The Minstrel chapter 2

Disclaimer: Any resemblance of any people in this story to persons living, dead or fictional is incidental. This excludes characters from Ranma 1/2, those characters belong to Rumiko Takahashi.

A/N: Thank you for all the reviews! I will try to please all reviewers.

Nabiki looked at the man holding the guitar-style instrument she felt a nudging at the back of her mind. Unfortunately, chaos decided to inject itself into the ensorcellment.

Nerima's own Ramen Bicycle of Death decided to land on top of The Minstrel's head,

as the virtuoso rubbed at the tire mark on his head; the magic took on a life of its own.

Both Shampoo and Nabiki glomped our serenading traveler and The Minstrel struggled to breathe.

"Ladies, please even though I be the fairest of minstrels; I need air!" The Minstrel managed to get through the iron grasp of the Tendo and the Amazon.

He got out and played a short note on his lute, under the influence of magic he raced.

A jerk behind his navel meant that he was now towing the middle Tendo and a lavender-haired Amazon.

Shortly thereafter, the speed enhancement wore off. He was left re-constricted by his two starry-eyed lovers. At that moment, he felt a Kiss on his cheek.

The Minstrel, or as we should know him Ethan White, felt like someone had walked over his grave.

Deciding that there had to be a good side to this situation, he grasped his sheet music and struck a chord on his lute three times. Normally, that would have granted him a temporary reprieve. Unfortunately, Chaos had injected itself there too; when he plucked the strings, nothing occurred.

Resigning himself to the life of a constricted man, he was surprised to hear a strange sound; two cats were fighting. He turned to see Nabiki and Shampoo fighting. Taking that as an opening, he leapt up on a roof and without concern for his safety, hightailed it to the Mall. Inside the Mall, he ducked into a crowd and did his best to lose his paramours. After an hour, he sat down and thought about the Kiss.

"Where have I heard of that before?" The Minstrel mused.

He blanched, then collapsed unceremoniously. Three hours later, he came to, when he sat up and looked around; he was in an old-style Japanese dwelling. Looking up, he saw the Tendo girl. Immediately, he did the only sane thing, he fell back asleep.

A/N- I need input, especially from my previous reviewers. Three reviews for the next chapter, more would be appreciated. Flames will be used to warm my feet.