eam!" Ukyo said. Ranma poured hot water on P-chan.
"Now he ain't," Ranma smirked. He stopped smirking when he saw Ryoga stilled cuddling to Ukyo even though he wasn't wearing anything.
"All right, we can't separate them," Ranma said. Ragi sighed.
"Honestly, this gets impossible sometimes. All right. I'll form another group," She said.
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Nabiki sighed as she past a couple holding hands, another one kissing, another saying they love each other, another one… okay you basically get the point. Kasumi looked over to her sister.
"Do you want to hold Kagami?" She asked. Nabiki shook her head slowly.
"No, it's just fine," She lied. Kasumi looked at her and finally noticed something she never found.
"Nabiki? It looks like dry blood coming from your nose. How serious was your fight?" Kasumi said. Nabiki looked up at her sister.
"Not that serious. Doesn't bother me," Kasumi looked at her.
"Would it be okay with you to let Dr. Tofu examine you?" she asked.
"Sure, do whatever you want," Nabiki said. Kasumi sighed.
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"Let's see… Nabiki has a couple of bruises and she did had a bloody nose," Dr. Tofu said as Nabiki looked up at him. Kasumi was sitting down giving milk to her baby.
"Is that the problem?" Kasumi asked.
"No, that's not it," Dr. Tofu answered.
"Then what is it?" Kasumi asked.
"She has a case of a broken heart," Kasumi stared at her fiancee. Nabiki looked down.
"Broken heart?" Kasumi asked. Dr. Tofu nodded.
"Yeah. Coincidence that a man came here with the same problem. His name was-,"
"Shut up!" Nabiki yelled. Dr. Tofu and Kasumi stared at her.
"Nabiki," Kasumi said. Nabiki stood up.
"I think I know the man. I don't ever want to hear his name again!" She then ran out of the office. Kasumi stared at horror.
"Nabiki!" She called back. Nabiki ignored her and continued running.
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Ranma and Akane were in the kitchen discussing their whole plan.
"All right, we have the locket, problem is how are we gonna get Kuno to give it to Nabiki?" Akane asked.
"I thought you knew?"
"If I knew, I wouldn't ask ya,"
"All right… maybe if tell Kuno to give it to her-,"
"That won't work. How would Kuno go up to her with out being creamed?"
"All right, plan B… mail it to her,"
"BAKA! She lives with us!"
"Okay, we put it in her room,"
"RANMA!"
"Fine, fine… let see…,"
"How about this. We give it to her,"
"Unless you want to reunite with her,"
"Baka, we give it to her and say that Kuno gave it to us to give to her," Ranma nodded at the idea. He looked at Akane.
"Genius! Absolutely genius,"
"Thanks," She took a bite out of a cookie that Kasumi baked.
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"What song?" Ryoga asked Ukyo. Ryoga, Ukyo, Mousse, and Shampoo were gathered in Ucchan's.
"Do you think I know?" Ukyo said.
"We haven't decided," Shampoo said.
"For crying out loud," Mousse said. Ryoga sighed.
"Ragi and Washi don't trust us," Ryoga said. Ukyo nodded.
"And why would they?" Mousse asked. Ryoga and Ukyo glared at him.
"Hey, this no walk in park either," Shampoo said.
"Violent freak," Ukyo said.
"What you say?" Shampoo stood up. Ukyo stood up as well.
"You heard me. You're a violent freak,"
"How dare you say that bout Shampoo," Mousse stood up.
"I'm only telling the truth,"
"Tell truth about nothing!" Shampoo said.
"You wanna fight?" Ukyo took out her battle weapon.
"With pleasure," Shampoo took out her bonboris.
"Wait, wait! Aren't we suppose to be working together?" Ryoga asked.
"Stay out of this pig boy!" Shampoo threw one of her bonboris at Ryoga. Ukyo looked at Ryoga, who is now unconscious, and then glared at Shampoo.
"How dare you do that!" A box appeared between Shampoo and Ukyo. They both stare at it.
"What this?" Shampoo asked. The box then had a little projector and projected Ragi's face on the wall. Shampoo, Mousse, and Ukyo stared at it.
"Ragi?" The three said in unison.
"Think I didn't knew how to make this?" Ragi said.
"You made that?" Mousse asked.
"Yeah. I made it to set in the middle of your argument," Ragi informed.
"Yeah, yeah, yeah. Can we get busy here?" Ukyo asked.
"How could I?"
"By turning off the projector," Mousse said.
"Well, excuse me for interrupting," Ragi said.
"Sorry," Mousse rolled his eyes.
"All right, I got a good song," Ragi said.
"Well, what is it?" Shampoo asked.
"Track 10, Get Down," Ragi said.
"Get Down? All right. Ryoga needs to be awake though," Ukyo said.
"NOT YOU! Anyway, I was thinking that Kuno dance to it too," Ragi suggested.
"Kuno's getting down? This I gotta see," Ukyo said. Everyone looked at her.
"What?" She asked. Everyone sighed.
"Fine, we'll get him to dance too," Mousse said.
"Ow! Why is there a bonbori on my head? I got a headache now," Ukyo turned to see Ryoga.
"Finally awake, huh?" she said.
"Yeah… WHOA! What's Ragi doing here?" Ryoga asked. Ragi sighed.
"I'll explain later. I gotta get going. See ya," The projector went off.
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"Nabiki Tendo, I pray all nightfall and daylight for you to return to me," Kuno said as he walked the Nerima streets. Nabiki was running and bumped into Kuno again.
"Gomen na- you again?" Nabiki said. Kuno smiled.
"Pleasant to see you as well," Nabiki glared at him.
"Who said it was pleasant to see you?"
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"Why did I have to go with you," Ryoga asked.
"I was just about to asked you the same thing," Ranma answered. The two were sent to get Kuno. They turned the corner and looked ahead of them.
"I that Kuno and Nabiki?" Ryoga asked.
"Sure it, c'mon." Ryoga followed Ranma to a bush that was near Kuno and Nabiki.
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"I swear Kuno-baby, you don't give up!" Nabiki said.
"How might I state these words you would comprehend? I'm crazy about you!" Kuno said.
"Is that true?"
"Very much true,"
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"Yes Kuno, make it easy on me," Ryoga pleaded. Ranma looked at him.
"You don't like the plan do you?" Ranma asked.
"No," Ryoga answered.
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"That's a lie!" Nabiki crossed her arms.
"If I lie, let there be thunder," Kuno said. The clouds were already dark and a sound of thunder was heard. Nabiki turned her head.
"As I thought," Rain started pouring down.
"That wasn't suppose to happen,"
"Is that so?"
"Nabiki Tendo, I love you with all my heart.
"Are you saying that from the head or from the heart?"
"Heart,"
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"Did you think it's true?" Onna Ranma asked.
"Of course. He seems so desperate," Ryoga said. He was under his bamboo umbrella. Ranma looked at him.
"You could of at least offered the umbrella," Ranma said. Ryoga looked at her.
"Now do you want it?' Ryoga asked.
"Isn't it to late to ask me?" Ranma said.
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"Kuno-baby, you can have a wonderful life with Saku for all I care,"
"Nabiki,"
"All right. For one, why is she around you and you never do a thing and two," She threw a rock at the bush Ranma and Ryoga were hiding behind, "How long have you two been here?" Nabiki asked. Ranma and Ryoga stood up. Ranma was rubbing a spot on her head.
"We need to talk to Kuno," she said. Nabiki looked at Kuno.
"So now you're going with the pig-tail girl huh???" Kuno looked at her.
"I know it's Ranma!" Kuno said.
"Well, I should be going home," Nabiki ran off. Kuno watched this as he was holding back his tears. Ranma and Ryoga looked at him.
"Hey, we should be heading for shelter," Ryoga said. Ranma nodded.
"We should. C'mon Kuno," Ranma called back. Kuno nodded a bit and followed the two. Ryoga waited for Kuno.
"Here Kuno," Ryoga went over to Kuno to stop the rain from hitting him. Kuno sighed.
"It is appreciated," Kuno said. Ranma turned around.
"Hello! C'mon you guys!"
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Nabiki came home all wet from the rain. Kasumi looked at her.
"Oh my! Change out of those clothes," Kasumi said. Nabiki did what she was told. She ran to her room and locked the door. She leaned on it and closed her eyes.
"I feel so terrible! Kuno was probably telling the truth! But what about the thunder?" She opened her eyes and saw the newspaper on her bed. She was reading it when she was in her room. Nabiki went over to it and searched for the weather page. She found it and read today's weather.
"Let's see… thunderstorms today," She gasped.
"I was wrong about him. He still loves me! But now how am gonna tell him?" Nabiki felt a tear coming down her cheek. She got dressed and sat down on her bed. Kasumi knocked on the door.
"May I come in?" She asked. Nabiki stood up and wiped the tear off.
"Sure," Nabiki said. Kasumi came in.
"Kagami is sleeping right now so, how about a cookie and then a talk?" Kasumi suggested. Nabiki nodded.
"Sure thing. Oh yeah! I wanted to ask you. Where did Daddy and Mr. Saotome go?"
"I don't know. When I got back, he left me a note saying he was going to be back. So far he's still gone,"
"In which this means we'll have the night," Nabiki said.
"Why yes," Kasumi smiled.
"I guess so," Nabiki smiled. Kasumi gasped.
"Oh my! I almost forgot!" She gave Nabiki a letter. Nabiki took it.
"What is it?"
"Two kids by the name of Ragi and Washi gave it to me. They said it was from Kuno to Nabiki,"
"Oh, those two," Nabiki said as she tore up the envelope. She took out the letter and read it.
To my only love:
Mine ear is much enamored of thy note; So is mine eye enthrallèd to thy shape; And thy fair virtue's force perforce doth move me On the first view to say, to swear, I love thee. I have waited an eternity to meet someone like you. You, are the sunlight in my life. You have stolen my heart like Akane did to Ranma, but only sweeter. Juliet did to Romeo, but we will be eternal. Usagi to Mamoru, but you are much better. My love for you is superior to what these people are to each other. Without you, I am not sure if I were to want to live again. As the great Shakespeare would say, "Love is a smoke made with the fume of sighs, Being purged, a fire sparkling in lovers' eyes, Being vexed, a sea nourished with lovers' tears. What is it else? A madness most discreet, A choking gall and a preserving sweet." For you I would climb the tallest mountain, swim to the bottom of the deepest ocean, quit my kendo, or even, kill. I would give up all honor I ever had. Just to be with you. I love you Nabiki. And I will love you, forever.
I love you,
Tatewaki Kuno-baby
P.S. I love you Nabiki Tendo. Please, por favor, I beg you, come to my mansion after school tomorrow and give this poor soul a reason to live.
Nabiki read the letter a couple of times. She smiled. Kasumi looked at her with a smile. She knew that something in the letter was the reason she was smiling.
"Do you want to go downstairs and talk for a while?" Kasumi asked. Nabiki looked up at her.
"Sure, I'll be down in a minute,"
"Okay," Kasumi walked downstairs. Nabiki looked at the door and made sure her sister or anybody wasn't looking. She got out a small chest with a heart on it from under her bed. She unlocked it and put Kuno's note in it. She looked at all the piles of letters from Kuno in the chest. With a smile, she locked the chest, put it under her bed, and went downstairs to be with Kasumi.
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The next day, Nabiki went to breakfast with a big smile. She sat down at the dinner table while eating her rice fast. Akane and Ranma stared at her. They noticed a gold necklace around her neck. Nabiki stood up and ran out for school.
"Kasumi, I love the rice as usual!" She yelled. Ranma and Akane looked at each other.
"Must've been the locket," Ranma said.
"I guess plan C worked," Akane added.
"Could be," Ranma said as he finished his rice.
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Ryoga opened his eyes and blinked a couple times and saw Ukyo up to his face.
"AH!" He screamed.
"Morning sleepy head," Ukyo said giving Ryoga a light kiss. Ryoga sat up.
"What? I don't remember going to bed," he said.
"Me and Shampoo got into another fight after Ragi left and again you try to stop it. You got hit by a bonbori again," Ukyo informed.
"Could that explain the throbbing headache I have?" Ryoga said while holding his head with one hand. Ukyo looked at him.
"Could be," Ryoga got out of bed. He was still wearing his clothes from yesterday.
"Hey Ukyo! Ryoga!" The two heard a voice. They both looked at each other and observed the restaurant. There was Ranma and Akane.
"Why'd ya call me for? I don't go to school," Ryoga said. Ranma went up to him.
"It's too early, moron!" Ranma said. Ryoga looked at a clock.
"Oh!" He then turned back to the group.
"Sit down everyone," Ukyo said. The four sat down on a table.
"Okay, we have some great news," Ranma said.
"What is it?" Ryoga asked.
"For one, Nabiki is really happy today," Akane said.
"Then that would mean," Ukyo said. Ranma and Akane nodded.
"Operation Nabiki and Kuno Get Together is starting to work," Ranma said.
"Nihao!" The four turned to see Shampoo and Mousse.
"Sup," Ranma greeted. Shampoo and Mousse sat down.
"Well, we were wondering where you were and then we see Nabiki running around saying that she's in love," Mousse said.
"Hiya! She back with Kuno?" Shampoo asked.
"Might," Ranma said. Ukyo glared at Shampoo. Shampoo did the same. Ryoga sighed.
"Not again," he said.
"So, the violent freak comes over," Ukyo said.
"You say Shampoo violent freak?" Shampoo asked with fury.
"Violent freak!"
"What you say?"
"Are you deaf?! I said Violent freak! Violent freak, Violent freak, Violent freak!"
"You should wish you no say that to Shampoo!"
"God! Would you two stop your rivalries?" Ryoga asked. The two ignored him and went to the middle of the floor insulting each other.
"You bastard!" Shampoo yelled.
"You wouldn't say that unless your talking about yourself," Ukyo said.
"What?"
"Yeah, you're a bastard,"
"Then you Violent freak,"
"What?"
"You no say that unless you talk about self,"
"That's because you're a bastard!"
"Bastard, no. You Violent freak, yes,"
"Are you asking for it?" Ukyo took out her big spatula.
"Ready when you are," Shampoo took out her bonboris. Ryoga ran to the middle of them.
"Wait, wait! And this time Shampoo, let me talk!" Ryoga said. Shampoo and Ukyo looked at him. Ryoga sighed.
"All right, listen up! You guys fight over everything even if this time, it's not about Ranma. Please, let's just not fight. Sure me and Ranma fight but we get along just perfectly well. Besides, if we fight, how are we gonna get anywhere in this world?" Ryoga looked at the two. They thought about Ryoga's words.
"Welcome to our generation," Shampoo threw a bonbori at Ryoga.
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"Kuno!" Kuno turned his head to see Saku at the school gates. He just pretended not to know her.
"Tachi!" Kuno turned around to see Nabiki running up to him.
"My love! Let me welcome you with open arms!" Kuno said. Nabiki waved and went past him.
"Sure I'll meet you at your mansion!" She ran inside the school building. Kuno stared at her.
"My mansion?" He then remembered about last night.
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Kuno was in Ucchan's with Ranma, Akane, Ryoga, Ukyo, Mousse, Shampoo, Ragi, and Washi.
"Why did you call upon I, the Blue thun-," Kuno started.
"Yeah, Blue Thunder of Furinkan High. Listen, I sorta made a note that you will meet Nabiki at your mansion," Ragi said.
"Very well," Kuno said.
"And you sorta have to sing to her," Ukyo said.
"Very well,"
"And dance to her," Ryoga said.
"Very- dance??" Kuno stared at him.
"Yeah dance," Ryoga said.
"Dance?" He repeated.
"Yeah. Don't worry, you'll be dancing with her," Ukyo said.
"Very… well," Kuno managed to say.
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Kuno smiled. He walked into the school building ignoring Saku.
"Kuno? I'm right here!" She said. Kuno continued walking.
"Hey Kuno?" She yelled again.
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School was out for the day. Akane, Ragi, and Washi stalked Kuno and Nabiki when they were walking to the mansion. Ranma and Ukyo went over to get Shampoo, Mousse, and Ryoga. In what Akane, Ragi, and Washi could see, Kuno and Nabiki were… hugging each other??
"So Kuno, why at your mansion?" Nabiki asked. Kuno looked at her with a smile.
"You will see," he said. Nabiki smiled.
"I love surprises," she said.
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Everyone except Kuno and Nabiki were hiding in the kitchen.
"Who wants to try the Labyrinth?" Ranma said. Ukyo, Ragi, and Washi stared at him.
"What Labyrinth?" Ukyo said.
"This is Kuno's house of gadgets and no I don't wanna go through hell again," Ryoga said. Ranma laughed. Soon a laugh of a maniac was heard through out the kitchen.
"Ohohohohohohohoho!" Kodachi appeared.
"Oh God no!" Ranma said.
"Ranma-darling! It is I, your loving Kodachi!" Kodachi said.
"NO!" Ranma hid behind Akane. Akane looked at him.
"What?" She asked.
"Nothing's more scarier than Kodachi," he said.
"What happened to those ghosts in that tunnel?"
"That was different! I wasn't afraid of them! That was you,"
"Oh Ranma-darling!" Kodachi snuggled all over him. To Ranma's surprise, Akane didn't do anything. All she did was stare at this.
"Hey Kodachi, Ranma's mine," Akane said. Kodachi glared at her.
"He's what?"
"He belongs to Akane Tendo, sister-dear," Kodachi turned to see her brother and Nabiki at the kitchen door.
"Fine, you may have him for a day, then we will see who gets the last laugh. Ohohohohoho!" Kodachi ran to her room while twirling her ribbon.
"What a crack head," Ryoga said. Akane looked at Ranma, who is still behind her back.
"You can come out now, she's gone," Akane said. Ranma shook his head. Akane noticed that he wasn't looking at her face, he was looking down.
"Nice butt," Ranma muttered. Akane blushed.
"What was that?" Ranma looked up at her.
"I said… nice, but… you wouldn't let me finish my sentence," Ranma said. Kuno and Nabiki came in.
"You mind if we join ya?" Nabiki said. The rest nodded and Nabiki and Kuno sat down on a counter.
"Kuno told me all about you guys' scheme to put us back together," Nabiki said. Everyone looked at the floor.
"You're gonna charge us each, huh?" Akane said. Nabiki smiled.
"I love your idea," Nabiki said. Everyone's head popped up, "But you each owe me 1000 yens," Everyone sighed. Kuno stared at Nabiki.
"1000 yens each?" Nabiki nodded.
"You know what that equals to?" Kuno finally got the idea. Once everybody paid up, Nabiki smiled.
"Thank you, Minna," She looked at Kuno.
"So," Kuno said. Nabiki smiled.
"Show me what you got," Nabiki smiled.
"Affirmative," Kuno and Nabiki leaped off the counter. Mousse popped in the CD and soon the whole kitchen was dancing.
"Thank you so much for not singing," Nabiki said.
"You disgust the way I vocalize?" Nabiki smiled.
"Because then it would be harder to do this," She stopped dancing, leaned Kuno over and giving him a nice, passionate kiss. Everyone else stopped dancing and stared at them.
"They're… back together," Washi said.
"And we hardly use our operation," Ragi said.
"All right!" They gave each other a high five. Ranma and Akane looked at each other.
"May I have this dance?" Ranma bowed.
"Certainly," Akane curtsied and they started dancing again, this time, they were closer. (Even though the song was a fast one ()^_^) Ryoga and Ukyo started holding hands.
"You, me, dance?" Ukyo asked. Ryoga nodded.
"Don't mind if I do," Ryoga and Ukyo started holding the other hand. They both closed their eyes and their face got closer… closer… you get the idea.
"Ryoga (kiss) you think (kiss) this is (kiss) dancing?" Ukyo asked.
"It is (kiss) in (kiss) my (kiss) dictionary," Ryoga said. Soon, their bodies got closer together and they fell down to the floor, still kissing.
"Hiya, you dance?" Shampoo asked.
"With pleasure," Mousse said. They both started dancing really close to each other.
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End of Chapter 4: The Battlefield Between the Swan and the Ugly Duckling
Shampoo: Hiya! I so happy!
Mousse: Still thinking about that?
Ranma: About what?
Ryoga: Shampoo was one of the lucky ones to be in the Annual Food Contest.
Ranma: Oh, I knew that.
Ryoga: Yeah right, Ranma.
Ukyo: What?! Shampoo's in the Annual Food Contest?!
Shampoo: Jealous?
Ukyo: No, in a matter of fact, I don't.
Shampoo: What you mean?
Ukyo: I've been chosen too.
Ryoga: On no
Nabiki: We'll just leave, right Tachi?
Kuno: Maybe
Akane: God Sakes! Fine then. Next Time on Ranma ½, A Hell Worth Cooking!
Everybody: (Strikes a Sailor Moon pose) Sailor Moon says, See ya! Hehehe
Ranma: You know Akane, when you laugh like that, it sounds cute