Disclaimer: I do not own Ranma, Sailor Moon, or Tenchi Muyo. Sad ain't
it?
A/N Well, time for the next Chapter. It's lunch time!! Time for me to develop Hikari a bit more, and start movin the two together ^^ shall I get started? :p FYI Mamoru and Motoki are the same age and 17 in this fic. Also if you're into DBZ, I have one posted there. Thanks. ^^
I've changed Hikari's story, tell me which one you think is better.
Updated 2/22/04
'Thoughts'
Soul's Destiny, Blood's Inheritance: Chapter 6
Walking along, Tenchi watched Ranma out of the corner of his eye. 'Still don't know what to make of the guy, but as he's my cousin, I suppose we'll have more in common than we want.' Then looking at Nodoka, 'She really doesn't look much like mom. I wonder what happened there. Oh well. As long as I know that she is family I guess its ok. I wonder why she never contacted us for so long.'
Tenchi ahead once again to find he was starting to fall behind. Quickly catching up he heard Ranko giggle at him. "What's so funny?"
Ranko giggled again, "Penny for your thoughts?"
Tenchi grinned, "Oh it's nothing important, just thinking about how unusual my family was before and how much more unusual it's going to get now."
Ranko giggled again and looked ahead once more. Watching the group, they saw Hikari stop, and look around real quick. She then frowned when she came across a store. "Something wrong?" Trista asked.
"That store wasn't here yesterday," Hikari replied looking at a new toy store. She then shook herself a bit and turned to a nearby restaurant, smiling. "This is where we ate the day we arrived. The food is really great. C'mon, let's go in."
Getting in the restaurant, the large group was escorted to a large round table, and they took their seats quickly. Hikari sat next to Ranma, a light blush on her face when he smiled at her. Nodoka noticed this and smiled, thinking, 'Well maybe there could be something there. She doesn't appear to be as violent as his other fiancées. I'll have to see if anything develops this week.'
Hikari made sure all the children were comfortable before picking up her menu and studying it. "What's the best meal here?" Ranma asked.
"I like the burgers and fries," she said, "But it's all really good. All you need to really do is close your eyes, point at a meal on the menu and it's good." Hikari giggled, "It makes for interesting combinations that way also."
Ranma grinned at her, and looked back to his menu. Quickly deciding on what he wanted. Ranma put his menu down to look at the group. He smiled when he saw Hikaru and Ikari sitting next to Nodoka, each vying for her attention.
"Ne Hikari!!! You should tell us a story after lunch. We can all go to the park and you tell us a story!!" exclaimed Sasha.
All the children cheered, and Hikari got an odd look on her face and then sighed, as if she knew she couldn't win. "What story would you want to hear?"
"I wanna hear about a princess!" exclaimed Hikaru.
"We want something with action!" chorused the boys, "It needs to have a great battle in it! It must have a hero!" added Toya.
Ann put in her two cents then, "It needs to have romance too. A hero and a heroine!"
Trista giggled, "Well Hikari, looks like you got your work cut out for you."
Hikari grinned, "Nope I know just the story. Not until we reach the park and get settled down after eating though. If the rest of you want to come and listen you're welcome too, but I don't want the children to make you feel like you need to come with us."
"I wouldn't mind tagging along," Ranma said. Nodoka, Ranko and Tenchi nodded.
"Yeah! That sounds like fun!" squealed Usagi, "Let's go listen!"
Rei and Ami sighed and nodded, knowing that Usagi would get into trouble if they didn't go with her.
Motoki grinned, "It's not one about the sailor scouts is it? There are too many wild stories going on about them."
Hikari giggled, and shook her head, "Not really. You'll find out if you come along."
Motoki thought about it and nodded. Mamoru shrugged and then said he'd come along also. Trista stretched her arms and looked around. "Well if you're going to have all these adults around, I suppose you can take care of the kids for a bit. There are a few stores I would like to check out without the kids in tow. They'd probably make a mess."
Hikari shared a knowing look with her and nodded. "Go right ahead. Be careful though, with the disturbance the other night, I'm not sure about things."
"Now, now Hikari, since when have I ever needed protection?"
"You haven't, that's why I'm worried. For whatever you come across," Hikari answered dryly. The children giggled as Trista gave a feral grin. The waiter then walked up and took everyone's orders. The group talked about menial things while the children made origami things out of their paper napkins until the orders came out. Everyone ate with gusto, only getting a few small tidbits of conversation in.
When they were all finished, Hikari and Trista took care of the children's bill, while the rest paid for their own. Getting up and leaving a large tip, they headed to the park with the exception of Trista, who headed back the way they came a bit. Reaching the park, Hikari found a tree to sit under and the rest of the group made themselves comfortable around her.
"Where should I start? Oh yes. Many millennia ago, there were two extra planets and life on each of them. Those who lived there were strong and had the planet's blessing to do so. There was even life on the sun. Those with the planets blessings found ways to bring others to live on the planets with them and a grand kingdom was started with the moon being the center of activity, and having the most powerful of people. Those of the royal moon family were twice blessed they say, and never flaunted their power. They were always kind and more willing to help others than those of other planets. Any of that family who did not have that wish, never got the powers granted to them."
"Each of the guardian planets had qualities they liked to choose in their successors. These successors were known as the soldiers that protected the moon kingdom, and the peaceful, prosperous time known as the silver millennium."
Ranma tuned out a moment to see Ami pulling out a small recorder and saw that she had already recorded nearly the whole start of the story. He returned his attention to the story.
"There was a small, half formed, and unstable planet where the asteroid belt is now, and a planet that roamed our solar system, so to speak, called Nemesis. Its orbit was not unlike Pluto's, yet was darker as it received nearly no light and heat. The guardians of Saturn, Pluto, Nemesis, the moon, sun and this planet of many pieces each gave their successors something to implement their powers. In other words, they had powers of their own, not limited by the planet's power. For Pluto, it was a time staff, shaped like a key, for Saturn, it was a glaive of silence, for the moon, a silver crystal, for the sun, a sword of light, for Nemesis, armor of great strength that no one could duplicate, and for the last, a staff of worlds."
"This story is centered around the moon and earth..."
"We've heard the one about the moon and earth before," interrupted Ikari, "I want to hear one about Nemesis. You said that was one to prefer male successors. Didn't he have a princess he could love?"
Hikari sighed and nodded then looked at the rest of them. "You sure you want to hear about that one? It might not be as interesting to you."
All the kids cheered, they wanted to hear it, so Hikari started again. "Nemesis was considered the solar system's moon, much like Pluto. Those on Nemesis were charged with guarding something important, but it was lost in the abyss of time. The scout that lived there was created from the planet's life blood of chaos and life. Magic could not exist on such a planet, but the creation of the scout created a void in the planet, nearly killing it. The scout was found to have the power over storms, and I'm not talking just thunderstorms. No magic could penetrate his defenses."
"He swore loyalty to the queen in the center of the solar system, and fell in love with a noble woman at court. Taking her home, he started a family, with his youngest child, his only son, inheriting his power. The new Sailor Nemesis was sent to the moon, however, as darkness attacked. There he grew, until a touch of light brightened his existence. It appeared in the form of an injured girl."
"Nemesis rushed her to the queen, where she told the tale of her planet's destruction, and the death of the scout of the sun and the loss of the sword of light. She was rushed to the hospital as she fell unconscious, and the two did not see each other for many months."
"Those months were torture to the dark haired Nemian, who was very concerned with the girl he saved, for he was very taken by her beauty. They met at the crystal ball, celebrating their thousandth year of peace and the heir's sixteenth birthday. Seeing her there, Nemesis fell in love all over again, and asked her to dance."
The girls all sighed, making the younger guys gag. Ranma refrained from saying anything, finding this too similar to his dream.
Hikari continued, "The darkness attacked the central kingdom that night, crashing the ball and killing all they could. Nemesis and his love both stood fast against the wave, doing their duty and trying to save the princess. Both warriors fought, but were overwhelmed by numbers. The girl was the first to fall, and in anguish, Nemesis threw his power out in one final attempt to destroy the oncoming darkness. Crawling over to the deceased body, Nemesis whispered a promise, that when they should meet again, he would always protect her."
Hikaru giggled, "That wasn't so bad. It even fit the qualifications." The rest of the children nodded.
The rest of the group looked about to say something, when a scream sounded not far from where they were.
"Ne... That sounded like Trista didn't it?" Hikaru asked.
Hikari nodded and then turned to Nodoka, "Could you, Motoki, Usagi, Ami and Rei watch the kids for me? I need to go check it out. Mamoru, Ranma, and Tenchi? Could you three come with me?"
Ranma was already up and waiting for them. The rest got up quickly and followed Hikari to the source of the sound. They found themselves behind the toy store where they found a cat like youma strangling Trista. "Damn," Hikari muttered, "We've got to get that thing to let her go."
"C-c-c-cat. It had to be a c-cat," Ranma said shaking slightly.
Hikari raised an eyebrow and then her eyes widened in realization. "Neko- ken?" she asked.
Ranma nodded, not taking his eyes off the feline youma. Hikari nodded and motioned for Tenchi and Mamoru to go off to the sides and surround it. Tenchi already had out his Jurian sword and was ready to use it. Mamoru had picked up a few stones to distract it with.
"You think you can rush that thing? It's not really a cat you know," Hikari said softly.
Ranma nodded, and saw Tenchi and Mamoru in place. Signaling them, Ranma waited until they both yelled and threw things at the youma, and ran, different thoughts going through his head. He then noticed her right beside him.
'What's she doing? Didn't she just get over an injury?'
'That's one large c-c-cat.'
'No it's not a cat.'
'Why is she following me?'
'Rroooowrrrrr,' he suddenly heard in the back of his mind.
'No! I've got to maintain control. If I can save Trista... rroooowwwrrrrrr...'
'I'm... NOT... a cat!!!! I'm Rrrraanma! And I can't afford to be afraid right now!'
Suddenly, Ranma felt it take over, and watched as his cat self mauled the demon thing, and it turned to dust. 'Why can't I control my body? Why do I feel so detached?'
Ranma looked around and suddenly found himself inside his mind and watching the outside like it was a television show. 'What's going on?' Ranma thought.
Ranma then saw a gate, that was slightly opened, and a cat standing between the gate's doors, looking stuck between them. 'Neko-ken,' Ranma thought. Then he realized that he wasn't afraid of it. Ranma walked up to the great cat that looked like a black tiger with white stripes, and tried to hop over it. A force field pushed both him and the tiger back, and Ranma saw the 'screen' that he was viewing the outside with go black.
"What the heck happened?" Ranma asked, not expecting an answer.
"We cannot share the body at the same time," the great cat growled, "Now we're both stuck here, unless one of us should yield to the other. Otherwise you'll never wake up."
Ranma looked at the great cat, confused, and the tiger sighed. "I shall yield for now. But while I do, you should know that I am tired of trying to force my way to the surface. Unless you find a way to accept me, you shall always be afraid of cats," then the cat snorted, "You know, for a while I really liked Akane, but that Hikari girl is a better choice. Remember, until you learn to accept that I am forever apart of your life, I will always take over to protect you when you need me."
Ranma backed off from the cat and walked to the gates still confused. The gates opened in front of him, and Ranma heard Hikari's worried voice calling him. Ranma smiled slightly and made a note to tell Tenchi and Ranko about this weird dream of his while in neko-ken.
Ranma awoke to see Tenchi, Mamoru, Hikari and Trista standing over him with worried expressions on there faces. When they saw his eyes open, their expressions relaxed slightly, and he started to sit up, groaning.
"Are you alright Ranma?" Mamoru asked, backing up slightly. You had us all rather worried there."
Tenchi nodded, "If that's what happens when you 'go cat,' then I'd rather you keep away from them."
Ranma started slightly, "Did I attack any of you?"
Trista shook her head, "It was a near thing, though. I tried to walk away and you nearly attacked me, but then something happened, and you passed out."
Ranma looked down, "I've got to figure out a way to control it."
Hikari gave him a pitying look and helped him up. "There might be a way to fix it, but I'm not sure. I've never heard of a neko-ken victim being able to come out of their feral state before. This will bear some looking in to."
Ranma just nodded and found his balance slightly disheartened. "Come on, we'd better get back."
The group headed back to find five worried adults, and seven curious children waiting for them. "Come on kids," Hikari said, "We need to get back to the hotel. Ya'll need rest."
The children grinned and ran up to Hikari and Trista. Hikari turned to Ranma with a worried look and looked him over one more time. Ranma gave her a slightly sheepish look, and waved her off to get going. "I'm fine. It won't happen again while there isn't anything bothering me."
Hikari just gave him a look and waved, walking off and leaving five confused girls and one confused guy. "What was that all about?" Motoki asked.
Ranma looked at him and said, "Don't worry about it, its rather embarrassing."
That seemed to satisfy all but Ranko, who gave him a look that she wanted answers later. Ranma just sighed and turned in the direction Hikari went. "I'm rather tired. If the rest of you want to finish your shopping trip that's fine but I'm going to make my way back to the hotel."
Usagi, Rei and Ami all decided to continue shopping, while Motoki and Mamoru went to find a coffee shop. Ranma's family decided to head back to the hotel.
Arriving there, Ranko and Tenchi sat awaiting Ranma's explanation in the guys' room. Ranma was a little hesitant to start, but ended up explaining the whole 'dream sequence' to them. Both looked slightly stunned but decided to help Ranma figure out what the tiger meant.
"Let's do that later though," Ranko yawned, "Right now sleep sounds good."
Tenchi nodded, and Ranko left. Turning out the light, Ranma climbed back into bed and soon was left listening to Tenchi's soft snores. Thought's full of his predicament, Ranma finally drifted off to sleep a little after midnight.
A/N Well, time for the next Chapter. It's lunch time!! Time for me to develop Hikari a bit more, and start movin the two together ^^ shall I get started? :p FYI Mamoru and Motoki are the same age and 17 in this fic. Also if you're into DBZ, I have one posted there. Thanks. ^^
I've changed Hikari's story, tell me which one you think is better.
Updated 2/22/04
'Thoughts'
Soul's Destiny, Blood's Inheritance: Chapter 6
Walking along, Tenchi watched Ranma out of the corner of his eye. 'Still don't know what to make of the guy, but as he's my cousin, I suppose we'll have more in common than we want.' Then looking at Nodoka, 'She really doesn't look much like mom. I wonder what happened there. Oh well. As long as I know that she is family I guess its ok. I wonder why she never contacted us for so long.'
Tenchi ahead once again to find he was starting to fall behind. Quickly catching up he heard Ranko giggle at him. "What's so funny?"
Ranko giggled again, "Penny for your thoughts?"
Tenchi grinned, "Oh it's nothing important, just thinking about how unusual my family was before and how much more unusual it's going to get now."
Ranko giggled again and looked ahead once more. Watching the group, they saw Hikari stop, and look around real quick. She then frowned when she came across a store. "Something wrong?" Trista asked.
"That store wasn't here yesterday," Hikari replied looking at a new toy store. She then shook herself a bit and turned to a nearby restaurant, smiling. "This is where we ate the day we arrived. The food is really great. C'mon, let's go in."
Getting in the restaurant, the large group was escorted to a large round table, and they took their seats quickly. Hikari sat next to Ranma, a light blush on her face when he smiled at her. Nodoka noticed this and smiled, thinking, 'Well maybe there could be something there. She doesn't appear to be as violent as his other fiancées. I'll have to see if anything develops this week.'
Hikari made sure all the children were comfortable before picking up her menu and studying it. "What's the best meal here?" Ranma asked.
"I like the burgers and fries," she said, "But it's all really good. All you need to really do is close your eyes, point at a meal on the menu and it's good." Hikari giggled, "It makes for interesting combinations that way also."
Ranma grinned at her, and looked back to his menu. Quickly deciding on what he wanted. Ranma put his menu down to look at the group. He smiled when he saw Hikaru and Ikari sitting next to Nodoka, each vying for her attention.
"Ne Hikari!!! You should tell us a story after lunch. We can all go to the park and you tell us a story!!" exclaimed Sasha.
All the children cheered, and Hikari got an odd look on her face and then sighed, as if she knew she couldn't win. "What story would you want to hear?"
"I wanna hear about a princess!" exclaimed Hikaru.
"We want something with action!" chorused the boys, "It needs to have a great battle in it! It must have a hero!" added Toya.
Ann put in her two cents then, "It needs to have romance too. A hero and a heroine!"
Trista giggled, "Well Hikari, looks like you got your work cut out for you."
Hikari grinned, "Nope I know just the story. Not until we reach the park and get settled down after eating though. If the rest of you want to come and listen you're welcome too, but I don't want the children to make you feel like you need to come with us."
"I wouldn't mind tagging along," Ranma said. Nodoka, Ranko and Tenchi nodded.
"Yeah! That sounds like fun!" squealed Usagi, "Let's go listen!"
Rei and Ami sighed and nodded, knowing that Usagi would get into trouble if they didn't go with her.
Motoki grinned, "It's not one about the sailor scouts is it? There are too many wild stories going on about them."
Hikari giggled, and shook her head, "Not really. You'll find out if you come along."
Motoki thought about it and nodded. Mamoru shrugged and then said he'd come along also. Trista stretched her arms and looked around. "Well if you're going to have all these adults around, I suppose you can take care of the kids for a bit. There are a few stores I would like to check out without the kids in tow. They'd probably make a mess."
Hikari shared a knowing look with her and nodded. "Go right ahead. Be careful though, with the disturbance the other night, I'm not sure about things."
"Now, now Hikari, since when have I ever needed protection?"
"You haven't, that's why I'm worried. For whatever you come across," Hikari answered dryly. The children giggled as Trista gave a feral grin. The waiter then walked up and took everyone's orders. The group talked about menial things while the children made origami things out of their paper napkins until the orders came out. Everyone ate with gusto, only getting a few small tidbits of conversation in.
When they were all finished, Hikari and Trista took care of the children's bill, while the rest paid for their own. Getting up and leaving a large tip, they headed to the park with the exception of Trista, who headed back the way they came a bit. Reaching the park, Hikari found a tree to sit under and the rest of the group made themselves comfortable around her.
"Where should I start? Oh yes. Many millennia ago, there were two extra planets and life on each of them. Those who lived there were strong and had the planet's blessing to do so. There was even life on the sun. Those with the planets blessings found ways to bring others to live on the planets with them and a grand kingdom was started with the moon being the center of activity, and having the most powerful of people. Those of the royal moon family were twice blessed they say, and never flaunted their power. They were always kind and more willing to help others than those of other planets. Any of that family who did not have that wish, never got the powers granted to them."
"Each of the guardian planets had qualities they liked to choose in their successors. These successors were known as the soldiers that protected the moon kingdom, and the peaceful, prosperous time known as the silver millennium."
Ranma tuned out a moment to see Ami pulling out a small recorder and saw that she had already recorded nearly the whole start of the story. He returned his attention to the story.
"There was a small, half formed, and unstable planet where the asteroid belt is now, and a planet that roamed our solar system, so to speak, called Nemesis. Its orbit was not unlike Pluto's, yet was darker as it received nearly no light and heat. The guardians of Saturn, Pluto, Nemesis, the moon, sun and this planet of many pieces each gave their successors something to implement their powers. In other words, they had powers of their own, not limited by the planet's power. For Pluto, it was a time staff, shaped like a key, for Saturn, it was a glaive of silence, for the moon, a silver crystal, for the sun, a sword of light, for Nemesis, armor of great strength that no one could duplicate, and for the last, a staff of worlds."
"This story is centered around the moon and earth..."
"We've heard the one about the moon and earth before," interrupted Ikari, "I want to hear one about Nemesis. You said that was one to prefer male successors. Didn't he have a princess he could love?"
Hikari sighed and nodded then looked at the rest of them. "You sure you want to hear about that one? It might not be as interesting to you."
All the kids cheered, they wanted to hear it, so Hikari started again. "Nemesis was considered the solar system's moon, much like Pluto. Those on Nemesis were charged with guarding something important, but it was lost in the abyss of time. The scout that lived there was created from the planet's life blood of chaos and life. Magic could not exist on such a planet, but the creation of the scout created a void in the planet, nearly killing it. The scout was found to have the power over storms, and I'm not talking just thunderstorms. No magic could penetrate his defenses."
"He swore loyalty to the queen in the center of the solar system, and fell in love with a noble woman at court. Taking her home, he started a family, with his youngest child, his only son, inheriting his power. The new Sailor Nemesis was sent to the moon, however, as darkness attacked. There he grew, until a touch of light brightened his existence. It appeared in the form of an injured girl."
"Nemesis rushed her to the queen, where she told the tale of her planet's destruction, and the death of the scout of the sun and the loss of the sword of light. She was rushed to the hospital as she fell unconscious, and the two did not see each other for many months."
"Those months were torture to the dark haired Nemian, who was very concerned with the girl he saved, for he was very taken by her beauty. They met at the crystal ball, celebrating their thousandth year of peace and the heir's sixteenth birthday. Seeing her there, Nemesis fell in love all over again, and asked her to dance."
The girls all sighed, making the younger guys gag. Ranma refrained from saying anything, finding this too similar to his dream.
Hikari continued, "The darkness attacked the central kingdom that night, crashing the ball and killing all they could. Nemesis and his love both stood fast against the wave, doing their duty and trying to save the princess. Both warriors fought, but were overwhelmed by numbers. The girl was the first to fall, and in anguish, Nemesis threw his power out in one final attempt to destroy the oncoming darkness. Crawling over to the deceased body, Nemesis whispered a promise, that when they should meet again, he would always protect her."
Hikaru giggled, "That wasn't so bad. It even fit the qualifications." The rest of the children nodded.
The rest of the group looked about to say something, when a scream sounded not far from where they were.
"Ne... That sounded like Trista didn't it?" Hikaru asked.
Hikari nodded and then turned to Nodoka, "Could you, Motoki, Usagi, Ami and Rei watch the kids for me? I need to go check it out. Mamoru, Ranma, and Tenchi? Could you three come with me?"
Ranma was already up and waiting for them. The rest got up quickly and followed Hikari to the source of the sound. They found themselves behind the toy store where they found a cat like youma strangling Trista. "Damn," Hikari muttered, "We've got to get that thing to let her go."
"C-c-c-cat. It had to be a c-cat," Ranma said shaking slightly.
Hikari raised an eyebrow and then her eyes widened in realization. "Neko- ken?" she asked.
Ranma nodded, not taking his eyes off the feline youma. Hikari nodded and motioned for Tenchi and Mamoru to go off to the sides and surround it. Tenchi already had out his Jurian sword and was ready to use it. Mamoru had picked up a few stones to distract it with.
"You think you can rush that thing? It's not really a cat you know," Hikari said softly.
Ranma nodded, and saw Tenchi and Mamoru in place. Signaling them, Ranma waited until they both yelled and threw things at the youma, and ran, different thoughts going through his head. He then noticed her right beside him.
'What's she doing? Didn't she just get over an injury?'
'That's one large c-c-cat.'
'No it's not a cat.'
'Why is she following me?'
'Rroooowrrrrr,' he suddenly heard in the back of his mind.
'No! I've got to maintain control. If I can save Trista... rroooowwwrrrrrr...'
'I'm... NOT... a cat!!!! I'm Rrrraanma! And I can't afford to be afraid right now!'
Suddenly, Ranma felt it take over, and watched as his cat self mauled the demon thing, and it turned to dust. 'Why can't I control my body? Why do I feel so detached?'
Ranma looked around and suddenly found himself inside his mind and watching the outside like it was a television show. 'What's going on?' Ranma thought.
Ranma then saw a gate, that was slightly opened, and a cat standing between the gate's doors, looking stuck between them. 'Neko-ken,' Ranma thought. Then he realized that he wasn't afraid of it. Ranma walked up to the great cat that looked like a black tiger with white stripes, and tried to hop over it. A force field pushed both him and the tiger back, and Ranma saw the 'screen' that he was viewing the outside with go black.
"What the heck happened?" Ranma asked, not expecting an answer.
"We cannot share the body at the same time," the great cat growled, "Now we're both stuck here, unless one of us should yield to the other. Otherwise you'll never wake up."
Ranma looked at the great cat, confused, and the tiger sighed. "I shall yield for now. But while I do, you should know that I am tired of trying to force my way to the surface. Unless you find a way to accept me, you shall always be afraid of cats," then the cat snorted, "You know, for a while I really liked Akane, but that Hikari girl is a better choice. Remember, until you learn to accept that I am forever apart of your life, I will always take over to protect you when you need me."
Ranma backed off from the cat and walked to the gates still confused. The gates opened in front of him, and Ranma heard Hikari's worried voice calling him. Ranma smiled slightly and made a note to tell Tenchi and Ranko about this weird dream of his while in neko-ken.
Ranma awoke to see Tenchi, Mamoru, Hikari and Trista standing over him with worried expressions on there faces. When they saw his eyes open, their expressions relaxed slightly, and he started to sit up, groaning.
"Are you alright Ranma?" Mamoru asked, backing up slightly. You had us all rather worried there."
Tenchi nodded, "If that's what happens when you 'go cat,' then I'd rather you keep away from them."
Ranma started slightly, "Did I attack any of you?"
Trista shook her head, "It was a near thing, though. I tried to walk away and you nearly attacked me, but then something happened, and you passed out."
Ranma looked down, "I've got to figure out a way to control it."
Hikari gave him a pitying look and helped him up. "There might be a way to fix it, but I'm not sure. I've never heard of a neko-ken victim being able to come out of their feral state before. This will bear some looking in to."
Ranma just nodded and found his balance slightly disheartened. "Come on, we'd better get back."
The group headed back to find five worried adults, and seven curious children waiting for them. "Come on kids," Hikari said, "We need to get back to the hotel. Ya'll need rest."
The children grinned and ran up to Hikari and Trista. Hikari turned to Ranma with a worried look and looked him over one more time. Ranma gave her a slightly sheepish look, and waved her off to get going. "I'm fine. It won't happen again while there isn't anything bothering me."
Hikari just gave him a look and waved, walking off and leaving five confused girls and one confused guy. "What was that all about?" Motoki asked.
Ranma looked at him and said, "Don't worry about it, its rather embarrassing."
That seemed to satisfy all but Ranko, who gave him a look that she wanted answers later. Ranma just sighed and turned in the direction Hikari went. "I'm rather tired. If the rest of you want to finish your shopping trip that's fine but I'm going to make my way back to the hotel."
Usagi, Rei and Ami all decided to continue shopping, while Motoki and Mamoru went to find a coffee shop. Ranma's family decided to head back to the hotel.
Arriving there, Ranko and Tenchi sat awaiting Ranma's explanation in the guys' room. Ranma was a little hesitant to start, but ended up explaining the whole 'dream sequence' to them. Both looked slightly stunned but decided to help Ranma figure out what the tiger meant.
"Let's do that later though," Ranko yawned, "Right now sleep sounds good."
Tenchi nodded, and Ranko left. Turning out the light, Ranma climbed back into bed and soon was left listening to Tenchi's soft snores. Thought's full of his predicament, Ranma finally drifted off to sleep a little after midnight.