The Immortal LaMoore Series
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RANMA 1/2
"Melting the Ice Queen"By KSAM
Disclaimer: Ranma ½ is the property of Rumiko Takahashi & is distributed by Viz Communications, Inc. I do not own these characters nor do I claim any profit from the story I now write. Please don't sue me!!! I have little or no money!!!
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And now the story:
What a profitable day. thought young Nabiki Tendo as she counted all the yen she'd, [ahem], earned that day. The grand total was five hundred thousand. She quickly slipped it into her bookbag, & then continued on her walk toward home.
If business keeps this good, I'll be able to retire when I'm twenty-one. thought Nabiki as she suddenly heard someone scream something.
"LOOK OUT!!!" yelled a voice above her. Nabiki looked up & saw a sight that filled her with fear.
Some construction was being done on the Whitemore building on her way home & Nabiki had thought that this way would still be safe. But apparently a steel girder being used to help build a new wall had slipped out of the harness as it was had been in the middle of being lifted to the third floor & began to fall. Directly towards the middle Tendo sisters, who was too terrified to jump out of the way!
"AHHHHHHHHHH!" screamed Nabiki as she raised her arms over her head, closed her eyes, & assumed the kneeling crash position. Not that it would do any good. She just prayed her death would be quick & painless.
But several seconds passed & death hadn't occurred. She braved herself to open her eyes & was amazed to see that the steel girder was frozen in mid-air. She quickly looked around & saw that everyone around her was froze.
From people staring & pointing at the scene before them, to even the very birds themselves that were flying in the sky above her head. Even the insects on the ground were frozen in place.
What the heck just happened? thought Nabiki as she got up & brushed herself off.
I happened! said a voice inside her head. Nabiki freaked out until she saw that behind her stood a man who wasn't frozen at all.
He stood about 6'5" & looked to be about 200 pounds. He had shoulder length fiery red hair & his eyes were covered by a pair of black framed sunglasses with silver reflective lenses. He wore a white muscle shirt with black jeans, biker boots, & fingerless gloves. Over his shoulders he wore a long black trenchcoat.
Nabiki stared at this man for several minutes in silence. She couldn't believe her eyes. Could this truly be who she thought it was? The man she'd been waiting for to return for two long, agonizing years. The man she loved with all her heart. The only man who knew her both in body & in soul.
"Keanon!?!" said Nabiki in shock.
"Yes Nabiki,…" Keanon said. "…I've returned."
Young Nabiki was in a conflict of emotions. Here he was, the love of her life. After two years when he'd left her to start his mission, he was finally back. She hadn't heard from him at all in that time. Part of her wanted to kiss him, another wanted to hold him tight in her arms & never let go of him. But it was the third reaction that she'd decided to go with.
She slapped him right across the face.
"What was that for!?!" asked a bewildered Keanon.
"Two years!" yelled Nabiki near tears. "You've been gone for over two years & you don't even call or write me!!! I've been worried sick about you!!! I thought you might be dead or something worse had happened to you!!!"
"I'm sorry Nabiki, but I truly tried to…umph!?!" said Keanon as the rest of his sentence was cut off by Nabiki grabbing him & kissing him hard on the lips, even sliding her tongue into his mouth & French kissing him. Keanon, deciding why fight it, wrapped his arms around her & kissed her back. Anyone who looked at this couple could tell by the kiss just how much these two loved each other.
"What was that about?" Keanon asked a little out of breath as the two of them held each other in a passionate embrace as the kiss finally ended.
"Because you finally came back." Nabiki said resting her head against his chest listening to the strong beat of his heart.
I've existed since the dawn of man & have witnessed all the mysteries of life. But you'd think in all that time I'd have finally figured out the greatest mystery of all. thought Keanon as he ran his hand across her back & smelt the sweet smell in her hair from her favourite shampoo.
"What're you thinking about?" asked Nabiki curious.
"The answer to the greatest mystery in all of existence." Keanon replied.
"How a woman thinks, right?" asked Nabiki.
"Exactly." Keanon said as the two of them kissed again.
"Sorry, trade secret." Nabiki said smiling. "If I told you then I'd have to kill you."
"I won't ask then." Keanon said as he & Nabiki walked off hand in hand. "Because I know only you could find a way my love. You already know how to at that."
"Oh, how so?" Nabiki asked curious.
"By refusing to accept me in your presence. Only then would I truly feel deaths cold embrace."
"That's so sweet…" Nabiki said with a tear in her eye. "…if not a little morbid."
"Well, I know the one thing that'll really make you happy."
"What?"
"Ice cream." Keanon responded.
"Good answer." Nabiki laughed as the two of them walked to her favorite ice cream parlor.
Moments later the steel girder fell onto the pavement, hurting no one but a small black piglet wearing a yellow & black checkered bandana around it's neck, whom had leapt to save a girl who wasn't there anymore.
Ten minutes later at the aforementioned ice cream parlor, the two lovebirds were catching up on their lives. While Keanon told her about all the different couples he'd gotten together, she told him about all the craziness of her life & those around her. They discussed this while Keanon had a Banana Split, & Nabiki had a Strawberry Parfait.
"So let me get this straight…" Keanon said while eating part of his banana. "…this guy Ranma lives at the dojo with your family & his father because he's engaged to Akane. But because of a Chinese spring curse he turns into a girl when he's splashed with cold water."
"That's right." Nabiki said eating some of her ice cream.
"Also, his father turns into a panda, this Ryouga person, who is always lost, turns into a black piglet that is your sister's pet P-Chan."
"Yep."
"Then there's Shampoo who is a Chinese Amazon & is engaged to Ranma because he defeated her in battle, & she turns into a cat, which Ranma is afraid of because of a training technique called the Cat-fist."
"That's right."
"Then there's Mousse who is love with Shampoo, turns into a duck, is master of the art of the hidden weapon, & can't see a thing without his glasses on."
"You got it." Nabiki said as she finished her ice cream, & Keanon let her finish his.
"Then there's Ukyo, who Ranma's father engaged him to for an Okonmiyakai cart." Keanon continued. "Then there's the two Kuno siblings. First, Tatewaki who loves Ranma's girl half & your younger sister, but he seems to think that the male half is holding their hearts with some kind of spell. Then there's Kodachi who's in love with Ranma's male half, but thinks the girl half is keeping the male half from her. Finally, their fathers the principal of the high school you go to & acts like a Hawaiian reject. Is that about all?"
"That's about all." Nabiki said finishing the Banana Split & Keanon paid the bill.
"I thought I had a complicated life." Keanon said as the two of them left the parlor. "But yours sounds like something out of a Japanese Anime."
"I've noticed at times." Nabiki said as the two of them linked arms & continued on their way.
"But, it seems like you enjoy the chaos."
"It does make it less boring around here. Everyday I'm interested in seeing what could possibly happen next & I'm never disappointed."
"Well it should really start getting good now that I'm back."
"I couldn't agree more." Nabiki said as she pulled Keanon towards her for another kiss. But just before they could touch lips a voice was heard above them.
"Die!" yelled a young man with long black hair wearing a long white robe who landed right in front of them looking angry.
"Do I know you?" asked Keanon confused.
"Don't try to fool me Saotome!!!" said the young man. "I'd recognize your cursed forms hair color anywhere."
"Mousse, put your glasses on." Nabiki said. The young man in the robes did so & looked confused at the sight of Keanon.
"Where did that fiend Saotome go?" said Mousse.
"He wasn't here to begin with you idiot! You just threatened the man I love baka." Nabiki yelled.
"AHA!" said Mousse. "You have no boyfriend so this must be Ranma is disguise! Die!!!"
"Not today!" said Keanon as he snapped his fingers & a funnel of cold water hit Mousse dead on, turning him into his duck form.
"Quack! Quack!" quacked the angry duck who was confused how he'd gotten wet in the first place.
"Bye bye!" said Keanon as he snapped his fingers & the duck suddenly found itself on the other side of town. Right inside of the local bathhouse in the area. In the woman's bathing side, in a tub of hot water, with about thirty to thirty-five angry woman around him. Three of which were Ukyo, Shampoo, & Cologne.
[Warning! The following scene was cut because it was too violent. However, Mousse now has a greater respect for what Ranma goes through every day.]
"Well that very interesting." Nabiki said as the two of them continued on their walk until they got to the Tendo Dojo. Once there Keanon walked her up to the door.
"Nabiki, would you like to go out tonight?" asked Keanon.
"I'd love to Keanon." Nabiki replied as they shared a quick little kiss.
"I'll pick you up in thirty minutes." said Keanon as she opened the door.
"I'll be waiting my love." Nabiki said as she went inside. Keanon then began to walk down the street. But what he didn't know was that a boy with black hair in a pigtail was watching him. This was Ranma Saotome.
Who was that guy? thought Ranma as he entered the Tendo Dojo. He'd seen him & Nabiki sitting in the ice cream parlor & started to follow them.
He'd missed what happened with Mousse because he'd had to deal with Ryoga, who apparently was blaming him for some steel girder that fell on his head. He'd won, as usual, & quickly found Nabiki & the stranger again. Whoever he was, Ranma had a feeling it had something to do with money. After all, that did seem to be all that Nabiki cared about anyway.
He decided to think no more about it later & entered the Dojo. But to his surprise, Nabiki ran up the stairs carrying several different dresses.
"Thanks Kasumi!" cried out the middle Tendo sister. "I'll have them back to you when I can."
"Keep them for as long as you need!" said Kasumi as she set the table for supper with Akane's help.
"What's all that about?" asked Ranma curious & also hoping beyond anything that Akane didn't help cook dinner.
"Nabiki has a date tonight." Akane said. "She seems really excited about it too."
"Indeed." Soun Tendo said as he appeared reading his newspaper. "I've not seen her this happy since LaMoore left on business."
"Who?" asked Ranma as he sat at the table.
"This guy that Nabiki dated before you arrived here." Akane explained. "They'd been going out for a year until he up & then he left her about two years ago. I'm glad she's finally getting over him."
"Now Akane…" said Kasumi. "…that's not very nice. She will always love Keanon."
"Keanon!?!" said Ranma in shock. That was the name of the man who walked Nabiki home. "What did this Keanon look like?"
"Long red hair, always wore this black trenchcoat, & talked in a deep sultry voice." Akane said. "Why do you ask?"
"That sounds like the guy I just saw drop her off at the door a few minutes ago." Ranma said.
"WHAT!?!" exclaimed Akane & her father.
"How wonderful!" said Kasumi. "He finally returned to her!"
"That jerk is back!!!" said Akane as she pulled out her whoop-ass mallet. "I won't let him hurt her again!"
"Actually, she seemed really happy with him." Ranma said. "Happier then I've ever seen her."
"Well then…" said Mr. Tendo smiling. "…if Nabiki is happy then we shouldn't interfere."
"Exactly." Kasumi said smiling. "We shouldn't get in the way of her happiness."
"He won't make it past the door!" exclaimed Akane. "I won't let him hurt my sister again!"
"Let who hurt me again?" asked Nabiki as she came downstairs. She was dressed in a black cocktail dress, high heels, & silk gloves. For jewelry she wore diamond earrings, & a gold locket around her neck.
"Nabiki! How can you go out with that jerk Keanon LaMoore again!!!" Akane said angry. "That bastard left you after you gave him your heart! He doesn't deserve you giving him another chance!"
What happened next surprised everyone in the room. Nabiki reeled back & slapped Akane hard across the face, knocking her on her ass.
"Don't you dare insult Keanon!" said Nabiki in the tone of voice she used to send shivers down the spines of the male population of Furikan High. "There is not a kinder, more gentler man in all the world."
"But, he left you in tears for months!" said Akane still shocked Nabiki knocked her off her feet.
"Because I was worried about him!" said Nabiki. "He loves me & I know he'll always be there to protect me. So if you even try to get rid of him or hurt him in any way shape or form, then I'll personally make sure you regret it for the rest of your life!"
Akane said nothing, but looked at her older sister nervously. Just because she didn't know how, she knew that Nabiki would make good on her threat.
Just then the doorbell rang & Ranma got up to get it, thankful for the distraction. When he opened it he saw the man in question, Keanon LaMoore was standing there wearing black dress shoes & pants, a black silk shirt, & a white dinner jacket. In his arms was a box of chocolates, & a couple dozen white & red long stemmed roses.
"Hello Ranma." He said. "I'm here to pick up Nabiki."
"Sure thing." Ranma said as he called out to Nabiki as he soon realized something.
"Hey, how'd you know my name?"
"Nabiki informed me about all her life since my absence. But I do find it hard to believe that you turn into a woman with cold water."
Ranma was about to respond to that comment when he felt water pour down his head. Cold water. Moments later the transformation began & a red headed pig-tailed girl stood in Ranma's place.
"However, it seems to suddenly be very believable indeed." Keanon said as Ranma turned around & saw Nabiki smiling & holding an empty glass.
"Isn't it?" said Nabiki as she handed the glass to Ranma & walked arm in arm away with Keanon, after giving her presents to Kasumi to look after.
"Have a good time!" cried out Kasumi as the two walked down the street.
"Don't wait up!" yelled Nabiki back.
"They do make a cute couple." Akane said looking at them.
"Yeah." Ranma said. "But there's something strange about him. Something about the way he acts."
"It's called manners baka!" Akane said angry. "You might like to try them sometime!"
"That's not what I meant tomboy." Ranma said.
"What do you mean?" asked Kasumi.
"When he left, after dropping her off, he wasn't dressed like that." Ranma said. "So how'd he get changed so fast?"
"That is peculiar." Genma Saotome said finally making an appearance. [Much to all our regrets.]
"Indeed." Soun Tendo said. "But if he makes my daughter happy then I'll accept whatever it he can do."
"Of course father!" said Kasumi cheerfully. "Let's get Nabiki to invite him to dinner tomorrow night."
"An excellent suggestion." Soun replied.
"I guess." Akane said as she, the two fathers, & her older sister went to have supper, leaving Ranma alone with his thoughts.
I don't know what's with that guy. thought Ranma. But after dinner I'm gonna find out.
One hour later, Ranma was leaping across the rooftops trying to find where Keanon & Nabiki had gone. It wasn't long before he found them & he prepared himself to take action, because the two of them were in the park surrounded by several members of a street gang called the Dragons.
"I said give us the [insert nasty insult to women everwhere here] & all your money buddy!" The gang's leader said.
"No one dares to call the beautiful Nabiki Tendo that!!!" Keanon yelled as two beams of light shot out of his eyes & turned the gang leader into solid stone.
"As for the rest of you!!!" said Keanon as he pointed his fingers at them & they all turned into pigeons. "Now you can always stay by your leaders side."
What the heck was that!?! thought Ranma suddenly afraid for Nabiki.
"Was that really necessary?" asked Nabiki to Keanon.
"You didn't see his thoughts." Keanon said.
"Which were?"
"Let's just say that they involved you, them, & a lot of X-rated material." Keanon replied.
"In that case you weren't extreme enough." Nabiki said.
"True, but at least this way he'll be a true, solid, member of the community."
"Good one!" Nabiki said as the two of them then began to laugh like crazy.
Ranma decided to take this opportunity & get closer. He moved faster then most people could see & jumped into a tree above their heads. He then watched as the two of them then shared a passionate kiss. He was beginning to feel like a peeping tom as he watched the two of them hold each other in a hug. He listened in & could here what they were saying to each other.
"Only one thing could make this evening even more perfect my love." Keanon said.
"What's that handsome?" Nabiki asked with love in her eyes.
"If we could lose some dead weight." Keanon said as he hit the tree Ranma was in causing him to fall to the ground face first.
"Evening Ranma." Nabiki said. "Did Akane put you up to this?"
"I'm doing this on my own." Ranma said as he brushed himself off. "Because there's something funny about you Keanon."
"What ever do you mean?"
"How about the parks new statue?" Ranma said.
"Point." Keanon said. "Alright, if I tell you, do you promise not to tell anyone else?"
"You have my word of honor!" Ranma responded.
"Very well." Keanon said. "I'm a god."
"Huh!?!" Ranma said in surprise. That was one answer he hadn't expected.
"It's true." Keanon said. "Observe!"
Ranma then watched in shock as Keanon floated into the air. The Keanon raised his arms &, in a heartbeat, the beautiful starry night suddenly became a torrential downpour of cold water covering Ranma & activating his curse turning him into a female with red hair. Ranma also noticed Nabiki had some sort or shield around her keeping her dry. Then, as sudden as it began, the rain stopped & Keanon landed on the ground infront of Ranma also bone dry.
"Convinced?" Keanon asked.
"Very." Ranma said shaking the water out of her hair. "You're the real deal alright."
"Glad to see your convinced." Nabiki said. "Care to explain why you were following us?"
"I felt something strange about your boyfriend here." Ranma said. "So I decided to satisfy my curiosity & find out for myself."
"Understandable." Keanon said. "You consider Nabiki a friend & were looking out for her."
"I guess." Ranma replied.
"Well then…" said Keanon. "…I'd like to make a deal with you!"
"What kind of a deal?"
"You keep my secret about being a god, & I'll see if maybe I can cure you of your gender problems."
"Really!?!?!?!" said Ranma excited.
"Yes." Keanon said. "I promise on my honor."
"Deal!" said Ranma as he began to hop off. "Enjoy the rest of your evening!!!"
"We will!" cried out Nabiki as he disappeared from sight. She then looked at Keanon curious.
"How'd you know he was there?" asked Nabiki.
"I sensed his unusual aura." Keanon explained.
"What do you mean by unusual?"
"I seem to sense what feels like two auras at once." Keanon said.
"What's that mean?" asked Nabiki.
"It means that he is two people at the same time."
"Isn't he?"
"Good point. But I'll worry about finding that answer tomorrow. I have to help him out soon anyway."
"What're you talking about?" asked Nabiki.
"My latest mission brought me here to help him & two other couples get together."
"Oh." Nabiki said looking a little sad as she turned her back on him.
"Nabiki, what's wrong?"
"I thought…I thought after all this time that… maybe, just maybe, you came back for me." Nabiki said as small tears flowed down her eyes. She soon felt his strong arms encircle her around her waist while he gently kissed at her neck.
"That was, is, & always has been my true intention." Keanon said as he turned her around & kissed away her tears. "It's because of you, & our love that I found my purpose. In every couple I've gotten together, I've seen my love for you in their eyes."
"Your sweet." Nabiki said as the two of them kissed again. Nabiki was starting to feel a little bit better. She should never have doubted Keanon's love for her. She also decided maybe she should make amends starting right now.
"I'm sorry for doubting you love." Nabiki said in a seductive tone of voice. "Maybe I can make up for it?"
"How exactly?" Keanon said knowing where she was going with this.
"I'll think of a way." She said as her right hand got a little daring & began to feel up a certain part of his anatomy.
"I think you just might at that." Keanon said, as he snapped his fingers & teleported them to a condo he owned in this world. At least, he hoped he still owned it.
"Don't worry…" said Nabiki knowing what he was thinking. "…it's still yours. I kept the rent paid every month."
"Good thing I got a place with cheap rent then." Keanon chuckled as they kissed again.
The kiss continued as Keanon lifted Nabiki into his arms & carried her into his bedroom. Then, he closed the door.
Two sweaty hours later, the two of them had finally finished & Nabiki was feeling very loved, & very, very satisfied indeed.
"I missed this." Nabiki said as she curled up next to Keanon under the covers.
"I as well." Keanon responded by kissing her on the forehead.
"I only wish I could stay the night." Nabiki said with a sigh.
"I wish you could too." Keanon said. "But, you have your reputation to think about. We can't have people saying bad things about you."
"They can try." Nabiki said as she got out of the bed & walked to his bathroom. "But, your right. Mind if I use your shower?"
"Feel free." Keanon said admiring her nude form, still as trim & athletic as it was two years ago.
"Thanks." Nabiki said as she entered the bathroom. Moments later the sound of running water was heard.
Truly she is a remarkable woman. thought Keanon as a lit cigarette appeared in his fingers & he took a drag from it.
Five minutes later, Nabiki exited the bathroom with a towel wrapped around her body & one drying her hair. She looked at Keanon & stared at the cigarette.
"When did you take up smoking?" asked Nabiki with a look of disgust on her face.
"Right after I left on my mission." Keanon said noticing the look he was getting. "You don't approve?"
"Not really." Nabiki said. "It's a gross habit to get into. I've been trying to get daddy to quit for awhile now."
"Then for you, I give them up." Keanon said as the cigarette vanished.
"Well, I guess I better head for home." Nabiki said looking at the bedside clock.
"Allow me to send you on your way. For a price."
"I see." Nabiki said. "What pray tell is this price?"
"One kiss."
"My kind of deal." Nabiki said with a purr as he sat up & they shared a passionate kiss.
"Was the payment good enough?" asked Nabiki.
"Yes." Keanon said smiling as she gave him another one. "What was that for?"
"Tip." Nabiki said joking.
"My kind of tip." Keanon said smiling. "Until tomorrow my love."
With that said, Keanon snapped his fingers & before she knew it, Nabiki was standing right in front of the Tendo Dojo dressed exactly like she was when she went out.
God I love that man. thought Nabiki as she went inside.
Love you too. said a voice in her head which made her smile.
But, unbeknownst to her, floating high above the Dojo was her true love. Wearing the same clothes he wore this afternoon he simply watched the house. In his own way, he watched over her as the city began to go to bed.
Sleep well my love. thought Keanon. Tomorrow, my mission begins.
To Be Continued…Author's Note's: Well, that was the first chapter. Please feel free to tell me what you think. In our next installment, Keanon begins his mission, discovers a possible cure for Ranma, & the fight of the century. Keanon LaMoore vs. Happosai. See you then. RRR to you all. [Relax, read, & review.]