Subject: [FFML][FANFIC][RANMA 1/2]MUCH ADO ABOUT RANMA[1/?]
From: "Jonathan Lavallee" <newranma@hotmail.com>
Date: 11/17/1998, 6:17 PM
To: ffml@fanfic.com

<newranma@hotmail.com>

MUCH ADO ABOUT RANMA
by Jonathan Lavallee

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Yes, yes, you all know the drill, place typical Ranma 1/2 disclaimer 
here which states that the characters are property of the creativity of 
the esteemed Rumiko Takahashi.  Any other references to any other anime 
belong to the author in question.  If you believe otherwise perhaps 
these nice men in little white coats will be able to help you. That's 
right this coat will make you feel very safe.  However, what is not 
typical is the acknowledgment to William Shakespeare who's play is used 
in this fic.  Hopefully he won't be spinning in his grave by the time 
this story is finished.
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	If a stranger would walk the streets of Nerima tonight, he (or she, but 
for the sake of science we'll use he) would be greeted by many a thing.  
He would see many people walking around enjoying the night, each others 
company or both.  A peaceful setting that would occasionally be broken 
by the sound of construction crews demolishing things.  (Okay, it's not 
really construction crews, but *DAMN* to the uninitiated it would sure 
sound like it)  All and all a peaceful evening.  But if you were to look 
very carefully at a pole that line the street you would be able to read 
this.

NOW PLAYING AT FUURINKAN HIGH AUDITORIUM

MUCH ADO ABOUT NOTHING           
WITH			                   
DOUGAL ADDISON AS DON PEDRO  
RYOGA HIBIKI AS CLAUDIO      
UKYO KUONJI AS HERO  		
RANMA SAOTOME AS BENEDICK    
AKANE TENDO AS BEATRICE   
				
AND MANY OTHERS . . . 
DIRECTED BY : DOUGAL

TICKETS 2000 YEN IN ADVANCE 3000 YEN AT DOOR.

	Now if the person in question were a stranger to Nerima he would not be 
all that impressed.  Why should he be, aren't Shakespeare's plays 
performed around the world?  In any normal instance he would be right, 
but Nerima is far from normal.

	As our little friend walks further down the street he comes to the high 
school in question.  He also hears the sound of thunderous applause 
coming from the auditorium.  Perhaps our little friend will walk inside 
. . . no, he continues down the path content in who he is and oblivious 
to the world around him, but he has served his purpose.  So let's leave 
him to his contemplation's of his little life while we will enter the 
school.

	As we enter we can hear that the applause is still roaring after five 
minutes, how can this be, were they that good?  The door to the 
auditorium was open to let whatever cool breeze (or invisible authors 
for that matter) enter the room.  Upon the stage we see a group of 
teenagers taking their bows.  All of them are blushing with the 
excitement of a standing ovation.  It is possible to distinguish two 
separate couples taking their bows, one was of a boy with a spotted 
bandanna on his head holding the hand of a girl who had her long brown 
hair tied with a ribbon.  The other pair was a pig tailed boy with a 
short haired girl.  Both couples are slightly flushed, have their hair a 
little mussed and were being honoured with flowers.

	Now if you are wondering why the way they look is an important fact to 
state I should explain by telling you of the events that transpired a 
few months ago leading up to tonight.

***

	Dougal walked down the streets of Nerima in a daze but then again 
Dougal always looked like he was in a daze.  His unkempt hair flew up 
(that's right up) on his head and his five o'clock shadow look like a 
ten o'clock night.  The reason for his daze was his auditions.

	"You would think that in a big place like Nerima," Dougal thought, "you 
might be able to pick and choose who you wanted to star in your play. . 
. but Noooooo!"  He sighed, you see he was being paid to put on the play 
*Much Ado About Nothing* here in Nerima and so far the chances of 
pulling this off were two, slim and none. . . and slim left town last 
week.  As it was he was going to have to play the part of Don Pedro 
himself.

	He sighed as he put his weary hand on the wall and the other to his 
head, because of a very acute headache.  He looked up and saw a doctors 
office . . . Tofu.  No, Dougal thought, my headache is not that bad.

	"Why can't I find two people with a great chemistry needed for two of 
the most important parts." Dougal, tired of thinking because of his 
headache, had decided to voice his thoughts out loud.  "Why!  Why! Why! 
Wh -"  He was interrupted by a sound, to most people who live in this 
area, this sound would have made them flee in terror but not Dougal.  
This sound was the one he was looking for. . . the sound of a great 
argument.

	"Ranma, why do you keep chasing after all those girls!"  The girls 
voice yelled out.

	"I told ya a hundred times Akane," the male's voice yelled back, a bit 
defensively I might add, "I don't go chasing nobody!"

	"Then why did you eat that okonomiyaki that Ukyo made for you"  The 
girls voice sounded almost in tears, "when I made you a lunch."

	Now Dougal was intrigued.  He leaned closer hoping that his prayers had 
been answered.  He was paying so much attention to the couple that he 
completely missed the old man with a bag on his back shouting "What a 
haul!" being chased by (deep breath here) a purple haired girl on a 
bike, a large group of high school students, a alien in a tiger stripe 
bikini, a group of armor clad female warrior, a Ferrari, an angry guy in 
a robe with swords sticking out of his sleeves, *another* group of angry 
school girls, a few store managers, a spatula wielding restaurant owner, 
a girl in a garbage can, a few models, a woman with a big glowing sword 
in her hand,  a cobra containing two mercenary women, yet *another* 
group of angry school girls, a woman's rights league, a flying girl with 
lightning coming out of her hands, a small half-rabbit half-cat animal, 
three priestesses, a red headed girl with bracers on her arms running as 
fast as Shampoo rode her bike holding onto a blond haired kid, a 
red-headed catgirl being chased by a short blond one, a weird guy in a 
Hawaiian shirt with a palm tree on his head, a cute girl on roller 
skates dragging some poor guy, a black haired girl with a gymnastics 
ribbon flowing behind her laughing maniacally and for good measure 
*another* group of angry school girls.

	"Ah! Come on Akane," he said, trying to be comforting (well at least in 
New's mind), "you know you can't cook, if I would have eaten that I 
would have been sick."  There was silence, then the boys voice was back 
and it sounded very nervous, "N-n-no-now Akane, th-th-the-there's no 
need to get angry."

	"Die Ranma!!!!!"  the girls voice screamed, there was a crash, a bang 
and a pop.  Hey, Dougal thought, so that's what keeps sounding like 
construction.  Dougal finally peaked around the corner and saw the young 
man with his face planted in the sidewalk and the young girl walking 
towards Dougal.  He needed to get her attention, he had found his 
Beatrice and Benedick.

	"Excuse me miss."  Dougal spoke up quietly, making Akane turn around to 
meet him.  "I was wondering if you would be interested in acting in a 
semi-professional play."  His eyes lighted up hopefully.

	"What?"  Akane asked bewildered.  Great, not another play, she thought, 
and she was about to clobber him until she realized that this man was a 
stranger to her.  She caught herself remembering her manners, "I'm sorry 
sir but I don't like to act in plays," she smiled briefly remembering, 
"usually people ask me to play roles like Lady Sumo or Samurai 
Sweetheart and it makes me sick."

	"Oh! no!"  Dougal defended himself, "it's not one of those plays."

	"Then what kind is it?"  Akane paused hopefully, "It's not Romeo and 
Juliet is it."  There was a gleam in her eye, how she wanted to be 
Juliet without anyone screwing it up.

	Dougal saw the expression in her face.  Poor girl, he mused, she's one 
of the types who thinks that Romeo and Juliet is a easy and high 
limelight role.  He started to speak, afraid to disappoint the girl but 
it needed to be done, "No, it's not Romeo and Juliet."  the girls face 
fell, "It's Much Ado About Nothing."

	"Much Ado About Nothing?"  Akane hadn't heard of that play before.

	"Oh!  Yes it's one of the main roles, and judging by your performance 
with that young man over there I say you will fight in - I mean fit in 
quite nicely."  Dougal smiled at her.

	"You mean me fighting with Ranma got me a role in a play?" Akane was 
completely taken off her guard now.
	
	"And 10 000 yen."

	"And 10 000 yen."  She repeated.

	"Yes," Dougal laughed slightly, "Is there an echo in this part of 
Nerima or did I miss something.  By the way, what's your name."

	Akane looked up surprise, I didn't tell him my name yet.  "It's Akane, 
Akane Tendo."

	"Well Miss Tendo," Dougal informed her, "I would suggest that you bring 
youself and your friend over there down to the Fuurinkan high Auditorium 
tomorrow as soon as you can after school."

	"That won't be a problem," she informed him, "Ranma and I both go to 
that school."

	"Good! I'll see you after school then."  Dougal started to walk away 
happy with himself when he paused.  "See if you can bring other people 
as well."  With that he walked away smiling.


***

	Akane tapped her foot impatiently outside the auditorium.  Just like 
Ranma, she thought, never here when I want him, all that nonsense about 
important things to do.  Her thoughts darkened as she thought about 
Ranma, as they almost always did, and lost in her foul humour she failed 
to notice a man she didn't want to meet right now.  Tatewaki Kuno.

	"Oh! Akane Tendo my love come let us defeat that knave Saotome and date 
together."  came the all too familiar voice that made Akane's head snap 
up.  "Oh! No!" she thought, "not him, not now." Placing her head in her 
hands she failed to notice that she was being pulled back through the 
open door that was previous locked and into the auditorium.  All she 
heard was the door slam shut.

	"Where am I?", Akane asked out loud.

	"Your in the auditorium silly," a familiar voice called from behind 
her, "you said you would meet me here remember."  She had a name to that 
voice.  It was Dougal and boy was she glad to see him.

	"You have no idea how glad I am to see you," Akane sighed, "that idiot 
Kuno was trying to come on to me again."

	"Would you think that he would want a role?"  Dougal asked, not knowing 
Kuno for who Kuno really was.  Before Akane had a chance to tell him 
what she thought about that Kuno stuck his head inside the auditorium.

	"Did I hear that I, the great and noble Kuno, have a chance to play 
along side of the beauteous Akane Tendo."  He raced over grabbed New's 
hand and shook it vigorously.  "Now what part shall I play, perhaps the 
noble Romeo to my sweet Juliet.  Perhaps I shall be the noble Thesius to 
my dear Hippolyta."

	Dougal was taken a bit aback, how dare this boy presume that he had a 
main role.  "Well you haven't auditioned yet and," he was cut off by a 
bokken pointed at his throat.

	Kuno for some stupid reason was livid, "I the noble Kuno, in a cattle 
call with the hoy paloy."  He pushed his bokken closer to Dougal and 
found that his sword had been pushed aside.

	"How dare you even try to threaten me with that toothpick of yours!"  
Dougal screamed (I think that now is the time for an important note. . . 
while you are acting there is one important rule, the director is the 
supreme being), "NOW GET UP ON STAGE BEFORE I REALLY GET MAD!"

	Despite himself Kuno jumped up on the stage.  "Good," Dougal calmed 
down a little, "now tell me what do you know about Shakespeare."

	"None at this school knows the Bard like I." Kuno said, his pride 
showing very clearly.  "For how earthlier happy is the rose distilled 
then growing on the virgin thorn grows, lives and dies in single 
blessedness."  Kuno was starting on his tirade and when he starts there 
is no stopping him.  Akane knew this and decided that now would be a 
good time for a nap.  "For I wish to join the virtuous Akane Tendo in 
her role for though she is little she is fierce.  And -", luckily (and 
mercifully depending on how you look at it) Dougal stopped him at that 
point.

	"Yeah! Yeah!" Dougal commented, "so you can quote from one or two of 
his plays.  But what do you know about Shakespeare?"

	"It may seem to you that my knowledge of Shakespeare may be limited to 
quotes but there my good man do quick bright things come to confusion.  
I . . . " and for the second time that day Kuno was stopped in mid 
tirade as he looked down at the director.  The now *furious* director.

	Upon hearing that Kuno had stopped speaking Akane's subconscious 
decided to wake her up.  Looking around she gasped as she saw Dougal.  
He was surrounded in what appeared to be a very large battle aura.  
"That's strange," she thought, "by the looks of him he doesn't seem to 
practice martial arts."

	In all honesty he doesn't but man oh man was he ever mad.

	"Kuno get out of here NOW!!!" Dougal screamed, "BEFORE I REALLY GET 
VIOLENT!"  Kuno staring at the director and wisely (for a change) 
decided that it would be prudent to leave.  Once the door behind Kuno 
was shut Dougal sighed, closed his eyes, sat down, missed the chair, 
cursed softly under his breath, got up, sat down in the chair, and then 
closed his eyes.

	"What did he do that made you so angry?"  Akane asked, cautiously 
approaching Dougal.

	Dougal took a deep steadying breath and said, "He broke one of the 
biggest superstitions in acting."  He looked up at Akane and continued, 
"Akane do you know where the last quote he said came from?"

	Thought her knowledge of Shakespeare was limited she knew where this 
passage came from, "Sure it came from M-"  She was interrupted by Dougal 
placing his hand over her mouth.

	"What ever you do," he told her, "do not utter a quote from this play, 
nor say it's name, nor say the name of the main characters."

	"Okay," she agreed not fully understanding but she agreed anyway," now 
what do we do?"

Well. . .

***

	At this point you may be thinking about Ranma.  Where was he during all 
of this?  And why on earth did he miss Kuno being humiliated like that?  
Well you see upon hearing Akane tell him of the play he had immediately 
thought of quite a few things that had suddenly come up.  Chemistry 
homework, helping Kasumi with dinner, beating up on Kuno. . . breathing, 
all these *important things* had to be done first.

	To be completely honest Ranma didn't like plays . . . he liked acting 
even less.  It was one of the few things that he didn't do well.  Oh! 
Sure there was that one time when he was in Romeo and Juliet with Akane 
but that was all for the opportunity to see *China*.  That ended up not 
only being a mistake, seeing that China was a Hong Kong movie star, but 
Akane had tricked him with that tape.  That was an experience he didn't 
want to redo.

	He felt bad about not helping Akane on this, but Ranma felt relived 
when he was in his room back at the dojo.  Well that was until he had a 
visitor . . . someone who he didn't like dealing with.

	"Hey! Ranma," Nabiki called to him, "I was balancing my books this 
morning and I came upon quite a large sum of money that is owed to me," 
Nabiki gave her best icy mercenary stare to Ranma who quailed under it 
like a frighten child, "by you."

	"What do you mean?"  Ranma asked back.  Great, he thought, I borrowed 
money off of Nabiki and I don't remember.  Ranma was in a panic.  How 
was he going to pay her off.

	"Well Saotome," she chided, "are you going to pay the 10 000 or do I 
need to get the camera?"

	Now Ranma was definitely worried, if there was one thing that he hated 
worse than losing a fight, or acting, it was those pictures that Nabiki 
always wanted from him.  Sure it was an easy way to pay off debts but it 
always made him feel dirty.  What am I going to do, Ranma thought, where 
can I . . .  Like a lighting bolt it hit him, didn't Akane say that 
there was a 10 000 yen pay check for doing this play.  Maybe acting 
isn't so bad after all.  "Well if you can wait a little bit Nabiki I can 
pay you off."  Ranma said, showing confidence for the first time when 
dealing with Nabiki.

	"Oh! Really Ranma, how?"  Nabiki asked in a very sarcastic tone.
	
	"I'm gonna do that play with Akane and you'll get that money."  and 
before she could add in her two cents (well considering that this is 
Nabiki it's probably a lot more than that) he left quickly.  Gotta get 
more people, he thought, if I'm going down, I'm not going alone.

	Nabiki smiled as she walked back into her room and smiled as she turned 
to her sister Kasumi who was waiting for her.
	"Well . . ." Kasumi's voice trailed off, her eyes afire with curiosity.
	"Went off without a problem sister o' mine."  Nabiki bowed grandiously 
to her older sister and then both of them started to giggle.

***

	Well now that Ranma is wandering Nerima looking for some poor saps - I 
mean fellow actors to act with him.  In his big rush he passes a 
building, not a particularly important building but you never know, now 
do you?

***

	"Well is that all you have to report." a dark voice called from the 
shadows.

	"Well sir," said a lackey who was not enjoying all this attention, "the 
Dougal narcotic that is being produced is moving along steadily and 
should reach completion in a month."  There came some impatient tapping 
from the CEO.  "Profits from all our illegal activities have increased 
by a hundred percent and there is still no indication that the police 
know that the company is involved."

	There came an uncomfortable, well at least for the lackey, silence.  
"Good, you have done well," the CEO complimented the lackey, "soon our 
company shall rule most of Japan."  The maniacal laughter that followed 
was pretty long showing us how evil this man is.

	What should someone do?  In what way does this involve Ranma?  In what 
relation does this have to do with this fic?  What is in this authors 
head?  The answer to all these questions is absolutely nothing.  I've 
always wanted to listen in on one of those dark and mysterious 
conversation.  Confused yet?  Believe me you will be. . . you will be.

***

	While we were listening in on that conversation perhaps it is best to 
recap what we missed while all that was going on.  Ranma was running 
through the streets heading strait for a place where he knew that he 
wouldn't be turned down.  Ucchan's Okonomiyaki.

	Breathing heavily he was about to open the door when all of a sudden 
the attack came, and there was nothing Ranma could do to stop it.

	"AIREN!!", Shampoo screeched happily as she glomped onto Ranma, "Why 
you go see Spatula-girl?  Come take Shampoo to date."

	Ranma as usual was extremely uncomfortable with this arrangement.  
Despite the fact that on occasion he possed breasts he still wasn't very 
comfortable with them.  Especially when they belong to someone else.  
"Shampoo there is something that I gotta ask Ucchan."  He firmly pushed 
her off him, opened the door and was immediately attacked again.  This 
was completely unexpected, and it caught him off guard.

	"RANCHAN!", Ukyo screeched at Ranma, "I'm soooo glad to see you."  Ukyo 
hugged him even tighter.

	Now Ranma was frustrated, he expected Shampoo to do the glomp on Ranma 
thing.  It was what got Ranma's attention the best, well in her mind, 
and made the other girls insanely jealous.  Ucchan on the other hand 
however was his friend and he was not expecting this treatment from her.  
"Ucchan!" he screamed frustrated, "Not you TOO?"

	Ukyo looked up at Ranma, "No silly, I made a bet with Ryoga that the 
next person walking in would be you and I won!"  She smiled happily and 
walked back into the restaurant.  "Pay up sugar, I won!"

	Ranma paused and thought (I might say that this is a record, this is 
the second time he thought before doing anything stupid), Hey here are 
two people that I can recruit for the play.  With a smile on his face he 
walked into Ucchan's.  Grabbed the closest person, which mysteriously 
enough (chortle, snicker) just happened to be Ukyo who was holding on to 
Ryoga collecting her money and ran back towards Fuurinkan high with Ukyo 
screaming, "Konatsu take care of things while I'm goooooooooone!"  Alone 
forgotten Shampoo was still stunned, on the ground in front of Ucchan's.

	Well the trip was uneventful to say the least, Ranma was anxious to get 
to the auditorium, Ukyo was basking in the fact that Ranma was holding 
her hand and Ryoga was wondering where they were going.  While they are 
making the boring trip from Ucchan's Okonomiyaki to the Fuurinkan 
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***

	Ranma busted into the auditorium with Ukyo and Ryoga trailing behind 
him.  Ukyo was blushing because Ranma was holding on to her hand, 
something that wasn't lost on Akane.  Despite the fact that Ranma was 
flirting with Ukyo (well at least to Akane) Akane was surprised to see 
Ryoga there too, and for some reason *he* was blushing furiously too.
	
	Upon hearing the door splinter open Dougal looked back and saw the 
person he was looking for.  "Ranma good," he called, "you made it and I 
see that you brought friends."

	"That I did."  Ranma replied.

	"So that's why he wanted us here," Ukyo thought, "he wanted to act with 
me in a play."  Those thoughts were way off the mark but none the less 
they made Ukyo heart beat all the faster.  Her thoughts continued down 
this line of thought, Maybe there is a kissing scene.  Soon Ukyo was 
basking in thoughts of that chance, the small chance that her and Ranma 
could kiss.  So engrossed in her fantasy (whoa!  she pulled a Ryoga) she 
didn't hear Dougal until the third time he called.

	"Hello miss, miss, MISS!" Ukyo finally looked at Dougal, "Ah! I see I 
got your attention, third time is a charm as they say.  Anyway what is 
your name?"  Dougal asked Ukyo.

	"Ukyo. . . Ukyo Kuonji," she replied quite a bit shyly.
	
	"Well Ukyo tell me what acting experience do you have?" Dougal asked 
her.

	"Well. . . ummm. . . actually . . . in all honesty. . ." Ukyo was 
desperately trying to stall but unfortunately she ran out of ideas, ". . 
. none."

	With that statement Akane expected Dougal to break out yelling at Ranma 
for bringing someone with no acting talent.  Wait a minute, I'm no 
actress and neither is Ranma an actor, Akane thought.

	"Well at least you can admit that."  Dougal calmly said, "I'll take you 
through this play."

	"You will sir," Ukyo beamed, "thankyouthankyouthankyou."  She was happy 
now she could be beside Ranma and maybe (probably not) share a kiss with 
him.  "What part do I get to play?"  she asked.

	"Well . . . " Dougal pondered exactly that, what part could she play.  
He felt that she had some acting potential so a small part like Margaret 
or Ursula wouldn't do.  Yet he had already found his Beatrice so who did 
that leave . . . Hero.  "You get to play the lady Hero."

	"Who is she?" Ukyo seemed full of questions today, well wouldn't you be 
in her place.

	Dougal sat her down to explain it to her, "You see Hero is the daughter 
of Leonato the governor of Messina.  She is planning to marry Claudio . 
. .", he was interrupted by Ukyo stating, "Which will be played by 
Ranchan right."  He silenced her with a glance that made her cower 
slightly in her clothes, "To continue she is disgraced by Don John the 
prince's bastard brother who does it just to cause trouble for everyone.  
But in the end she ends up marrying Claudio and yadda, yadda, yadda you 
know the usual happy ending stuff."

	Ranma looked at Dougal because he was a little bit confused, "Well what 
part do me and Akane get?"

	"Well that's easy," Dougal smiled, "you two get to play Sir Benedick 
and the Lady Beatrice two of the most hard headed people in Messina.  
They both want to live bachelor lives and spend most of the play 
insulting each other."  Dougal didn't want to admit that the rest of the 
play is the other characters trying to get those two people together.  
It wasn't malice or the fact that he wanted those two to be together 
that prevented his tongue from completing the description, it was 
survival instinct pure and simple.

	"Now that's something I'm good at," Ranma smiled, "I get to spend my 
time insulting this uncute tomboy who - ugfh."  The last sound effect 
was courtesy of Akane ramming her elbow into his stomach.  That promptly 
started another argument between the two of them.

	Dougal looked at the two people and silently shook his head, "Do they 
do that all the time?" he asked Ukyo.

	"Actually yes they do," she answered, "they don't look like fiancees do 
they."  The last statement made Dougal promptly choke.

	"You mean that they are engaged?" He asked incredulously not really 
believing that.

	"Yup, Ranma honey is engaged to her, me and has two other girls chasing 
him.  One's this little hussy named Shampoo and the other is this 
psychotic chick named Kodachi."  Ukyo explained to him.  "You see it all 
started when . . ."

	Well instead of listening in on this little trip down memory lane, or 
paying attention to the battle that was raging not a few feet away we'll 
look upon the only person who was not mentioned in this past few pages.  
Ryoga.

***

	Ryoga sat there amazed by what he had heard.  Akane and Ranma were 
going to be acting in this play as Benedick and Beatrice.  Now Ryoga had 
seen this play done in Stratford while he was . . . uh . . . 
sightseeing.  Anyway he knew what the story was about.  The director was 
right Benedick and Beatrice spend most of their time fighting but the 
rest of the cast spend most of the play trying to get them together in 
some semblance of love.  Ryoga couldn't, wouldn't and wasn't going to 
stand for that, there had to be some way to stop them.

	While Ryoga was mentally wrestling with himself he pulled the usual 
grab my hair and shake my head maneuver whenever he was truly 
frustrated.  Unknowing to him that the argument had finished (guess how, 
here's a hint:  BIG hammer, *BANG* put two and two together) and the 
trip down memory lane pulled into the terminal.

	"Who pray tell are you?" Dougal demanded of Ryoga.

	"Well my name is Ryoga, Ryoga Hibiki."

Author's Note:  Hello every one, hey this is neat.  Here I am on the 
paper.  HI MOM!  Hey this is great.  What!?  Oh! Ya!  Sorry! Have you 
noticed that so far all the introductions have followed the same 
pattern:  First Name, First Name Last Name.  Just thought that all you 
people who get hung up on *proper* Japanese usage would like to know.  
And about that, first things first, it's fanfiction and not a serious 
dissertation on Japanese culture, don't worry about it.  Second, this is 
written in English; therefore I will try to use English when I introduce 
characters.  Third, if you have that much time on your hands to worry 
about things like that you're right up there with people who watch 
animation frame by frame looking for something "inappropriate" and the 
guy who found out that licking the back of certain frogs give you the 
same effect as coccaine.  Just don't lick the frog man!  

<Now back to the story>

	"Well what are you here for?"

	"Well I saw the advertisement and I thought that I would audition for 
the play?"

	Dougal looked at him a bit skeptically, "you know the auditions were 
yesterday."  Before Ryoga could reply Ranma, after recovering from 
Akane's hammer, butted in.

	"Don't worry about him, he has no sense of direction, eh P-chan."  
Ranma taunted.

	"I thought your name was Ryoga."  Dougal asked now almost completely 
confused.

	"Who are you calling P-chan you pervert."  Ryoga yelled back at Ranma 
completely ignoring Dougal.  Now Dougal was now totally confused.

	

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