Hi this is Benji Himura. I am now starting a new fanfic. Is a Ranma 1/2 story. I don't own Ranma1/2 or any of the characters. Some anime or manga characters might show up in the story I also don't own then. I don't own FATE/Stay night and the characters of that story. I own Benji Himura and others characters that will show up in the story. It might be violence and sex in the story so if you are underage of seventeen are warned the content might be too improper to your age. Read by your own will and risk. In anyway enjoy the story.
Signed: Benji Himura.
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Outcast Chronicles of a lost writer in Ranma world book two
Chapter twenty six: True beginning/ past relations
Nabiki punches the door in frustration unable to stop the constant flow of tears streaming from her eyes. After physically pushing Kasumi out of the room Nabiki locks the door and closes all the shutters of the room before sitting in the chair next to Benji's bed, she holds his left hand and squeezes it lovingly lightly tracing his ring finger with her left index finger. Tears fall on her skirt as the looks at Benji's hand.
Nabiki pulls a thin chain from her neck and a locket falls from the shirt collar as she pulls it. Nabiki opens the locket and gently turns it over making the contents of it fall on her left hand, a pair of shinning silver rings land on her palm. "I am so selfish…how you could love someone like me?" she whispers wistfully while sliding the larger ring on his index finger and doing the same with the smaller one on her own finger, Nabiki places her left hand over his and lace her fingers between his.
She smiles sadly seeing the silver bands shinning with the faint light of the hospital room. "After so long I still don't understand how you could make me fall in love for you and marry me…" she whispers leaning forward and kissing the silver bands, leaving a small light red print of her lipstick on them. "Why you loved someone as petty, selfish, greedy, cunning and stupid as me…"
More tears fall now on her hand as she keeps leaned forward looking at the rings closely. "How someone like you could strip me from all my defenses so easily…how you could be attracted to a frigid queen like me…why you tried to hard to see my naked soul…why I was so foolish in accepting everything as you warmed me with your own soul…" Nabiki kisses the rings again. "My darling wolf…my precious prince…my valiant knight…my dear husband…my beloved outcast…"
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"Hurry up!" Nabiki shouts to Ranma and Akane. "If we move faster we will get home before it starts to pour!" "We won't arrive in time." Ranma said already resigned to him fate. "Shut up and run pervert!" Akane shouts to Ranma. As the pigtailed martial artist foresaw the storm caught them before finding shelter.
A lightning falls in a tree branch over them vaporizing the leaves and branches hitting the asphalt near their feet. A shout echoes on the air for one instant before it silences, Ranma stares in shock seeing a tall brunette man landing on Nabiki knowing both of them out, resulting in a considerably compromising landing.
The brunette is on top of Nabiki, her skirt raised a little and her left leg is exposed. Ranma reacts before Akane does and blocks the path of the mallet before the cannon girl kills both her sister and the young man.
Ranma shakes off the impact and in silence picks the man up, placing him on his right shoulder. Ranma also picks up the man's backpack, boots and Nabiki's bookcase. Ranma shoulders the items and picks Nabiki up. "I am off to Tofu's." he, now she says coldly to the girl.
Twenty minutes later a rambunctious Akane enters on the clinic soaked wet and cursing Ranma to ten generations back and forward. (And that is what happened.) An unfamiliar voice says from behind the curtain on the treatment room. (So let me get this right.) Nabiki said in a language that Akane recognized as English but fails to understand the content. (You are from another version of Earth, one that overpowered martial fools like the one over there doesn't exist and by a freaky accident you ended here, I got that right?)
(Yes you did.) The voice replied. (And you have some knowledge about us and this world because in your world you are part of a manga?) Nabiki continued. (Yes, that is true.) The voice answered. (So you can help me in betting?) Nabiki asked. (I can try but I don't make any promises.) The voice said. (Fair enough to me.) Nabiki said. (So Benji, right?)
(Yes.) Benji replied. (So in exchange on housing, food and Japanese lessons you will act as my bodyguard and crystal ball.) Nabiki says in her usual tone. (As long it doesn't involves anything illegal I don't mind aiding.) Benji replied. (That is the spirit.) Nabiki said.
"I would appreciate if you two spoke Japanese." Ranma said in a casual tone. "He doesn't speak Japanese so deal with being unable to talk to him with out me." Nabiki replied casually. "But because your aid when we were out I won't sell pictures of you for one week." "I can live with that." Ranma commented.
"What the hell is going on here?" Akane shouts nearly ripping the curtain from the rail when pulling it. "I was just telling to Ranma that from now on we will be housing Benji-kun in our house." Nabiki says in a casual tone. "He will be sleeping in the empty room next to my room. And Akane don't give him trouble, it is bad enough that he is alone in Japan unable to speak Japanese."
Akane fumes with anger, but quickly recomposes when Tofu enters on the room. "I got a pair of umbrellas that you can use." He says to the group. "Nabiki you and your friend take easy for a couple of days, you two bashed a bit too hard on each others' head." Nabiki nods taking the umbrella. (Let's go Benji-kun, as soon we get home I will give you your first lesson in Japanese.) Benji nods and stands up, he bows politely to Tofu and leaves with Nabiki.
Two weeks passes smooth, Nabiki wouldn't deny that she is impressed with how fast Benji is learning Japanese, which given with the fact that he is providing her with precious blackmail material on Genma and he keeps her busy makes the ice queens expend most of her free time with him.
Nabiki is happy in seeing the results of her work turning into money as Benji aids her with her business, his tall figure paired with ethnical background aided when she was collecting debts. With the promise of overlooking some large bills created by Shampoo on her budged Nabiki managed to get Cologne to give a basic training to Benji, she couldn't rely solely on what he knew of martial arts on her defense, besides when the word that Cologne trained Benji spreads out it would be even better for her business.
Benji sighs tiredly stretching after another two hours long daily afternoon section of torture with Cologne. "Good job." Nabiki said with a smile handing him a towel. "Thank you." Benji replied in his heavy accented Japanese taking the towel and wiping the sweat from his face and arms. "I hope that you aren't too eager to take a bath now." She commented with a casual tone. "It can wait if you don't mind me smelling a bit sweaty." Benji replied. "Good." Nabiki said with a smile. "I got a call and one of our costumers is ready to pay, however I don't trust on the guy so I want you to be ready to fight."
Benji nods and moves to his clothes. "By the way I got you a little something to be used." Nabiki added while Benji puts on his t-shirt. "Brass knuckles?" Benji said seeing the chromed metal on Nabiki's stretched hand. "More or less like it, but gives better protection since covers the back of the hand and the second joint." She replied. "Give me your hands."
Benji does so and Nabiki puts on his hands the glove like metal fist. "I got the size right." She comments handing him a pair of gloves. "Put them on too." Once again Benji obeys.
Benji finishes adjusting the gloves on his hands. "Well they are a bit tight." He comments casually. "Give them time to stretch." Nabiki replied. "Before we go pick up I need to fetch my payment pad back home." Benji nods and they leave the backyard of the Nekohanten.
Half an hour later Benji and Nabiki are in the meeting spot for the payment, Benji is tense noticing how desert and isolated the spot is as well seeing more than a handful hiding spots for possible attackers. As usual Benji is a couple of steps behind Nabiki playing his role of bodyguard, Nabiki is speaking to a dangerous looking student from another school subtly demanding money of the debt payment.
"It is on its way." The man say pulling a phone from his pocket, Benji reacts quicker and pulls Nabiki back by her shirt's collar blocking a stab of the phone with his left arm. Nabiki yelps in pain landing on her behind before hearing a series of cracks and a grunt of pain from Benji.
Benji smashes his right fist on the student's nose and mouth feeling with satisfaction the bones and teeth breaking, the boy falls on his back out of cold before a group of seven more students leave the hiding spots. Benji steps on the phone making it airborne and grabs it with his right hand. Nabiki notices that the students advances slows and wonders why, Benji lowers his right hand adjusting the grip on the phone and then Nabiki sees an electricity arch passing between the antenna and the far side of the phone and the cracking sound of it. She understands what caused him to move as the other students move cautiously fearing being hit by the stun gun.
Benji pulls a thirty centimeters long metal rod from his back with his left hand, slowering even more the advance of his opponents, the braver or the most foolish of delinquents charges at Benji with a metal pipe. Benji blocks the attack with the rod and stabs the guy with the stun gun on the neck quickly disabling him.
The others charge at Benji inspired by the first making hard to Benji block all the attacks. After a third stunned student a lucky blow disarms Benji from the stun gun. Benji slams the rod on the neck of the closer student knocking him out, another student manages to hit Benji's right arm with a boken.
Benji grabs the sword with his right hand and slam his knee on the boy's crotch, Benji ducks avoiding a horizontal hit from a pipe. Benji takes a couple of steps back and raises his guard, passing the rod to his right hand. The delinquent passes the pipe to his left hand and pulls a pocket knife from his pocket.
Benji flicks his right hand hard and pressing a hidden switch a twenty centimeters long double edge blade ejects from the tip of the rod. The delinquent charges at Benji with the pipe and Benji dodges it and stabs the student hard with the edge on his left side angled down before connecting a hook with the boy's chin breaking it in three places.
Benji looks around not seeing anyone else standing and relaxes, he leans forward a bit taking deep breathes resting his hands on his knees. "You are okay Nabiki?" Benji asks looking at the still sited brunette. Nabiki nods still surprised with the turn of the events, she recovers quickly.
"You are hurt?" She asks in a worried tone. "No." Benji replied still trying to catch his breath. "I am fine." Nabiki stands up and moves to the delinquents. "I will check if they did bring the money." Nabiki says beginning to search the indebted student. Benji nods moving to the stun gun and picking it up. "I will be over there." he says pointing to a turned over metal trash can. Nabiki nods not paying attention, Benji cringes while sitting on the metal can.
He pockets the stun gun and picks a fallen paper grimacing while doing; he wipes the edge from the blood and presses the switch again while forcing the edge against the can hiding it again. "Well I will have to sell their watches to get everything but from everyone I got enough for the debt." Nabiki says with a small smile. "And I also called the emergency so we should leave the area."
Benji nods and stands up hiding the trouble and pain to do so. Nabiki and Benji leave the alley and walk away, Nabiki is busily writing down notes on her business pad in making the life of those students much harder. Benji is trying to keep his breathing steady and normal while pressing on his left side with his right hand.
"Since we are out I will exchange the watches." Nabiki said while storing her pad and pen on her bookcase. "It won't take long." "Okay." Benji replied trying to sound casual. After few minutes walking they arrive on the location of Nabiki's contact and Benji waits by the door.
The Brazilian leans against the wall pressing his back against the solid structure taking deep breaths. He pulls his hand from his side and curses at the blood soaking his glove; he wipes on his dirty shirt and closes his leather jacket. "I am done." Nabiki said leaving the game center with a wad of money on her hands. "Let's go home now. I am sure that you are craving for a bath." Benji nods absentminded and follows Nabiki as she moves.
"Hurry Benji-baby it is going to start raining soon!" Nabiki exclaims when feeling a drop of rain falling on her face, before beginning to run. "I am not afraid of water." Benji replied with a pained smile. Nabiki stops running and turns to him. "Why you smiled like that?" she asks worriedly.
Nabiki finally notices how pale Benji is and how unsteady his steps are, the rain begin to fall in large and fast drops soaking them instantly, as the water runs down his body Nabiki finally sees a much darker stain than just water growing on his pant's left side. Nabiki gasps in surprise at the realization and runs to him dropping her bookcase.
"You were hit!" she exclaims forcefully opening his jacket. Nabiki gasps in shock seeing the large red stain on his left side and a deep cut on his left side. "Why you didn't told me?!" she exclaims pressing the wound with her hands. "You don't pay me to bleed." Benji said with a pained voice and smile.
"You are no good for me dead!" Nabiki shouts angrily changing her position and getting under his left arm. "Let's go to the clinic now!" She forces Benji to move, Benji makes her stop after few steps and cringing in pain bends down and picks her bookcase. "Don't forget this or it will in vain." He says with a smile. Nabiki presses hard at the wound for his words and action. "That isn't important now!" she shouts angrily. "Now march soldier!"
In Tofu's clinic the doctor is drinking tea with Ranma that once again was send there by Akane; Ranma was waiting for the rain to stop before leaving to the Tendo's. Both of them are startled with the front door slamming open. "Tofu-sensei!" Nabiki's voice shouts from the entrance. "It is an emergency!"
The doctor and Ranma run to the entry and see a drenched and bloody Nabiki trying to support an unconscious, soaked and bleeding Benji. His black hair hanging dripping water and under him there is a pool of water and blood. "He was stabbed and lost too much blood!" Nabiki shouts with a very unusual despair on her voice. "He fainted over five minutes ago! I couldn't get here faster because is too heavy!"
"Ranma help me!" Tofu shouts rushing to the unconscious young man. Ranma obeys the command and they carry him to the examination room, Tofu and Ranma take off Benji's jacket and Tofu rips Benji's shirts. "This isn't good." The doctor says in a serious tone. "The cut is bone deep and very extensive."
Nabiki looks at everything near of the bed, Ranma is surprised in seeing Nabiki so emotional and wonders if Nabiki is actually crying or it is just the rainwater on her face. "Ranma I need you to keep pressure on the wound while I scrub myself and get my tools. I used a shiatsu point to make the bleeding slow down but keep pressure." The doctor tells to the martial artist that obeys.
Nabiki watches everything in silence. "Nabiki go dry yourself." Ranma says to the Tendo girl. "We got everything under control here, but if you catch a cold he won't like." Nabiki denies and stays watching. "I won't leave." She says seriously.
Half an hour later Tofu sighed seeing the mess on his clinic, not that he blains Benji or Nabiki for it. "He is out of danger now." He says to the Tendo girl that is looking at the unconscious brunette that is with bandages on his chest and left arm. "Go warm yourself." "I am not leaving." Nabiki replied sitting on a chair next to the bed. Ranma puts his hand on Tofu's shoulder. "Here." Ranma now a girl says tossing a tied up plastic bag to Nabiki. "There are dry clothes there for you." Ranma drapes a blanket over Nabiki before leaving again. "I already told everyone back in the dojo that you are staying overnight." Nabiki nods and adjusts the blanket over her wet and cold body. Ranma pulls the doctor away from the exam room and closes the door.
"It will be better like that; Nabiki is a bit too shocked with everything." Tofu commented. "It was thoughtful of you Ranma-kun." "Akane would kill me if I left Nabiki get a cold." Ranma replied. "Since I am soaked anyway I am going back to the dojo." The doctor nods and sees the girl off.
Hours later Nabiki wakes startled with the sound of fighting, in the middle of the darkness Nabiki reaches to the bed and feels the surface looking for Benji. The dull sound of a heavy body being slammed on the floor echoes near of the window and Nabiki's heart stopped as her blood froze on her veins with the silver glean of a knife reflecting the moonlight.
The sound of flesh being pierced and metal breaking fills the room before a grunt muffles it dying as quickly as it surged. The lights of the room are turned on and Nabiki's eyes go wide seeing Benji holding down a black clad man with his edged rod nailed on the man's neck.
Benji is breathing hard at the effort. "Benji what happened?" Nabiki asked faintly seeing blood pooling under the stabbed man. "Assassin…" Benji hissed quietly pointing to a fallen tanto knife near of the bed. Benji forces himself to stand and Nabiki runs to him hurriedly holding him and helping. "Don't force yourself!" she exclaims nearly shouting.
Tofu enters in the exam room and sees the mess. "What happened here?!" he shouts in shock. "That guy over there…" Benji begins to say between breaths. "Came to kill us…" Nabiki half drags half help Benji walk to the bed where he sits. She looks at the bandages and nod pleased not seeing blood on them. "Put a shirt on." Tofu says in a serious tone. "I am going to call the police." Benji nods and Nabiki aids him to put his jacket back on.
"You fool…" Nabiki whispered holding him. "Why you did it?" "I thought that we had an agreement…" Benji replied quietly. "You give me house, food and teach me Japanese and I would protect you…"
"Not to these extremes!" Nabiki exclaimed. "You were only supposed to scare off people…" Benji chuckles and winces in pain. "The reputation as a killer will help a lot." He said in an attempt of humor that makes Nabiki jabs his wound. Tofu enters on the room again. "They will be here soon." He says in a serious tone. "I reported to the police as a burglary that went wrong."
"Thank you." Nabiki replied in a serious tone. "Your wounds were caused by Akane's mallet." Tofu added. "You were here for observation, Nabiki was keeping you company." The duo nod and Benji absentminded noticed how Nabiki is clinging on him. After few minutes the police arrives and takes the testimony of the trio, Nabiki skillfully distorts the ending telling that she saw the man coming after them with a knife.
It takes two long hours before the police releases the couple to leave, Tofu let them go saying that will deal with the police in the clinic. Nabiki helps Benji to walk to the dojo. "You are a big idiot." Nabiki whispered tightening her grip on his right side and left wrist. "I know." Benji replied with a small smile. "I really mean that." Nabiki continued. "You are so stupid! Pure foolishness! The dumbest man on the face of both Earths' history! What kind of idiot would kill to protect a bitch like me?!"
Benji makes Nabiki stop walking and removes her from his side and holds her shoulders strongly. Nabiki looks at his brown eyes under the light of the moon and the street light, unable to utter a protest. "You should know that by now Nabiki." Benji said in a serious tone. "An idiot like me." After those words Benji kissed Nabiki.
Nabiki's eyes tears up as she in her surprise just accepts the kiss, she closes her eyes and savors the feelings while they last. After several moments Benji breaks the kiss making Nabiki open her tearful eyes. "You are not a bitch…" Benji whispered against her lips. "You are a beautiful girl that needs to remove her mask more often…"
Embarrassed Nabiki blushes and squirms away from his hands. Benji watches in silence Nabiki running away. "Maybe it was a bit too soon…" he whispers for himself covering his left side with his right hand. Benji walks slowly towards the dojo hearing Nabiki's footsteps getting fainter.
Nabiki arrives quickly on the dojo and silently runs to her room; in there she grabs her pillow and buries her blushing face on it. For long minutes she stays there with her mind in a turmoil because Benji's actions and the kiss. The sound of rain once again fills the air as Nerima's constants sudden downpours begin anew. "Benji isn't the idiot!" Nabiki exclaims seeing the rain falling with big drops and howling winds. "I AM THE IDIOT!" Nabiki shouts carelessly running out of her room and house.
Less than one block away from the dojo Nabiki sees Benji clenching his left side supporting himself on a wall with his left hand with his face down under the rain. Nabiki breathes hard seeing her breath condensate before vanishing in the icy rain, she runs to Benji and hugs him.
"I am sorry!" Nabiki exclaims hugging him tightly. "I am the idiot!" "It…is…okay." Benji whispered with a smile. "I am fine…just…recovering…my breath…" Nabiki maneuver close of his body getting under his arm to support him. "You lost too much blood!" Nabiki said in a serious tone. "You can't stay in this rain or you will catch your death!"
It takes a little less than ten minutes for them to arrive in the Tendo household; the couple finds most of the inhabitants awake waiting on the entrance. "Just get us some towels." Nabiki said in an emotionless tone. "Sis what happened?" Akane asked in a worried tone. "If that pervert tried anything!" Akane pulls her mallet is and ready to hit Benji. "If you dare to hit him and I will turn your live into a hell before killing you!" Nabiki barked menacingly to the hot headed girl.
Akane's anger vanishes as suddenly as it surged. Ranma hands a pair of large towels to Nabiki; she hurriedly dries Benji before drying herself. "We will be going to sleep now, go do the same." Nabiki said in a plain tone. Kasumi watches everything in silence and sees Nabiki aiding Benji up the stairs.
Nabiki takes Benji to her room and sits in on her bed, Nabiki opens the jacket and notices that while wet the bandages are still white. "Okay I will change the dressings and then you get you on some clean clothes." She says pulling a first aid box from her closet.
Benji stays in silence allowing Nabiki to treat him and aid when it comes to changing his clothes. He looks away when Nabiki changes herself and when she is done he tries to move to his own room just to meet her hands pushing him down the bed.
"I am not going to let you out of my reach..." Nabiki whispers pressing her weight on him making him lie down. "You are better take responsibilities for your actions…" Nabiki covers both of them with her blanket, moving over his body to rest on his right side. Benji stays in silence and responds to Nabiki when she wraps her arms around his neck nuzzling against him.
In the morning Nabiki wakes drenched with sweat and feeling very hot, she looks around and finds Benji by her side and smiles, she had a very peaceful night of sleep with him. Then she sees his face covered with sweat and that he is breathing hard, Nabiki feels that he is much hot than he was during the night and feels his forehead. 'He is burning up!' Nabiki hurriedly stands up and runs to the kitchen ignoring her state.
Nabiki ignores the calls and questions from the dinning room when everyone there asks why she is soaked and on her sleeping clothes. In the kitchen Nabiki gathers a pail full of water and adds ice on it and a clean washcloth before rushing back upstairs. This time the members of the household follow curiously, Ranma even take with him his breakfast.
They managed to see Benji laying in Nabiki's bed before the slams the door closed hitting Soun and Genma's nose with it. The lazy duo falls in the floor squirming in pain holding their wounded parts. Akane is about to have an pervert outburst, Ranma sneaks out of the hall and back to the living room while Kasumi just let out a 'Oh my! That isn't proper!'
After a couple hours Kasumi leaves for shopping and Nabiki calls doctor Tofu. When arriving the doctor makes a comment about Nabiki cutting classes that is quickly stomped by the girl.
"This isn't good." The doctor says in a serious tone after examining Benji. "I can't tell that this fever is just a common cold or is infection related, either way it is serious and I will need to get anti-biotics and a fever suppressant." Tofu begins to change the bandages on Benji's chest. "I am not seeing signs of external infection which is a good thing." He says in a serious tone. "I will wash the area and bandage it again."
Nabiki nods in silence worriedly looking at Benji. After few minutes the doctor finishes the job and leaves to get the medicine for Benji. "This is all my fault." Nabiki whispers sorrowfully. "If I wasn't so selfish…" she holds his left hand and squeezes it tightly. Nabiki notices that the doctor hasn't bandaged the arm after changing the bandages. She looks at his forearm and sees a large burn there and remembers that he blocked the stun gun with his left arm. Nabiki quickly wraps the burn with a fresh bandage and waits in silence for the doctor's return.
After returning and giving to Benji the medicines the doctor hands to Nabiki a syringe package and many ampoules of the medicines. "You are going to give him one shot of each every four hours." He says in a serious tone. "One full ampoule every four hours." Nabiki nods understanding and sees the doctor leaving.
The middle Tendo sister returns to her room and places the items on her nightstand. She opens the window a little to let fresh air on the room and sniffs herself. "I guess that I need to take a bath." She whispers feeling the scent of sweat on her and recalling that since the previous morning she haven't taken a bath. She settles with a quick shower wash off the sweat and returns to the room with a pail of warm water and a washcloth to freshen Benji up a little knowing that he is in same situation.
Two days pass quickly to Nabiki as she focuses in treating Benji only taking small breaks to eat something and go to the bathroom. After the first day unconscious Benji woke and finds Nabiki forcefully helping him to recover. At the third day the Tendo household is visited by the ancient Cologne.
"I came here to see how my son-in-law is as well to see how my disciple is doing." She says in a crackle. "I heard that he had bloodied himself to protect Nabiki Tendo." "Wait a second there old hag!" Ranma exclaimed. "Benji killed someone?!" "Yes he did." Nabiki answered walking down the stairs. "And I watched."
Nabiki's words shocks every member of the household. "You said that you came to check on Benji then follow me." Nabiki says to Amazon, she nods and follows the young girl. In Nabiki's room Cologne ignores the trash bin filled with dirty bandages, syringes and empty ampoules. "Let me see the wound." The elder says to Benji.
Nabiki aids Benji removing the bandages. "I was going to change them anyway." Nabiki said dumping the bandages on the trash. "MMmmnnn…this was a dangerous strike." The elder says studying the wound. "It grazed the ribcage preventing damage to the lungs, but is quite extensive. What happened to the one that did this?"
"We left him in an alley with a much more severe stab wound and a broken jaw with the others attackers." Nabiki answered while preparing a fresh set of bandages. "Not bad." Cologne said in an appraising tone. "Considering that Benji is little more skilled than the normal average martial artist the enemies were just a little bellow him. It is not a bad score for a normal human."
"You came just to breathe on his wound or for something else?" Nabiki asked icily to the elder. "My, my I see that it began already." Cologne said with a chuckle. "I am not going to take him from you. While he is an interesting breeding material he is too weak to be desired to my village gene pool." Cologne produces a balsam from her sleeves. "This is an ancient recipe of my village, it will aid in what I will do now."
Nabiki looks at it with suspicion and sits next to Benji in the bed, protectively holding on his right hand. Cologne pretends to ignore it while opening the balsam. "This will sting, burn and feel very cold." She says scooping a good amount of the balsam. "But in three hours the wound will be fully healed to a small scar so endure the feelings."
"Shouldn't the stitches be removed first?" Benji asks pointing to the dark thread on his side. "You are right." Cologne answered handing to Benji a piece of leather. "Bite this." Benji does so and before anyone can do anything Cologne strikes. Benji bites the leather and let out a howl of pain.
"It is over already." The elder says chuckling. Nabiki glares at the Amazon after seeing what she did, the elder just ripped the thread from the wound ripping the flesh and skin open. Nabiki presses a large piece of clean gauze on the now bleeding wound. "The bleeding is just superficial and will stop shortly." Cologne explains placing the balsam on the nightstand. "I already applied the balsam and it is already working, in two hours the wound will be fully healed."
Nabiki continues to glare at the elder. "I want you back to training in the day after tomorrow." Cologne says to Benji before leaving. "I so want to smack her…" Benji hisses out of breath. "You and me both dear." Nabiki whispers back to him kissing his cheek lightly to comfort him.
Benji is surprised with the way that she called him but doesn't mind, he pulls her closer and lies back in the bed, Nabiki let him lead her down and rest with him still keeping pressure on the wound. At the door the household is shocked with the event even thought they didn't heard anything.
After a not so short nap Benji and Nabiki wakes and for the surprise of the duo as Cologne said the wound was fully healed. "I guess that I can forgive her for ripping the stitches." Nabiki said running her fingers on the now scar tissue. "Same here." Benji commented. "But I crave for three things right now."
"And what are they?" Nabiki asks with a smile. "A bath and some food." Benji replied. "Two out of three." Nabiki said rising an eyebrow and asking curious. "What is the last?" "That would be a kiss." Benji answered pulling Nabiki to himself and kissing her again. Benji notices that as soon Nabiki overcomes the surprise she wraps her arms around his neck and responds to the kiss pressing her body against his.
With the weight of Nabiki combined with his Benji leans back until they are once again lying on the bed, this time with Nabiki on top of him. Nabiki breaks the kiss and looks at him with a small smile. "So I granted one out of your three cravings. What you said that you wanted other than the kiss?" she asks teasingly. "A bath and food." Benji answered giving a quick peck on Nabiki's lips. "I do not smell like perfume after four days with out a decent bath."
"I don't mind your scent." Nabiki replied nuzzling nose to nose with him. "But since you want to take a bath I won't stall you much." Benji smiles teasingly and sits up. "Who said that you aren't included on it?" he said picking Nabiki on his arms and easily standing up. "Benji you aren't fit for that yet!" Nabiki exclaimed surprised with is actions but wrapping her arms around his neck. "You just recovered from a serious wound!"
"I am healthy enough for this." Benji said carrying Nabiki out of the room. "So what about a clean set of clothes?" Nabiki asks teasingly. "Why we would need clothes?" Benji asked back in the same tone. Nabiki blushes fiercely at his words. "Go back to my room so I can get at least a clean pair of panties." She muttered blushing.
Benji chuckles and does so. "I won't say anything about you not telling me to put you down." He teases with a sultry whisper on her ear, Nabiki shivers with his words and blushes even more. Still on his arms Nabiki selects a clean set of clothes for herself before driving Benji to his own room to get a clean set for him.
After the bath the couple moves to the living room and don't see anyone in the house or even a note. Benji and Nabiki are suspicious of it. Nabiki begins to prepare a meal for them while Benji looks on the drawers for a sturdy knife. Nabiki nods at him and Benji walks to the living room stealthy, Benji moves to the closet and picks a random position and stabs hard at the door driving the knife to the handle on it. Genma's voice screams in pain, Benji withdraws the knife and smile seeing blood coating the five centimeters from the tip and readies another blow. "Stop!" Ranma screams opening the door.
"My, my. What a bunch of peeping toms." Nabiki said teasingly walking to Benji and leaning on his left arm. Kasumi smiles sheepishly at being caught with the others. "What a lucky hit." Benji commented seeing that Genma is holding his mouth in pain. "Maybe he loses some weight like that." Nabiki mused chuckling naughtily.
"Now daddy you are better not try anything." Nabiki said in a menacing tone, Benji catches the hint and traces the tip of the knife on the other's man neck. "Or my Benji-baby here will open another mouth on your neck after he makes sure that you won't be able to creating another heir." At Nabiki's words Benji with a swift movement points the bloody knife on Soun's crotch lightly pressuring it against there. Soun nods fiercely to show that he understood what she said.
"Any attempt of anything will result in punishment." Nabiki added running her left hand on Benji's right arm before pressing the handle of the knife with her fingers increasing the pressure. "We will do things as we see fit and not as you think that is fit. Remember daddy Benji-baby have already killed it will be easy repeat the feat." Soun nods sweating cold.
"Now my sisters what I said to our daddy goes for you two too." Nabiki said with a saccharine sweet smile. "And Akane any attempts of hostility towards Benji-baby will result in bad things for you."
Benji pulls the knife back. "Now dear we shouldn't traumatize them too badly, besides I want to eat something." He says kissing Nabiki's cheek. "I want to taste something that you fixed." Nabiki smiles and kisses him back. "Then I won't let you down, but don't complain later." She replied.
The couple moves to the kitchen, the group in the closet let's out a collective sigh of relieve. "ijeiwtiuweiiuuujsifuenie" Genma mumbled in pain and with her mouth covered. "Good riddance." Benji said from the kitchen. "Don't come back." Nabiki added. "What he said?" Ranma asked confused to Akane and Kasumi. The two sisters shrug not knowing. "The fat ass, lazy, stupid, slob of a panda said that will visit tofu-sensei." Benji said from the kitchen.
"I wonder how they understood." Ranma muttered. "Easy thing Ranma." Nabiki called casually. "Benji-baby stabbed him in the mouth so it is an easy deduction that he wants to get treated. Anyone with half a brain can understand that." Ranma, Akane and in a lesser way Kasumi get angry with Nabiki's words. "And I also advice cleaning the closed because daddy soiled his pants." Nabiki added chuckling. The trio looks down and screams in disgust seeing the mess that dirtied even them.
"We are evil?" Nabiki asks chopping some lettuce with an apron covering her clothes. "I guess that we are." Benji answered casually, while washing the knife that he used. "I am you knightmare my beloved ice queen of Furinkan high." "Knightmare." Nabiki repeated casually. "I like the sound of it and I am not an ice queen for you."
"I know that." Benji replied hugging Nabiki from behind and kissing her lips. "Good, just making sure." Nabiki said nuzzling her body against his. "So anything special that you want to eat?" "Other than you?" he asks nibbling her neck. Nabiki blushes sighing with delight. "Yes, other than me because you aren't going to be having more than kisses until my birthday next week." She answered in a soft whisper. "I don't want to see you in jail just because we rushed things. Kissing is okay but we can't go further than that for a while I am still a minor."
Benji sighs against her neck teasing her resolve. "Sure. I can hold for a while." he whispered not stopping his attacks on her neck. "And anything that you fix is fine." Nabiki nods giving Benji more access to her neck while trying to fix the meal, a challenging task with him distracting her so easily, but she wasn't going to allow that to beat her, besides it is a too fun game to dismiss.
Two days pass by rather quietly with only few interviews to the police regarding the incident in Tofu's clinic, Nabiki pulled few strings to make the case be filed as self-defense and to Benji's surprise by the dinner Nabiki hands to him a thick brown envelope with that she said to be his share of aiding her business for the time that he did. Nabiki refused to accept Benji not accepting the envelope and makes him open revealing a full set of documents including passport, Japanese citizenship and driver's license.
"Do I want to know how you pulled this off?" Benji asks to Nabiki in a half serious half worried tone. "A certain number of politics owed me some favors so I have charged them." Nabiki replied with a smile. "All those are original documents with official value. After all I can't have you being bureaucratic dead to the world, otherwise how we will get married in the future."
"Point taken." Benji said kissing Nabiki lightly. "Mind in not doing something that gross while I am trying to have dinner?" Akane spats acidly. "Kissing isn't gross Akane." Nabiki replied casually. "It is a beautiful act that can be ruined by ignorant amateurs." Benji added teasingly.
"K.O." Nabiki said chuckling seeing the visible hit on Akane's pride. "And you should get used to seeing us kissing because we won't stop." Punctuating her words Nabiki kisses Benji now frenching him. Akane gags and runs out of the table while everyone else blushes deeply and look away.
Benji breaks the kiss. "Nabiki I love kissing you but don't kiss me after eating natto." He said in a casual tone. "I really dislike the taste." "I am sorry." Nabiki said with a smile offering to Benji some tea, he drinks it to wash down the taste.
Months pass considerably quietly at least to Benji and Nabiki, while for Ranma and Akane was busy considering a delivery race, a so called dojo destroyer and Shampoo offering to Ranma an instant powder of the instant boy spring. With few words from Benji to Nabiki and some more from Nabiki to Shampoo the couple made over one hundred thousands yens each to keep their mouth shut about the only working once effect of the instant powder.
"This adding to the reward from the amazons for turning in Happosai is more than enough for me go to college twice." Nabiki said to Benji with a large smile on her lips. "And it is all thanks to you knowing some events that will happen." Nabiki lovingly rubs her cheek against Benji's neck as they lay on her bed.
"At least that pervert won't be trying to grope you." Benji replied kissing the top of Nabiki's head. "That privilege is solely mine." "You are right about that." Nabiki said looking up to him and kissing him. "Should we say something to Ranma about the dojo destroyer?"
"I don't know anything about that." Benji answered caressing Nabiki's back over her nightgown. "All that I know about this we already used." "Well it can't be helped." Nabiki purred nuzzling on his neck. "What about we both go to college? You said that finished high school in your Earth so if you finish the high school with me I think that you will be ready to go to a Japanese college."
Benji stays in silence thinking for few moments. "I need to think more about it." he said kissing Nabiki. "But thanks for offering." "Why you need to think about it?" Nabiki asks curious. "Because I don't know what I want to do and depending of how things turn would be a waste of money on me that could be well applied on you." Benji answered seriously before giving a quick peck on the tip of Nabiki's nose.
"I will decide if it is well used or not." Nabiki whispered blushing. "But take your time to think it trough. So what we will do to not be in the dojo tomorrow?" "I was thinking in look for a part time work." Benji replied casually. "I don't think that Cologne will want to see me for a while after you extracted money from her."
"True enough." Nabiki said chuckling. "I think that I have a place where you can work in the neighboring district, it is a café of a regular costumer in betting and since you was a waiter in the Nekohanten it is perfect for you." "Sounds good." Benji said with a smile. "Then tomorrow after school we go out to visit the café." Nabiki nods and turns off the light of the bedroom.
A little less than one month passed since the conversation on the bedroom about Benji changing of employer and new chaos began in Nerima with the arrival of Ukyo, with words from Benji once again Nabiki profited out of the newcomer. "Sis why you are going to the Shibuya district?" Akane asks to Nabiki that is getting ready to leave the house. "Benji is once again working on the Excellence's and today is the day that he should be released so I am going to pick him up." Nabiki answered casually.
"I really don't like of what you do with him." Akane said in a disapproving tone. "And I give a rat ass if you like it or not." Nabiki replied with a smile, Akane fumes in anger at her sister's words. Nabiki leaves and walks towards the train station. She hears the shout of 'Ranma no baka!' and sees Ranma becoming airborne, the now red head crosses the air in an arch and lands hard on her face a couple dozens of meters away from Nabiki.
"Let me guess." Nabiki said walking around the Ranma shaped hole. "She vented out on you." "Yeah." Ranma answered in a pained tone. "I don't know where you are going but mind if I tag along?" "Actually I do mind." Nabiki replied. "But I won't complain if you just walk me to the train station."
"Much better than returning now." Ranma said following Nabiki. "Where you are going?" Ranma asked casually making chatter. "I am going to Excellence's pick Benji up." Nabiki answered. "It is his last day there so I decided to pick him up and maybe hang around there for a while before returning."
"Benji is lucky in working on a cake shop and café." Ranma commented jealous. "Being able to eat so many cakes everyday." "Benji is a waiter Ranma." Nabiki said teasingly. "What he brings home is the day's leftovers that they don't want to sell on the next day." "Still a lot of cake." Ranma chirped in a dreamy tone. "True." Nabiki commented. "If we didn't work out at night as much as we do I am quite sure that I would be few kilos heavier." "You two work out at night?" Ranma asks curious not catching the innuendo. "Of course we do." Nabiki said deciding to tease Ranma. "We stretch a lot, then I take turns in doing sit ups and Benji doing push ups, Benji also does a lot of weight lifting and endurance training, we end the work out very, very sweaty."
"You don't have any weights." Ranma pointed out. "How he does weight lifting?" Then it hits Ranma hard, he blushes as red as his hair and stutters in no sense of embarrassment. Nabiki laughs at Ranma's expression and blush. "So naïve." She teased. "Well you go back home, my train is just there." "I think that I will go have some cake in Excellence's, I have a little pocket money and Akane will kill me if I return now." Ranma replied boarding the train with Nabiki.
After half an hour the two girls arrive on the cake store and see it very crowded. "This is normal?" Ranma asks to Nabiki. "Yes it is." Nabiki answered. "That is why Benji was hired so fast, there is a severe lack of staff here." Benji greets the two and take them to a table with a smile. Nabiki doesn't say anything about him not treating more personally considering that he is working and it is a very busy hour.
Ranma stares in shock seeing Benji and two waitresses in maid like outfits taking care of all the costumers. "I just love that uniform." Nabiki said seeing Benji walking to them with their request. Benji is wearing black shoes, a stylish tailored dark blue trousers, a button up shirt with stand up collar buttoned to the last button, a vest of the same color of the trousers and a pair of bracers on his arms ten centimeters above his elbows. Benji's black hair is combed nearly in a simple but attractive style. Benji places the cakes and teas in front of the two girls and moves to take the next order.
After few hours all the costumers leave and the trio is cleaning up the store after closing up, Ranma and Nabiki are waiting for Benji near of the door. After finishing the clean up a woman with long orange hair tied in a bun wearing white chef clothes leaves the kitchen and walks to Benji.
Ranma is shocked with her next actions, the woman grabs Benji's vest as she tosses herself at his feet with tears on her eyes. "Don't leave!" she pleas crying large tears. "Please don't leave me! I need you here! I need a handsome Brazilian waiter in my shop! We all need help! We can't let you go!"
As if her words are the trigger the other two girls does the same holding on Benji's arms. "Don't go Benji-kun!" they wail as one. "We need eye candy!" "I will double your payment! Loosen your working hours!" the orange haired woman shouts pressing her face on his stomach. "Make three times the wage with eight hours by day of work, two for lunch, overtime, worker's benefits and lax hours to arrive and leave in case of personal reasons." Nabiki said with a smile, she knew that Benji was making over five thousand yens by hour there and with her terms it would be over seventeen thousand yens by hour.
"Deal!" the chef exclaimed. "Starting tomorrow." "I am fine with that." Nabiki said with a smile. "Well boss as you can see my girlfriend is here so I have to go." Benji said with a smile. "Mind in letting me go and give me my payment?" "Okay." She replied pouting but standing up. "That goes for you two." Benji said to the two waitresses. "Fine." They muttered standing up. They stick their tongues out to Nabiki and flee to the employers' room in the back.
Nabiki chuckles lightly. "They are still jealous." She commented moving to Benji and hugging him. "I waited all day for this said with a smile. Now give me a kiss." Benji kisses Nabiki. Ranma sighs and looks at the display. "So Ranma why you are also here?" Benji asked after many seconds.
"Akane was pissed something and malleted me." Ranma answered. "So who was who?" "The chef's name is Motoko; she is a bit too dramatic. The waitress with light purple hair is Arisa and the one with green hair is Shinju." Benji answered casually. Motoko walks to Benji and hands him an envelope. "Here you go." She says with a smile. "I am waiting you tomorrow."
"See you tomorrow." Benji replied smiling back. "No cakes today?" she asks casually. "The ones that they ate on the afternoon were for my share." Benji answered. "Fair enough." Motoko said. The trio leaves the cake shop. "Well I am going back to Nerima you two don't stay out late." Ranma said for the couple. "We will get back sometime before the morning." Nabiki teased. Ranma blushes and run away. "Alone at last." Nabiki said with a smile. "Any plans?"
"Just one." Benji answered smiling back to his lover. "And it is?" Nabiki asked curious. "It is a secret that you will see tomorrow." Benji answered kissing the tip of her nose. "And involves my paycheck." "I am curious." Nabiki said with a smile. "Distract me." "With pleasure." Benji replied kissing Nabiki.
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Nabiki wakes with the sounds of someone knocking on the door and calling her. "Miss, visiting hours are over." A nurse called from the other side of the locked door. "I am leaving." Nabiki said hiding her feelings about the disturbance.
She sighs sadly and slowly leaves the bed where she climbed on before falling in sleep lulled by her memories. "It was reaching such a good time…" she whispered sadly, caressing Benji's face. "You were going to surprise me with your motorcycle of your dreams…" Nabiki smiles sadly and wistfully. "We got so many wonderful memories on her…all the times that you loved me over her…you proposed me after driving me to our place on her…we even conceived our rose on her…"
Nabiki gentle holds his left hand and licks his ring finger before slowly pulling the ring from there, she looks wistfully at her own ring and takes it off not caring with the fresh tears that she is shedding. Nabiki opens her locket and glances at two pictures inside; one is a picture of her and Benji both with long hair with their cheeks pressed together smiling at the camera.
The second is one of Nabiki wearing a beautiful dark blue kimono with silver stars, clouds and a moon pattern on the kimono with a five years old girl with long blonde hair tied with a dark blue with white patterns bandana as a lace and wearing a dark blue kimono with roses vines blooming on them, sited on her lap with her fingers laced together over the little girl's stomach, a shine of silver shows the ring on her finger.
The little girl is standing her arms trying to reach the camera, the person holding the camera or even the person seeing the picture, both Nabiki is smiling at the camera with a bright smile with the girl half smiling half calling for someone with her brown eyes locked at the camera.
Nabiki closes her eyes chocking a sob, placing the two rings inside the locket over the picture of her and Benji before closing the locket. She swallows her sobs and leans over to Benji. "Don't you dare to die…" she whispers kissing him on the lips lovingly. "Don't make me suffer that all over again…" Nabiki looks down at Benji and kisses away the tears that had fallen on his face. "I wouldn't be able to endure the suffering of what I did if you die…"
Nabiki straightens up and hides the locket on her clothes before walking to the door; she casts a last glance at Benji and leaves the room.
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"Anything wrong?" Miki asks to Benji as they enter on her house. "No, why?" Benji replied casually. "You are crying." Miki answered pointing to his eyes. "Odd." Benji commented wiping his face with his sleeve. "Maybe something fell on my eyes."
End of the chapter twenty six:
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