Chapter 4: Reunions

Priss started to clean up the broken glass but Akane hurried over to sweep up the glass with a small handheld broom and dustpan then taking a rag and wiping the little bit of liquid from the melting ice and the few drops that Priss didn't drink.

"I'm really sorry." Priss said softly, turning to look anywhere except in those eyes. How could she have not recognized Akane for who it was? After all Akane was her first true love, a love that she had long ago mourned and put behind her though she never forgot it. Akane has always held a special place in her heart as did Ryouga, Miles and now Leon. Though she still cared deeply for Akane she was with Leon now and Akane was with Kuno, as weird as that sounded.

"Don't worry about it, it happens all of the time." Akane had said with a smile as she went back behind the bar and disposed of the garbage and washed her hands at a small sink. "So what did my sister do to you?"

"It…It doesn't matter." Priss sighed shaking her head. She didn't want to go into it, especially not with Akane. There were all ready too many people for her liking that seemed to know the truth and she wasn't about to add to it.

"It does too if its so bad that you are willing to go do something as disgusting as drugs to escape it." Akane said flatly while crossing her arms and staring angrily at Priss, "Don't you dare even think about doing something stupid like that, I will take care of my sister so don't worry."

"I…I'm sorry, I'm not going to do it…If I did, I would be dishonoring Miles's memory." Priss said rubbing her eyes. She missed him so much, she missed Ryouga so much and she missed Akane so much. She didn't want to sit her talking about any of it but…She couldn't help herself, she didn't want to run away.

"Miles?" Akane asked.

"He…He was the second guy I ever loved. It wasn't a really good time in my life." Priss sihed as she settled back down in her seat and rubbed her eyes again and studied a spot on the bar. "I had lost so much and…I just couldn't deal with it anymore. I got involved with some really bad people and some really bad things. It was Miles who saved me and gave me a reason to start living again. It was actually him who got me into singing."

"Wow, I…I didn't know Priss." Akane said shaking her head. "So are you two…"

"No, he's dead." Priss said, breathing deeply trying to calm herself. She started doing something that she hadn't done for years. She was starting to draw upon the soul of ice in an attempt to keep in control of herself.

"I-I'm sorry." Akane said, looking sadly and yet curiously at Priss.

"It's okay." Priss said, "I kept his memory alive with my music. I…I am seeing someone else now which I never thought I would do. Now…Now I'm going to lose him and everything else I worked so hard for because of her."

"I won't let her." Akane said in sympathy reaching out to squeeze Priss's shoulder in comfort.

"I…She knows who I really am and if it gets out it'll start all over again. The hatred, the rejection, all over something I had no control over. All because of a stupid curse!" Priss hissed painfully.

"C-Curse?" Akane asked, her face turning pale a little. "Y-You're using the soul of ice, aren't you?"

"Yes." Priss said simply, not wanting to go into detail about it.

"Y-You said Miles was your second love?" Akane asked nervously.

"He was the second guy I ever loved…The first was Ryouga Habiki." Priss said looking up into Akane's shocked face, "But he wasn't my second love, he was my third. I…My first love was a girl…A very beautiful, tomboy of a girl."

"Oh Priss…" Akane sighed sadly backing away from the bar.

BGC…BGC…BGC

Nene couldn't believe what she was seeing on the monitor in front of her, it was impossible. Magic just did not exist, it just wasn't real. There was no way a boy could turn into a duck while another turned into a pig while a girl turned into a cat while a middle aged man turned into a panda. All of them changed with cold water it sounded like according to the very sketchy files that she had hacked into surprisingly in the Old Tokyo area on someones personal computer. It seemed almost impossible that there was even a computer that even had the capabilities in that area still but when she did a search looking for any clues for Priss's odd behavior she had stumbled across a Nabiki Tendo's computer. The encryptions was a breeze for her to get by which landed her with a lot of strange information including a few videos as proof of it.

While it was hard believeing it, there was something even more hard to believe. There was a guy who turned into not an animal but a girl. More importantly, the girl looked exactly like a younger version of Priss with red hair. Then there was the video that was supposedly shot at a Christmas party…One where five girls including the redhead sung which left no doubt in Nene's mind of whose voice that was. It was one hundred percent Priss's voice.

"Th-This can't be true." Nene said shaking her head.

"Would it matter if it was?" A voice behind her asked startling Nene. Turning around Nene saw Sylia standing there with a nervous yet serious look on her face.

"But its impossible Sylia." Nene said shaking her head in disbelief.

"No Nene, it is not. My father experimented with a few samples of Jusenkyo water when he was in the first stages of research for boomers. I saw the effects of the water and…It was very disturbing." Sylia sighed.

"But if this is true…Then that would mean that Priss is a…Guy." Nene said going deeper into shock.

"No, it does not Nene." Sylia sighed, "Do you honestly think I would invite someone into the Knightsabers without first thouroughly investigating their history?"

"Well, no I guess not but then…You knew?" Nene gasped.

"Of course I knew, Nene. Priss wasn't born a girl but she is one now. She is one hundred percent female as you and I are. It doesn't matter what she was then, it matters who she is now." Sylia said.

"If all of this is true then Priss might be in even more danger then." Nene said worriedly, "We have to go help her."

"Hey Sylia." Nigel said walking into the room wiping grease off of his hands with a rag, "I finished the new hardsuit and motoslave for Priss. It has triple the battery life as well as a better AI interface."

"Thank you Nigel, remind me to give you a very nice reward when we get back." Sylia said.

"Get back?" Nene asked.

"Sylia." Mackie's voice called over the intercom, "Everything is loaded and the mobile command center is prepped and ready when you guys are."

"What's going on?" Nene asked.

"We have a job to do." Sylia said with a small smile.

"But what about Priss, we have to help her!" Nene said, very worried for Priss. Sure she may have been born a guy if all this was true…which in her book was doubtful…But Priss was still a Knight Saber, a member of their family and families stuck together.

"So you don't mind that Priss was born Ranma Saotome?" Sylia asked smirking.

"DAMN IT, SYLIA!" Nene growled, "There is a Genom Research Facility where Priss was heading. She could get in a lot of trouble."

"Am I late?" Lina asked walking into the room.

"Just in time actually." Sylia said, "Girls, get your nueral suits on we have work to do."