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"Dialogue"

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Ranma saw Kuno running straight at Nabiki with a raised katana, ((Damnit, he snapped completely!))

Kuno ran faster than ever and would reach Nabiki in only a few seconds. As this occurred Ranma was on his way to block Kuno's path. He didn't notice the black and red energy that arched around the fingers of his right hand.

When he was almost in front of Nabiki, Ranma thought, ((I need something to stop his katana. I can't block it with only my hands, it would kill me and no one would be there to protect Nabiki!))

As this went through his mind the lightning around his hand concentrated into ball and began to lengthen until it turned to the distinct form of a sword. Ranma's hand automatically closed around what appeared to be the shaft. The black-red sword of light flashed when Ranma took hold of it and turned to the Iron Sword. All this happened in almost an instant.

Ranma quickly looked down as he noticed the new weight, ((Where the hell… Nabiki!!!)), but at the moment he forgot about the new weapon since he had more urgent things to do. He lashed out with his sword stopping Kuno's blade only inches from Nabiki's face.

Kuno blinked when he saw that his weapon was halted, "Who dares to stop the righteous crusade of Kuno Tatewaki to purge the world of the evil spawns of the vile sorcerer Saotome?!"

"The so called 'sorcerer' dares, fool!" answered Ranma with an icy tone.

"Ah, the fiend finally fights with the weapon of a man and without his sorcery!" said Kuno stepping back and shifting to an advanced Kendo stance.

"Yeah, whatever…" replied Ranma shifting into a stance of his own. He held his sword in both hands, next to the right side of his face and the blade pointed to the ground.

The two fighters bent down and leaped at each other.

Soon the morning was filled with the sound of metal clashing against metal. Both fighters slashed at each other with unimaginable speeds. The warriors twirled their swords causing audible hisses with each strike.

Hits were exchanged only drawing slightly blood. Attacks were blocked and skillfully countered.

Kuno spun around, sword held out trying to disarm his opponent. Ranma saw this and quickly parried using the same technique against Tatewaki. Kuno's eyes widened when he lost his grip on the katana as it was thrown some meters away.

Ranma jumped above the boy landing behind him, his back facing the kendoist. Ranma hit Kuno with the shaft of his sword to the back of the head causing Tatewaki to fall on his knees. The cursed boy turned around looking despitefully at the kneeling Kuno. Ranma raised the Iron Sword and striked with an intense speed, while yelling,

"VAE VICTUS!"

"RANMA, STOP!!!!"

The sword stopped at Kuno's neck slightly breaking the skin and causing a little blood to flow. Ranma looked over to where the scream came from and saw Nabiki.

"Nabiki, why did you stop…?" Ranma's eyes widened, ((What have I almost done?! If Nabiki hadn't stopped me, I would have killed him!))

Ranma fell to his knees and hands dropping the sword which quickly disappeared in a black-red flash.

Nabiki rushed to Ranma and asked worriedly, "Ranma are you okay?!"

But he gave no answer, he only whispered words which she didn't understand. She looked around searching for help but Nabiki only saw the unconscious form of Kuno who fainted from shock and dumbfounded students who watched the whole ordeal. In the crowd she found the faces of two of her 'underlings' who she promptly called over to her.

"Yuki, go call Doctor Tofu and tell him there's an emergency at school!" ordered Nabiki professionally, "Sakura, you will wait at the school gate for Tofu and lead him here once he arrives."

"Yes, Nabiki-sama!!" answered her cronies, walking away.

Shortly after that, Akane came to the schoolyard wondering what all the commotion was about. She walked through the crowd and spotted Nabiki, Ranma and the unconscious Kuno in the middle.

"What happened here, Nabiki?"

Nabiki looked up from Ranma seeing her sister, "I don't really know. One moment Kuno tried to kill me, the next Ranma fights with a sword against Kuno and almost beheads him."

"Yeah right! Ranma would never fight with a weapon and he is no killer." replied Akane

"Look, sis. It all happened like I told you."

"Okay, then where is Ranma's sword?"

"It simply vanished after he collapsed." answered Nabiki looking down at the still incoherent Ranma.

"Nabiki, do you think I'm stupid? A sword can't disappear like that."

One of Nabiki's eyebrows raised, "Right now, I really think you are stupid."

"What?!"

"Akane, we're talking here about Ranma. He traveled through time using a mirror, he fought a phoenix and he can create tornados. Now say to me again that it is not possible for a sword to vanish."

Akane even had the dignity to look ashamed but that changed all too soon.

"Hmph, what does it interest me what the pervert did?" said Akane stomping of to school entrance. Nabiki watched for a few seconds in the direction where Akane walked off, shaking her head.

"You really are stupid sis…"

The crowd who witnessed the whole ordeal dispersed slowly, leaving only Ranma, Nabiki and Kuno there since it dawned on them that classes are going to start soon. Nabiki sat down next to Ranma, trying to bring him back to the real world.

"Ranma, can you hear me?" asked Nabiki, "Please answer when you can."

((He doesn't react to anything. He only stares at the ground.))

After some minutes Yuki came back with doctor Tofu.

"Doctor, it's good that you are finally here. You must help Ranma!" said the middle Tendo daughter

"Hello Nabiki, please tell me what happened here." replied Tofu with a concerned voice

Nabiki did this and retold the events that occurred this morning. Tofu listened to her only stopping her when he wanted to ask a question. After she finished he nodded to himself and thanked her.

"Okay doc, what is wrong with Ranma?"

"I'll tell you but before that please answer me a question."

"Ask away, doctor."

"Where is Kuno?"

"What?"

"I want to know where Kuno is. You said he fell unconscious. Where is he?"

"Oh that! The school apparently called his home because some minutes before you came, Sasuke arrived and carried him away."

"Oh, I really hope he is in good care."

"Doctor?"

"Yes, Nabiki?"

"What the hell is wrong with Ranma?!"

"Oh sorry, I promised you an answer. From what you told me I think he went into a shock-like state because he almost did something that he wouldn't do normally. His mind is trying to comprehend this and shut out the real world."

"Can we do something to help him?"

"Yes, first I'll use a sleep pressure point on Ranma and then I'll carry him to my office."

"I'm going to accompany you."

"Umm… don't you have school Nabiki?"

"Yes, I have but I don't care. I want to stay with Ranma."

"Why exactly do you want to stay with him?"

"Because no one else would."

This confused Tofu, "What do you mean?"

"I mean that no one really cares about him. His father only sees a free meal ticket in him. Akane cares less about Ranma than I thought. His mother would kill him if he shows any signs of being 'unmanly'. My father could care less if something happens to Ranma unless it threatens engagement. And Ranma has no real friends whatsoever."

"What about you Nabiki?"

"What about me?"

"Are you his friend?"

((Am I his friend? Hmm, that is really a good question, a few days ago I would have said no but now…))

"Yes doctor, I am!" answered Nabiki with a smile on her face

"That's good to hear."

That said Tofu bent down, pressed a pressure point on Ranma's neck and lifted him up.

"Now Nabiki, please follow me to my office."

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