendo dojo, Ryoga's eyes were wide as Shin finished explaining.
"Wow." Ryoga said.
"Yeah." Shin replied.
"You didn't take a breath during that entire time." Ryoga said.
Shin facefaulted.
"Oh, and you're really good at telling that story." Ryoga replied.
"I know, I've had a LOT of practice." Shin replied.
"So, uh...Ranko, what's it like in your world?" Ryoga asked.
"It's lame." Ranko replied.
"Okaaaaaaay, what's it like in your world compared to ours, Shin?" Ryoga asked.
"It's oversexed." Shin replied.
Everyone (Everyone being Akane, Ukyo, Ranma, Ranko, Nodoka, Nabiki, Ryoga, Kasumi, Genma and Soun) gave Shin an odd look.
"What? I'm just being honest. In my world, people are more willing to have sex than fight. It's a wonder I managed to become a master of the Anything Goes School of Martial Arts." Shin replied. (I assume that there are other masters of the art other than Happosai.)
"YOU'RE A MASTER?!?!?!?" Everyone asked in unison.
"Yeah. Didn't I tell you?" Shin asked.
"So, the old goat died?" Ranma asked.
"No. In my world, he ain't so bad. I mean, he still does a occasional perverted thing, but he's REALLY restrained compared to the Happosai of this world. Anyway, he trained me through what he knew and sent me to improve my skills about five months before I came here. I think I did a good job." Shin said.
"Hey, could you train me?" Ranma asked.
"And me?" Ranko added.
"I'd like to improve my skills." Akane commented.
"I'm a little rusty." Ukyo said.
"Can I come along?" Ryoga asked.
"Whoa. I can train you, but first we need their permission." Shin said, gesturing to Nodoka, Genma and Soun.
"I will allow it." Soun said.
"Fine with me." Genma chirped in.
"Only if you promise me we'll spend a lot of time together as soon as you're done." Nodoka said.
"We will, we will. And we'll come back for Christmas, regardless of how far we have to go." Shin replied.
"Then, all right." Nodoka said, nodding.
"Go pack." Shin told the five.
"I'm always packed." Ryoga replied as everyone else raced off to prepare.
"Then you don't have to." Shin replied.
"What about you?" Nabiki asked.
"Remember? I'm carrying everything I need." Shin replied.
"What about the Dilithium crystals, capt'n?" Scotty asked.
"We don't need any." Shin answered.
"Oh, right." Scotty said.
"What about my Blue Suede shoes?" Elvis asked.
"You're wearing them." Shin replied.
"It's a show about nothing." Seinfield said.
Everyone still in the room gave Seinfield an odd look.
"Wrong FanFic." Seinfield said, ducking out of sight and out of this FanFic.
Scotty and Elvis left.
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-"The larger a mechanical device is, the faster it moves. Armored Mecha are the fastest things known to human science."- Law of Mechanical Mobility, Second law of Anime Motion. From Laws Of Japanese Animation.
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"Darling!" Lum called.
"Quack!" Mousse-duck replied.
"Where?" Lum asked.
Mousse-duck pointed to Ataru.
"Thank you!" Lum said, diving down at Ataru.
Mousse-duck quacked a reply.
A day later, in the deep wilds of Japan...
"Where on Earth am I now?!?!?" Ryoga yelled/asked.
"Knock it off, Ryoga. We're still in Japan." Shin replied.
"Oh, right." Ryoga replied.
"Well, let's set up camp and I'll start training you." Shin said.
A few minutes later...
"Let's start." Shin said.
(Quick note: during this time, Shin brought Ryoga to Jusenkyo and threw him into the spring of drowned girl.)
(Author's note:I'm tired, so we're jumping ahead to three days before Christmas.) Shin and co. walked down the street with Ryoga leading them.
"Hey, I'm impressed. You actually gave Ryoga a sense of direction." Ranma said.
"Well, when you've done it once, you can do it again." Shin replied.
"Uh oh. Looks like it's going to rain, you guys." Akane warned.
Rain poured down before any of them could react.
"We're in Nerima, alright." Shin-chan replied.
Ryoga-chan, Ranma-chan, Ranko-kun, Akane, Ukyo and Shin-chan raced towards Tendo dojo.
"Even in the dead of winter, it still manages to rain." Ranko-kun commented, obviously annoyed.
The rain quickly turned to sleet and finally turned to snow. It stopped snowing and, magically, the sleet and snow vanished.
The six reached the Tendo dojo without further incident. (A miracle since this IS Nerima.)
"Hey, look everyone. They're back!" Nabiki said.
Nodoka, Genma, Soun, Kasumi, and Nabiki raced out to greet them. Nodoka hugged each of her children, where as Genma merely gave each a hearty pat on the back. Soun, Kasumi and Nabiki hugged Akane.
And as everyone was in a hugging mood, they all went around hugging each other. Ryoga-chan was pleasantly surprised as Akane hugged her. They even hugged Darth Vader.
When Happosai showed up (it was inevitable), all of the martial artists gave him the longest, most brutal mauling of his life and they had a good laugh at his expense. (A VERY good laugh.)
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-"Whenever someone or something jumps, is thrown, or otherwise rendered airborn, gravity is reduced by a factor of 4."- A-kun, talking about weed and it's effect on reality.
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"A Christmas party?" Akane asked.
"Yes. I've made out the invitations. You will help me pass them out, won't you?" Kasumi asked.
The combined group nodded. Kasumi smiled.
"Now, we must finish on training." Shin said.
"Really?" Akane asked.
"What do we have left?" Ukyo asked.
"The Jackie Chan Film Festival. If you can stay awake through 31 hours of his films, your training is complete." Shin told them.
"I thought there was only 28 hours of Jackie Chan in those film festivals." Ranma said.
"No, as a bonus, they're adding his two latest films, Rumble In The Bronx and Supercop." Shin replied.
The six cheered.
It was the first hour of the Jackie Chan film festival. Shin, Ukyo, Benjamin Kilok, Nabiki, Ranko, Ryoga, Ranma and Akane, sitting in that order, were watching the screen. The T-1000 appeared next to Hiroshi and Daisuke (They were also there.)
"Have you seen this girl?" The T-1000 asked, showing a picture of Akane sitting on a toilet with one hand covering herself and the other preparing to punch the cameraman.
The two screamed like women and ran out of the theater. The T-1000 sighed and decided that the girl wasn't there. It left.
"Hey, Shin." Ranko whispered.
"What?" Shin asked.
"How did you fix that sports car fixed?" Ranko asked.
"I let a college repair it while we were gone." Shin hissed back.
"Oh." Ranko replied.
It was the fifteenth hour of the Jackie Chan film festival. Malakite was outside, and Kevin was refusing to let him in.
"Look, I told you. The current Jackie Chan film festival is not the one you purchased your ticket for, so just settle down and don't make me hurt you." Kevin told Malakite.
Malakite grumbled. Having been given another wedgie by Kevin, he was powerless.
"Yuta, what are we doing here?" Mana asked.
"I don't know." Yuta replied.
[My plan to get rid of Lum in the dark has failed!] Ataru thought as Shin pointed Ataru out to Lum.
Lum promptly blasted him and dragged him back to their seat.
It was now the twenty-ninth hour of the Jackie Chan film festival. Shin, Ranma, Ranko and Benjamin seemed to be the most engrossed in the films. Ryoga, Ukyo and Akane were managing to keep awake and pay attention. Nabiki couldn't stay awake past the twenty-fourth and was currently slumped heavily againist Benjamin, who had gotten used to having her lean againist him.
Finally, the film festival ended. As Nabiki was still deep asleep and refused to wake up, Benjamin picked her up and craddled her in his arms as they walked out and was looking quite heroic at it too. The T-1000 walked over to them.
"Have you seen these people?" The T-1000 asked showing a picture of Hiroshi and Daisuke.
They all screamed and ran away.
"Damn. I wish people would stop doing that." The T-1000 said, walking away.
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-"Everything explodes. Everything."- A-chan with a very perverted thought.
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Kuno and Sasuke arrived at the front door of the dojo. Sasuke put Kuno's gift on the ground.
"Master Kuno, isn't this a bit extravangant for a gift?" Sasuke asked.
"The gift is seen not with the eye, but with the mind, good Sasuke. The size of the gift need but reflect the size of my heart." Kuno told his servant.
"I wish his lordship would reflect himself into lending me a hand." Sasuke muttered.
"What was that, Sasuke?" Kuno asked.
"Just wondering if there's going to be a band." Sasuke replied.
Black rose petals began floating by.
"Oh-ho-ho-ho-ho-ho-ho-ho-ho! There's not a gift in the world that can hold your iminence, brother dear." Kodachi said.
"Mistress Kodachi!" Sasuke said, surprised.
"Hoist with my own petard!" Kuno cried.
Shampoo promptly crushed Kuno under her bike. Ukyo walked up, cheerfully as nothing had happened to her shop for the over three months she was gone.
"Hey, what are you doing here?" Ukyo asked.
"Don't you know the servants entrance is to the rear?" Kodachi asked.
"I was invited same as you." Ukyo said, raising her personal invitation.
"You? Invited to the same party as I?" Kodachi asked.
"Shampoo not only one to get invitation?" Shampoo asked.
"Shampoo, how could you just leave me behind? SHAMPOO!" Mousse cried as he raced by the three women and promptly slammed into a wall.
"Oh, hello everyone. Come on in, you're a little early, but that's alright." Shin-chan said.
"What you doing here?" Kodachi asked.
[$&*T! Wait, she doesn't know me!] Shin-chan thought.
"Oh, you must be Kodachi. My younger sister has told me so much about you. I hear that you're an excellent gymnast." Shin-chan replied.
"What?" Kodachi asked.
"You didn't know? My little sister likes you a lot, but I think you should stop attacking her." Shin-chan told Kodachi.
Kodachi was confused. [Good! Maybe that'll keep her off Ranko, Ranma and me for now.] Shin-chan thought.
"Regardless, let's go inside, shall we?" Shin-chan said, motioning the others to follow.
Shin-chan pulled Ukyo to one side as she showed the other two girls to the women's waiting room.
"Listen, Ukyo, Kasumi needs help in the kitchen. Akane, Nodoka and Ranko are helping, but she still would like your aid." Shin-chan told her.
"Oh, alright." Ukyo said, heading downstairs.
[At least I've negated a large time-bomb. I just hope Nabiki can handle those two.] Shin-chan thought.
Meanwhile, in the men's waiting room...
"So, this is the bedroom of Akane Tendo, eh?" Kuno asked no one in particular.
"To be in such a sacred place sends shivers down my spine." Sasuke commented, standing up.
He headed to a photo on Akane's wall.
"Look, Master Kuno. A picture of your excellency." Sasuke said.
"She must love me well." Kuno said, forcing Ryoga and Mousse to expend their willpower to keep from vomiting or laughing.
They both knew THEY had better chances of getting together with Akane than Kuno did. In fact, Sasuke had better chances than Kuno. Even Kodachi, Shampoo and Ukyo had better chances than Kuno. And that WASN'T exaggerating.
"Actually, Master Kuno, you're not the only one in the picture. In fact, I can barely make you out." Sasuke told Kuno.
"Perhaps my signature will serve as a reminder of my visit here." Kuno said, pulling out a black marker.
Ryoga knocked the marker out of Kuno's hand with his umbrella.
"I'm not going to sit here while you desecrate Akane's room." Ryoga said.
"And who are you to give orders to the great and noble Tatewaki Kuno? Very well then. Challenge and learn." Kuno said, drawing his bokken.
"It seems words aren't enough." Ryoga said, standing up.
"Calm down. It's very unseemly for guests to act like this...ow!" Mousse managed to say before Ryoga struck him across the face with his umbrella.
"Stay out of this, duck-boy!" Ryoga snapped.
He and Kuno began fighting. Ryoga was getting more hits in.
"I've taken all I can stand...Ow!" Mousse said, before Kuno stepped on him.
"Now look what you made me do!" Mousse yelled.
"Huh?" Ryoga and Kuno asked.
Mousse released a volley of weapons and leaped out of the window. Ranma and Shin-chan were carrying decorations past the patio when the trio jumped out of the window.
Ryoga-chan, Mousse-duck and Kuno lay in the pond. Ryoga-chan marched out of the pond grumbling.
"Ryoga, what have I told you about controlling your temper?" Shin-chan asked.
Ryoga-chan blushed.
"I'm sorry." Ryoga-chan said, bowing.
"Look, since you're already out here, you can help us set up." Ranma told her.
"Really?" Ryoga-chan asked, brightening.
"Yeah, we could use the help." Shin-chan said.
"Hey, Shin. Are you done?" Ranma asked, straightening the decorations he had put up.
"Yep. The stage is already." Shin said, pointing to the completely set-up sound equipment, etc.
"Done." Ryoga said.
"Pretty good job, Ryoga." Shin said, looking at the tree.
"Thanks." Ryoga replied.
"Now, let's see if we can help Kasumi with anything." Shin said, as the trio walked to the house.
"We are all out of soy sauce." Kasumi said.
"I'll fetch it." Ryoga said.
Kasumi took off her apron and picked up her shopping basket.
"Shall we go now, Ryoga?" Kasumi asked.
"Are you coming too, Kasumi?" Ryoga asked.
"Yes, I may remember something I've forgotten to get." Kasumi replied.
Later, behind a large curtain, Nabiki looked out at the crowd.
"Looks like a full crowd." Nabiki commented.
Ranko, Shampoo, Akane, and Kasumi looked at themselves once more before they nodded to Shin. The curtain opened to reveal the five women to the crowd. The music began.
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Akane: You never say what you feel.
Love can't on with just one.
All the girls: Sing out of my heart.
I don't want to feel this loneliness.
I want you back in my arms!
All the girls: Darling, just for me can't I wait for you?
Shampoo: In your heart, Shampoo make you feel so brand-new!
All the girls: When you beckon, love comes at your call
It's a love that's meant to be
It's in the stars above
Why not fall in love?
Kasumi: Tonight, isn't it sweet?
There by the beach a car, two lovers talking
Nabiki: It's true! I saw it, too
They held each other yet seemed far away
Akane: Invisible barrier
Something's come between, you know what I mean?
All the girls: See the tears begin to flow...
Fall in love
All the girls: Darling, just for me can't I wait for you?
Ranko: Say the words that make my heart swing on top of the trees
All the girls: This is bigger than the both of us
It's a love that's meant to be
It's in the stars above
Why not fall in love?
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The crowd cheered.
"Hello, and welcome to the Tendo family Christmas party. I hope you all have a great time!" Nabiki announced.
The night seemed to fly by. Cake was served and eaten. Ukyo and Akane tried to feed Ranma-chan. Ranko shoved a bowl down Kuno's throat after he tried to grab her. Guile, Chun Li and Darth Vader battled M. Bison and his lackeys. Tsubasa pretended to be the christmas tree. Kasumi swiped Azusa's little Jospehine Rose (a giant battle cruiser that Azusa took with her) and Azusa bawled until Nodoka shoved a wad of cotton balls (filled with sake) in her mouth which she promptly ate and shut up.
Shows of talent entertained the gathered crowd. Sasuke dancing with straws up his nose. Kuno cutting watermelons at an incredible rate. Mousse and Shin-chan performing magic. Linlin and Ranran performing a dance. Shin making his bo glow like Darth Vader's blade.
Shin, Ranko, Ranma, Nabiki, Ryoga, Kuno, Sasuke, Shampoo, Mousse, Akane, and Kodachi were playing cards with two decks of cards.
Ryoga drew one card and thought of Akane.
Kuno drew two cards and thought of Akane, Ranko, Ranma-chan, Ryoga-chan and Shin-chan.
Sasuke drew two cards and thought of...well, I don't know.
Mousse drew three cards and thought of Shampoo.
Kodachi drew four cards and thought of Shin, Ranma, Ranko-kun, and (surprisingly) Ranma-chan.
Nabiki drew a card and thought of her profit margin for the year.
Shampoo drew two cards and thought of Ranma, Ranko and Shin and wondered who was who.
Shin drew a card and thought of Ukyo.
Ranko drew three cards and wondered what everyone else was thinking.
Akane drew two cards and thought of Ranma.
Ranma drew three cards and knew he had nothing.
"I have one pair." Sasuke said, displaying his cards.
"Two pair." Kuno said.
"I have two pair as well." Ryoga said.
Nabiki and Kodachi sighed as they too had two pair.
"I have three of a kind." Ukyo said.
"Full house." Mousse said.
"Junk." Ranma and Ranko said in unison.
"Three of a kind." Akane said.
"I four kind." Shampoo said.
"Ha. Royal straight flush." someone said.
They turned to the Gambling King.
"You all lose." He told them.
"Nope. Five Aces." Shin said, diplaying his cards.
Everyone turned to him.
"We ARE playing two decks." Shin told them.
Everyone groaned.
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