Standard Disclaimer (Not that I'm into all this, but.)
Smarter? Chapter 2:
Intellect
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Nabiki glared at the boy who'd managed to get straight through her wall of 'agents'. "Alright Saotome, what are you up to now?" It wasn't really a question of what he was up to, but more of a question of why. After all, why worry about the what when you can track him?
Ranma sighed theatrically, and said, "Nabiki, you're going to be my sister-in-law if the engagement holds, and you don't trust /me/? Who do you trust?" Nabiki blinked, not expecting any type of a smart verbal retort. She had been expecting him to actually go straight to asking how many photos her silence would cost. Nabiki blink-blinked again. *Interesting, I didn't know Nabiki would allow herself to be caught off-guard like that. Hmmm.* Ranma smirked as Nabiki shook herself out of her trance.
"What /have/ you been up to, Saotome? Have you /actually/ raised your IQ levels?" It was a sarcastic comment that deserved no reply, but a reply it got. The reply, of course, had nothing to do with the question.
"How much will you pay for me to keep silent about this little flaw in your impenetrable systems?"
"Flaw? Don't jest with me Saotome. There aren't any flaws." Nabiki had her normal icy demeanor on the outside, but on the inside, she had started to fret. *Can /Saotome/ of all people actually find a flaw in my money-making system? It's impossible!*
"Oh! But there /is/ a flaw! All you have to do is act completely out of character! Like I just did!"
"Yes. I'll admit that you caught me off-guard for a moment, but no one would believe you anyway Saotome. I have no reason to fear."
Ranma whistled innocently as he asked, "Have you noticed anything missing from your room lately?"
Nabiki started. She /had/ noticed that she was missing her hand-held video-camera, but he wouldn't know about that unless. Nabiki narrowed her eyes. "You took it?"
"Yup! It's right up there in the corner! That's why everyone'll believe me!"
*Damn! He's really gotten smarter! How?! He caught me in my own trap!* Nabiki sighed at this revelation, knowing that she couldn't beat Ranma in speed if she tried to grab the camera.
*Only four hours at the library and I can mess with Nabiki? This may have some potential after all!* Ranma smiled and said, "How's this. I don't show anyone this tape, and you don't follow me around on my trips. Also, you don't give anyone information about my trips. Is that agreeable?" Ranma knew Nabiki treasured her reputation. Now everything depended on exactly how much she depended on it.
Nabiki sighed. *He's getting the hang of this. I really don't want to do this, but he leaves me not choice.* Nabiki's bottom lip quivered as she started to cry openly. "Ranma! Don't take away my profits and dreams! Waaaah!"
Ranma blinked as he found himself a she under the deluge of teardrops Nabiki was creating. Ranma-chan quietly walked up to Nabiki, before pulling open one of her eyelids and studying her emotions. A little aura studying and she was sure. "Nabiki, I'm sorry to say this, but Akane is a /much/ better actor than you, and even /Kuno/ has had better acts. Work on it some. Do you take the offer or not?"
*What!?!? KUNO!?!? Grrrrrrr....* Nabiki sighed again, as she stopped forcing the tears out. "Fine. I accept Soatome. But don't expect me to let this happen again."
"I don't expect this to happen again. That's why it's on tape!" Ranma smiled as he walked back to the guest room and fell asleep almost immediately.
Nabiki was left with no way to get the tape from Ranma-chan, as Ranma- chan had picked up enough of the hidden weapons technique to store a tape in subspace. Though one thing did seem to nag at her. *Ranma's been going to sleep as a girl more often. I wonder why. Akane's idea of waking him with water never bothered him before, so it shouldn't be bothering him now. Could he be getting more used to his cursed form?* Nabiki sighed and turned in for the night, filing that thought away for later.
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Wake up and fight.
Eat breakfast.
Go to school.
Beat Kuno.
Take classes.
Get sent to hall with water.
Eat lunch.
Finish classes.
Run home and get dressed.
Ranma-chan rushed out from the Tendo Dojo in the Umi-Sen-Ken, and made a beeline for the train station. She didn't want to miss the train and have to wait for another half-hour. She had decided that wearing female undergarments would be a necessary piece of her act at the neighboring district. As she boarded the train she started thinking. *I wonder if I'll find anything about shiatsu points today (Spelling of 'shiatsu'?). Hmmm. I might be able to finish that medical journal I was reading the other day as well! Tofu's idea really seems to be worki-* "Ooof! I'm really sorry! I wasn't looking where I was going and." Ranma-chan's flow of words slowed and stopped completely as she saw who she had run into.
"Do I know you?" Dr. Tofu asked, slowly getting to his feet. Ranma- chan rose to her feet as she sadly watched the train leave the station without her. It was her fault, but she was slightly annoyed at the train anyway. "Excuse me, miss, but. Ranma?! Is that you?!"
"Hmmm? Oh, hi Dr. Tofu. I was on my way to the library to do some research."
"Dressed like that? Are you feeling okay?"
"Yeah. I'm fine. I just find it easier to hide in my girl-form."
"With that hair-dye and those glasses, I don't think most people would recognize you unless you ran straight into them. Like you did with me."
"That's true. Nabiki almost didn't recognize me when a literally knocked her over when I was going back to the dojo. Please don't tell anyone about this?"
"I won't tell anyone, Ranma. But you will tell them eventually, won't you?"
"When I've gathered the information needed to stand up to a four-way battle of the self-proclaimed fiancees-well, except Akane. I'll tell them then."
"I see. Good luck on your informational journey then, Ranma."
"Thanks doc."
Tofu smiled at the small normal looking girl in front of him. If he hadn't known of Ranma's curse, he wouldn't have known that it has him. Especially not with him giggling like that. "Ranma. you're giggling. You know that, right?"
Ranma immediately sobered up and nodded. "Well, I didn't notice until you said it. I think it's a side effect of me loosening up in this body."
Tofu nodded slowly, promising to himself that he would do more research on Jusenkyou to make sure Ranma's theory was correct. "Okay then Ranma. Have fun." He smiled as he realized Ranma would probably run into one of his acquaintances in the library. If Ranma-chan actually talked to his friend, Yuki Ishiro, she would probably be taught a /lot/ about pressure points. He hoped the two females could become friends in time. *Since when have I referred to Ranma as a female?* Tofu shook his head as he heard Ranma speak to him. "What?"
"I said, thanks." Ranma-chan went to find something to eat while waiting out the last twenty minutes to her train ride.
Authors Notes: I did this an hour after the first chapter. ^_^ I got reviews within the first hour this was posted! I was /quite/ giddy. Anyway, does anyone know which 'dye/die' is to be used for hair? I forgot. I'm wondering if anyone is OOC yet. I thought they would be much more OOC, but as it turns out, they're much more normal than expected.
Still think I should continue this?
-Ayanami Rei-
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The Evangelion fanatic who hates writing about it and loves writing about Ranma
^_^ - C&C or R&R! Take your pick!
This chapter is longer than expected.
Smarter? Chapter 2:
Intellect
~~~~~~~~~~
Nabiki glared at the boy who'd managed to get straight through her wall of 'agents'. "Alright Saotome, what are you up to now?" It wasn't really a question of what he was up to, but more of a question of why. After all, why worry about the what when you can track him?
Ranma sighed theatrically, and said, "Nabiki, you're going to be my sister-in-law if the engagement holds, and you don't trust /me/? Who do you trust?" Nabiki blinked, not expecting any type of a smart verbal retort. She had been expecting him to actually go straight to asking how many photos her silence would cost. Nabiki blink-blinked again. *Interesting, I didn't know Nabiki would allow herself to be caught off-guard like that. Hmmm.* Ranma smirked as Nabiki shook herself out of her trance.
"What /have/ you been up to, Saotome? Have you /actually/ raised your IQ levels?" It was a sarcastic comment that deserved no reply, but a reply it got. The reply, of course, had nothing to do with the question.
"How much will you pay for me to keep silent about this little flaw in your impenetrable systems?"
"Flaw? Don't jest with me Saotome. There aren't any flaws." Nabiki had her normal icy demeanor on the outside, but on the inside, she had started to fret. *Can /Saotome/ of all people actually find a flaw in my money-making system? It's impossible!*
"Oh! But there /is/ a flaw! All you have to do is act completely out of character! Like I just did!"
"Yes. I'll admit that you caught me off-guard for a moment, but no one would believe you anyway Saotome. I have no reason to fear."
Ranma whistled innocently as he asked, "Have you noticed anything missing from your room lately?"
Nabiki started. She /had/ noticed that she was missing her hand-held video-camera, but he wouldn't know about that unless. Nabiki narrowed her eyes. "You took it?"
"Yup! It's right up there in the corner! That's why everyone'll believe me!"
*Damn! He's really gotten smarter! How?! He caught me in my own trap!* Nabiki sighed at this revelation, knowing that she couldn't beat Ranma in speed if she tried to grab the camera.
*Only four hours at the library and I can mess with Nabiki? This may have some potential after all!* Ranma smiled and said, "How's this. I don't show anyone this tape, and you don't follow me around on my trips. Also, you don't give anyone information about my trips. Is that agreeable?" Ranma knew Nabiki treasured her reputation. Now everything depended on exactly how much she depended on it.
Nabiki sighed. *He's getting the hang of this. I really don't want to do this, but he leaves me not choice.* Nabiki's bottom lip quivered as she started to cry openly. "Ranma! Don't take away my profits and dreams! Waaaah!"
Ranma blinked as he found himself a she under the deluge of teardrops Nabiki was creating. Ranma-chan quietly walked up to Nabiki, before pulling open one of her eyelids and studying her emotions. A little aura studying and she was sure. "Nabiki, I'm sorry to say this, but Akane is a /much/ better actor than you, and even /Kuno/ has had better acts. Work on it some. Do you take the offer or not?"
*What!?!? KUNO!?!? Grrrrrrr....* Nabiki sighed again, as she stopped forcing the tears out. "Fine. I accept Soatome. But don't expect me to let this happen again."
"I don't expect this to happen again. That's why it's on tape!" Ranma smiled as he walked back to the guest room and fell asleep almost immediately.
Nabiki was left with no way to get the tape from Ranma-chan, as Ranma- chan had picked up enough of the hidden weapons technique to store a tape in subspace. Though one thing did seem to nag at her. *Ranma's been going to sleep as a girl more often. I wonder why. Akane's idea of waking him with water never bothered him before, so it shouldn't be bothering him now. Could he be getting more used to his cursed form?* Nabiki sighed and turned in for the night, filing that thought away for later.
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Wake up and fight.
Eat breakfast.
Go to school.
Beat Kuno.
Take classes.
Get sent to hall with water.
Eat lunch.
Finish classes.
Run home and get dressed.
Ranma-chan rushed out from the Tendo Dojo in the Umi-Sen-Ken, and made a beeline for the train station. She didn't want to miss the train and have to wait for another half-hour. She had decided that wearing female undergarments would be a necessary piece of her act at the neighboring district. As she boarded the train she started thinking. *I wonder if I'll find anything about shiatsu points today (Spelling of 'shiatsu'?). Hmmm. I might be able to finish that medical journal I was reading the other day as well! Tofu's idea really seems to be worki-* "Ooof! I'm really sorry! I wasn't looking where I was going and." Ranma-chan's flow of words slowed and stopped completely as she saw who she had run into.
"Do I know you?" Dr. Tofu asked, slowly getting to his feet. Ranma- chan rose to her feet as she sadly watched the train leave the station without her. It was her fault, but she was slightly annoyed at the train anyway. "Excuse me, miss, but. Ranma?! Is that you?!"
"Hmmm? Oh, hi Dr. Tofu. I was on my way to the library to do some research."
"Dressed like that? Are you feeling okay?"
"Yeah. I'm fine. I just find it easier to hide in my girl-form."
"With that hair-dye and those glasses, I don't think most people would recognize you unless you ran straight into them. Like you did with me."
"That's true. Nabiki almost didn't recognize me when a literally knocked her over when I was going back to the dojo. Please don't tell anyone about this?"
"I won't tell anyone, Ranma. But you will tell them eventually, won't you?"
"When I've gathered the information needed to stand up to a four-way battle of the self-proclaimed fiancees-well, except Akane. I'll tell them then."
"I see. Good luck on your informational journey then, Ranma."
"Thanks doc."
Tofu smiled at the small normal looking girl in front of him. If he hadn't known of Ranma's curse, he wouldn't have known that it has him. Especially not with him giggling like that. "Ranma. you're giggling. You know that, right?"
Ranma immediately sobered up and nodded. "Well, I didn't notice until you said it. I think it's a side effect of me loosening up in this body."
Tofu nodded slowly, promising to himself that he would do more research on Jusenkyou to make sure Ranma's theory was correct. "Okay then Ranma. Have fun." He smiled as he realized Ranma would probably run into one of his acquaintances in the library. If Ranma-chan actually talked to his friend, Yuki Ishiro, she would probably be taught a /lot/ about pressure points. He hoped the two females could become friends in time. *Since when have I referred to Ranma as a female?* Tofu shook his head as he heard Ranma speak to him. "What?"
"I said, thanks." Ranma-chan went to find something to eat while waiting out the last twenty minutes to her train ride.
Authors Notes: I did this an hour after the first chapter. ^_^ I got reviews within the first hour this was posted! I was /quite/ giddy. Anyway, does anyone know which 'dye/die' is to be used for hair? I forgot. I'm wondering if anyone is OOC yet. I thought they would be much more OOC, but as it turns out, they're much more normal than expected.
Still think I should continue this?
-Ayanami Rei-
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
The Evangelion fanatic who hates writing about it and loves writing about Ranma
^_^ - C&C or R&R! Take your pick!
This chapter is longer than expected.