On Fri, 11 Apr 1997, Hitomi Ichinohei wrote:

	So Soun has been a bit more attentive to his child's martial arts 
training in this world?  All for the better...

Try a lot more attentive.

Kaneda was not exactly as calm or nice as Akane was when growing up, so
Soun had to get over his wifes death a lot faster to prevent damage.

	*Less* calm than Akane!?  Now that's scary...

	Thus explaining pocket money...

Not for a while, but they will be getting a bit of money.

	Never figured out where Ranma got his money from...Genma did some 
odd jobs for Toufuu, but didn't seem like the type to share the wealth...

(One third complete already!)

woo hoo!

	Sighing, Soun realized that he had only himself to blame in this,
having filled the boys head with tales of past glories since he could
walk, and teaching him everything he could about the Arts in such a way
that the boy would love it.  Unfortunately, the girls Kaneda had met of
his generation had viewed the Art as a simple sport or exercise, unlike
the serious bent the family school followed.  *Perhaps I should not have
told him of his Samurai ancestors.  He is too filled with dreams of pride
and glory to be satisfied with an ordinary girl.*

	Ranko's hardly ordinary :-)

	The eldest Tendo sibling narrowed her eyes, "I take it that
whatever this concerns, he might not be willing to go along with it?" 
	Soun sighed, "I'm afraid so.  Unfortunately, he is the only one
who is qualified to fulfill this vow." 

	Sort of...

	Smiling a bit, he replied, "The wife of an old friend, Saotome
Genma, is coming here with her daughter.  Since he died, I've always been
worried about them, especially since Nodoka never wanted to accept any
help from us.  I was wondering if you could come up with a financial plan,
especially since I've invited them to live here." 
	Nabiki narrowed her eyes, "Daughter, eh?  I take it you've engaged
her to Kaneda and he doesn't know about it as of yet." 

	Kasumi's probably sussed it out too, but is too polite to say so...

	Her eyes suddenly twinkled, "Besides, the only time you talk about
finances these days is when it has something to do that will make Kaneda
mad, like how you had me 'convince' him not to get a motorcycle." 

hmm....

	Ranko sighed to herself as she packed up the last of her skirts,
dresses, and uniforms that she was going to be taking with her to her new
home.  She looked around her room for what might be the last time,
especially since she was about to meet her husband.  Although she had
known she was going to be married to one of the son's of Tendo Soun, a man

typo: sons

she had never met, she was still a little apprehensive at the thought. 
	Honour was everything however, and Saotome Ranko was a child of
honour. 

mmhmm...

	She went to her shelf and took down a couple of her favourite
stuffed toys and hugged them to her.  "Well guys, I suppose this day had
to come.  Mothers been preparing me for this ever since I was a little
girl, and now I'm about to meet the man I'm supposed to marry.  I just
hope he's kind and understanding, especially since I don't know that many
boys." 

Uh-oh!  Ranko had better hope for *real* understanding...

SKJAM!