---Flight 714 to England from Japan---
Nabiki leaned back into her seat in the first class compartment of the plane and gazed out the window to her right. The plane had just left Japan's airspace a few minutes ago and Nabiki knew that it may be a long time before she ever saw her homeland again, if ever. She had packed everything she valued and brought them with her when she had left home…no, the Tendo Dojo, an hour ago. It had stopped being home not long after her mother passed away all those years ago; she had just never realized it until recently. Now, Nabiki was ready to leave the prison her former home had become and join the only people she really considered as her family anymore. As her eyes looked out at the scene outside her window, her mind went back to a few hours ago and why she was now on board a plane taking her to a new life.
---Earlier, Tendo Dojo, Nabiki's Room---
Nabiki finished reading the reports that her 'assistants' had put together for her. Some of them dealt with her various business dealings while the rest of them dealt with the issue of her 'search' for her elder sister and a certain aquatranssexual martial artist. The results of the search so far had come up with nothing, which was exactly what Nabiki had expected. The search was just a show Nabiki was putting on for the rest of Nerima. She knew exactly where Ranma and Kasumi were heading; Nabiki had sent them on their way after all. A few favors, some fake passports and a midnight escape from the hospital was all it took for Nabiki to get those two out of Japan and on the way to England.
In a way, she wasn't all that surprised with what happened between Kasumi and Ranma. It seemed inevitable really, like something out of a story which was par for the course when it came to Ranma's life. Nabiki smiled to herself as her thoughts took a familiar path. She thought Ranma's life in Nerima ran an almost eerie parallel to that Disney movie she had once seen called 'Beauty and the Beast'. All those weird characters running around in the castle, the villagers all smitten by that hunter, Kasumi fit the role of Beauty perfectly, forced by circumstances to have to cook, clean and take care of the rest of her family. Ranma made for a good stand in for the Beast although his curse was much easier on the eyes.
Nabiki felt that familiar shiver run through her body as she thought about Ranma's cursed form. Yes, the gods could certainly be cruel at times. To bless a body like that on someone who would never accept it completely. Yes, Ranma put up with the curse, yes, he had adapted to it and even seemed enjoy it sometimes but whenever any hint of a cure showed itself…BAM! He'd be going after it faster than Genma could run if his life was in danger. If Ranma had been a girl cursed to become a boy, Nabiki would have married Ranma the day the Saotomes had arrived.
Sure she had acted a little upset when she first met Ranma but that had only been to keep up appearances. The fact that the soaking wet redhead had let Nabiki practically fondle her breasts without actually stopping her had brought to mind several ways Nabiki could've apologized to her later that night once she managed to talk her father into letting the girl stay in her room for the night. Then she found out about the curse and boy had she reacted badly to it. She really regretted pushing Ranma onto Akane that night, just because she'd been frightened and upset that the girl she had found herself attracted to, had turned out to be a guy instead.
In a way, it was ironic how things had played out. Akane had accused Kasumi of stealing Ranma from her and planning to elope with him with Nabiki's help. So Akane had lashed out at them and injured Kasumi in the process. The end result of Akane's actions? Ranma and Kasumi professed their love for each other and Nabiki helped to send them on their way to a new life together. Akane's accusation came true because of Akane herself. Things had a funny way of working out in Nerima, the weird and the supernatural were everyday occurrences. Nabiki wondered if there were any other places in the world like it.
A tone from her laptop brought her out of her thoughts. Nabiki looked at her screen and saw someone had just instant messaged her. She noticed the name of the sender and smiled to herself. It was Kasumi's private account that no one but Nabiki knew about which meant that it might finally be time to put phase two of their plan into action. She opened up a conversation so she could talk with Kasumi and find out how things had went with her trip to see Integra.
---Online Conversation---
Urd: Hiya Bell! How are you and Keiichi? Did you manage to find Mara?
Belldandy: Hello Urd, yes, we managed to find Mara. She sends her best wishes to you and says she can't wait to see you again.
Urd: Tell her I can't wait to see her again too. C'mon, don't leave me hanging, how are things going between you and Keiichi? I want to hear ALL the juicy details!
Belldandy: Urd! There's nothing to tell! We both agreed we would be taking things slowly.
Urd: Knowing how skittish Keiichi is, you'll be old and gray before he finally works up the nerve to take things further.
Belldandy: Kei-kun isn't that bad… He just needs time to adjust to our new situation and so do I.
Urd: New situation? What's new? You've wanted to jump his bones for some time now. Now that you're a couple it's okay, so go for it!
Belldandy: That's not what I meant! And besides, what Kei-kun and I do is private.
Urd: Ha ha ha ok, ok, I'll drop the subject, I'm just teasing Bell, you know that.
Belldandy: Anyway, I've talked about it with Mara and she's going to help us.
Urd: Great! Now we just need a way to make sure no one comes after us or at least delay anyone long enough for our trail to go cold. I still haven't come up with a fool proof way of doing that, how about you Bell?
Belldandy: Don't worry; we've come up with a way that will guarantee no one will even think of coming after us.
Urd: Really? So what's the plan?
Belldandy: First, tell everyone that you've found us in London.
Urd: Whoa, hold on there! If I do that, everyone will be on the way there before the sun sets here!
Belldandy: Not if you tell them that we're dead.
Urd: What!
Belldandy: Just tell everyone that you're coming here to pick up our bodies and bring them back to Nerima. That way they'll wait in Nerima for you to come back with 'us'.
Urd: Then what? I don't quite see how this plan is going to work, Bell. Just saying you two are dead and coming back with a couple of fake bodies isn't going to fool anyone for long. People are going to want to check the bodies and the death certificates. They're not going to accept something like that just on my say so.
Belldandy: The certificates will be real and you won't need to worry about the bodies. Mara and I have come up with a cover story for our 'deaths'.
Urd: Oh? What is it? It'd have to be something pretty good to explain Keiichi's death, considering who we're talking about here.
Belldandy: We're going to blame our deaths on that terrorist organization that's been attacking all over the world recently, Cobra. Keiichi and I will simply have been at the wrong place and at the wrong time when 'Cobra' attack.
Urd: Wrong place and time eh? Knowing Keiichi, I'd buy that…and with how destructive those Cobra guys can get…but what happens if someone tries to investigate the 'attack'?
Belldandy: There really will be an attack by Cobra here soon. Mara's people found out about it and tried to warn the government but they've been ignored so far. We've decided to take advantage of it for own purposes though. Don't worry, Urd, just do what I've told you, trust me.
Urd: Alright, I'll do it…but even if, IF, this plan works what about me?
Belldandy: We've thought of that as well, don't worry. Now how's Skuld taking all this?
Urd: I'm surprised you still care about the brat after everything she did.
Belldandy: What she did…hurt…but I forgive her; she just needs to grow up. We sheltered her too long; I'm partly to blame for Skuld's actions.
Urd: Hmph well Skuld has been crying when she gets home from school. At least she doesn't seem to be falling back into her old habits. I think that talk I had with her that day stuck with her, we can hope anyway.
Belldandy: Is that all she's been doing?
Urd: I know she's been talking things over with her friends so she has some support. Toshiyuki tried his old routine on her a few days ago.
Belldandy: Oh my…I take it she didn't respond well to that?
Urd: You could say that. She kicked him between the legs so hard his face actually went blue. Then she told all the boys that if any guy tried anything like that with her again she wouldn't be so gentle next time.
Belldandy: Will the boy be alright?
Urd: He'll live. Though no ones seen him since and according to a medical report I got, you wouldn't want to hold your breath for an heir from him any time soon. None of the other boys from the hentai horde have tried anything either.
Belldandy: What about the others?
Urd: Fujimi and Megumi have been very busy lately and Sayoko is supposedly 'nursing' her brother back to health. I'm not sure what to make of that one and I'm not so curious about it that I want to visit that nut house to find out. Everyone's been paying me to track down 'Ranma' before he falls for 'Kasumi'. All the girls seem very worried about that.
Belldandy: Oh my.
Urd: Seriously though, Bell. How are things going with Keiichi? He's a nice guy and everything I know but are you really sure about him?
Belldandy: Yes, Urd, I'm very sure. He makes me very happy. He's so kind and caring, he makes me feel special…I don't really understand why Skuld acted as she did. Yes, Keiichi does have some rough edges but he's nowhere near as bad as she used to say he was.
Urd: Because the brat would never have admitted she might've been wrong about him.
Belldandy: Urd…
Urd: Anyway I have to go now Bell. I'll see you when I get there.
---Real World---
Nabiki didn't wait for a reply and logged out of her account before she shut down her laptop. She was still angry with Akane and everything that had happened. She hoped that Akane would change for the better now that she had had some harsh reality shoved down her throat. Her little sister wasn't the only one she was angry with though. Nabiki also partly blamed herself for Akane's attitude. She was partly responsible for her little sister's spoilt daddy's girl attitude. Whenever Akane had caused any problems, either Nabiki or Kasumi would step in to smooth things over. Her father wasn't really any better, anything Akane had wanted was hers and he'd pull that stupid demon's head on anyone that said otherwise.
'Guess it's time to start phase two…' Nabiki thought to herself as she began looking up numbers in her little black book. If she was going to be bringing back two bodies then she'd better prepare a funeral to receive them. She could pull in the fiancé's and some of Ranma's rivals to help with the funeral arrangements. It'd save money and it would effectively nail them all down in Nerima while she went to 'retrieve' Kasumi and Ranma. She began writing out a list of numbers and the services they could provide, as well as what they owed her, just in case they considered refusing her. Once she had finished her list, Nabiki picked up her mobile and dialed the first number on it.
---Two hours later---
Nabiki turned off her mobile and placed it on her table. She felt mentally and emotionally exhausted after having to deal with everyone she had just called. The fiancé's and rivals had reacted as she had thought they would, Nabiki was pleasantly surprised that she hadn't gone deaf from all the reactions which had included shouting, maniacal laughter and ranting. One of the hardest calls had been Ranma's mother. Nodoka had simply become cold and business like once she heard the news. It had made it hard to figure out what her reaction had really been, especially over the phone since Nabiki couldn't see her face.
Ranma's mother was a difficult woman to grasp even though she tended to come across as a lonely, honour obsessed traditional woman who wanted her son to give her lots of grandchildren. If Nabiki was the type to simply judge a person purely on her first impression then Nodoka would have rated very low on her list of people to truly respect. She had tried to look up information on the woman to see what kind of person she really was but all her searches had been lacking in the information she really wanted. Everything had turned up merely superficial information, as if it were all merely a cover.
That had made Nabiki cautious about her. Even from her last phone call with the woman, Nabiki still couldn't be sure just how Nodoka felt about her son. Was he just a tool for her or did she truly love him as a mother? Nabiki had yet to find an answer to that question so she had kept the call with Nodoka as professional as she could. Throughout the whole conversation Nodoka had given no hints on how she may have felt. Whether that was because she didn't really care or because it wasn't 'proper' to breakdown over the phone, Nabiki couldn't decide.
Then once she had finished arranging the funeral, Nabiki had called up her 'Inner Circle'. They were her most trusted associates and assistants, the closest people she had to friends. She had made arrangements for them to take over all her dealings until she returned which everyone assumed to be within a week or so. Nabiki knew that it might be the last time she may ever be able to talk with them again so she spent a few minutes reminiscing with each of them before moving on to the next person. She was sure that they would merely assume that the 'death' of her sister had prompted her nostalgic mood.
Now all her calls were done and the arrangements were made. It was time to tell the rest of the household about her 'discovery'. Nabiki left her room and went towards Akane's room.
---Flight 714 to England from Japan---
Nabiki turned away from the window and gazed down at the magazine on her lap instead. 'Not even a day and already having second thoughts…' She thought to herself chidingly. Then she shook her head slightly, remembering why she was doing this, her resolve strengthened. 'No, I don't regret doing this. It's time we all moved on with our lives. Too bad the only way Ranma, Kasumi and I can ever move on with our lives is to get new ones.' The thought brought a wry smile to Nabiki's face. A movement from the corner of her eye drew her attention and Nabiki turned to see what it was.
It was one of the flight attendants for her cabin. The woman was bending down slightly and attempting to attract Nabiki's attention politely. She was dressed in the proper uniform though the fact that it seemed to be, a size or maybe two sizes smaller than it should have been, didn't escape Nabiki's eye. Her name tag on her uniform told Nabiki that her name was Ryoko. The fact that Nabiki's eyes lingered on her and where they lingered didn't escape the attendant's eye either. The girl seemed a little young though she seemed to be more mature than a girl her apparent age should be. Ryoko guessed that the girl wasn't much younger than she was.
The girl was young, traveling alone and was seated in First Class, which to Ryoko suggested one of two things. One, the girl was older than she looked and led a successful life, successful meaning profitable. Two, the girl was some rich man's daughter who was traveling the world for some reason. Ryoko recognized the look in her eyes when the girl had looked at her too. Ryoko was a woman who liked to enjoy life and many of her enjoyments were quite physical in nature. She also liked to share her enjoyment with others, male or female.
"Hello ma'am." Ryoko said to her politely while shifting her posture a little suggestively. "What would you like to eat? We have a meat course, seafood or would you prefer something more traditional?"
Nabiki smiled at Ryoko. "I'd like the seafood please."
Ryoko returned her smile. "What would you like to drink?"
"Do you have milk?"
"Why yes ma'am, we do. Would you like some?"
(R-Kives: I'll leave the rest of this scene to everyone's imagination…Let's go back in time a little and see what happened to Kasumi and Ranma after their turning, shall we?)
---Hellsing Mansion---
Kasumi opened her eyes slowly, her mind still half asleep. Her last memories were of Integra leaning over her…a sensation of pressure on the side of her neck briefly…and then…darkness. She slowly sat up and the first thing she noticed was that she was back in the living room. She looked around her and saw Integra on a chair that had been moved next to the couch. Her sister had fallen asleep; it seemed that Integra had been keeping watch over her. Kasumi's movement roused Integra from her slumber. The leader of Hellsing was quicker to come to her senses then Kasumi. When she saw Kasumi sitting up and looking at her, Integra's reaction was immediate.
Integra left her seat and embraced Kasumi; she wrapped her arms around Kasumi and hugged her close to herself. "I was so worried for you!" Integra told her as she kept Kasumi in her arms. "I was afraid that we hadn't been in time…"
"Now, now…it's alright little sister." Kasumi said as she stroked Integra's back soothingly. After a few seconds, Integra seemed to relax and her grip on Kasumi loosened. "I'm fine now, no need to worry but where's Ranma? Did he wake up earlier than I did?" The mention of Ranma made Integra tighten her grip once more which caused Kasumi to worry. "Where's Ranma? Did something happen to him!"
Integra released her grip on Kasumi and looked at her worried sister. "Ranma…he…something happened when Alucard turned him." She said to Kasumi, trying to calm her. "According to Alucard…he was in time and managed to turn Ranma. However…a few minutes after he did…well…I believe it'll be best to show you." Integra stood up, absently straightening her dress. "He's still outside, Alucard and Ceres are keeping an eye on Ranma while he…deals with whatever it is that is happening to him."
Kasumi quickly stood up and rushed out of the room. Integra followed behind her, a few steps behind Kasumi as she ran out of the mansion and back to where, just a few short hours ago, a pack of Wolf Freaks had killed her. Kasumi came to a stop when she neared the spot where she had been killed. Integra stopped next to her as Kasumi gazed at where Ranma had been when Alucard had turned him. The area of the ground had been replaced by a sphere of darkness mixed with swirls of color. Kasumi watched as clouds of blue and red mixed with the blackness of the sphere which she assumed surrounded Ranma.
Next to the sphere, a few feet away, stood Alucard and Ceres. The red clad vampire was peering intently at the sphere as if he could see what was happening inside it. Ceres, on the other hand, was holding a large cannon like weapon as if it was a rifle and was keeping it aimed at the sphere. Kasumi only glanced briefly at the two of them before she returned her attention towards the sphere. The worried woman never even realized that there were also several squads of Hellsing soldiers surrounding them all. Kasumi was so absorbed in her concern and worry for Ranma that the sight of soldiers prepared to open fire on the sphere didn't even register in her mind.
"What's going on? What happened to Ranma?" Kasumi asked out loud, her voice laced with worry as she took a closer step towards the sphere.
Alucard narrowed his eyes as he noticed the blue and red clouds had pooled on the side closest to Kasumi when she had spoken. "He's inside…but he doesn't seem to be alone." He answered her as he walked to Kasumi's side.
"What do you mean? What's Ranma doing in there?" Kasumi turned away from the sphere to look at Alucard. "Will he be alright?"
"He'll be fine; he's almost done and will be coming out of it soon." Alucard looked at the sphere with an amused smile as he saw it begin to be sucked into itself. "He's even more interesting in person than I thought. Things will be getting very interesting from now on…heh heh heh."
Kasumi ignored his words as she watched the sphere shrink and then settle into Ranma's form. She gasped with surprise when she saw him. His skin was a little paler but other than that he looked unchanged except for his clothes. They now looked brand new; his normal chinese shirt was now a blood red color and his pants were as dark as night as were the boots he now wore. The bracers which he normally wore were now metallic and appeared to be a darker red then his shirt. What shocked Kasumi was what she saw resting on him as he lay on the ground.
Comfortably snuggled up against his chest on his left side was a small red haired girl who appeared to be roughly six or maybe seven years old. She was dressed similarly to Ranma and also wore her hair in the same pigtail style he did. Her skin was just as pale as Ranma's and she had a certain family resemblance to him. Everyone noticed that the girl's ears were slightly pointed and that she had fangs as she slept with her mouth open. A large red furred tiger with black stripes was also present. Its head was resting on top of Ranma's stomach. Most of the soldiers gulped and trained their weapons on the fearsome beast since it was at least the size of a motorcycle with a purr to match the engine of one.
Integra looked at Ranma, the small girl and the tiger with some shock on her face. She turned to address Alucard and missed seeing Kasumi approaching Ranma on his right side. "Alucard, explain just what's going on here. Where did the girl and the tiger come from?"
Alucard answered Integra as Kasumi knelt next to Ranma and the tiger. "I believe the tiger is Ranma's familiar although this is the first time I've ever heard of a vampire ever summoning one so soon." Alucard watched as Kasumi caressed Ranma's cheek tenderly, causing the young man to stir. "I don't know who the girl is though…however I do know that she's a vampire…and a living one at that. I can hear her heart beating even though I can clearly sense that she's a true vampire, not one who was turned."
Ceres had stepped closer to them as Alucard had been speaking and she gasped with surprise at his words. "Is that even possible Master? A living vampire…does that mean she'll be able to grow older as well? She won't be stuck as a child like Helena was?"
"I suspect so…" He nodded as he watched Ranma start to sit up, apparently not having realized that the girl and the tiger were resting on top of him. He may not have even felt their weight thanks to his now enhanced strength although Alucard privately suspected Ranma wouldn't have felt weighed down by them even back when he had still been human. "Turned vampires don't age because physically they're already dead. Their bodies return to the state they were in when they were turned when they regenerate. That is why Helena was trapped in the body of a child. You and my Master will always retain your youthful appearance because of this. The girl however…I believe she'll grow older and she'll be able to remain as young as she wants once she's mastered her vampiric powers and abilities."
When Ranma sat up, he dislodged the girl from his chest and the tigers head moved from his stomach to his lap. The little girl's head wound up sliding down next to the tigers head without waking up in the slightest. He barely noticed them and his mind didn't register their presence at all. The first thing he saw when he opened his eyes was Kasumi's worried face looking down at him. The only thing he felt was the tender caress of her hand on his cheek. His mind quickly recalled what had happened before he blacked out. He glanced at her chest and saw the blood stains still present but where there had been a bloody bullet hole before was now healed skin.
He smiled at her with relief as he covered the hand that was still pressed against his cheek with one of his own hands. "It worked…we're still together Kas-chan."
"Yes we are Ranma!" Kasumi replied to him, her voice thick with emotion. She embraced him as best she could in their current positions and buried her face against his chest, soaking them with tears of relief.
Ranma could hear his love murmuring repeated 'I love you's softly as she continued to cry. Everyone in Nerima would have been surprised to see his reaction at that moment. Instead of breaking out into a panic as he used to do whenever any girl even threatened to break out in tears, Ranma smiled softly and stroked the back of Kasumi's head. He ran his fingers through her hair while he whispered quiet reassurances into her ear. Integra and Ceres watched the two of them a little enviously and the both of them gave a quiet sigh at the tender scene before them although Integra was less obvious then the blonde vampire near her. It wouldn't do for her people to think she was going soft after all.
Alucard blinked rapidly a few times as an image of himself and Integra in the same position as Ranma and Kasumi were in at the moment flashed briefly through his mind. The sudden image had come from Integra subconsciously through the link they shared. Ceres' link conveyed a sense of longing and a touch of envy mixed in with an image of her Harkonnen which confused the vampire greatly. He mentally shook off his confusion at what his links to Integra and Ceres were telling him. He approached the newly turned vampires and stopped a few steps away from them.
He grinned at them and his grin widened when Ranma looked up at him. "I knew you were an interesting human…Ranma…but you're even more interesting as a vampire than even I had imagined."
Ranma blinked and a look of confusion spread over his face. Kasumi had finally stopped crying and had composed herself. She let go of Ranma and leaned back a little. She giggled at, what she felt, was the cute look of confusion on Ranma's face. Several of the females watching Ranma at that moment including Ceres and Integra privately thought the same thing. Alucard suppressed the sudden urge he had to attack Ranma. "Huh? What are you talking about?" He asked with a puzzled tone as he didn't understand what Alucard was talking about. "What's so interesting?"
The small redhead that had been sleeping soundlessly on Ranma's lap chose that moment to wake up. She sleepily sat up, rubbing her eyes with her hands. She gave a cute yawn before looking at Ranma and Kasumi, her red eyes blinked twice before she glomped the both of them the best she could with her little arms. "Mommy! Daddy!" She cried out happily in accented English. Her accent had hints of Japanese and Chinese intermixed in it. "Good morning!"
"Mommy?" Kasumi repeated with a large blush on her face and a growing smile. She brought her hands to the sides of her face and looked at Ranma.
"Daddy!" Ranma repeated, looking shocked and close to panic. He turned his head to look at Kasumi with wide open eyes.
---To Be Continued---
R-Kives: There we go, after three months or so, a new chapter! I'm sorry for taking so long to update but a small case of writers block and pc problems stopped me.
Arcee: We've still got pc problems though… (She's no longer chained up but she's wearing glowing handcuffs instead. She's holding a folder marked 'Updates for MMSS')
R-Kives: As for my other story, I've almost finished the next update for it so it should be ready for everyone soon…like less than a month from now eheh heh…again I apologize to everyone for taking so long and I'd like to thank ClanCrusher for their errr encouragement to continue.
Arcee: Oh yeah and if anyone has any suggestions for names for lil' Red and Ranma-sama's familiar then we'd love to hear them!
R-Kives: (He turns to her with a frown) They don't need to give any suggestions! I've already got names for those two!
Arcee: But you're terrible with giving names! We'd be better off asking the readers for suggestions then going with the ones you decided on…sir.
R-Kives: Oh no! No! No! No! (He shakes his head) No more votes or anything like that! I'm still trying to figure how to solve the voting problem for MMSS.
Arcee: You mean 'The Ranma Rangers', that's the title that got the most votes, remember?
R-Kives: Most of those votes came in after the poll was closed! It wouldn't be fair to everyone who voted in the right timeframe to include the votes that came in after the poll was closed.
Arcee: What's not fair would be NOT including all the votes that came in!
R-Kives: You're just saying that because the title you wanted is the one that would end up winning!
Arcee: Well you don't want to include them because then your title would lose so how is that fair!
R-Kives: It'd be fair because those votes came in while the poll was still open! (He turns to the audience) I'm sorry about all this; me and my ASSISTANT need to discuss the votes further…in the meantime, enjoy this short omake from me and don't worry, the next update for 'Mighty Morphin' Sailor Senshi' will be out soon!
Arcee: Yes the Ranma Rangers will be updated soon and don't forget to send in your suggestions for names!
R-Kives: Ignore the ravings of my delusional assistant and I hope all of you enjoyed this chapter of To Fly Free in Shadows.
---Omake---
Skuld fumed as she finished watching the last episode of the second version of the anime based on Keiichi's misadventures. "Argh! I can't believe it! I'm still being shown as some whining childish brat and big sister came off as an airhead! Though they nailed Urd's character pretty good…"
"That's because I talked with the writers for the second series personally, oh ho ho ho!" Urd said as she took another swig from her bottle of sake. "Ah! Now that's the good stuff! Besides, that was how you acted back then anyway so you can't really complain." Skuld glared at her other big sister and stuck out her tongue at Urd. "Now that's really mature Skuld."
"Where is big sister anyway? I haven't seen her since her wedding with Keiichi…and that was four years ago!"
"They're still on their honeymoon, last I heard, those two were headed to a nudist colony for a year." Urd grinned at the blushing red face of her little sister after she was told that information.
"Nu,nu,nudist colony!" Blood gushed out of Skuld's nose and she fainted backwards onto the couch.
Urd grinned and finished off her sake. Poor Skuld was never quite the same after she had spied on Keiichi and Belldandy's wedding night. Urd had found Skuld hiding in her room, under her covers with tissues stuffed up her nose the next day. It had taken two months before Skuld had stopped running away in terror from any guy who came so much as ten feet close to her. Then it had taken another month before Urd could get her to stop trying to blow up any guy that came within ten feet of her with her 'Skuld Bombs'.
In the end, Urd had had to drag Skuld, kicking and screaming, into her room and educate her about the birds, the bees and the many ways nature could take its course. After that week of education at Urd's hands, Skuld had stopped her attacks and had started nose bleeding and fainting at the thought of sex and nudity instead. Urd really hoped her little sister would grow out of it soon. She didn't want Skuld to wind up like that poor Aoyoma girl after all.
When Motoko had wished she could see just what was so special about a wedding night anyway, Urd had shown her. Then the next week, Motoko had run off to the Hinata Inn. In retrospect it had probably been a bad idea to give her dreams about her big sisters wedding night…but Urd had been passing through and wanted to help. Although it would have gone better if Urd hadn't been roaring drunk at the time not to mention very horny as well…poor Motoko…
---Omake end---