On Sat, 28 Dec 1996 02:22:23 -0600 (CST), Numbski wrote:

Dreams and Realities:  Part 4; **Close Encounters Of the Worst Kind**

It had already been 2 weeks since the explosion.  Ranma, Akane, and Nabiki
have since been moved from critical condition to serious but stable.  The

had since moved

wounds that they had recieved from the blast were healing nicely, and the

received

After the evening meal in the hospital, it was amazing that all three were
wide awake.  Visiting hours would be starting soon, so they waiting in

waited, or were waiting

bridled their bodies, even Kasumi.  She was still as beautiful as always,
but the scars were very visible.

How come Kasumi recovered first? Was she only caught on the edge of
the blast?

"Hey Pop, we've been wondering, and we can't seem to get a straight answer
around here...what exactly happaened?"  Ranma looked quizzical, as did

happened

The waiting room was in absolute dissarray.  The nurse behind the counter

disarray

"Ah, what a pitious fate, that a pair of the beatiful Tendo sisters be

piteous, beautiful

"Oh shut up, sugar.  There was no way that was Ran-chan's fault.  From
what I've been told he, Akane and Nabiki were upstairs when the explosion

he, Akane, and

"Why do you guys ALWAYS have to fight over that jerk Ranma!?"  Ryouga
couldn't understand it.  "Ranma always treats you two horribly, and yet
you insist on chasing him down and marrying you.  What on earth are you

marrying him, or having him marry you

Ukyou took a mighty swing at Ryouga, narrowly missing his face and leaving
a beatifully spatula shaped hole in the floor.

beautifully

blows attack, he swung at a blocking Ukyou, who's spatula was taking quite
the beating.  Seeing an opening, Ryouga dashed up behind Kunou, lept to

leapt

"Stupid Boy, you think you take both us at once?  Stupid Boy."    Shampoo
lauched a bonbouri at Ryouga's chest region.  Ryouga jumped straight into

launched

"UUUUUUngggggghhhh!"  Ryouga began to struggle to his feet.  He'd had
enough of this fight.  Kodachi, Shampoo, and Ukyou were swarmed around a
floored Kunou, almost acting as a sheild.  Party time.

shield

"You vile creature, it was you that injured the lovely Tendo Nabiki, as
well and the beautiful Tendo Akane!  You are truly worse than that foul
sorceror Saotome.  Prepare to meet your maker Hibiki!"  Kunou now stood

sorcerer

attention of all three suddenly turned to Ryouga.  He was starting to glow
a dull blue.  This wasn't unusal for Ryouga, but they never saw it happen

unusual

when he wasn't consious.

conscious

"Shampoo, Kodachi!  Get Tatewaki out of here and and anyone else that is

just one "and"

"Why must you taunt me?  I have always loved her!  I never meant to hurt
anyone..."  Ryouga was still delirous, lying in Ukyou's lap.  He was

delirious

"Why can't she love ME?!!"  Tears streamed down Ryouga's face.  He still
wasn't consious, but the pain was very real.  Tears fell down upon

conscious

She hugged him even closer, for her own support, if not only his.  "I love
you, Ryouga.  Do you here me?  *I* love you!  Isn't that enough?"  She
continued to cradle the lost boy's body against hers.

Maybe Ukyou would pretend to be Akane here to try to calm him down? He
might see Akane saying that she loved him in his delerium, and then we
find out that it's really Ukyou. Just a thought.

Ryouga didn't know what to make of his situation, although he hadn't had
much time to think about it as security decided that it was time for the
damage to the waiting room to cease.  The two were escourted out to a

escorted

Well, that's it for part 4.  Things are steadily clearing up, but more
things are starting to become blurred.  Ukyou and Ryouga?  It's been
pondered for quite a while now, but is it really possible?  We still don't
have any word on Kunou and Nabiki either.  It's certain that it will all

I dunno, presonally I'd like to see you resist the temptation to pair
everybody up. But it's your fic. Overall it's going quite well so far.

Gary


Gary Kleppe
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