I just got done reading 'A Stained Glass Mind' and 'Project NK-Ranma'. They are both
good fics, at the time I wrote 'Three's a Crowd' hadn't read them. Anyway, this is
the revision of the prelude, and I'm currently working on the 1st chapter. Thanks
to SevRedwood for his C&C and all of you who responded. I'm setting this sometime
before Nakoda finds out about Ranma's curse. Once again C&C is appreciated.


On with the fic!

Three's a crowd: Prelude 
 
 
 A red haired girl stood on empty space surrounded by unnatural light, staring at
the  sleeping form of a boy whose hair was black but otherwise looked exactly like
she did.

 It wasn't fair, she had as much right to be here as he did. She had come out only
once before. Even in sleep his will was just too strong, and since she had gotten
out that first time he had only tried harder to force her down. She started sobbing
with grief, thinking it hopeless.
 
 "Stop it Ranko! Your stronger than that! If you got out once, you can do it again!"

 
 "Who's there?!"
 
 "I am a friend, Ranko. I too share your fate." 
 
 "Who are you? And why do you keep calling me Ranko?" She hung her head.
"I
have no
 name..."
 
 "It is a fitting name. Although you have grown on your own a little, you are still
the female equivalent of Ranma. Just as I, Neko, am the feline equivalent." A huge
cat stepped out of the darkness. She screamed and fell over backwards.
 
 "C-c-c-c-c--"
 
 "Cat, yes. Would you stop that? In a way, I'm one of your siblings..."
 
 Ranko calmed herself when she realized she wasn't afraid of Neko anymore. "O-ok.
Y-you can talk?"
 
 "Only recently. I'm not your average cat now am I?"
 
 "I guess not, what where you talking about earlier?" It felt strange talking a giant
cat when you should be afraid of them.
 
 "We can gain control - break free and spend some time on the outside."
 
 "How? He's stronger than us!"
 
 "Yes, but when his guard is down, we can exert our combined wills on his and force
 him down. The more time we spend in control. the stronger we can become until we
are his equals."
 
 "Alright, what's your plan?"
 
 "I don't have one yet."
 
 Ranko face-faulted. "WHAT?! Oh never mind, how about we..."

*****
 
 Ranma shot up out of bed. "Wow, what a weird dream. I've gotta stop reading Nabiki's
manga." The smell of breakfast told him he should get up and eat before the fur-covered
one got it.


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