C&C welcomed and appriciated.
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Ranma 1/2 is property of a whole bunch of people other then myself and is
used without permission. There I said it, now please don't sue me, what
little money I have is used towards my coke addiction...no not that type of
coke I mean coke as in Coca-Cola (which also doesn't belong to me) mmmmmm
syrupy drink that can put rust on a coin gotta love it.
Letter from Nabiki 2.
A Ranma � Fanfic by Tracy Garnett AKA Crikit.
From: n_tendo@new_world.com
Date: February 16, 1999
To: listener@new_world.com
Subject: Kasumi.
Do you not read my e-mails or something? I don't know how many times I've
told you that I am not a kind and caring person. I'm far from it. I care
about money that's it. I use my family every chance I get. I don't care how
much it hurts them just as long as I get what I want. Part of me says that's
wrong but the other much stronger part says that that is necessary. It says
you have to extort you family in order to get what you want, once your rich
they'll forgive you. By then it will probably be too late. All ready Akane
and Ranma are distancing themselves from me, and soon I'm sure that Kasumi
will start to do the same. Once that happens the only person in my family
who will still trust me will be my father. My father, the man who is to
stupid to see what is happening to his little girls.
Something in your last e-mail made me laugh. That was you suggesting that I
tell Kuno what I feel about him. I meet Kuno the first day of school. Back
then we were friends, I guess you could say it was a friendship of
convenience. Neither of us were very out going people�I guess you would call
us shy (What happened to us?). And the teacher taking pity on us in class
one day decided to pair Kuno and I up for a project. I can't remember what
the project was but it was something stupid. Aren't most school projects
stupid? Anyway while we were working on the project Kuno and I became
friends. Of course things were normal for both of us back then, Kuno was
normal back then. We stayed friends up till junior high.
I've talked enough about Kuno. All this reminiscing is starting to get to
me.
I found something out about Kasumi today. I thought that you would like to
know. While Kasumi was out shopping I snuck in to her room to search for
clues about her desires. It was while I searching that I discovered
something about my sister I never knew before. That something being that she
once loved and that she lost that person. I'm not talking about my mother
either�I don't know who it was but �I better include what makes me think
that.
This is a poem that my sister wrote. At least I think she wrote it, it's in
her writing.
I remember the way we used to laugh together
you holding me, and me not wanting to let you go.
I remember the way you use to make me smile
when all I wanted to do was cry.
I remember how much I loved you and
how much you loved me.
And I remember how hard I cried
when I found out that you had died.
It happened all of the sudden
Or say that's what they say.
A plane crash was how it happened,
and an angel took you away.
They say you didn't suffer,
my dear you felt no pain.
But I deep inside me know
that your heart broke before you died.
You cried at the thought of leaving me with
no-one left to hold.
And you were angry at the fact that you
couldn't say goodbye.
The angel tried to comfort you,
and help you be at ease.
Only to heighten the fear
that was haunting your soul.
I felt your spirit leave me,
and I knew that you were gone.
My love will live forever,
and the pain I feel will die.
But knowing that you loved me,
will strengthen all my weakness,
and settle al my fears,
But Darlin' it will
never dry my tears.
That's it, that's the end of the poem. Do you see know what has me so
confused? Who was this person that Kasumi wrote about? I would ask her but
then she would know that I had searched her room. That I had invaded her
privacy. So this question goes to you, who do you suppose that she was
writing about? I know it wasn't my mother�she was already dead when Kasumi
wrote this. If you can think of anything that would help me figure it out
tell me.
I'd better go; I have some thinking to do.
Ciao,
Nabiki
P.S. Ranma and Akane have agreed to help me in the search for Kasumi's
desire. Thanks for the suggestion.
Letters to Nabiki 2
From: listener@new_world.com
Date: February 17, 1999
To: n_tendo@new_world.com
Subject: RE: Kasumi
I do read your e-mails, and what you say about yourself. But you see Nabiki,
I choose to look beyond the words that you write about yourself, and in to
the ones that you write about others. You may say that you are a callous
shrew who's only goal is to make money, but Nabiki, I see differently. When
I read the words that you write I picture a girl. A girl who has built a
wall of falseness around herself in order to protect herself from the
emotions of others. I admit, I am having a hard time in guessing what could
have caused such pain that you felt the need to wear such a mask, but I am
sure that you have your reasons for hiding your true lovely self. If only
you would share those reasons with me.
What can your father not see? You said that your father is to stupid to see
what is happening to his little girls. What is happening to them? You must
feel that this something that I should know, other wise you would not have
mentioned it, please Nabiki. I beg of you do not bottle this inside
yourself. For if you do that, it will only eat at you, weakening your
already fragile soul.
In your last e-mail you described part of your friendship with Kuno, it's
funny as I read, a friendship of mine came to mind. It was a lot like yours
and Kunos. We had been friends for a long time and for some reason we
started to drift apart. I still see that friend on an almost daily basis but
we don't talk at least not how we used to. Instead of our friendly
conversations and questions we now insult each other or avoid each other.
Sometimes I wish that we could return to our friendship of old, but that is
highly unlikely, we have both changed too much. You said that Kuno was
normal back then, is he not normal now?
I read your sister's poem, and I suspect you are right. It is quite possible
that your sister was in love with someone that you did not know or can not
remember, and it is also possible that that person was killed, or died of
some mysterious cause. But, it is also possible that that person left and
that Kasumi wrote that poem to deal with the pain of that loss. Or, the poem
might be something that she wrote on a day when the loss of your mother was
resting heavy on her heart and mind; the only person who knows is Kasumi
herself. If it were not for the fact that you took the poem without her
permission I would say talk to her, ask her what it is about. But alas, you
can not do that. For if you do, it would alert your sister to what you are
trying to do. I suggest that you try to remember all those that your sister
loves or has loved. Unfortunately that is all I can suggest, if I knew more
about the situation or if I knew your family better I might be able to
suggest something better, but all I know about both is from what you have
told me.
Have faith Nabiki, for I am sure that you will overcome this obstacle, and
find the answers to your questions. Alas I must depart, for it is the time
of repast. I look forward to hearing from you again.
Yours faithfully�
Listener.