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Nabiki was sitting on the edge of her bed in the dark thinking. :: How could this happen . . . I can't believe it. I . . . lost . . . . . how could I loose at Ping-Pong, and to that weird foreigner girl . . . . what was her name. . . oh yea, Breaked. ::

Suddenly in the darkness she saw something move. It was nothing but a patch of darkness moving in the darker blackness but it put her on end. Living here in Nerima you could never be sure if it was nothing, or some kind of weirdo or freak. Standing up she began to edge for her door. Out of the darkness stepped the shadow of a person and it advanced toward Nabiki. Nabiki stopped frozen in place by terror. The person kept advancing toward her slowly and raised something above its head. Whatever it was it began to buzz ominously.

:: Oh god why did this have to happen to me. I haven't had enough time to make money. I'm too rich to die. I have to make more money. :: Nabiki closed her eyes. Suddenly Nabiki heard the sound of her cell phone ringing. Opening her eyes she reached down and picked it up. "Can you excuse me while I take this call?"

The shadow tilted its head to the side and then nodded "yes."

"Moshi moshi, may I ask who is calling? Sasuke . . . no, no I can't give you another day on that dept . No, and I can't talk long, I'm kind of busy. Yea some weird serial killer is trying to kill me. No, if I survive I won't go out with you. Listen I gotta go. Yea bye" Turning back to the shadow she nodded to it, "Ok lets go, GYAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA"

Suddenly the phone rang again. "Hang on" Nabiki reached down and picked up the phone answering it on the third ring.

Meanwhile the shadow started to look around, exasperated, while tapping its feet. "Yea, no, no, yea, listen I gotta go, bye, yea , no , bye. Alright" Nabiki took up a pose as the shadow advanced toward her once again raising the . . . whatever it was that was buzzing above its head. Just as the shadow stepped directly in front of Nabiki the lights flashed on.

"Hey, Nabiki dinners ready." Turning at the suddenly light and the sound of a voice Nabiki saw Akane standing in the doorway. Turning back she saw . . . . . . (dun dun dun) Ranma who appeared to be holding a . . . . . ::It's not possible . . . is it . . . :: Ranma appeared to be holding an electric toothbrush over his head as though to attack Nabiki.

"Ranma what are you doing with my toothbrush?"