AN: Things have been hectic at my house as of late, and so I've not had the time to write as much. Hopefully things will settle down soon, and I'll be able to write as much as I used too. Sorry about the wait, and sorry about this chapter's shortness, but have a good time reading. And thank you.

RANMA DARK MOON

CHAPTER EIGHT

CAUGHT IN THE LIME LIGHT

The Neko Hanten: seconds later

It was looking bad for one Ranma Saotome. First her male half dies, then she turns into a magical girl of a darker verity then most, then she gets kicked out of her home, finds a new one, starts a new school where her teacher hated her, said school gets utterly destroyed in a battle that she wasn't even a part of for once, she gets caught transforming into a Senshi twice on television, and now this. Her life story had been sold to a news station by Nabiki and she was in her Dark Moon guise looking at a news team coming up to the door of the Neko Hanten to interview her. Looking at her approaching doom she said the only thing on her mind "Nabiki is so dead."

The Senshi of this reality nodded and Dark Saturn asked with the utmost sincerity "Where can we find this Nabiki so we can kill her?"

This realities Senshi were shocked to hear that Dark Saturn took Ranma seriously, and then Ranma said "No, we're not going to kill her. That'd be to kind. Break, beat, main and torture sound about right though."

As the other two Dark Senshi nodded in agreement with their Princess, thinking that was a better punishment for such a betrayal, this realities Saturn asked "Are you serious?"

Ranma looked at the little Senshi and said in a cold voice. "For now I am. Hopefully I'm in a better mood when I see Nabiki next, or she's in for a world of pain and suffering."

Then the door started to be pounded upon. As the group inside the new Neko Hanten wondered what to do, their prayers to on high were answered by one Sailor Moon's arrival.

"Just what do you think you're doing?" Sailor Moon said from her perch on top of the building across from the Neko Hanten.

Turning around, the news crew saw an angry Moon with a squad of equally angry Senshi followers. Steeling his spine the reporter for the group singled the camera man to start filming. 'They couldn't possibly do anything to me while the camera's rolling.' He thought. Then he said "We're going to interview Ranma Saotome! Are you going to try to stop us?" he said confident that nothing would happen to him. He was safe with the camera rolling, or so he thought.

Moon jumped down and stalked over to him. "I have a message for you and your station. What you did in airing Ranma's personal life was criminally irresponsible. If any, and I mean any, harm comes to those close to Ranma because of your idiotic broadcast of her personal life then you will not like the consequences that I have in store for you. In fact I doubt you and your station will like the first consequence of your selfish, moronic, ill-conceived, ill-thought out, greedy and selfish actions. On the way over we contacted a law firm who was happy to get this case. We have hired Akira, Aria, and Kounsia to sue both your station and this Nabiki Tendo on Ranma's behalf. And that's not all they will be doing for poor Ranma. Your station will get the papers soon, including restraining orders. So if you do not wish to be arrested for violating a restraining order, I suggest that you leave now, or I will be most, forceful, in detaining you for the police." Moon told a nervous reporter.

The reporter looking at the irate Sailor Moon and her very pissed off Senshi, gulped, nodded and left.

Moon waited till they were gone, then knocked on the Neko Hanten's door, to be let in.

Inside the Neko Hanten: minutes later

"And so," Moon said, "we're going to wait here for the lawyers to show up. They said they'd meet us here."

"Uh, ok." Said a shocked Ranma.

So about forty minutes latter, the team of lawyers arrived. Moon opened the door for them and welcomed them by saying "Welcome ladies and gentlemen, thank you for taking the case." She said, holding the door open while looking around for more reporters.

After a few moments of settling in, one of the lawyers started off by saying "Miss Saotome, we're sorry for taking so long, but we've been looking into your case. And we feel that you not only have a strong case against the T.V. station and this Nabiki Tendo for invasion of privacy and criminal endangerment, but you also have a strong case against both your parents for child abuse and child endangerment, to say nothing of the Septaku contract that you your forced to sing when you were five and not even of an age where you could have understood what it is you put you finger prints on. In fact we would not only like to include both your parents in on who we're going after but your Ex-fiancée and her father as well." The lawyer who was speaking said.

Ranma stayed silent for a few moments to absorb all the information, when Kasumi said softly, "You should do it Ranma. They must be made to see the errors of their ways, and I'm afraid that this is the only way left to us that won't end in bloodshed."

Ranma looked at Kasumi and saw her with her head down. 'It must have cost her a lot to say that to me.' Ranma thought to herself. She continued to think 'She must really think it's the right thing to do, if she's willing to go along with this. It will hurt her family, but then again, as she said it might be the best way to do this.'

Ranma stayed silent for a few more moments, then said, "All right. Let's do that."

The lawyer nodded and said, pulling out some papers "Good. Now I have some paperwork for you to fill out, and we'll need to discus payment, then we can get started."

This realities Sailor Pluto said "I'll have your fee wired to you by tomorrow."

The lawyer nodded and said "Very well then." Getting out his business card, he wrote a number on it, and said "Just have the money wired to that bank account number."

"Thank you Mr. Akira." Pluto said looking at the name on the card.

"My pleasure." He said.

Ranma spent this time filling out paperwork, then even more time on it. She had to ask a lot of questions on the terms and what some thing meant, but after a few hours of filling out papers, she was done.

"Well," Mr. Akira said "That's all we need for now. If you can come in to our office tomorrow, we can truly get started." Standing up, he offered his hand saying "I truly look forward to representing you Miss Saotome. Your case is quite intriguing and I'm looking forward to its challenge."

Ranma shook his hand saying "Thank you, sir."

"Please just call me Hikaru. 'Sir' and 'Mr. Akira' make me feel old." The sixty four year old lawyer said. "And since I'll be handling your case personally, I'd prefer to be called that."

"In that case, call me Ranma. I don't like 'Miss Saotome' either." Ranma said.

"I guess you wouldn't. Well see you tomorrow, good night Ranma." And with that they packed up and left.

Seeing as it was now nine thirty eight, they decided it would be best to go home and meet each other in the morning before going over to the law firm to discus things. They carefully, very carefully, all made their way out of their way out of the Neko Hanten and avoiding the reporters stationed around the restaurant, made their way home.