Chapter 6
Nabiki sat in front of her computer, thinking about her day. *I've never heard of Sarah being so angry* she thought. According to Ranma she was always pleasant, but today she was very tense.
*Flashback*
Nabiki walked towards the school gate, getting excited about seeing how a real business worked. The fight was still fresh in her mind, but decided to put it on hold and maybe she could ask Sarah about it, if she had the chance. She took the bus to get to Tokyo, got off at the indicated stop, and walked for a few minutes, reaching a tall building made of glass. She could feel the excitement running through her body as she stepped into the building her shoes making a slight sound against the marble floor. She went to the directory and looked up what floor she had to get off. She found it quickly and went into the elevator. She stepped off and walked up to the red hared receptionist. The receptionist was wearing a black blazer, with a light pink blouse and black pants.
"What can I do for you?" the young woman asked.
"I had an appointment with Sarah today"
"Mmm...hmmm..and what is your name Miss?" she asked while typing on the computer.
"Nabiki Tendo"
"Oh, yes. Here you are, just go down the hall through the silver doors, at the end is her office"
"Thank you" Nabiki walked briskly to the end of the hallway, passing cubicles and small offices. She pushed open the silver doors and was met with a splendid view of the city.
"Hey, Nabiki! So glad you could make it!" Sarah said. Nabiki finally noticed her. Sarah was sitting behind a big dark oak desk. A laptop was sitting upon it, with a few picture frames, pens, a phone, and a stationary were placed also.
"Well, how do you like my office?" Sarah stood up, wearing a dark blue blazer, knee length skirt, and a white blouse.
"It's very nice" Nabiki was seeing what she dreamed of.
"Here let me show you around" Sarah showed Nabiki the rest of the office. She had a small couch facing an entertainment system and small bar, and Sarah also had a private bathroom. She then proceeded to show her around the whole floor, telling her what each of the people did and how it worked.
"Nabiki, I would like you to work for me. I need someone to know what's hot in the schools and what teenagers want. I want to expand my business to the younger population. Just come in whenever you get a chance and give me your ideas. What do you say?"
Nabiki was overwhelmed, she couldn't believe. "Of course, I would love to!"
"Great, now let me tell you abo-" she was interrupted by one of the supervisors.
"I'm sorry Miss Mullar, but we have a situation here. The shipment to California never arrived and the stores are complaining"
"WHAT?! What in the world happened?"
"It seems someone didn't put the order through"
"Who did it?" Sarah said in a very irritated voice. She was already edgy by that stupid event she had to go to tonight, she didn't need millions of dollars to go down the drain.
"Someone in the main warehouse" The supervisor said. He was getting very nervous. Nabiki watched as Sarah clenched her fists.
"Fire them! I don't need to take this crap. It was their responsibility and they screwed up. Do you understand me?!"
"Y-yes, Miss Mullar, right away"
"And fix this damn problem as soon as possible" she yelled, feeling her blood pressure rising. *Calm yourself before you do something stupid* she thought.
"Sarah, please calm down" Nabiki said, lightly touching Sarah's arm.
"DON'T TOUCH ME!" she yelled, making Nabiki flinch. Nabiki saw something pass through Sarah's eye, a look of pure rage.
"I'm so sorry Nabiki!! I've just been edgy today"
"It's alright, maybe I should go home. I'll come back tomorrow"
"That'll be great. See you then" Sarah turned around and walked into her office. Leaving Nabiki wondering about her.
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Meanwhile....
Ranma walked on the fence, relieved that school was over for the day. He hasn't talked to Akane about the fight. They were both very quiet the whole time in school and rumors were starting to spread about Sarah and Ranma. He sighed knowing that all of those rumors were probably crazy and started by Nabiki to make money. He looked down at Akane and decided it was the right time to ask her what she thought about Sarah.
"Um...Akane?"
"What is it Ranma?" she asked not looking up.
"I was wondering what you th-"
"RANMA! PREPARE TO DIE!"
"Well, if it isn't pig boy" Ranma avoided the roundhouse kick aimed at his head by quickly jumping down next to Akane.
"Don't call me that! I heard you got another innocent woman to fall for you. Ranma how dare you cheat on Akane like that!"
"Listen bacon breath, I didn't do nothin' to Akane and you don't know what the hell you're talking about"
"Guys! Will you please stop it?! I'm tired and I want to go home" Akane walked off.
"Hey! Wait up you tomboy!" Ranma ran after her.
"Ranma I'm going to make you pay for saying that!"
The three teenagers walked through the Tendo gate.
"Oh! Hello Akane. I'm so glad you got here. We have guest waiting in the dining room"
The group walked in the room and saw Ukyou, Shampoo, Cologne, and Mousse sitting around the table drinking tea. Genma and Soun sat by the shogi board.
"Hey old ghoul! You look dead!" Ranma said as he sat down.
Cologne hit him with her walking stick.
"What did you do that for?" Ranma rubbed his head.
"Show some respect boy"
"What's going on?" Akane sat down next to Ranma. Making sure she wasn't sitting too close to him. It's not like she liked him or anything.
"I'm here to talk about Sarah. I've been thinking about the fight she had with Shampoo and Ukyou. She certainly didn't look like anybody who has trained her whole life and yet she managed to beat them both in mere seconds."
The girls looked very uncomfortable as everyone in the house looked towards them.
"As I was saying" Cologne continued, getting everyone's attention.
"I noticed something about how Sarah looked during the fight. I had a feeling I've seen the look pass through someone's eyes back in the tribe. Back when I was a young girl...."
*Flashback*
The clouds pass slowly against a clear blue sky, passing through green mountains. The scenery giving a peaceful atmosphere.
"Aaahh" unfortunately the peaceful feeling is not felt in the nearby amazon village.
"The winner!" The crowd cheered as the referee of the match held the winner's arm high.
"Mama, look my cousin won" a young girl with blue hair said as she clutched her mom's legs.
"That's right sweetie, and soon you'll be the champion" the mother looked down at her child.
"Next challenger!" the referee looked around. All the women were whispering to each other, wondering who would challenge the strongest warrior.
"I'm up for the challenge" a tall, skinny, young woman walked to the middle of the field. Her black hair pulled back into a bun, wearing a tight dark red dress.
The challenger smirked at her, "You are too skinny and weak to fight me. Stop now, before you humiliate yourself, don't want to get that dress dirty, isn't that right Mina?." The crowd laughed, obviously the challenger didn't look like she could hurt a fly.
Mina looked at the champion straight in her eyes, "I challenge you" her voice barely audible above the laughter.
"Fine by me" the muscled woman wearing a gi, got into a fighting stance.
"BEGIN!"
The crowd gasped as they watched the champion come towards the . Mina stood unmoving in a relaxed stance, letting the strong woman hit her straight in the stomach. She flew back landing hard on the ground, she kneeled and began coughing, the crowd grew silent. The champion stood above her looking down at her a grin on her face. Mina looked up and everyone gasped, for what they saw was a look of pure rage, the look of a tiger before pouncing on its prey. The champion couldn't stop staring at the Mina's eyes, the hazel eyes becoming pits of anger, fear creeped up her spine. She started to back up but it was too late. Mina swept the champion's legs, she got up quickly and hit her sternum with an open palm strike, shattering the champion's ribs. The champion landed hard on her back, she rolled over and tried to get up, but Mina raised her arm and brought it down upon the champion's neck. A snapping noise was heard throughout the village. Mina stood gazing down at her opponent, she shook her head and looked up at the crowd, her eyes returning back to normal.
*End of Flashback*
"Mina was banished from the tribe, the scrolls for that technique were never found, and neither was the person who taught her" everyone in the room sat in silence, taking the story in.
"You can't be saying that Sarah learned that technique?" Akane looked at Cologne.
"I was just saying that it's a possibility"
"Well, if she had the technique she could of killed Ukyou and Shampoo, correct?" Nabiki leaned against the sliding doors.
"Nabiki! When did you get here?" Kasumi asked.
"In the middle of the story"
"Yes, she could of killed Ukyou and Shampoo, but did you see her eyes Nabiki?"
"No, I did not" she sighed "But I did see that look today"
"What? When?!" Ryoga screamed out.
"Calm down, Ryoga-baby and I'll tell you" Nabiki then proceeded to tell them what happened at her office.
"That's it! None of my daughters are allowed to be friends with such a monster!" Soun stood up in anger.
"Daddy! She's not a monster and she's my friend!" Akane responded.
"You weren't there getting the crap beat out of you Akane" Ukyou took a sip of the tea and looked at her rival.
"But she didn't hurt you! All of you are making it out like she goes out and kills people!" Akane's aura began to flare.
"Everyone, must calm down, the only way to make sure she isn't dangerous is to confront her" Cologne looked at everyone around the table.
"I can't believe this! This is like a witch hunt! Ranma are you going to go along with this crap" Akane looked at her fiance.
Ranma looked down at his hands, refusing to meet her gaze "I think to be safe we should"
Akane stared in surprise "You of all people, she's our friend, she'll never hurt us! I refuse to take part of this garbage" Akane stood up and stomped out of the room.
"Violent-girl don't know what she talking about. Don't want rich-girl to hurt Shampoo or Airen"
The meeting went on, planning what to do or say to Sarah to get the truth out. Ranma said little, he just sat there in silence, thinking back to the first time he met Sarah.
*flashback*
.....I only studied it for one year and that was six years ago. I probably forgot all about it....
*End of flashback*
*She lied to us, to all of us.* Ranma thought as he looked at the people around him.
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Nabiki walked to the wall and flipped the switch of her light off. She laid down on her bed and looked up the ceiling. *Tomorrow is going to be a long day*
A/N
I must admit, I really like this chapter. I hope you are all enjoying the story. Please send some reviews and no flames please, and if you do send some, I'll just ignore them ^_^. Till Next time!
--Colabear
Nabiki sat in front of her computer, thinking about her day. *I've never heard of Sarah being so angry* she thought. According to Ranma she was always pleasant, but today she was very tense.
*Flashback*
Nabiki walked towards the school gate, getting excited about seeing how a real business worked. The fight was still fresh in her mind, but decided to put it on hold and maybe she could ask Sarah about it, if she had the chance. She took the bus to get to Tokyo, got off at the indicated stop, and walked for a few minutes, reaching a tall building made of glass. She could feel the excitement running through her body as she stepped into the building her shoes making a slight sound against the marble floor. She went to the directory and looked up what floor she had to get off. She found it quickly and went into the elevator. She stepped off and walked up to the red hared receptionist. The receptionist was wearing a black blazer, with a light pink blouse and black pants.
"What can I do for you?" the young woman asked.
"I had an appointment with Sarah today"
"Mmm...hmmm..and what is your name Miss?" she asked while typing on the computer.
"Nabiki Tendo"
"Oh, yes. Here you are, just go down the hall through the silver doors, at the end is her office"
"Thank you" Nabiki walked briskly to the end of the hallway, passing cubicles and small offices. She pushed open the silver doors and was met with a splendid view of the city.
"Hey, Nabiki! So glad you could make it!" Sarah said. Nabiki finally noticed her. Sarah was sitting behind a big dark oak desk. A laptop was sitting upon it, with a few picture frames, pens, a phone, and a stationary were placed also.
"Well, how do you like my office?" Sarah stood up, wearing a dark blue blazer, knee length skirt, and a white blouse.
"It's very nice" Nabiki was seeing what she dreamed of.
"Here let me show you around" Sarah showed Nabiki the rest of the office. She had a small couch facing an entertainment system and small bar, and Sarah also had a private bathroom. She then proceeded to show her around the whole floor, telling her what each of the people did and how it worked.
"Nabiki, I would like you to work for me. I need someone to know what's hot in the schools and what teenagers want. I want to expand my business to the younger population. Just come in whenever you get a chance and give me your ideas. What do you say?"
Nabiki was overwhelmed, she couldn't believe. "Of course, I would love to!"
"Great, now let me tell you abo-" she was interrupted by one of the supervisors.
"I'm sorry Miss Mullar, but we have a situation here. The shipment to California never arrived and the stores are complaining"
"WHAT?! What in the world happened?"
"It seems someone didn't put the order through"
"Who did it?" Sarah said in a very irritated voice. She was already edgy by that stupid event she had to go to tonight, she didn't need millions of dollars to go down the drain.
"Someone in the main warehouse" The supervisor said. He was getting very nervous. Nabiki watched as Sarah clenched her fists.
"Fire them! I don't need to take this crap. It was their responsibility and they screwed up. Do you understand me?!"
"Y-yes, Miss Mullar, right away"
"And fix this damn problem as soon as possible" she yelled, feeling her blood pressure rising. *Calm yourself before you do something stupid* she thought.
"Sarah, please calm down" Nabiki said, lightly touching Sarah's arm.
"DON'T TOUCH ME!" she yelled, making Nabiki flinch. Nabiki saw something pass through Sarah's eye, a look of pure rage.
"I'm so sorry Nabiki!! I've just been edgy today"
"It's alright, maybe I should go home. I'll come back tomorrow"
"That'll be great. See you then" Sarah turned around and walked into her office. Leaving Nabiki wondering about her.
**************************
Meanwhile....
Ranma walked on the fence, relieved that school was over for the day. He hasn't talked to Akane about the fight. They were both very quiet the whole time in school and rumors were starting to spread about Sarah and Ranma. He sighed knowing that all of those rumors were probably crazy and started by Nabiki to make money. He looked down at Akane and decided it was the right time to ask her what she thought about Sarah.
"Um...Akane?"
"What is it Ranma?" she asked not looking up.
"I was wondering what you th-"
"RANMA! PREPARE TO DIE!"
"Well, if it isn't pig boy" Ranma avoided the roundhouse kick aimed at his head by quickly jumping down next to Akane.
"Don't call me that! I heard you got another innocent woman to fall for you. Ranma how dare you cheat on Akane like that!"
"Listen bacon breath, I didn't do nothin' to Akane and you don't know what the hell you're talking about"
"Guys! Will you please stop it?! I'm tired and I want to go home" Akane walked off.
"Hey! Wait up you tomboy!" Ranma ran after her.
"Ranma I'm going to make you pay for saying that!"
The three teenagers walked through the Tendo gate.
"Oh! Hello Akane. I'm so glad you got here. We have guest waiting in the dining room"
The group walked in the room and saw Ukyou, Shampoo, Cologne, and Mousse sitting around the table drinking tea. Genma and Soun sat by the shogi board.
"Hey old ghoul! You look dead!" Ranma said as he sat down.
Cologne hit him with her walking stick.
"What did you do that for?" Ranma rubbed his head.
"Show some respect boy"
"What's going on?" Akane sat down next to Ranma. Making sure she wasn't sitting too close to him. It's not like she liked him or anything.
"I'm here to talk about Sarah. I've been thinking about the fight she had with Shampoo and Ukyou. She certainly didn't look like anybody who has trained her whole life and yet she managed to beat them both in mere seconds."
The girls looked very uncomfortable as everyone in the house looked towards them.
"As I was saying" Cologne continued, getting everyone's attention.
"I noticed something about how Sarah looked during the fight. I had a feeling I've seen the look pass through someone's eyes back in the tribe. Back when I was a young girl...."
*Flashback*
The clouds pass slowly against a clear blue sky, passing through green mountains. The scenery giving a peaceful atmosphere.
"Aaahh" unfortunately the peaceful feeling is not felt in the nearby amazon village.
"The winner!" The crowd cheered as the referee of the match held the winner's arm high.
"Mama, look my cousin won" a young girl with blue hair said as she clutched her mom's legs.
"That's right sweetie, and soon you'll be the champion" the mother looked down at her child.
"Next challenger!" the referee looked around. All the women were whispering to each other, wondering who would challenge the strongest warrior.
"I'm up for the challenge" a tall, skinny, young woman walked to the middle of the field. Her black hair pulled back into a bun, wearing a tight dark red dress.
The challenger smirked at her, "You are too skinny and weak to fight me. Stop now, before you humiliate yourself, don't want to get that dress dirty, isn't that right Mina?." The crowd laughed, obviously the challenger didn't look like she could hurt a fly.
Mina looked at the champion straight in her eyes, "I challenge you" her voice barely audible above the laughter.
"Fine by me" the muscled woman wearing a gi, got into a fighting stance.
"BEGIN!"
The crowd gasped as they watched the champion come towards the . Mina stood unmoving in a relaxed stance, letting the strong woman hit her straight in the stomach. She flew back landing hard on the ground, she kneeled and began coughing, the crowd grew silent. The champion stood above her looking down at her a grin on her face. Mina looked up and everyone gasped, for what they saw was a look of pure rage, the look of a tiger before pouncing on its prey. The champion couldn't stop staring at the Mina's eyes, the hazel eyes becoming pits of anger, fear creeped up her spine. She started to back up but it was too late. Mina swept the champion's legs, she got up quickly and hit her sternum with an open palm strike, shattering the champion's ribs. The champion landed hard on her back, she rolled over and tried to get up, but Mina raised her arm and brought it down upon the champion's neck. A snapping noise was heard throughout the village. Mina stood gazing down at her opponent, she shook her head and looked up at the crowd, her eyes returning back to normal.
*End of Flashback*
"Mina was banished from the tribe, the scrolls for that technique were never found, and neither was the person who taught her" everyone in the room sat in silence, taking the story in.
"You can't be saying that Sarah learned that technique?" Akane looked at Cologne.
"I was just saying that it's a possibility"
"Well, if she had the technique she could of killed Ukyou and Shampoo, correct?" Nabiki leaned against the sliding doors.
"Nabiki! When did you get here?" Kasumi asked.
"In the middle of the story"
"Yes, she could of killed Ukyou and Shampoo, but did you see her eyes Nabiki?"
"No, I did not" she sighed "But I did see that look today"
"What? When?!" Ryoga screamed out.
"Calm down, Ryoga-baby and I'll tell you" Nabiki then proceeded to tell them what happened at her office.
"That's it! None of my daughters are allowed to be friends with such a monster!" Soun stood up in anger.
"Daddy! She's not a monster and she's my friend!" Akane responded.
"You weren't there getting the crap beat out of you Akane" Ukyou took a sip of the tea and looked at her rival.
"But she didn't hurt you! All of you are making it out like she goes out and kills people!" Akane's aura began to flare.
"Everyone, must calm down, the only way to make sure she isn't dangerous is to confront her" Cologne looked at everyone around the table.
"I can't believe this! This is like a witch hunt! Ranma are you going to go along with this crap" Akane looked at her fiance.
Ranma looked down at his hands, refusing to meet her gaze "I think to be safe we should"
Akane stared in surprise "You of all people, she's our friend, she'll never hurt us! I refuse to take part of this garbage" Akane stood up and stomped out of the room.
"Violent-girl don't know what she talking about. Don't want rich-girl to hurt Shampoo or Airen"
The meeting went on, planning what to do or say to Sarah to get the truth out. Ranma said little, he just sat there in silence, thinking back to the first time he met Sarah.
*flashback*
.....I only studied it for one year and that was six years ago. I probably forgot all about it....
*End of flashback*
*She lied to us, to all of us.* Ranma thought as he looked at the people around him.
**********************
Nabiki walked to the wall and flipped the switch of her light off. She laid down on her bed and looked up the ceiling. *Tomorrow is going to be a long day*
A/N
I must admit, I really like this chapter. I hope you are all enjoying the story. Please send some reviews and no flames please, and if you do send some, I'll just ignore them ^_^. Till Next time!
--Colabear