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{ }= Characters speaking Chinese
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The Unknown Family.
This stuff is gonna take forever! thought young Nabiki Tendo as she did her homework that lazy Saturday afternoon.
The assignment was given to her history class to do a presentation about a family ancestor. They would do it as an oral presentation &, if possible, provide pictures & historical accounts of that area of time. Since Nabiki always did her best at schoolwork & got straight A's, she decided to do this the best way she knew how. She was busy reading over as many family records that she could find.
You'd think with all this history someone in our family wound have made a Family Tree! thought Nabiki as she looked at the towering stacks of books & papers that threatened to fall on top of her.
#Knock, knock#
"Who is it?" asked Nabiki as her bedroom door opened to reveal her older sister Kasumi.
"I thought you might like a snack while you study." Kasumi said as Nabiki noticed she was carrying a plate of Chocolate chip & walnut cookies, & a glass of milk.
"Thank sis." Nabiki said accepting the thoughtful gift from her sister.
"How goes the homework?" asked Kasumi.
"Not to well." Nabiki explained. "Going through all these records is exhausting."
"Oh my!" said Kasumi looking at the pile. "Are you sure you have to go through all these."
"I'll only accept doing this report on the best of our ancestors." Nabiki said. "That's just the way I am."
"Well at least let me help you go through them." Kasumi insisted as she pulled up a chair & grabbed a book.
Nabiki was about to object, but even she had to admit she needed help on this one.
"Sure." Nabiki replied as she bit into a cookie.
The two of them then spent the next two hours looking over & organizing all the records by year. The assignment, as Nabiki explained to her sister, wasn't due till the end of the month so she had time to decide. It would be just easier to go over them if they were in order.
"Oh my!" Kasumi said as she held up a book that looked old.
The spine was cracked, the cover was tattered & torn, & the pages had turned yellow with age. From the looks of it, Nabiki figured it to be about three or four hundred years old.
"What's up?" asked Nabiki curious.
"This book is written in Chinese." Kasumi said. "I can't read it."
"Let me have a look at it." Nabiki asked as she took the book from her older sister & looked it over. Since the amazons Shampoo, Cologne, & Mousse had decided to stay in Nerima, Nabiki had taken a course in Chinese & could now speak & write in all forms of Chinese.
"Whoa!" exclaimed Nabiki. "This is our great, great, great, great, grandmother's diary."
"Amazing!" said Kasumi. "So our family is originally based out of china. How interesting."
"Yeah. It looks like she started this diary the day she left china." Nabiki explained. "It also mentions several different entries to…!!!!!"
"Yes?" asked Kasumi wondering why her younger sister had stopped talking.
"I think we should take a break." Nabiki said. "I need to talk to Cologne about this."
"About what?" asked Kasumi curious.
"I'll tell you later." Nabiki said as she threw her jacket on & headed to the door.
Must be important. thought Kasumi as Nabiki came back in the room & grabbed the aforementioned book.
As Nabiki ran for the door she almost knocked over the pig-tailed martial artist who had just come in.
"Excuse me Ranma!" said Nabiki as she pushed past him & slipped her shoes on.
"Is something wrong?" asked Ranma wondering where she was off to in such a hurry.
"Nope, just gotta go to the Cat Café & talk to Cologne." Nabiki said as she hurried out the door.
What's she need to see the old ghoul for? thought Ranma as he decided to follow & investigate.
Very carefully he leapt from rooftop to rooftop trying to keep up with Nabiki. Soon enough, he saw her arrive at the Cat Café & walk in.
Better get comfy. thought Ranma as he continued watching.
Inside the restaurant, Nabiki flagged down Shampoo as she was delivering an order of chicken ramen to table three.
"Nihao, mercenary girl!" she said cheerfully. "How I help you?"
{Good afternoon Shampoo.} said Nabiki in Chinese. {I need to speak with your grandmother.}
{Okay Nabiki.} responded Shampoo in the same language. {Go to the back booth & I'll have her come to you.}
{My thanks.} said Nabiki as she went & sat in the back booth. Moment later the amazon matriarch, & Shampoo's grandmother Cologne came over.
"How may I help you child?" asked the elder.
{I'd prefer talking in Chinese so no one could listen in if you please?} said Nabiki.
{Very well.} responded Cologne. {What's wrong?}
{I need you to look over this diary & tell me if it's authentic.} asked Nabiki putting the book she had looked over earlier on the table.
{Alright.} said Cologne as she opened it & began reading it. Moments later she looked up at Nabiki shocked.
{I take it that it is?} asked Nabiki.
{It appears so.} said Cologne. {You know what this means don't you?}
{I'm afraid so.} said Nabiki. {Would you like me to tell my sister's?}
{No. I shall come over after closing with Shampoo & Mousse. It is my duty to tell them now.} explained Cologne as the two of them got up & the elder escorted Nabiki to the door.
"What time should we expect you?" asked Nabiki talking japanese again.
"Around Eight O'clock." Cologne said. "We'll hold the ceremony in your dojo if that's alright?"
"It's okay with me." Nabiki said as she went on her way. "See you then."
Well, this is most interesting. thought Cologne. This city never ceases to amaze me.
Meanwhile Ranma, who was still across the street, had overheard the last part of the conversation &, as usual, assumed the worst.
The Amazons must have bribed Nabiki to try & trick me into marrying Shampoo! thought Ranma. Well fat chance of that happening!
With that, Ranma leapt off for the Tendo Dojo to prepare for later that night. [Whatever it was that was happening?]
To Be Continued…Author's notes: What was in the diary that has caught not only Nabiki, but Cologne of the amazons shocked as well? Read the next chapter & find out. Also remember, read & review is a good way to make friends.
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