"Sun and Moon" A Ranma 1-2/La Blue Girl teen romance (you do not need to know the source material to enjoy the story.) Rated PG (to be fair, there is nothing worse in this story than a "Full House" episode, and the romance level is of the sappy, innocent variety, and I would gladly show this story to every member of the Christian coalition in existance. With that said, enjoy, and you might want to grab a hanky for the sappy parts. ^_^) Note: I'm not that knowledgeable of the characters of La Blue Girl, so I'm going to improvise on some of the details. Note 2: I will use some Japanese in this story, but I will include translations. Also, full names will be given with the last name first, according to Japanese tradition. Ex: "Doe John" instead of the Western "John Doe". *************************************************************************** Mido Miko was depressed. She was a half human\half Shikama, and her human half was feeling a little left out of the equation. It wasn't that she minded living in the Shikama realm, after all, they were her family. It wasn't that it was nearly impossible to get cable, the Internet, or even an old fashioned 1930's radio to recieve reception, for she didn't need to pursue those recreations, and she never had the time, for her studies as a Miroku Ninja took up most of her free time anyway. However, she did desire a little normalcy, at least for her human half. All she wanted was to live a human life for a while, if only a short while. In fact, she was in the process of negotiating with her father, King Sikama of the Shikama, for the right to a little normalcy. As she pleaded her case, he sat on his throne, calmly listening to her arguements, and deciding on his own course of action. Since Miko was his daughter, he would have greatly preferred that she stay in his domain, so he could protect her against possible dangers. However, he knew that his daughter was a skilled and talented Miroku ninja, and she was quite capable of taking care of herself. As she finished, he made his decision. "My daughter, I confess I would rather you stay here where I can keep watch over you, yet it would be foolish of me to believe that you would be content to stay. Therefore, you may have your wish, but I will assign guards to watch over you while you remain in the human realm." With that, he clapped his hands, and several of his most trusted guards appeared, and they flanked her on each side as the portal to the human realm opened up. Miko inwardly sulked, but even she knew the unspoken familial rule: "When daddy speaks, he has spoken, and his word is law." That wasn't any great comfort to her, but as she reappeared in the Tokyo district of Nerima, she figured it was the best offer her father was going to give, and she might as well accept it...... ************************************************************************** Meanwhile, a Gosunkugi Hikaru was in his room, doing his homework, and lamenting over his life. He was a little depressed that he had so few friends, and to make matters worse, the only girl he had ever shown interest in was already engaged, and showed no interest in him whatsoever. In fact, as he thought about the empty state of his life, he couldn't stop himself from crying. His tears were brief though, as he was used to such pain. Soon, he went back to work, and he tried to ignore the sad state of his life, such as it was.... ************************************************************************** Miko was still shocked at her father's generosity. She still didn't know how, but he had arranged for her to not only have a sizable savings account, but he had also arranged for her to be enrolled in a human school, and he had even taken the trouble of paying for her books and uniforms. However, her shock wore off when she looked at her watch and noticed that in an hour, it would be time for school. She found an empty back alley, made sure no one was there, then she teleported herself to the Furinkan High School gate. ************************************************************************** She reappeared tangled up in a bush next to the gate. She quickly got out of the brambles and dusted off her uniform, making a mental note to work on her teleportation technique. As she walked throught the gate, she saw a very odd sight, mainly a girl in a blue dress angrily chasing a boy in black pants and a Chinese shirt with a big cartoony wooden mallet, and yelling, "Ranma no baka!!!!!" ("Ranma you jerk!!!!!") She watched the surreal scene for a few moments, and the odd thing to her was that no one was even paying it any mind, not even whem some guy called Kuno showed up with a wooden bokken wearing samurai robes, spouting what sounded like a really bad redentation of Japanese kana poetry and Western Shakespeare. She soon decided not to dwell on it, especially because the weirdness was starting to give her a headache. She found a table in the courtyard to sit down at, and she thumbed through her books and checked her schedule as she waited for school to begin, and she mentally groaned as she heard the sound of a Chinese girl on a bike and another girl wielding a gigantic spatula started yelling at each other. Just then, she noticed someone at the end of the table, a small boy in Shinto priest shirt and pants, and from what she could tell, looked very depressed. Curious, and more than a little concerned, she walked over to him and tapped him on the shoulder...... ************************************************************************** Hikaru was sitting by himself again, minding his own business and being ignored by the world, so it was a surprise for him that someone had tapped him on the shoulder. He turned around, and saw a rather attractive purple haired girl in school uniform give him a concerned look, who then asked, " Are you okay? " She was really nice, so merely nodded and quietly replied, " I'm fine..... " He was then shocked when she asked, " Could you show me around? " He was stunned, but her pleasant demeanor was a nice change of pace from his usual depressing fare of rejection and angst, so he rose from his seat and showed her around the school...... ************************************************************************** 15 minutes later.............. Miko and Hikaru had finished their tour of the school, and she noticed that even though he was very polite, he seemed shy, but oddly, it seemed to pique her interest. They went back to the courtyard to wait out the last ten minutes before the bell would ring, and somehow, it seemed appropriate to thank him, so gave him a quick peck on the cheek before she headed off to class, unaware that her act of kindness had blown his emotional fuses, and that he was barely able to keep his legs steady as he walked to class, an unconscious, but noticibly new spring to his step as he made his way to class.... ************************************************************************** Meanwhile, Miko was adjusting fairly well to her new school enviroment, and the human interaction was a nice change over a private tutor, but she was glad she had paid attention to that selfsame tutor, because some of the curriculum proved to be rather challenging, to say the least. She did fairly well in English, though she still stumbled over some of the subtle nuances of the language. Her math scores were passable, and she proved shockingly adept at science, a skill she quickly credited to her ninja training, which had included very thorough knowledge of various poisons, sleeping powders, and various other lethal and non lethal chemical compounds. However, this all paled in comparison to her ultimate self set goal: making human friends. She had proven adept at this task, and soon she was chattering with the girls at lunch, discussing idle teen gossip and which guy was cutest, among other things. Then, she noticed Hikaru siting at the end of a table on the far side of the room, as lonely as ever. She got up, and to the apparent shock of her peers, she sat next to him and asked if she share his table. Since they were the only people sitting there, it was obvious to the Shinto mage that she was trying to be friendly. He accepted, and soon they were both silently munching away at their lunches, oblivious to world, even managing to ignore a lost looking boy with rougish looks, a yellow tunic, spotted banadana, and a chip on his shoulder, who apparently seemed to be fighting with that Ranma boy again. After they had finshed their lunches, the bell rang, signaling the five minute interim they had before their next class. They both left for their classes, yet they couldn't keep each other off their minds..... ************************************************************************* Miko sighed as she put her books in her bag, glad that the constant study was over, yet sad that the day had to end so soon. As she left the building, she was more than a little surprised to see Hikaru still there. As she went over to say goodbye, he stammered, "C-c-can I i-i-introduce y-y-you to m-my m-m-mom?" He looked embarassed for having said it. She didn't know why, but she found herself replying, " Sounds good to me. " She then put her hand in his, causing a noticable blush to tinge his cheeks, yet it was obvious that he had not released her hand from his. As they walked to his house, they were unaware that one of her guardians was already teleporting back to the Shikama realm to give a report to his master..... ************************************************************************* King Sikama sat on his throne, uncharacteristically worried about his daughter. He knew intellectually she would be fine, but he still could not quit feeling like a mother hen over his one and only continuance of his family line. Just then, he saw his most faithful general, Nemesis, appear at the foot of his throne. He instantly knew that he was about to recieve news about his daughter, so he cast formality to the wind as he asked, "How is my daughter, and is anything wrong?", adding a note of concern to his normal passive, calm voice. Nemesis then replied, " Your daughter is doing well, my lord, and she has not had a hair harmed on her head for an instant. " Sikama let oput a breath he had been holding, and then sat back and allowed Nemesis to continue. " Your daughter has also taken interest in a human boy, by the name of Gosunkugi Hikaru..... " Just then, Sikama felt his pulse quicken, but he managed to compose himself as he asked "Any problems?" Nemesis then concluded, "The boy has done her no harm. In fact, he seems somewhat...shy......" As his general finished, Sikama couldn't resist a smile at his daughter's choice of a consort, but he decided that as long as she was happy, then he would be happy for her, so he ordered Nemesis, " Watch over them, and see that no harm comes to either. " Nemesis bowed again and left to resume his duties, leaving a greatly relieved king, whose youman heart rate was finally back to it's normal level....... ************************************************************************* Ms. Gosunkugi couldn't quit smiling. Ever since a young age, she had been trying to get her son to open up to people, but she despaired as it seemed that he wound up being a loner, and it pained her that he always seemed prone to depression. However, as if Kami-sama (God, -sama denotes great respect) himself had ordained it, a girl had wandered into her Hikaru's life, and her presence had apparently affected her son for the better, if the constant weak smile that played at his lips was any indication. In fact, after the introductions were over, she had to restrain herself from giving Miko a huge *glomp* (*anime term denoting a huge, very affectionate hug*) as she heard the girl ask if her and Gosunkugi could go out on a date. Without hesitation, she agreed, and she even put a couple of yen bills in her son's hand to spend on buying dinner, and she practically rushed them out the door, overjoyed at the sudden 180 her son's social life had taken, not noticing that his face was beet red from embarassment...... ************************************************************************** As soon as they were at the end of the block, Miko finally decided that the embarassed look on Hikaru's face had reached critical mass, and she asked him what was wrong. In a low, almost inaudible voice, he replied, " I've never been on at date before...... " As soon as he said it, she held him by the shoulders and said, " Hikaru.....I really like you, and the reason I wanted to go out with you is because you've been so nice to me, and for a guy whose never been on a date before, you're doing a great job by being such a gentelman...... " As she finished, she could she that her little pep talk had some effect, because she could see that he swallowed a lump in his throat, and her tenatively took her hand and started leading her to the *Nekohaten*..... (*The Nekohaten roughly translates to "Cat Cafe" in American English, and it mainly sells ramen (as in the noodles) in the Ranma 1/2 anime*) ************************************************************************** At Miko's insistence, the two were sitting in one of the center booths of the restaurant, and they were both shoveling away their soup with rapid haste as they started talking. Hikaru told her of how he was an apprentice Shinto priest and of his his interest in photography, which prompted Miko to open up as well and she told him of her interest in being a ninja, and she noticed he hung on every word as she talked at length about how to be stealthy and invisible, and how to properly wield a *kodachi*, among other things, and it was fair to say that he opened up considerably, if their ardent dinner converstaion was any indication. (*A kodachi is a small, curved japanese short sword, most commonly used by samurai and ninja, during the 12th to 18th centuries, most commonly used during the Tokoguwa era of medievel Japan*) In fact, they were so absorbed in their conversation that they didn't even notice that the same Chinese girl from earlier came running out of the kitchen chasing a duck with coke bottle frames on, and wielding a primed and ready set of *bonbori*. (*Bonbori are a type of Chinese mace, a somewhat strange type of mace, mostly because it looks like a balloon on a stick.......*) Soon, they left, and this time time Hikaru felt no hesitation as they walked back to his house, feeling more happy and content then he had in a long while..... ************************************************************************ Miko happily held Hikaru's hand as they walked back to her boyfriend's home, glad that she had met someone that she really liked, and that he was so nice. Just then, she noticed that they were passing a park bench, so she stopped in her tracks. Hikaru appeared confused, but when she indicated that she wanted to sit down, he seemed to understand, deducing that she was probably tired and wanted to rest. They sat down, and Miko put her arm over his shoulder, and they simply sat their for a while, neither speaking, just enjoying the peace and tranquitly of a calm night. Then, Miko spoke up, "Hikaru, I really enjoyed our date tonight, and I'm so glad that I met you......." Hikaru could feel himself blush, and he lowered his head in a vain attempt to keep his bashfulness hidden, but Miko didn't seem to notice as she continued, "....and I think I've fallen in love with you......" When she said that, he felt a warm and fuzzy feeling all over, and it only got better as she held him in a loving embrace, and he returned the favor, both of them silently offering up prayers of thanks that they had found each other......... To be continued in Part II "Shining Star" "Shining Star" by Rpgingmaster Email compliments\criticism to: rpgingmaster2003@yahoo.com Rated PG Note: Most people (my Internet faithful) were wondering why a wrote a PG rated Ranma/La Blue Girl crossover. As far as Ranma is concerned, it one of my favorite romantic comedies of all time (I'm sorta partial to Uresei Yatsura too), and it so fun to write about. However, most people wonder why I used La Blue Girl, an anime that was so sickening in some parts, that certain sections had to be cut out so it could see American shores. The answer is simple. I did not use the perverse elements of La Blue Girl, I merely used characters, personas, and events, but I did not borrow the obscene parts of the canon material, or I merely accentuated the non offensive parts. So, in essence, think of this story as a Crossover\Alternate Universe. This story is filled with sappy, innocent romance, so all the perversity fans will just have to go elsewhere, as this is clean, and will remain clean, and as I said before, I would have no objection showing this story to every member of the Christian Coalition. With that said, on with the story. P.S. I will be using less Japanese this time. **************************************************************************** Note: Set after the events of "Sun and Moon" **************************************************************************** Hikaru woke the next morning with a smile on his face. The night before, he had had an excellent time with his girlfriend Miko, and for the first time in his teenage life, he felt very happy. In fact, as he got dressed, he was already planning his next date, and his smile didn't waver as he ate breakfast. As he headed out the door, he suddenly was struck by a random thought, and that's when he decided to grab his camera........ **************************************************************************** Meanwhile, Miko was already at the school gate, and she was debating with herself about her new boyfriend. Granted, he was shy, but she found that side of him to be merely a defense mechanism, and once Hikaru got past that, he was a very sweet and courteous boy, but was too shy and withdrawn on the outside to allow his inner good nature shine. However, she figured that, with time, that would disappear as time went on. Also, she thought about how nice it was to finally date someone of her own accord. Sure, she had courted other Miroku and Shikama, but it seemed to her to be more of an obligation than any type of romance, and she found herself wanting someone to love becuase she chose to, and she was glad she finally found Hikaru. Just then, she saw a breathless Hikaru run up to the gate and catch his breath, and the way he held his side from a newly developed cramp showed why the Shinto mage wouldn't win any track awards soon. Soon, he caught his breath, and she was surprised when he asked if he could take her picture, but when he said that he wanted to capture her prettiness on film, her vanity was touched, and she smiled as he leaned against the stone school wall and adjusted his camera, finally getting her into focus. Once he was sure that he hadn't left the lens cap on, he snapped her picture, and amazingly enough, despite the early morning glare, it had turned out pretty good, and in a rare moment of ego, admired his handiwork, prompting a goodnatured snort of laughter from Miko. Just then, the bell rang, and it was time to go class. Hikaru was about to go alone, but he seemed surprised, albeit briefly as Miko took his arm and walked with him, and soon he caught on, and he put his hand in hers as they walked into school together..... ************************************************************************** Hinako Nomuyura sat at her desk looking at her class, and for once, she was smiling. She had been hired not only as an English teacher, but as a diciplinarian, and in that regard, she excelled, yet the enormity of job sometimes made her frustrated. She had a trump card though. When ordinary disipline failed, she could always use her ability to drain people of their energy, and it was pretty effective at stopping fights, mostly because the techinique left most teenagers too weak to even throw the weakest punch, let alone continue to fight each other. However, she hadn't had to use her abilities once, mostly because almost the entire school body was still in shock over the fact that Gosunkugi Hikaru, resident loner, was dating, and his girlfriend was pretty much as different from him as night is from day. As the entire school mulled over the irony, Ms. Hinako was relieved that her job of keeping the teenagers in line was, if only briefly, a little easier....... *************************************************************************** It was lunchtime, and Hikaru felt a litte unnerved at first about the eyes that all centered on him, but merely being in Miko's presence was making him feel better. In fact, he even started feeling proud, because now he and Miko were now the newest talked about couple, and the recognitiom was swelling his pride. Just then, lunch was interupted, mostly by Ranma having to fend off Kuno, and just as Ranma belted Kuno through the ceiling, a huge chunk of the roof suddenly broke loose, and was about to hit both he and Miko. Just then, he felt Miko take his hand, and suddenly he found himself teleporting away, and reappearing outside the cafeteria. He then saw Miko had a relieved look on her face, and all he could do was stammer excitedly, " C-Could...y-you t-teach m-me t-that?! " *************************************************************************** Meanwhile, Nemesis and the other guardians were about forget their orders to be discreet, and Nemesis had pretty decided that he would take the falling ceiling all by himself, but just as he was about to intervene, Miko had been able to transport herself away in time, prompting Nemesis, and the other Shikama to sigh in relief, and he was glad himself, mostly because he would be able to give his liege another good report about Miko's well being...... *************************************************************************** It was much later that Hikaru found himself in his backyard, and he was almost giddy with his new skill, and he enthusiasticly practiced his new skill under Miko's watchful eye. Just then, as he managed the quite comical feat of reappearing on top of the birdbath, Miko clapped appreciatively, and said, " Wow, you really good at this! " At this, Hikaru blushed, albeit slighty, and his demeanor quickly turned into surprised as he heard her ask, " Would you like to train as Miroku ninja? " This gave Hikaru pause. Sure, he was impressed with her skills, and he had proved an adept student at the art of teleportation, but it took him a few a moments before he found his voice, " I'd...like to give it a try...." As he said it, Miko replied, " Okay *kohai*, but I warn you, I'm a tough teacher....." (* kohai-student*) For once, Hikaru felt bold, and he answered with a lot less trepidation, " I'm ready to learn, *Sensei*. " (*Sensei-teacher*) *************************************************************************** As this was going on, Nemesis decided that it was time that he give another report, so in an instant, he reappeared back in the Shikama realm, and he felt like an idiot when he saw that his liege was passed out asleep on his throne. Thankfully, King Sikama wasn't that heavy a sleeper, and as he woke up he immediately cut the subject-king legalese and immediately asked, " What is your report? " Nemesis then told him about how Miko avoided getting killed, and how her skills as a Miroku had improved, and he was glad to see that his lord was smiling, and then he told him about she had taken the human boy as a new Miroku ninja student. Sikama, who was usually calm, instantly sat completely up, and he hung on every word as Nemesis filled him in on how the boy seemed to do well under her tutelage. As he finished, Sikama sat deep in thought for a few moments, and then said, " Continue to do your duty, and monitor the boy's progress. " As he completed his thought, Sikama thought back to the war that the Miroku and the rival Suzuka clan had had decades ago, and how it had decimated the ranks of both clans severely. He was glad to see that his daughter's efforts at propogating the knowledge of Miroku Ninjas was doing well, so as Nemesis teleported off, he silently wished his daughter efforts well....... *************************************************************************** Meanwhile, Miko had just taught Hikaru the art of stealth, but then grew frustrated as he not only learned fast, he was proving as adept as herself in that regard, no doubt helped by the fact that before he had met her, he spent most of his time being inconspicuous. However, just as she was about to throw in the towel and admit defeat, she heard a loud and pained groan from the other side of the yard, where Hikaru lay, holding his face in pain after accidently stepping on a rake. She would've laughed, but after seeing a trickle of blood seep from his nose, she decided it was no laughing matter, and she immediately helped him inside, where her and his mom both attended to his nosebleed. Soon, his nose was back to it's normal state, and that's when Hikaru made his way onto the porch, and sat next to her on a porch swing, where the two them discussed at length his performance, and he blushed as she gave him flowing praises about his improvement. Unfortunately, as he blushed, he felt his nose, and he winced as he touched a tender spot. Instantly, this prompted Miko to say, "I'll kiss it and make it feel better...." Hikaru was confused, wondering how Miko kissing his nose would make the pain go away, but his eyes widened considerably as he felt her lips on his own..... *************************************************************************** Meanwhile, Miko's Shikama guards were all feeling more than a little guilty intruding on such a romantic scene, and all of them turned around and let the two lovebirds alone... *************************************************************************** Miko removed her lips from Hikaru's, and she could plainly see that it had been his first kiss. As his face came into view, she could see he had an expression of stunned awe on his features. She then tenatively asked, " What did you think? " His answer was a surprise, especially because he had just recovered his mental faculties: " Th-That was incredible.... " She held him close and said simply, "I love you..." He returned her embrace and replied, " I love you too... " To be continued in Part III: "Sunrise" "Sunrise" by Rpgingmaster Email compliments\criticism to: rpgingmaster2003@yahoo.com Rated PG Note: I'm not sure I cleared this up last time, but this story will be doing it's noble best to remain clean. If anyone wonders why I used "La Blue Girl", I merely took away the obscene stuff, and I decided to mesh the non-hentai parts of the canon material with the Ranmaverse, hence this story. This story is filled with sappy, innocent romance, so all the perversity fans will just have to go elsewhere, as this is clean, and will remain clean, and as I said before, I would have no objection showing this story to every member of the Christian Coalition. With that said, on with the story. P.S.-This chapter will be drenched in humor, so if you start laughing while reading this, I have done my job..... **************************************************************************** Set after the events of "Shining Star" **************************************************************************** Hikaru had just gotten up to another nice day, and he still felt his lips tingle as remebered Miko's kiss..... He dressed hurridely, this time foregoing his usual Shinto outfit, and he decided to wear something a little different. He found a pair of black silk pants and a dragon print shirt and slipped them on, noticing that he didn't look all that bad in silk. However, something seemed to be missing...... Just then, he got a sudden burst of inspiration, and he immediately dug through drawers in his dresser like he was digging for gold, and he smiled as he found an old pair of shades. He put them on, and he couldn't resist smirking, and being a little relieved, mostly because with the shades on, the circles under his eyes that he was known for seemed a lot less prominent. In fact, as he stared at his own visage, he noticed he finally was starting to look what Miko had subtly hinted he should try for: Looking "cool". As he realized that, he then realized that it was time to go. However, as he left, he decided to try teleporting instead, but that's when he realized he had never attempted that long distance. He uttered a quick prayer, then he disappeared...... ************************************************************************ Miko was waiting by the gate, looking bored at her watch as she wondering when Hikaru would show up. Suddenly, she heard a twig snap, and that's when she turned around to see Hikaru pulling his leg out of the shrubbery. As he extricated himself, he wasn't prepared for the virtual football tackle of a hug that Miko had just applied. It was until he gagged, "I...can't....breathe..." that she realized what was wrong, and she let him go, thankfully before his face turned blue from oxygen loss. As she pulled away, she saw his new outfit, and his ever present shyness started to come back as she gave him gushing commentary on his new look. He blushed yet again, par for the usual course in shyness, and for the first time, he actually was getting annoyed at himself for his reflexive cowardice. However, he wasn't given much time to dwell on it, mostly because she had her hand in his, and his personal problems seemed to fade away as he saw her smile. With that to bolster his confidence, he then did a very un-Gosunkugi act by strutting into the school, and as he did, he mind could only register one thing: ("Being assertive feels rather nice.....") ************************************************************************* At that point, Nemesis couldn't resist a smile. Even though his job was to serve his king in times of war, he was still gladdened to see peace, and he immediately got a small tear in his eye at seeing the friendship and camaderie in front of his *LOS*. (*LOS-Military term, means Line of Sight*) Just then, he mentally slapped himself for getting too mushy, and that's when he decided to turn his full attention back on his job.... ************************************************************************ It was another normal day at Furinkan, and even though it was only her third day in her new school, she was already getting used to seeing a principal who wore garish Hawaiian shirts, guys in kendo robes spouting really bad poetry, and martial artists who were top of their class in the art of breaking bricks, yet had all the grace of a breakdancing elephant. However, it was starting to get on her nerves this time, since she was trying to catch up on Ms. Hinako's essay, and the sounds of Ranma and Kuno fighting, not to mention Kuno's really horrible utterings of "Macbeth" and "Hamlet" one liners were really getting on her nerves. As she tried to ignore the dueling morons, she didn't notice Hikaru had had enough. Seconds later, a huge cloud of purple smoke appeared in the midst of the two nitwits, and when it faded, both were in dreamland, and the entire school courtyard breathed a collective sigh of relief as the senseless brawling, not to mention the bad poetry, had come to an end. Just then, as Miko saw a full dose of Miroku sleep gas KO the two boys, Hikaru reappeared back at her side and merely gazed at his handiwork. Miko, however, was really grateful that Hikaru had saved her sanity from going down the tubes, so she immediately gave him a now trademark *glomp*. (*glomp-anime term, denotes a very affectionate hug) ************************************************************************** Meanwhile, Nemesis teleported back to the Shikama realm to give his master another report, and he felt as useless as an eraser on an ink pen when he saw King Sikama sitting on his throne reading American *manga*, and issuing forth huge belly laughs as he read his favorite Looney Tunes episode. (*manga*- Japanese for comic books) As his liege was losing weight (you burn 3 calories every second you laugh), Nemesis checked his watch, took out a folding chair from *hammerspace*, and got a nice tan while Sikama's laughter started rattling the windows of his palace. (*hammerspace- A mysterious space where cartoon characters keep various objects, mostly cartoony wooden mallets, hence it's name.*) Eventually though, the manga ended, and Sikama immediately composed himself, and Nemesis woke up from the nap he had been taking to give his report. "The boy's training has proceeded well, and Princess Miko has suffered no harm.....and I managed to find that Bugs Bunny manga you were looking for....." As Nemesis concluded, he was on pins and needles, wishing his boss would show some emotion so he knew what was going on inside his liege's mind. Thankfully, Sikama soon smiled and replied, " Continue to do your duty, and make sure that my daughter comes to no harm....and if you find any Daffy Duck manga, make sure to get a copy for me." Nemesis stifled a giggle at his lord's *gaijin* manga obsession as he replied, "Yes sir." (*gaijin- foreign*) **************************************************************************** As Nemesis was receiving his orders, school had ended, and Miko and Hikaru were walking back to his house to continue their ninja training, but a loud crash suddenly diverted their attention. They turned around, and they immediately started laughing. Ranma Saotome, one of the most eligible guys in school, had just run into a wall, and he had gone so fast that in a true cartoon tribute, he had made a human shaped hole in a nearby wall as he ran at top speed from his wannabe fiances. The two ninja kids looked at the scene with amusement for a few moments, then they continued on home, holding each other's hands as the sun did a backwards sunrise......... The End.....