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The Cat Café is also referred to as the Nekohanten in some places.
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Thoughts are in 'quotations'.
Everything enclosed in {} is flashbacks said from Ryoga's point of view. Ryoga is telling what happened to Akane.
Ryoga nodded. "I believe it. This is how my visit to your house went...."
{Nabiki led me to her room first off. Kasumi brought up some cookies and lemonade. She is a very nice girl. Nabiki asked me where in the world I had visited.
"Well, I have been to every continent." I told her truthfully.
"Even Antarctica?" She asked, astounded.
"Yes. I got caught on a fishing ship and somehow wandered onto a research yacht that was traveling there to see the penguins after a huge oil spill, which was kind of my fault. Don't worry, I stayed and cleaned up, then they took me to... South Africa, if I recall correctly." I ate some of the cookies.
"Amazing. How many different banks do you belong to?" She questioned, totally switching the subject.
"Well, at least ten in the United States. I think five in South America. Probably twenty or so across Europe. I'm not sure how many in Asia and just one or two in Africa." Her jaw dropped open as she added the figures in her head.
"Do all of these banks have money in them?" She said weakly.
"Why yes. If not then you have to pay a fee. I just have my accountants keep track of the interest and such." I wondered why this is such a big deal.
"Ryoga, you are filthy rich! You probably have more then me and Kuno put together. Where did you get all this money?" I could practically see the dollar signs in her eyes.
"Well, when ever I do odd jobs around the world, I just take as little as possible to keep me going and put the rest in the bank. I don't use public transportation because I can walk everywhere, I don't pay rent, and I can usually live off the land so food isn't that costly. That job I got for the government doing whatever it was I was doing helped a great deal. I still wonder why they wanted me to carry that briefcase to Australia. Why do you ask?" I hoped that she wasn't planning to swindle me out of any money.
"We are friends, right Hibiki?"
"Uh, I guess. As long as you forgive me for beating you at Monopoly." I saw her eyes flash.
"If you forget it ever happened and never bring it up again. I'm sure I can..convince my brother-in-law not to tell." She smirked.
"Forgotten. What does this have to do with my money?" I asked hesitantly.
"As your friend, how would you like it if I handled your finances? I know people all over the world and I can do it all from my laptop." She pointed to black machine sitting closed on her desk. "What do you say?"
I frowned. "Are you sure that you aren't going to steal it from me?"
"Hibiki!" She looked genuinely hurt, and I could tell she wasn't faking it. "Is that what you think of me? I am trying to do a friend a favor and you have to turn it into something bad. I wasn't even going to charge you, and that is something I rarely do."
I raised my eyebrows in surprise. "You weren't going to charge me? Now I know something's up. I thought Ranma was supposed to be the sick one." I leaned back in my chair and crossed my arms.
She sighed forlornly. "Let's just say I've had a change of heart, ok?" She looked at me with big brown eyes.
"Ok, you can do my finances. This is actually going to help me. I've been thinking lately that my accountant has been stealing from me." She brightened up.
"I won't steal from you. I may like to take money from people, but I'm not a crook." She opened her laptop and started opening files and typing.
"I know, I know." We sat in silence for a while, the only noise the sound of the keys and the sound of the machine. "Hey, Nabiki, what makes me so special? How come you aren't taking money from me, or charging me for your services."
She looked at me from over the brim of the computer. "I'm not sure I want to tell you that just yet." She went back to her work.
I was confused, but went along with it. "Oh, ok." I spied a clock sitting on her shelf. "I promised Ukyo I would see her. She needed to talk to me."
Nabiki tried not to look disappointed, but I could see it. "Oh, well, ok then. I'll walk you downstairs so you don't wander into Daddy's room or something."
We went downstairs and Kasumi was preparing a shopping list. "Hello, Ryoga, Nabiki. Are you finished with your discussion?"
"Yes, Kasumi. Are you going out? Ryoga needs someone to take him the Okonomiyaki Ucchan's." She pushed me forwards, not seeing the look I wore whenever someone made me feel like a helpless child.
"It is on the way. I would be glad to take you." She stood by the door.
"Wait, Ryoga, one more thing!" Nabiki pulled me back and turned me to face her. "Come over as soon as possible. I want you hear so we can go over your bank statements and such." I nodded and started to turn away, but she stopped me once more. "Don't be a stranger." She said quietly. Then she did the unthinkable.
Nabiki Tendo pulled me forwards and gave me my first real kiss on the lips.}
Akane was hyperventilating. She felt as if she would go into shock. 'My sister did THAT? To RYOGA?'
"I know, I know!" The Lost Boy cried. "If you think you are surprised, imagine how I feel!"
{I just whispered, "Ok, see you later," and walked out of there in shock. Kasumi pretended she didn't see anything, but I could tell she had seen.}
"So she dropped me off at Ukyo's, that happened, and now I'm here." He put his head in his hands. "I don't know what to do."
Akane leaned against the wall, needing something to keep her up. "Having two girls after you. You must feel like Ranma. Maybe he can give you advice." She smacked her hand to her head. "What am I saying? Ranma doesn't make decisions or give good advice!"
"Well, I just need someone to talk to. Thanks for listening." He got up to leave.
"What are you going to do now?" Akane asked, worried for her friends mental heath after such a revelation.
"I dunno. Maybe I'll go visit those penguin friends of mine in Antarctica." He walked dejectedly out the door, and Akane didn't have to heart to follow and stop him.
"Akane?" called an extremely weak voice.
"Ranma! How are you feeling?" She turned pale at the site of his green face.
"Get the ghoul. I think I'm gonna be sick."
A/N: Please don't kill me! I know it seemed as if it was going to be Ukyo/Ryoga and now it could be Ryoga/Nabiki. The truth is, I don't know who he is going to be with yet. Can you believe I am getting two chapters out one after another? Well, I wrote the last chapter last night, and I had three free periods in which to write and do homework. It is always good to finish all the work for your computer class early. And now you don't have to worry about whether or not my DSL works in order to get this posted. I will probably get another chapter written tonight, but I'm probably going to take a few hours to study for this enormous English exam I have tomorrow. Luckily, I finished all my other homework, and I'll have plenty of time to write tomorrow, because we wont have any at all. But I'm sure you don't care what is going on in my life. I just hope you like my writing. I'm going to shut up now, but if you want to talk to me more, email me at lavendergaia@yahoo.com. Questions, comment, reactions, and reviews are greatly appreciated.
There are no personal review replies, since the last chapter isn't even up yet!
The Cat Café is also referred to as the Nekohanten in some places.
Disclaimer: Insert a disclaimer here and pretend I wrote it.
Thoughts are in 'quotations'.
Everything enclosed in {} is flashbacks said from Ryoga's point of view. Ryoga is telling what happened to Akane.
Ryoga nodded. "I believe it. This is how my visit to your house went...."
{Nabiki led me to her room first off. Kasumi brought up some cookies and lemonade. She is a very nice girl. Nabiki asked me where in the world I had visited.
"Well, I have been to every continent." I told her truthfully.
"Even Antarctica?" She asked, astounded.
"Yes. I got caught on a fishing ship and somehow wandered onto a research yacht that was traveling there to see the penguins after a huge oil spill, which was kind of my fault. Don't worry, I stayed and cleaned up, then they took me to... South Africa, if I recall correctly." I ate some of the cookies.
"Amazing. How many different banks do you belong to?" She questioned, totally switching the subject.
"Well, at least ten in the United States. I think five in South America. Probably twenty or so across Europe. I'm not sure how many in Asia and just one or two in Africa." Her jaw dropped open as she added the figures in her head.
"Do all of these banks have money in them?" She said weakly.
"Why yes. If not then you have to pay a fee. I just have my accountants keep track of the interest and such." I wondered why this is such a big deal.
"Ryoga, you are filthy rich! You probably have more then me and Kuno put together. Where did you get all this money?" I could practically see the dollar signs in her eyes.
"Well, when ever I do odd jobs around the world, I just take as little as possible to keep me going and put the rest in the bank. I don't use public transportation because I can walk everywhere, I don't pay rent, and I can usually live off the land so food isn't that costly. That job I got for the government doing whatever it was I was doing helped a great deal. I still wonder why they wanted me to carry that briefcase to Australia. Why do you ask?" I hoped that she wasn't planning to swindle me out of any money.
"We are friends, right Hibiki?"
"Uh, I guess. As long as you forgive me for beating you at Monopoly." I saw her eyes flash.
"If you forget it ever happened and never bring it up again. I'm sure I can..convince my brother-in-law not to tell." She smirked.
"Forgotten. What does this have to do with my money?" I asked hesitantly.
"As your friend, how would you like it if I handled your finances? I know people all over the world and I can do it all from my laptop." She pointed to black machine sitting closed on her desk. "What do you say?"
I frowned. "Are you sure that you aren't going to steal it from me?"
"Hibiki!" She looked genuinely hurt, and I could tell she wasn't faking it. "Is that what you think of me? I am trying to do a friend a favor and you have to turn it into something bad. I wasn't even going to charge you, and that is something I rarely do."
I raised my eyebrows in surprise. "You weren't going to charge me? Now I know something's up. I thought Ranma was supposed to be the sick one." I leaned back in my chair and crossed my arms.
She sighed forlornly. "Let's just say I've had a change of heart, ok?" She looked at me with big brown eyes.
"Ok, you can do my finances. This is actually going to help me. I've been thinking lately that my accountant has been stealing from me." She brightened up.
"I won't steal from you. I may like to take money from people, but I'm not a crook." She opened her laptop and started opening files and typing.
"I know, I know." We sat in silence for a while, the only noise the sound of the keys and the sound of the machine. "Hey, Nabiki, what makes me so special? How come you aren't taking money from me, or charging me for your services."
She looked at me from over the brim of the computer. "I'm not sure I want to tell you that just yet." She went back to her work.
I was confused, but went along with it. "Oh, ok." I spied a clock sitting on her shelf. "I promised Ukyo I would see her. She needed to talk to me."
Nabiki tried not to look disappointed, but I could see it. "Oh, well, ok then. I'll walk you downstairs so you don't wander into Daddy's room or something."
We went downstairs and Kasumi was preparing a shopping list. "Hello, Ryoga, Nabiki. Are you finished with your discussion?"
"Yes, Kasumi. Are you going out? Ryoga needs someone to take him the Okonomiyaki Ucchan's." She pushed me forwards, not seeing the look I wore whenever someone made me feel like a helpless child.
"It is on the way. I would be glad to take you." She stood by the door.
"Wait, Ryoga, one more thing!" Nabiki pulled me back and turned me to face her. "Come over as soon as possible. I want you hear so we can go over your bank statements and such." I nodded and started to turn away, but she stopped me once more. "Don't be a stranger." She said quietly. Then she did the unthinkable.
Nabiki Tendo pulled me forwards and gave me my first real kiss on the lips.}
Akane was hyperventilating. She felt as if she would go into shock. 'My sister did THAT? To RYOGA?'
"I know, I know!" The Lost Boy cried. "If you think you are surprised, imagine how I feel!"
{I just whispered, "Ok, see you later," and walked out of there in shock. Kasumi pretended she didn't see anything, but I could tell she had seen.}
"So she dropped me off at Ukyo's, that happened, and now I'm here." He put his head in his hands. "I don't know what to do."
Akane leaned against the wall, needing something to keep her up. "Having two girls after you. You must feel like Ranma. Maybe he can give you advice." She smacked her hand to her head. "What am I saying? Ranma doesn't make decisions or give good advice!"
"Well, I just need someone to talk to. Thanks for listening." He got up to leave.
"What are you going to do now?" Akane asked, worried for her friends mental heath after such a revelation.
"I dunno. Maybe I'll go visit those penguin friends of mine in Antarctica." He walked dejectedly out the door, and Akane didn't have to heart to follow and stop him.
"Akane?" called an extremely weak voice.
"Ranma! How are you feeling?" She turned pale at the site of his green face.
"Get the ghoul. I think I'm gonna be sick."
A/N: Please don't kill me! I know it seemed as if it was going to be Ukyo/Ryoga and now it could be Ryoga/Nabiki. The truth is, I don't know who he is going to be with yet. Can you believe I am getting two chapters out one after another? Well, I wrote the last chapter last night, and I had three free periods in which to write and do homework. It is always good to finish all the work for your computer class early. And now you don't have to worry about whether or not my DSL works in order to get this posted. I will probably get another chapter written tonight, but I'm probably going to take a few hours to study for this enormous English exam I have tomorrow. Luckily, I finished all my other homework, and I'll have plenty of time to write tomorrow, because we wont have any at all. But I'm sure you don't care what is going on in my life. I just hope you like my writing. I'm going to shut up now, but if you want to talk to me more, email me at lavendergaia@yahoo.com. Questions, comment, reactions, and reviews are greatly appreciated.