Okay.  I'm going to try this.  This isn't a fic, persay, but rather a way to
try and help myself write better.  I did exactly as Megane said.  I sat down
and wrote for one hour.  But I tried to focus it into one train of thought.
And this is the result.

Thought: Nabiki as a Mage.

        Power.  That is about the only was to describe waht she was feeling
right now.  There was power coursing through her veins, and it scared the
shit out of her.  As she lay in the hospital bed, she glanced over to Ryoga
and looked at his sleeping form, once again drawn by his solid features.
She gazed back up to the sieling and began to dream.

        She was standing on a ledge, and all the world was bowing before
her.  She was a goddess, and everybody recognized taht.  Someone rose to
oppose her, and he was blasted from her sight.  There wasn't anything that
she couldn't do.  But a woman appeared, Arashi, Nabiki knew insticntively,
and she confronted Nabiki.  "What gives you the right to do this?  WHat
makes you a god?"  Nabkik stared at the woman, preparing to blast her with a
bolt of raw magickal energy, when another woman grabbed her arm.  Mercedes.
"You will not harm her.  I will make sure of that."  And Mercedes blasted
her.  And Nabiki awoke.

        Nabiki woke up screaming.  That was not something that she wanted.
She did not want to have to decide fates.  She wanted to be back at home,
extorting money from Kuno, and taking pictures of Ranam and Akane.  But that
was not to be.  Even now, she could feel the nurse's mind as she raced into
Nabikkis' room.  <Taht's it.  I'm leavening.>

        After the nurse left.  Nabiki yanked the IV out of her arm.  She
stood up and went over to Ryoga.  "Come on, lunk head, we're leaving."
Ryoga started to protest, but saw the cold look in her eyes and fel;t them
all die in hsi throuat.  "At least get dressed before we leave."  Nabiki
looked down to see that she was still in a hospital gown.  She had
completely forgoten that fact.  Oh well.  She looked around for her clothes,
but couldn't find any.  Then it hit her.  She had been raped, and her
clothes were ruined.  She started to cry heavily, collapsing into Ryoga.
Ryoga looked confused, but wrapped his arms around her and drew hre near.
He smelled the light scent of her hair, and felt the smoothness of her skin.
He wondered again how someone this beautiful and delicate could garner such
a ruthless reputation.  With taht, Ryoga picked up Naiki, opened the window,
and lept outside.  Not thinking of anything but getting her away from that
place, he moved randomly throughout nerima and finally came to a stop after
ten minutes of hard travel.

        They were in front of the Tendo Dojo, Nabiki noticed.  <That is a
good half hour walk from the hospital.  Guess Lost Boy is good for
something.>  Ryoga took her inside, and started staring confusedly around.
Nabiki let herself out of his arms, and walked up to her room.  Ryoga sat
down and waited for her return.  He didn't have to wait long.  Nabiki came
down after fifteen minutes, looking freshly showerd and groomed.  "Come one
Ryoga.  I guess we have a long walk to London."

        As the pair departed the dojo, a man walked through the gates.  It
was Dr. Black.  "I'm glad to see taht you two are going.  Hear.  You are
going to need these."  He handed them a compass on a string and a pair of
backpacks.  "The three of them are mystick talismins that I made for you.
The compass will prevent anyone from getting lost."  He looked pointed,y at
Ryoga.  "And the backpacks have food and traveling supplies to last you
about a month."  Nabiki looked at the bags.  They were no larger then the
bag she normally took to school.  "I'll see you in about three months.  In
New York."  With that, Dr. Black closed his eyes and concentrated.  Nabiki
felt something shift around her, and felt reality fold.  Next thing she
knew, Dr. Black was gone, and there was a sheaf of paper floating down to
the ground.  Nabiki picked it up and read.  "Don't even think of trying
this.  You don't have the skills yet.  -Timothy"

        Nabiki looked at her watch.  It read a little after four in the
morning.  She shrugged her shoulders, grabbed a bag, and began walking.
Ryoga stared at the compass, and looked for Nabiki.  He grabbed the remaing
bag, and ran to catch up with her.

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Okay.  To tell the truth, that was only a half-hour.  I spent the other half
hour working on a story for Revenge's End.  That is going to be formatted
and sent out to Alpha.  This is going to stay raw, and I'm going to let you
guys critisize it.  This hasn't been spell checked, or had the grammer
checked, or anyhting.  It is purely raw.

If anyone is confused by what I wrote, I guess I should explain.  This is a
very short rough draft for the first chapter of a fic that I am writing.  To
make a long story short, Nabiki was raped, and because of that, developed
magickal ability.  The story is called 'Awakenings and Journeys', and the
prolouge can be found on my fanfic page, or I will send it to you.  For
those of you that remember my story, this isn't the full extent of the first
chapter.  I plan on explaining a few more things, and actually getting into
the journey.  But this is the general guide I will follow.

JD
Paladin of The Holy Pair
Verbena Mage
No-Brand Hero
Homepage <http://rvcc.raritanval.edu/~jfarber/>

Life is a disease: Sexually transmitted and always fatal.
But that doesn't mean that you can't enjoy it!
	-Death, 'Death Talks about Life'