Authors note: hmmm not really sure what to write here this time...my brains a little fried, needs sleep...I know this because I was spelling Nabiki as Nabaki, and we all know that isn't right. Anyhoo enjoy the fic that's about all I can think of right now. Dislcaimer: Ranma 1/2 is property of Rumiko Takashi and is used without permission. There I said it all right? You've finally made me admit it...I am not now nor will I ever be Rumiko Takahashi so her series will never be mine..oh the horrors.....

Letters to Nabiki part 7
A Ranma 1/2 fanfic by Crikit

From: listener@newworld.com
Date: March 10, 1999
To: n_tendo@newworld.com
Subject: One last chance

Biki, pardon me I mean Nabiki…

Biki is what I think my pet name for you would be…that is if it were possible for you and I to be a couple. I'm realizing now though that if you have your way that will never happen. It's been two weeks, fourteen days, or as I see it many countless agonizing hours since my last email to you. I suppose you could call me slow if you'd like, it's taken me this long to realize that perhaps you are serious in your threat, that you just might not ever talk to or acknowledge me. To tell you the truth Nabiki that thought is tearing me apart, ripping at my soul almost. But what does this matter to you? After all you have said yourself that you are a cruel and heartless bitch who only cares about one thing and only one thing, money.

Money we both know I have lots of, so maybe the fact that you choose to ignore me, to shut me out with this wall of ice that you have built around your heart is proof enough that you are more then you say. But then again I'm just a crazy bastard so what would I know? At least that's what all the girls in school are saying. I must say Nabiki you certainly do know how to manipulate people, and I admire you for that. It must have taken a lot of work or a lot of money to get the majority of the student body to scorn me like they are. True the majority of the student body already loathed me so it probably didn't take much to get them to go from loathing to out and out scorn, but never the less I am impressed.

However that is not why I am writing to you, the reason I am writing to you is perhaps a last ditched effort to get you to forgive me. I realize nothing I have tried in the last two weeks has worked. The chocolates you gave to Ranma, the flowers to a conveniently placed garbage, the letters and poems to a paper shredder or a pair of scissors and the money to charity. Let's face it Nabiki I'm not good at apologizing, to tell you the truth the flowers were all picked out by a shop clerk, the majority of the poems and letters I copied from books or movie, well lets face it Shakespeare I am not. But as I sit here staring at my computer two things come to mind. One that the c.d. that I have playing is on repeat and it's rather depressing and two I only have one gift left that I can offer you.

Despite what you're probably thinking this gift is not my money though you can have that if you'd like, it's not candy…we don't want to ruin your figure, not that there is anything wrong with it. It's perfect actually, I much prefer your figure to that of Akanes or Ranmas (in his girl form of course)…er of course I never really paid attention to eithers figures that was of course a clever ruse on my part to get closer to you. Let me guess the last couple of sentences just made my chances of forgiveness plummet? Anyway as I was saying, my gift to you is not my money, or candy, it's not fancy clothes or expensive trips. What it is, is something so simple yet so vitally important.

My last gift to you Nabiki, in this last ditch effort for forgiveness is…my heart.

Yes you read right, now close your mouth your making a spectacle of yourself. Like I said it's nothing fancy but it is important. With out my heart my blood wouldn't flow properly through my body, I wouldn't get blood or oxygen to my brain or I wouldn't be able to think (maybe that's my problem…there's something wrong with my heart. There has to be how else can I explain what I did?) But most of all Nabiki without my heart I wouldn't be capable of doing one thing, perhaps the happiest, saddest, the most fantastic thing in the world…no in the history of the world Nabiki. Without my heart I would not be capable of love. The fact that without my heart I would die does cross my mind from time to time, but more then that the thought that if I didn't have my heart I couldn't have fallen in love with you, couldn't love you now crosses my mind even more.

Look I know I was a jerk, and I know I have a lot of explaining and probably even more begging to do. But all I know is, I'm not the same without you, yes that even includes when you were insulting or bribing me. I can't help but think how much better the last couple of weeks would have been if I hadn't told you to meet me, but I also know that I wouldn't have been able to live like that. So I say this to you, one of the last things I'll ever say to you. Give me one more chance, talk to me or email me one more time, I don't know how I'll do it Nabiki but I know deep down inside I'll find a way to tell you what happened. Why I decided to become Listener, and why it took me so long to admit my feelings for you. And I promise that it will be the Kuno, the one you know, not the crazy Shakespeare spouting, sister chasing one…that is unless you want the other one.

I'll give you two weeks Nabiki, two weeks to decide what happens between us. In other words the ball is now in your court…how are you going to play it?

Tatewaki.



From: a_tendo@new_world.com
Date: March 11, 1999
To: listener@new_world.com
Subject: RE: One last chance

Dear Kuno,

I can't believe I'm doing this, getting involved when I swore that I wouldn't. As far as I'm concerned Kuno, this is a battle between my sister and you, and the rest of us should just stay out of it. At least that was what I thought until I came home last night and found my sister staring at the computer screen with tears running down her face. I've known Nabiki my whole life and I've never seen her like that. She didn't even shed a tear when our mother cried, so you can understand our concern when she cries herself to sleep for almost two straight weeks.

Nabiki would kill me if she knew I was telling you this, but I think you need to know. Last night I made Ranma sneak into Nabiki's room and steal her lap top…it was only for a couple of hours and she was sleeping so she never knew it was gone but anyway you look at we still took it. I don't know if you know this but Nabiki has every single email that Listener…or that you sent her saved. She also has every email that she sent you saved as well. I know this because Ranma and I spent at least two hours reading them, all of them. Including the last one that you sent her.

After reading all the emails Ranma and I came to a mutual decision, you aren't out favorite person in the world Kuno, especially after all that has happened between the three of us. But Nabiki is my sister…even though at times I wish she wasn't, and Ranma and I want her to be happy. Now here's the kicker, we want her to be happy with you. Why you? Well it's simple because you love her, even a dolt like Ranma can see that, plus if you and my sister patch things up it will make our lives a lot easier, one less problem to worry about. That's only part of our decision the other part is, neither of us are going to help you. We want to, even though you didn't ask, but we both feel that it would be wrong. You messed things up with Nabiki, so you have to fix things with her as well. However I will offer you this one piece of advice, don't give up, whatever you don't give up.

There I said everything I need to say so I should go. Plus Nabiki is going to be home soon and if she catches me emailing you she'll kill me. Good Luck Kuno!

Akane

P.S. Ranma says whatever you don't stop sending the chocolates...he really likes them.