I know its a little slow but all this is happened with in the same day since nodoka woke up.

about the same time as the meeting is going on

Genma is seating on the back of a truck. His two boys are playing with a dog that's in the back. They are going along the back roads on the outside of Urawa. "I hope to be in Nigata by the end of the day. Ranma, I'm sorry I had to promise you off to the driver's daughter to get a ride. But we had to get out of Tokyo as soon as we can." Genma was thinking while he was looking at his two boys plays.

Ranma looks over to his brother, and whispers to him," I don't like the looks of this. Dad's in deep thought and you know what mom said about him when he looks that way."

Ryuma snickers. "Yep we better watch out for what ever he is planning mom would not like."

"Oh boys, when we get to Nigata we are going to an old shrine where we are going to start your training. Got it?" Genma said in a low tone but loud enough for the boys to hear him.

After about another hour and half, the truck started to sputter and smoke. "What the hell?!", the elderly man that was driving it starts to yell.

"Well boys, it looks like this is our stop. Get your bags and let's get going." Genma looks at the boys then jumps of the back of the truck and starts to walk up the side of the hill and wait for his boys to follow him. It had taken them most of the rest of the day to travel the last 35 miles to the out skirts of Nigata. When they got there, Ryuma and Ranma were starving. So when they saw a food cart they ran up to the vender and asked how much it cost, because if it was too price they know how their father was. Their father saw this as sign to take a break and maybe he could come up with a way to con the man out of the food.

Ranma's sitting next to his brother when a kid looking his age walks around from cart. "Hi, my name's Uyko. What's yours?"

Genma was glad to find a sucker. Mr. Kuonji had given them free food and some spending money for the promise to wed his daughter to Ryuma. It only taken less the one bottle of sake to get the sick man to agree.

While his was doing his deal the kids were off playing buy a creek. Ukyo and Ryuma had been teaming up on ranma and an hour the had taken to the creek to play in the water." Ukyo why are you wearing your shirt still? Ryuma asked after he and his brother had taken off theirs ' because I'm a girl you jack-ass" she yelled a little loud at them while she was slowly making her way to were the water was deeper." a girl!"both boys said at the same time.

So it was a few hours later and another mile or so down the road that we find the lazy Genma talking to another farmer trying to get a ride. But this time it was going to cost Genma money to get a right and a wedding contract.

Back At the Sakuraba family home

Jeff just got off the phone with his friend in Interpol poll and the JSF. He pulls some strings, and got Genma Saotome to be one of the most wanted men in theJapan. "Man my head hurts. I need a stiff drink."

After the meeting and a light lunch, Mr. Sakuraba was starting to weir about his daughter's best friend. During tea she had a very bad coughing fit, and start to cough blood. So now the family was standing outside of the guest room while the family doctor was looking at her.

"So, Soun, how long has this been going on?" Mr. Sakuraba asked a very nervous Mr. Tendo.

"It has been about six mouths. I just wish we had better insurance so she could get the test that she needs so we would know what is wrong with her.", said Soun on the verge of tears.

Nodoka now sees a once very proud man about to cry in front of her.

"No Soun. If it's money holding you back don't worry about it. I will take care of it." Nodoka said, not wanting to lose her best friend to an illness she knew nothing about.

"We didn't want to bother anyone about our money problems." Soun starts to raise his head when the door opens and the doctor, now looking sad walks over to Soun.

"Mr. Tendo I'm sorry she is not going to make it another night. She has a rare type of cancer. It's not going to be a painful, death she most likely will just fall sleep. I'm sorry." The doctor just lowers his head and then turns to his good friend.

"Otaru I recommend that you don't move her from here. I gave her some heavy pain killers and muscle relaxers to make her more comfortable. I'm sorry. Maybe if I had seen her a few months earlier it would be different."

"Thank you. I know you did all you can. Why don't you and I go have some tea? Dear will you meet us out in the tea room? Thank you." Otaru said while walking the good doctor out of the hallway.

Soun was in shock then angered at the kami that his daughters were not going to see their mother before she left them. Mrs. Sakuraba, thinking the same way went to get the driver and some tea. She would have the girls brought to the house as soon as they got out of school.

Soun went in to the room and sat down by his wife, took her hand and started to cry.

After about an hour and a half the three younger Tendo's were walking out of class when they saw a large car at the front gate with their aunt standing next to it.

Kasumi wanted to know where the father was. He normally walked them home. "Hello aunty where is daddy?" Nabiki asked while looking at her older sister that had the look of dread in her eyes.

"I'm sorry sweetie. Your mother and father are at my father's house and he asked me to get you girls." Nodoka did not want to tell them about their mother but she had seen the old one's look and figured out what was going on and why she was here.

"Now girls, why don't you get in the car and we will be there in about an hour, and we'll have some ice cream on the way up there, OK." Nodoka tried to act as normal as she could.

After the girls were in and she got everyone comfortable, she told the driver that she was ready and they were on their way.

Kasumi, not wanting to ask but knowing she had to, whispered in to her aunt's ear. "It's momma's time isn't it?"

Nodoka did not know how this little lady knew, but all she could do was nod her head and wipe the tears from the little girls eyes.

To be continued…

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updated 1/31/15