'Poetic Irony'
"I knew Ranma was behind all this," Growled Nabiki, pacing back and forth across the family room, "it was all just a little time before he completely cracked!"
"How can you say such a thing?" Nodoka interjected, "Ranma's been kidnapped! You saw the state he was in the day he dissappeared."
"He was probably faking it," Nabiki countered, "In fact, who knows how long he had been planning all this out?"
"We have to be rational about this," Nodoka pleaded, "I know this all looks bad, but..."
"BUT NOTHING!" Nabiki shouted, causing everyone in the room to jump at her vehemance, "He's killed my sister, he's almost killed Ukyo, HE HAD SHAMPOO SPADED FOR DEITIE'S SAKES!!!" Nabiki took in a deep breath, "He went after the fiancees, we all know he could not have been happy with the situations they put him in. He wanted revenge!"
"Well..." Nodoka stated, with a cold tone that hinted at a certain amount of betrayal, "I cannot say that vengence wasn't suitably his, but I for one refuse to believe my dear Ranma would be capable of such callous acts." The matronly woman stood up, and grabbed her bundle, "I shall be out, please do not follow." With that, she left the Tendou home. She walked from the gates in a brisk, almost undiginfied stride. As she headed away from the Tendou estate, she undid her hair, allowing it to collapse down to the small of her back.
Genma finally spoke up after remaining silent since the Amazons had left, "She was always so protective of him, the only thing she places above his welfare sometimes is honor."
"Then why did she let you take him away from her?" Kasumi growled at her uncle. Genma grimaced, and chuckled nervously.
"Is it wise to let her go out by herself?" Konatsu enquired, looking towards the door.
"Oh, I doubt the momma's boy would harm mommy," Nabiki seethed, "For all we know, she's probably in on this too!"
"Enough of this, everyone," Soun placated, taking a drag of his fifth cigerette, "There's nothing we can do for the moment, not without any information on Ranma's whereabouts. We have been warned by the constable to remain at home, lest we also be suspect, and any further discussion on this for the night wouldn't be beneficial for anyone."
"How can you remain so calm, father?" Kasumi asked, almost in tears."
Soun didn't answer the question, "I will be retiring early for the evening."
Kasumi, Nabiki, Genma, and Konatsu watched him walk up the stairs. "I never thought he could be so... callous," Kasumi broked the silence with a choked voice.
"I think Tendou-san is more distraught about this than he lets on," offered Konatsu, "Perhaps he's trying to be strong for the two of you?" The male kunoichi watched as the two girl's angered faces became slightly more despairing, as the took in Konatsu's words, "I must get back to Ukyo's side. I don't believe Ranma means for her death, and she is well guarded by police, but I still don't think it is wise for me not to be near her."
"We understand," Nabiki replied, not moving from her seat on the couch. Konatsu bowed, and made his leave.
"I guess all of us may as well turn in for the night," Nabiki suggested, earning a nod from Kasumi.
"I'll wait up for my wife to return," Genma replied with a subdued tone. He went to the shougi table, and sat before it, just staring. Both remaining Tendou daughters spared him a pitying look, before heading to their own rooms.
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The redhead stood on the wall, overlooking the Kuno estate. Her hand clutched the weapon at her side, while the unconcious male scion of the house of Kuno lay unconcious at the base of the wall.
"Kodachi Kuno," she almost breathed the name with anticipation.
"RANMA SAOTOME!!!"
The redhead blinked, before turning on the wall, to find a young man in white robes with flowing black hair. She internally winced at the thought of her prey being alerted to her presence.
"I knew you'd come here, after all, she's the only one left," Mousse stated with a dead, cold voice, "I trust you know why I'm here?"
The redhead rolled her eyes, "Yes, but if you want me..." She jumped down the wall, and into the Kuno estate.
Mousse pulled out a pair of swords, and whispered, "There will be no escape from me, this time..."
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Nabiki lay in bed over her covers, unable to rid herself of the nagging feeling. Ranma had done away with his former fiancees in fashions that the middle Tendou sister would have to note were rather... poetic. Akane was brutalized, as the site she found all the blood in proved. Ukyo tended to 'baste' him, buttering him up to her advantage, he probably presumed that she was using her friendship with him for her own gain. Shampoo tended to act like she was in heat around him at every moment; what he did to her was just as harsh as what probably happened to her sister and Ukyo.
Nabiki idly thought about her brief stint as Ranma's fiancee, and immidiatly found her nerves run cold. It seemed as if the shadows grew all that much darker in her room, allowing it ease for would be assailants to hide in wait.
Nabiki quickly reached over, and turned on her lamp on her night stand, to allieve her fears slightly. Almost instantly, the frigid water flow that she felt down her spine lessened. It was the feeling she got when she saw a potential profit dwindle away, or was surprised by Kodachi's laugh...
"Oh... Kaml..."
Nabiki immidiately shot out of bed, and rushed down the stairs, awakening Kasumi in the process. Genma looked up, as he saw the middle Tendou sister barreling from the stairway, and rushing for the phone.
After frantic dialing, Nabiki recieved an answer, "Nerima Ward Hospital..."
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Konatsu frantically rushed to the Kuno estate on Nabiki's insistance. As he bounded from rooftop to rooftop, he chided himself for being so stupid as to overlook such an obvious target. Ukyo was safe for the time being, only because Ranma would have other goals in mind.
The kunoichi landed on the wall, and launched himself over and into the air for a high view of the Kuno's yard. With concentrated precision, Konatsu threw several throwing daggers below him, each one cutting a tripwire, and setting off several traps in the process. He landed knealing, and turned to look around. He gasped when he found Mousse entangled in a tripwire with a dozen darts stuck within him.
Konatsu rushed over, and checked the other boy. He pulled out one of the darts, and sniffed it. With a solumn expression, he laid Mousse down gently; he would have to at least call an ambulance to come pick up the body.
With trained finesse, Konatsu ran through the yard, until he came upon where he supposed Kodachi would most likely be at, if not in bed. Without any fanfare, he smashed through the window of the greenhouse. Not finding any sign of Kodachi or Ranma there, Konatsu made his way into the house. He only made it down the hall before finding a badly pummeled Sasuke laying against a wall.
"Where's Kodachi's room?" Konatsu asked, urgently. Sasuke blinked his eyes open.
"Ko-Kodachi?"
"Where is she right now?" the kunoichi demanded more firmly. With a shaky finger, Sasuke pointed down the hall.
Lifting the diminuative ninja in his arms, yet not allowing him to slow him down, Konatsu ran in the direction, after several redirections, Konatsu heard a moan from behind a door. Without any caution, he exploded into the room, and the sight before him made his eyes go wide.
True, hey may be a kunoichi trained in the deadly arts, but Ranma was just plain being fricking BRUTAL!
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"Kodachi was crippled, with a large mallet no less" Nabiki stated with almost a twisted mirth, "There goes her career."
"Do you find this funny?" Soun almost growled, turning his most serious glare to his middle daughter.
Nabiki giggled, inciting him further, "No, daddy, in fact I'm scared to Hell about all this! Ranma's not just going after fiancees, is he?"
"I don't know," Soun replied, with a solomn tone.
"It's my responciblity to track the boy down, and bring him to justice," Genma stated, with his own full amount of sincerity and grimness, "Even if it is for he isn't responcible, it's for his own welfare."
"Maybe if you had gotten off your fat behind earlier..."
"Don't test me, girl..." Genma snapped back.
"I won't have you attacking my little girl," Tendou placed himself between Nabiki and his best friend, and wore an expression of challenge.
"All of you, just... calm down," The residing officer commanded, "I need to know, do you think there will be any other potential victims we may want to look into?"
Nabiki mused, "Well, there's Daikonji, but I think she's highly unlikely. maybe Ryoga..." Nabiki gulped before continuing, "there's me..."
"I see..." The officer presiding over the case stated, "Anyone else you can possibly think of?"
"Well, you can ask the idiot here," Nabiki stated, pointing to an indignant Genma, "Kasumi, is there anyone you can think of?"
"Kasumi?" Soun looked around, "I hadn't seen her for quite some time..."
"Now that you mention it, my wife..." Genma also started to look around in concern.
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Kasumi's eyes opened, immidiately finding a near blinding light flashing in her face.
"Hello, Kasumi."
The young woman's eyes widened, despite the hard white light in her face, as she recognized the voice. The gag in her mouth prevented her from speaking more than frantic moans. She was strapped down to a table, so she was held at the mercy of her captive.
"Surpised to see me?" The redhead stepped out into the light, though Kasumi's vision was extremely blurred from the light, "Yes, you're a part of this too, don't you know? You can't get out of this without your own penance."
Kasumi started to scream, as fear induced tears began in her eyes. "Oh, don't worry, I'm letting you off light," The redhead proclaimed, before pulling out a foot long, extremely narrow spike, "But, it's probably best if you don't move around. you *don't* want me to mess this up..."
Kasumi watched in paraylized fear, as the pic got closer to her eye...
"I knew Ranma was behind all this," Growled Nabiki, pacing back and forth across the family room, "it was all just a little time before he completely cracked!"
"How can you say such a thing?" Nodoka interjected, "Ranma's been kidnapped! You saw the state he was in the day he dissappeared."
"He was probably faking it," Nabiki countered, "In fact, who knows how long he had been planning all this out?"
"We have to be rational about this," Nodoka pleaded, "I know this all looks bad, but..."
"BUT NOTHING!" Nabiki shouted, causing everyone in the room to jump at her vehemance, "He's killed my sister, he's almost killed Ukyo, HE HAD SHAMPOO SPADED FOR DEITIE'S SAKES!!!" Nabiki took in a deep breath, "He went after the fiancees, we all know he could not have been happy with the situations they put him in. He wanted revenge!"
"Well..." Nodoka stated, with a cold tone that hinted at a certain amount of betrayal, "I cannot say that vengence wasn't suitably his, but I for one refuse to believe my dear Ranma would be capable of such callous acts." The matronly woman stood up, and grabbed her bundle, "I shall be out, please do not follow." With that, she left the Tendou home. She walked from the gates in a brisk, almost undiginfied stride. As she headed away from the Tendou estate, she undid her hair, allowing it to collapse down to the small of her back.
Genma finally spoke up after remaining silent since the Amazons had left, "She was always so protective of him, the only thing she places above his welfare sometimes is honor."
"Then why did she let you take him away from her?" Kasumi growled at her uncle. Genma grimaced, and chuckled nervously.
"Is it wise to let her go out by herself?" Konatsu enquired, looking towards the door.
"Oh, I doubt the momma's boy would harm mommy," Nabiki seethed, "For all we know, she's probably in on this too!"
"Enough of this, everyone," Soun placated, taking a drag of his fifth cigerette, "There's nothing we can do for the moment, not without any information on Ranma's whereabouts. We have been warned by the constable to remain at home, lest we also be suspect, and any further discussion on this for the night wouldn't be beneficial for anyone."
"How can you remain so calm, father?" Kasumi asked, almost in tears."
Soun didn't answer the question, "I will be retiring early for the evening."
Kasumi, Nabiki, Genma, and Konatsu watched him walk up the stairs. "I never thought he could be so... callous," Kasumi broked the silence with a choked voice.
"I think Tendou-san is more distraught about this than he lets on," offered Konatsu, "Perhaps he's trying to be strong for the two of you?" The male kunoichi watched as the two girl's angered faces became slightly more despairing, as the took in Konatsu's words, "I must get back to Ukyo's side. I don't believe Ranma means for her death, and she is well guarded by police, but I still don't think it is wise for me not to be near her."
"We understand," Nabiki replied, not moving from her seat on the couch. Konatsu bowed, and made his leave.
"I guess all of us may as well turn in for the night," Nabiki suggested, earning a nod from Kasumi.
"I'll wait up for my wife to return," Genma replied with a subdued tone. He went to the shougi table, and sat before it, just staring. Both remaining Tendou daughters spared him a pitying look, before heading to their own rooms.
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The redhead stood on the wall, overlooking the Kuno estate. Her hand clutched the weapon at her side, while the unconcious male scion of the house of Kuno lay unconcious at the base of the wall.
"Kodachi Kuno," she almost breathed the name with anticipation.
"RANMA SAOTOME!!!"
The redhead blinked, before turning on the wall, to find a young man in white robes with flowing black hair. She internally winced at the thought of her prey being alerted to her presence.
"I knew you'd come here, after all, she's the only one left," Mousse stated with a dead, cold voice, "I trust you know why I'm here?"
The redhead rolled her eyes, "Yes, but if you want me..." She jumped down the wall, and into the Kuno estate.
Mousse pulled out a pair of swords, and whispered, "There will be no escape from me, this time..."
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Nabiki lay in bed over her covers, unable to rid herself of the nagging feeling. Ranma had done away with his former fiancees in fashions that the middle Tendou sister would have to note were rather... poetic. Akane was brutalized, as the site she found all the blood in proved. Ukyo tended to 'baste' him, buttering him up to her advantage, he probably presumed that she was using her friendship with him for her own gain. Shampoo tended to act like she was in heat around him at every moment; what he did to her was just as harsh as what probably happened to her sister and Ukyo.
Nabiki idly thought about her brief stint as Ranma's fiancee, and immidiatly found her nerves run cold. It seemed as if the shadows grew all that much darker in her room, allowing it ease for would be assailants to hide in wait.
Nabiki quickly reached over, and turned on her lamp on her night stand, to allieve her fears slightly. Almost instantly, the frigid water flow that she felt down her spine lessened. It was the feeling she got when she saw a potential profit dwindle away, or was surprised by Kodachi's laugh...
"Oh... Kaml..."
Nabiki immidiately shot out of bed, and rushed down the stairs, awakening Kasumi in the process. Genma looked up, as he saw the middle Tendou sister barreling from the stairway, and rushing for the phone.
After frantic dialing, Nabiki recieved an answer, "Nerima Ward Hospital..."
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Konatsu frantically rushed to the Kuno estate on Nabiki's insistance. As he bounded from rooftop to rooftop, he chided himself for being so stupid as to overlook such an obvious target. Ukyo was safe for the time being, only because Ranma would have other goals in mind.
The kunoichi landed on the wall, and launched himself over and into the air for a high view of the Kuno's yard. With concentrated precision, Konatsu threw several throwing daggers below him, each one cutting a tripwire, and setting off several traps in the process. He landed knealing, and turned to look around. He gasped when he found Mousse entangled in a tripwire with a dozen darts stuck within him.
Konatsu rushed over, and checked the other boy. He pulled out one of the darts, and sniffed it. With a solumn expression, he laid Mousse down gently; he would have to at least call an ambulance to come pick up the body.
With trained finesse, Konatsu ran through the yard, until he came upon where he supposed Kodachi would most likely be at, if not in bed. Without any fanfare, he smashed through the window of the greenhouse. Not finding any sign of Kodachi or Ranma there, Konatsu made his way into the house. He only made it down the hall before finding a badly pummeled Sasuke laying against a wall.
"Where's Kodachi's room?" Konatsu asked, urgently. Sasuke blinked his eyes open.
"Ko-Kodachi?"
"Where is she right now?" the kunoichi demanded more firmly. With a shaky finger, Sasuke pointed down the hall.
Lifting the diminuative ninja in his arms, yet not allowing him to slow him down, Konatsu ran in the direction, after several redirections, Konatsu heard a moan from behind a door. Without any caution, he exploded into the room, and the sight before him made his eyes go wide.
True, hey may be a kunoichi trained in the deadly arts, but Ranma was just plain being fricking BRUTAL!
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"Kodachi was crippled, with a large mallet no less" Nabiki stated with almost a twisted mirth, "There goes her career."
"Do you find this funny?" Soun almost growled, turning his most serious glare to his middle daughter.
Nabiki giggled, inciting him further, "No, daddy, in fact I'm scared to Hell about all this! Ranma's not just going after fiancees, is he?"
"I don't know," Soun replied, with a solomn tone.
"It's my responciblity to track the boy down, and bring him to justice," Genma stated, with his own full amount of sincerity and grimness, "Even if it is for he isn't responcible, it's for his own welfare."
"Maybe if you had gotten off your fat behind earlier..."
"Don't test me, girl..." Genma snapped back.
"I won't have you attacking my little girl," Tendou placed himself between Nabiki and his best friend, and wore an expression of challenge.
"All of you, just... calm down," The residing officer commanded, "I need to know, do you think there will be any other potential victims we may want to look into?"
Nabiki mused, "Well, there's Daikonji, but I think she's highly unlikely. maybe Ryoga..." Nabiki gulped before continuing, "there's me..."
"I see..." The officer presiding over the case stated, "Anyone else you can possibly think of?"
"Well, you can ask the idiot here," Nabiki stated, pointing to an indignant Genma, "Kasumi, is there anyone you can think of?"
"Kasumi?" Soun looked around, "I hadn't seen her for quite some time..."
"Now that you mention it, my wife..." Genma also started to look around in concern.
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Kasumi's eyes opened, immidiately finding a near blinding light flashing in her face.
"Hello, Kasumi."
The young woman's eyes widened, despite the hard white light in her face, as she recognized the voice. The gag in her mouth prevented her from speaking more than frantic moans. She was strapped down to a table, so she was held at the mercy of her captive.
"Surpised to see me?" The redhead stepped out into the light, though Kasumi's vision was extremely blurred from the light, "Yes, you're a part of this too, don't you know? You can't get out of this without your own penance."
Kasumi started to scream, as fear induced tears began in her eyes. "Oh, don't worry, I'm letting you off light," The redhead proclaimed, before pulling out a foot long, extremely narrow spike, "But, it's probably best if you don't move around. you *don't* want me to mess this up..."
Kasumi watched in paraylized fear, as the pic got closer to her eye...