Here is another chapter.  Read at your own risk.

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Ch2
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   "This is Nerima?"  Akane asked as they steped out of the airport.
 
   "Yes, Akane.  This is Nerima, the place where I was born."  Caro-
line said kinda sad.  "It is a very weird town.  You'll grow to like 
it."

   *Yeah right!*  Ranma thought.  *I haven't been here for more than an 
hour and I already hate it!*

   "Is something wrong, honey?"  Caroline said to her son upon noticing 
his expressions.

   "Nothing, ma.  Don't worry.  It is just that I'm not that use to new 
places."  Ranma said with a fake smile.  *You're such a liar, Ranma!*

   "Okay then.  Now, lets go for some ice cream.  I used to go to this 
place with..."  Caroline trail off,  "my friends when I was your age. 
I hope it is still in bussines.  They have the best sundaes!"

   Saying so, Caroline called a cab, and the three of them got in (they 
don't need to worry about their lougage.  It is already send to the 
house.)  Caroline asked the cab driver to take them to the ice cream 
shop.
    
   "That ice cream shop!?"  the cab drive said with excitement.  "Men! 
They have the best ice cream ever!  I had been here for more than 20 
years!"

   "I can't believe it is still in bussines!"  Caroline said happily.

   "Of course!  I went there when I was a teen!  It was my favorite 
places."

   Caroline and the driver chatted along, while Akane and Ranma kept 
quiet.  They both knew what each of them though.

   *I hate this place, Akane!  This place will make mom suffer!"  Ranma 
said without words.

   *I undersatan, but for mom's sake we need to act normal.  We cannot 
hurt her more than she is now!*

   *I know.  I just hope we will never meet dad!   I can't say what I'll 
ought to do to him!  I feel this resentment and hate toward him!*

   *Calm, Ranma! I feel the same too.  But I will try to act normal.
We have to.  I just hope no one finds out that we are here.*

   *I hope, Akane.  I hope!*  with this, Ranma gave a sigh and stoped 
his thougts.  They had arrieved to the ice cream shop.

**
Streets of Nerima
**

   Nabiki was walking down the street with all sorts of documents in her 
hands.  It was the price she had to pay to be one of the richest and 
most successful bussineswoman in Nerima.
   *I should have brought the stupid car!  I'm losing it!!*  Nabiki 
thought frustrated.  She wanted to walk, but she never thougth she had 
to carry all this junk.
   As she walked down the street all frustrated and cursing at the sky, 
she passed the ice cream shop.  She looked at it for a few minutes, but 
those few minutes were enough for the old memories to come back. 
   Memories of long ago which she thought gone came back puring in her 
brain.  Seventeen years had gone by, and only God knew where on Earth 
her littles sister was.
   *You did love him, but you lost him to Perfume.*  Nabiki thought 
sadly.  *And the death of daddy affected you more.  I hope that, 
wherever you are, you are in good health.*
   Nabiki continued walking, but as she passed the ice cream shop she 
saw something very peculiar.   There, at the end of the shop, were a 
woman around her thirties with two kids eating ice cream.  In most 
cases, Nabiki wouldn't care a penut about it, but in this case, that was 
super strange.   The boy and the girl looked like replicas of Ran- 
ma and Akane.
   *What the-*  Nabiki shouted in silence.  *This is impossible!*  She 
let go of the papers and rubed her eyes, but the image was still there. 
*I have to tell about this!!*

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Saotome Dojo (currently Tendo)
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   Nabiki had gone to the nearest payphone and called every single soul 
who knew Akane and Ranma to meet her at the Dojo.   When she arrieve 
there, everyone was there, including Ranma and Perfume.
   "You won't believe this!"  she said catching her breath as she 
entered the dojo.  "I-I saw Akane and Ranma!"
   "Wow, hold it!  Akane has dissapear for more than seventeen years, 
and I was her the whole afternoon!"
   "Yes, I saw yours and Akane's replica.  They were with a woman.  She 
was quite pretty and she seemed very familiar."  Nabiki said.
   "But...That's hard to believe!"  Kuno said.  He had became more 
calmed.  Over the years, he had matured a lot.
   In that moment, a boy came to the dojo and delivered a weekly 
magazine.
   Nabiki glanced at it and saw the same woman she saw in the ice cream 
shop.  She grabed that magazine and flicked trough it.  She found what 
she wanted.
   "Listen to this.  'Caroline Tendo, USA most succesful bussineswoman, 
comes to Japan with her childre to stablish bussines."
suddenly, Nabiki gasped.
   Everybody looked at the magazine.  In big print, the following was 
marked:  "CAROLINE TENDO WITH HER TWIN SON AND DAUGHTER, AKANE AND RANMA 
TENDO" next to it a picture of them was printed.  

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