Disclaimer: I don't own either Ranma ½ or Sailormoon or Noir or Vandread or Ah! My Goddess...I wish I did so I can skip this part
Aftermath: By Lord Strife
AN: Sorry for the delay in update been busy with work...for my other fics it will have an update soon...hopefully.
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"Well here we are, Kumamoto Prefecture." Ami said gleefully as she took in her surroundings as they stepped off the boat.
Akane and Kirika walked beside her, with Ranma following with their entire luggage. People who were not used to seeing super-powered martial artists sweat dropped at the sight of an 18 year old boy carrying enough luggage to sink the Titanic twice over without straining or even breaking a sweat.
"AKANE! AMI!" Called out a female voice from the crowd.
The four turned to the source and spotted a young girl around their age...with striking resemblance to the three cousins.
"MEIA!" Akane and Ami called back at the girl and ran to hug their cousin.
"It's been so long. You haven't visited since you were five." Akane said, after pulling away from their group hug.
"Sorry about that...mom and dad have been so busy with their research they even have little time for me. Anyway...care to introduce me to our long lost cousin and your fiancé?" Meia asked as she nodded towards where Kirika and Ranma stood.
"Oh, so sorry. This is Yuumura Kirika, Aunt Sayaka's daughter. Kirika, this is our cousin Meia Gisborn." Akane said acquainting her two cousins.
Meia came over and gave Kirika a hug, "Welcome back to the family, Kirika-chan."
"Thanks, Meia-chan. By the way, you say your name in Western order?" Kirika asked.
(AN: Eastern cultures, particularly Chinese and Japanese, tell last name first before first name unlike in the west)
Meia nodded. "It kind of rub-off from dad's co-workers who were usually from Europe or the States."
Kirika nodded since she spent time in France, she knew how Westerners value individuality.
Akane then motioned to the man she is now standing next, "And this is my fiancé, Saotome Ranma."
"Hi!" Was all what Ranma said still carrying their luggage hiding the double take he got when he first saw Meia. 'Oh man...SHE looks almost like Akane and her cousins...I have a very bad feeling about this....'
Meia gave him a look over, 'Hmm, nice body...and the way his muscles ripple while carrying all those...and you gotta love that butt too!' "Nice to meet you too Ranma. Hope you don't mind me calling you by first name. Since you'll be family soon." Meia grinned.
"Sure no problem, but could we get a move on. The way people are staring at me is starting to get on my nerves." Ranma asked.
Meia nodded, "Follow me. We can get a cab."
'I don't like that grin of Meia's face...reminds me of Nabiki...or Akane about a month ago...' Ranma shivered.
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The senshi soon dispersed as soon as their 'emergency' meeting was concluded. Luna and Artemis were still unmoving from their places, too shock at the latest revelation regarding their resident genius. Haruka and Michiru left together going to their planned 'rehearsal.' Usagi dragged Mamoru downtown muttering something like 'I won't lose to Ami.' Causing Mamoru to panic and ready to bolt, too bad he forgot the vice-like grip of Usagi. Minako and Makoto cornered Rei earlier and dragged her to the nearest ice cream parlor for a more "detailed questioning.' And Hotaru and Chibi-Usa decided to take a walk in the park.
"I can't believe Ami slept with her own cousin's fiancé. I mean I thought..."
Chibi-Usa nodded, "I know. Shocking isn't it?" She then looked both ways before motioning for Hotaru to lean closer. "Can you keep a secret Hotaru-chan?"
"Sure I can. What is it about Usa-chan?" She asked curiously.
"Right now...Mom, Usagi that is, is feeling rather competitive ...due to Ami's current condition. She always thought she would be the first to have a child among the senshi"
"And?" Hotaru asked she didn't know what Chibi-Usa was hinting at.
Chibi-Usa looked at her best friend and gave her a Cheshire grin. "I'll be conceived before the week would end."
Hotaru's jaw dropped.
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Ranma and the four cousins where sitting down at the Gisborn's living room, doing some mild chatter over some biscuits and tea.
"You're a helicopter pilot?" Akane asked in bewilderment.
Meia giggled, "Hard to picture isn't it? Most people usually think I'm joking when I say that I have a pilot's license but it's quite true. And I'm currently applying for a license to fly a plane. Already passed flight school last week."
"Wow! You must be really good!" Ami was no less surprised after all it wasn't an easy feat.
"Perhaps you four would like a little ride then?" Meia asked them with eyes beaming of pride. "I got a friend over at the Helipad, his name is Tokai Hibiki and we could borrow a copter for a few hours."
"We'd love too, Meia!" Akane answered enthusiastically. "By the way where are Uncle Frank and Aunt Anrui?"
"Dad's over at the Scientific Research Institute at Mt. Aso. He'll probably be here later this evening. As for mom, she's at a convention over at a University discussing possible alternative power sources over the student body. She might be home in time for dinner." Meia got up, "So? Shall we go?"
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"Let me get this straight..." Hotaru said as she rubbed her forehead, "You're engaged...or will be engaged to Ami's son?"
Chibi-Usa nod nodded.
"And I will be engaged to a boy 15 years younger than I am?"
Chibi-Usa nodded again. "Hey as Haruka said, it won't matter after the first hundred years."
Hotaru rubbed her forehead again, "Whose son what is again?"
Chibi-Usa smiled again as she replied.
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"Wow! Look you can see Mt. Aso from here!" Ami pointed towards the western horizon as the helicopter flew above Kumamoto.
"And you can see Shikoku from here as well." Akane said as she pointed to the island on their northeast.
Meia was of course, on the pilot seat on the left. Kirika took the right seat, while Ranma was seated between Akane and Ami behind them.
"Great view isn't it? Though I still prefer the feel when I fly an airplane though." Meia said glancing slightly towards the back, stealing a few peeks at Ranma.
Ranma was unaware of Meia's actions. He was busy taking in the breathtaking scenery they were getting, after all Air-Akane hardly gives him time to enjoy the view.
Kirika still looking forward, "You mentioned something about buying a plane, Meia-chan?"
Meia returned her attention back to her panel, "Sort off. Dad promised he'd have a vintage Messerschmitt restored, the same plane my grandfather was supposed to have used during the war."
"Wow, so it's like a family heirloom then?" Akane asked.
"Yeah, something like that. Though I first had my sights set on an A6M Rei-Sen (Zero fighter) but when dad mentioned the Bf 109...well, let's say it was a done deal."
Kirika nodded, the Bf 109 was one of the premier fighters of the time. "If you want I can fix the guns on the Bf 109 to make it operational."
The others sweat-dropped at Kirika's offer. "I'll...think about it, Kirika." Meia gave a nervous laugh, "Anyway mom should be home anytime now I guess we better head back."
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"You know...I'm wondering why you're so free in telling me what will happen in the future." Hotaru said nonchalantly as she and Chibi-Usa walked back towards the shrine.
Chibi-Usa looked-up at the older girl, "Because it has come to a point where our subsequent actions would no longer affect the outcome of Crystal Tokyo. Or so Setsuna says."
"Still...I can't believe I would end up engage to..."
"You'll grow to love him. Trust me on that." Chibi-Usa smiled, "Even though it was arranged by Haruka and Ranma-san."
"Never would I have imagined Haruka-papa would willingly engage me to a boy."
Chibi-Usa almost said the reason out loud but caught herself; it sounded like 'so she could learn Ranma's Anything Goes Marital Arts Techniques.'
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In the depths of the earth, an eternal flame was rekindled. Everyone had thought she had died. But reality she was anything but dead. Now only a few mortals knew of who she really was and what she was capable of. She had awoken when she heard her son's dying scream. "Saffron..."
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A bleary-eyed Meia was trying to drown out the 'noises' coming from the next room with her pillow. 'I can't believe they're still at it...its 1:00 in the morning for crying out loud!' She then sighed, 'Ranma must have one heck of endurance to last four straight hours of....' Her thought was cut-off when she heard her cousin's scream. 'I always knew Akane was vocal...but Ami?'
It was earlier that night when the five of them arrived at the Gisborn residence to find Meia's mother already had dinner prepared. Anrui gave each of her nieces a big bear hug, especially Kirika whom she thought had died with her sister. She also gave Ranma a hug, welcoming him to the family. Meia's father arrived sometime after dinner and was delighted to have had a male companion that was family and managed to get Ranma to agree to go drinking with him on Sunday.
When Ranma had asked for sleeping arrangements, Meia had thought of it as a joke that he should sleep with his two wives. And Kirika should bunk with her. Right now she was regretting that...she had thought he would turn down that kind of offer...well actually he did but Akane and Ami both liked the arrangement and dragged Ranma to bed. That was four hours ago....
Meia sighed again; she looked over to the futon below her bed and sees Kirika fast asleep...wearing earmuffs (the same kind that is used in firing ranges to block off noise). 'I should have asked her if she had another set of those muffs....' Another scream was heard, 'Damn, are Akane and Ami competing who could scream louder?' Then she idly wondered if she could best both of them...in screaming. She blushed at the thought.
After a few more minutes it grew quiet, and Meia sighed in relief thinking finally she could get some sleep. Just before she could doze off, she heard another girl scream...albeit a little softer than either of her cousins'. 'That was neither Akane nor Ami's voice...' She looked down to see that Kirika was still fast asleep. 'And it isn't Kirika...then who?' Then she remembers Ranma's brief introduction earlier with his curse, she still had a hard time believing a boy could change into a girl. Her father opened a bottle of scotch and started drinking babbling about existence of magic. Her mother wasn't too shock, well if you can call a person whose mouth lay open and not a part of her body was moving, not too shocked.
'No he wouldn't...they wouldn't...' Then she heard the scream again. 'Yes...they just did.' Meia grabbed the pillow and threw it on top of her head. 'It's gonna be a loooooong night....'
Consequently...that was the exact same though on Ranma's mind.
To be continued...
AN: Thanks to LeRoy for pointing out that 'Meia is not Meia unless she is a pilot.'
