*glomps Rokeon* Waii! You're so cool! I'm going to go save that so I
can load it to Faded Fantasies! Fanart rocks!

Chibi Kitsune - Isn't she though? Yeah, a date, really. Although Ken
manages to convince other people to come as chaperones, because he
doesn't feel "comfortable". Whether it is he's uncomfortable with
Schuldich, or the way he reacts to Schuldich... probably won't be
answered. ^___^

Adyen - Pfft. The Ginzoushou is still around; the pretty Silver
Crystal can keep the universe alive, as Ranma & Co. slowly convert the
world to their ways...

Faye Nightmare - Ten Sequels? *blinkblinkblink* Uhm... there's only
five (including Hidden & Confused) actual sequel-ific books planned...
of course, then there are all the sidestories to be written. ^___^

Kyra - Orfiel... eheheheheh, Orfiel will be explained in Hidden
Identity. Orfiel is also my excuse to haul in another crossover,
further down the line. (following Book 4. May even be Book 5, which
would make the current Book 5 become Book 6. etc)

*hiding behind the rest of her reviewers, so Ran does not have the
temptation to kill her* Two Farfies? Wow, if you weren't out to kill me
for the cliffies, I'd date you ^___^

Evil Stratagemini - Yeap, Book Four is offically Confused Identity. The
Ginzoushou is going to belong to Rache. It will (read:should) show up
in Book 4 in Rache's posession.

Shinigami - Unless you killed yourself over the interm, you have
successfully waited a week. Nope, that's not Nabiki's fault. Nabiki
gets her revenge in Book 4.



True Identity
Epilogue : Scry
Li Xiang



Morning, Ranma decided irritably, comes _way_ to soon. Especially when
one has a hangover. Groaning, the currently female martial artist threw
an arm over her face, blocking out the light peeking in through the
window.

"Headache, Ranma?" mused a cheerful-- but whispering-- Saotome Yuki.
Blurry blue eyes opened in an attempt to glare at her sister, but shut
quickly to avoid the far too brilliant sunlight.

"G'way, 'Ki..."

"...Well, if you don't want the hangover cure..."

Ranma sat bolt up, unsteadily crawling over Jei's body in order to get
to her sister and beat the cure out of her. Yuki danced out of the way,
and Ranma fell face first on the ground, "...ow..."

"Wow, little brother," the girl grinned wickedly, "I didn't picture you
the type."

"Huh?"

She pointed back to the bed, still grinning, "Fucking your lover, I can
understand. Fucking your best friend, too. But both at the same time?
_And_ in girl form? You're kinky, Ranma."

"..." she was currently staring at the forms of Jei-sama and Aya-kun,
that were sprawled on her bed, "...how drunk were we...?"

"A lot more than you are now," Yuki replied, gleefully, casting the
spell over the trio, removing the general symptoms of a hangover.

"Oh man..." Ranma-onna moaned, clutching at her head, "This is _so_ not
good..."

"That's what _this_ trick is for," and Aya-kun's form was levitated off
the bed. Yuki winked, "I'll take him back to his own room, little
brother. I _really_ don't want Ran killed before he and Aya-chan can
get to know one another again."

"Yeah, yeah," Ranma muttered, crawling back into her bed to snuggled up
against Jei, "I'm going back to bed."

Yuki nodded, and withdrew from the room. Once her brother's door was
shut, she set Aya-kun on the floor, "So... how long have you been
awake, Ran?"

There was a moment, before violet eyes opened. He crawled to his feet,
"About an hour."

"So why didn't you leave on your own?" Yuki _stared_ at him, "Why get
Schuldich to 'path me?"

Aya-kun blushed, and looked away, and Yuki shook her head with a sigh,
"Men. Glad I don't like 'em."

He snorted, and the pair drifted down the hall. Yuki looked amused,
"You know, I'm pretty sure Tendou cast a lust spell on you, Ranma and
Jei. She was probably trying to mortify Ranma, and have you and Jei
ki--"

When she cut off mid-word, Ran turned to face her. Her eyes were wide
and unseeing, before a tremor shook her whole body. Eyes narrowed
sharply, even as fury darkened them, "So... one of the bitches
survived..."

"Yuki?"

"Not now, Ran," she shot him a grin, "I need to have a little chat with
Crawfish." and she took off down the hall.

"Bitches?" wondered Ran as he returned to his own quarters, a frown
crossing his features as he tried to puzzle out what she meant.

In their own rooms, Ken and Oz-- who had returned with the party
things, and hour into the celebration-- jerked awake. A curse escaped
both their lips, "Shit..."

Sighing, Ken stood, and drifted through the walls until he reached the
werewolf's door. He didn't bother to knock, simply stepping through it
and came face to face with the man he'd been purposely ignoring for
several months now, "Did you feel it?"

"They were scrying us."

He nodded, slowly, wearily, "Yeah. Heh, a continent away, and we still
can't escape it, hey Oz?"

"Understatement, Xander. Defiantly an understatement."

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End Chapter

Yeah, it's a short epilogue. However, you've got all of Book 3 right
there, AND the prologue to Book 4, so... NO COMPLAINING!! *smiles*