The Ranma Conspiracy
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	A figure in dark clothing ran down the road.  He?  She?  ...paused
in front of a large building, and looked around carefully before lowering
the hood of her jacket.  A familiar face was revealed.
	Akane checked behind her one last time, and then hopped over the
wall surrounding the grounds.  She skillfully and silently moved through
the darkness like a shadow, slipping into a nearby building.  She climbed
the stairs, and carefully pulled open a door, then closed it behind her.
	"Hi violent girl!"
	"Shampoo!  Keep it down, would you?  Don't wake him."
	"Shampoo sorry.  What want talk about?"
	"What do you think?  Shampoo, how much longer are you going to
keep this up?"
	"Until Ranma wise up."
	"Shampoo honey...  this is Ran-chan.  He'll never wise up."
	A fourth figure leaned into the dimmed lights.  "Ranma-sama has
his...  blind spots."
	"Well, I don't care.  He's mine, so you can just quit now."
Akane glared at the other three occupants, then left as quickly as she had
arrived.
	Ukyo watched her leave, then shook her head.  "I don't think she
has a chance."
	Shampoo and Kodachi both nodded in agreement.  "Not one chance in
a million.  That is why I shall never rest until Ranma-sama is in the arms
of the one he belongs with."
	All three girls looked at each other, and nodded once in
agreement.  "Ranma will marry Akane whether he likes it or not!!"  A small
sound was heard in another room.  "Oh dear, we must have woken Tatawaki
up."
	Home again, Akane crawled under her covers, smiling to herself. 
'I'm so lucky to have three friends to help me win my man.'