This added ending is for certain fanboys who wanted to see more
interaction between the two leads.  I hope you're happy for depriving me
of sleep.

One last post before RAAC.  I hope I got all of the mistakes.  As you
can see I've finally decided on a name for the series.  Thanks to all
those who helped.

Disclaimer:  All characters portrayed in this story are owned by their
respective creators and companies.  I don't own any of them.  Please
don't sue me.

This story takes place after volume 38 of the Ranma manga.  It draws
ideas from the anime of both series.

This is a sequel to Sailor Moon R1/2, A Goddess's Kiss, Ranma Muyo in
Love!, and Restless Spirit.  This is part five in my crossover series,
Life and Times.

C & C welcomed.  Flames not.

A Ranma and Nuku Nuku crossover

Kitty Love

By

Donny Cheng

	"Class, I would like you to meet a new classmate.  He will be staying
with us for a couple of weeks as part of an inter-school exchange
program."  Kyusaku pointed towards the boy standing in front of the
room.  The boy, Ranma, was dressed in a red Chinese silk shirt and black
pants.  Kyusaku grimaced as he looked at the Ranma's choice of
clothing.  Ranma had quite a reputation among the city's various
schools.  From grade school to high school, every school that he
attended, there had been massive property damage.  However, each school
also benefited the youth's extraordinary physical prowess.  Almost all
the principals allowed the dress code to bend for this single person if
it would mean that the school would gain medals in any competitive
event.

	"Hi, I'm Saotome Ranma."  Ranma looked bored as he greeted the rest of
the class.  When he had first heard of the exchange program, he had
jumped at the chance to move away from Nerima for awhile.  The girls
back home were getting out of hand lately and he needed some time away
from them.

	"Hello, Ranma."  Atsuko, or Nuku Nuku as she preferred to call herself,
immediately rose up at gave an exuberant hello.  She liked to make new
friends.

	Ranma stood still as looked over a cute girl that just stood up.  A
feeling of uneasiness overwhelmed him.  Everything about the girl gave
him a sense of dread.  If he didn't know any better, he would say that
he was afraid of the girl.  But that couldn't be, he's Saotome Ranma of
the Saotome School of Anything-Goes.  He didn't fear anyone, especially
not some overly cute defenseless girl.  Ranma then proceeded to his
desk, giving the girl wide berth, of course.

	Nuku Nuku blinked.  That was different.  Every boy she had every
greeted always greeted back warmly.  What it something she said?

	The rest of the girls in the class gasped in shock as they saw Ranma
cringe at Atsuko's greeting and then go to his desk without giving her a
second glance.  He was the only boy in the whole school who didn't give
into Atsuko's charms.  The girls looked back and forth from Ranma to
Atsuko, wondering what was wrong.  They then turned and looked at each
other.  "MINE!"

	Kyusaku rubbed his head.  He could feel a headache coming.

			* * * * *

	Ranma forced himself to calm down as the girl, Nuku Nuku, approached
him at the end of class.  What was wrong with him?  There was something
about her that made Ranma use all of his control not to scream.  "H-hi,
Nuku Nuku!  What a surprise seeing you here."

	"Nuku Nuku is in the same class as Ranma."

	"Oh yeah.  I guess I forgot.  Hehehe!"  Ranma laughed nervously as he
started to inch away from her.

	"Nuku Nuku can show Ranma around school if he like."  Nuku Nuku noticed
that Ranma seemed to be avoiding her.  Maybe if she were a bit more
helpful he would like to be friends.  "There are lots of friends Nuku
Nuku can show Ranma.  Does Ranma need help to catch up with homework?"

	"That's okay, really.  I'm sure I can get a hang out everything by
tomorrow.  I don't do homework anyway."

	"..."  Nuku Nuku did not quite know what to say to that.  Maybe Ranma
just didn't want to be friends with her.  The concept was nearly totally
foreign to her.

	"Oh, look at the time, school's over.  I'll see you later."  Ranma
immediately raced to the window and jumped out.  They were on the fourth
floor of the school.

	Nuku Nuku stared at Ranma with a look of confusion.  He didn't seem to
like her at all.  She, however, liked him very much.  She didn't know
why that was as she just met him today.  There was something odd about
Ranma.  He had a very unique scent about him.  It was the scent of a man
and a woman.  Ranma must be around women a lot.  Also, there was some
undeniable characteristic about Ranma that drew her to him.  He reminded
her of a cat.

			* * * * *

	This was ridiculous, Ranma told himself as he walked back towards the
school.  How could he have run away from a girl that was totally
harmless?  He would be the laughing stock of Nerima if anyone ever found
out about that.  He stopped in front of the school gate to gather up his
courage.  He could see Nuku Nuku had not left the premises yet, as there
were a horde of boys surrounding her pleading for dates.  All he had to
do was just stand in front of her and a have a short pleasant
conversation to prove he wasn't scared of her.  Preferably a very short
conversation.

	<Giggling>

	Ranma turned his head to see a bunch of schoolgirls gossiping.  He
could hear Nuku Nuku's name being thrown around.

	"That girl is such a slut."

	"Yeah!  Look at all the boys she's got tied around her finger."

	"What do you expect?  Look at the body of hers."

	"I bet they're not even real."

	Ranma's face contorted with anger.  How could they spread such rumors
about Nuku Nuku?  Though he had only met the girl just today, he could
tell that she was not of the type his classmates were describing.  She
was a nice and friendly person.  She couldn't help it if the male half
of the student body threw themselves at her.  He heard enough as he
worked his way up through the throng of boys towards Nuku Nuku.  He
grabbed her by the wrist a dragged her and her bike away from the
school.  "Come on, let's get out of here."  He stopped in front of the
group of girls.  As much as he hated their gossiping, Ranma couldn't
bring himself confront them.  He couldn't even stand up against the ones
he had at home.  Instead, he just scowled in the direction of the girls
and continued dragging Nuku Nuku along with him.

	The group of girls looked in shock as the one boy they thought was
theirs just left with Atsuko.  

	"NO!  She's stolen another one."  They all cried in unison.

	The group of boys glared daggers into the back of Ranma.

	"Who does that boy think he is?"

	"Grabbing Nuku Nuku like that and leaving."

	"It's not like we can do anything about it.  Did you see the stuff he
did during gym."

	"Hey, all's fair in love and war.  I'm sure the all of us combined can
take out Saotome anytime of the week."

	"After all, fists and feet don't have eyes.  I'm sure nobody would say
anything if soccer tomorrow got a little rough"

	"Hahaha!"  The boys had evil grins on their faces as they laughed out
maniacally.

	Kyusaku witnessed all of this as he walked to his car.  His headache
just got worse.

			* * * * *

	Ranma grumbled to himself as he tried to get as far away from school as
possible.  He never did like it when someone was picked upon by so
many.  It was a weird sight to see.  He was holding up a bike in one arm
and dragging a girl with him with his other.  However, in this part of
the city, dueling mechs causing chaos were the norm.  Nobody even batted
an eye.

	"Ranma doesn't hate Nuku Nuku now?"  Nuku Nuku asked cheerfully as she
looked at where Ranma held her hand.  She had seen Papa-san hold
Mama-san's hand whenever he thought that no one was looking.  Papa-san
told her that it was a form of affection.

	"Erk!"  Ranma let go and nearly jumped out of his skin.  All this time
he had nearly forgotten about his fear of her.  He berated himself and
quickly regained his composure.  He realized that his treatment of Nuku
Nuku during school could have been seen as someone that did not like
her.  "Sorry about how I acted in school.  I never hated you.  It's just
that you reminded me of someone that I didn't like very much."  It
wouldn't do to tell a person they resembled the animal he feared.

	"That's okay.  Ranma reminds Nuku Nuku of animal that she likes.  Ranma
looks like a cat."

	"Erk!  I do not!"  Ranma was starting to freak out again.

	"Ranma doesn't like cats?"  Nuku Nuku could feel sadness well up within
her.  It was an emotion that she rarely felt.  She didn't like it at
all.

	"It's not like I hate them.  I've just had a few bad experiences with
them."  Ranma shuddered as he remembered them.  "Well anyway, I have to
get back to the hotel.  It's getting late.  I'll see you tomorrow Nuku
Nuku."  Ranma looked around him.  "I think I've lost my way.  Do you
know how to get back to the school?  I can find my way from there."

	Nuku Nuku brightened as she heard Ranma.  Maybe Ranma would feel better
about cats if had some better experiences with cats.  She decided to
give him directions to go back to school with a few short cuts through
the alleyways that housed a lot of her feline friends.

	Ranma nodded as he noted the directions in his memory.  Did they go
through so many alleyways while they were walking?  He looked worriedly
as Nuku Nuku got ready to leave.  He had taken a lot of her time.  He
hoped she would not get into too much trouble for getting home so late.

	Nuku Nuku waved to Ranma as she got on her bike and left.  She left the
cars in her dust as she passed them all by.

	Ranma's jaw dropped at the sight.

			* * * * *

	Now let's see I take a turn in to this alleyway.  Ranma felt uneasy as
he walked.  It sure was dark in here.  Ranma could feel something move
against his leg.  There was another body moving against his other leg. 
Another soon followed.

	<Purr>

	"Arrgh!"

			* * * * *

	Nuku Nuku slowed down as her sensors picked up something following
her.  It was probably Eimi-chan or Arisa wanting to play with her
again.  Her body was tackled off of the bike as somebody suddenly jumped
at her from the side.

			* * * * *

	"Papa-san!"

	Kyusaku lifted his head from the medicine cabinet to look at his
daughter.  Her clothes were dirty and torn in many places.  Also, she
was sporting a big grin.  "How much property damage did you cause this
time?"  It was then that he noticed the new boy Ranma on all fours by
Nuku Nuku's feet.

	Nuku Nuku picked Ranma up into her arms.  Ranma licked her on the
cheek.  "Can I keep him Papa-san?"

	Kyusaku looked at the two tablets in his hand.  Two were definitely not
going to be enough.  This was going to be two very long weeks.

			* * * * *

	Kyusaku rubbed his temples as he watched Nuku Nuku and her brother,
Ryunosuke play with Ranma-neko.  His tests showed that Ranma was indeed
human.  But they did not explain to him how the boy's brain waves
matched those of a cat.  They also did not tell him a normal human could
use a whole tree as a scratching post and whittle it down to nothing in
a few moments.  He hoped that Ranma would wake up from this cat state
and tell him what the hell was going on.

			* * * * *

	"Good night, Nuku Nuku."  Ryunosuke called out to his sister.  He shook
his head in wonder.  He still could not believe how Nuku Nuku's friend
could imitate a cat so well.

	"Good night!"  Nuku Nuku then turned at looked at Ranma who was at her
feet.  Where was Ranma-kun going to sleep?  He father told her
specifically it was a human custom that boys and girls not sleep with
each other.

	Ranma-neko looked curiously back at Nuku Nuku.  He nudged her with his
nose and purred against her legs.  He wanted to be petted again.

Nuku Nuku could watch over him while he slept in her room.  She didn't
need to sleep, so technically they wouldn't be sleeping together.  She
picked Ranma up and brought him to her room.  She sat on her bed and
carefully held him waiting for him to fall asleep.

	Ranma-neko purred contently on the lap of Nuku Nuku.  He brought his
nose up and nuzzled against her cheeks before finally falling asleep.

	Nuku Nuku held her cheek in shock.  She had often heard the girls at
school gossip about first kisses.  She had wondered what was so special
about that.  Papa-san told her that you kiss the person you love so it's
very special.  When she tried to kiss Papa-san, he told her that there
were different kinds of love.  Her love for Papa-san, Mama-san,
Ryunosuke, the boys at school, fish, and chasing rats were all
different.  She hadn't understood what Papa-san had meant then, but now
she was beginning to see the light.  Her 'love' for the boys at school
did not feel the same at all the as her love for the boy sleeping on her
lap.

			* * * * *

	Ranma opened his eyes.  It was morning already?  The last thing he
remembered was the hoard of cats closing in on him.  It was then that he
noticed he was sleeping in a rather awkward position.  Also, he sleeping
on something rather nice and round.  Fearing the worst, he looked at
what he was sleeping on.  His head came up face to face with Nuku Nuku. 
Definitely bad.  "What the heck!?"

	Nuku Nuku could not explain the sadness she felt as the boy scrambled
to get off of her.  "Ranma is now awake?  Nuku Nuku find you yesterday
acting like a cat."

	Ranma smacked his head.  The nekoken.  That explained everything.  The
NEKOKEN!?  He looked worriedly at Nuku Nuku.  He'd been told by the
others that he often attacks those he does not like including his
father.  "I didn't hurt anyone yesterday, did I?"

	"No, Ranma was a very good cat.  Ranma play with Nuku Nuku all day
yesterday."

	Ranma blinked.  That was unexpected, to say the least.

			* * * * *

	Nuku Nuku, for the first time in her life, felt utter hopelessness. 
She ran to her room at shut the door.  She just couldn't face Ranma.

	Ranma stared at Nuku Nuku's retreating form.  "Why did she get so
emotional about my story?"

	Kyusaku and Ryunosuke looked sadly at each other.  Ranma had explained
to them of his behavior yesterday.  Kyusaku could not understand how any
father could do that to his own son.  "Ranma, I think I should tell you
something about Nuku Nuku."  He proceeded to tell Ranma of what exactly
Nuku Nuku was.

			* * * * *

	<Knock> <Knock>

	Since Nuku Nuku wouldn't open the door, Ranma opened it himself.  It
was unlocked.  He walked into the room to find Nuku Nuku sitting her bed
staring at the floor.  There was a moment of silence.

	Nuku Nuku was the first to speak.  "Nuku Nuku know why Ranma doesn't
want to be friends now."

	Ranma looked at Nuku Nuku with determination.  "You're wrong.  I do
want to be friends with you.  You're a very nice person."

	"But Ranma is afraid of cats and Nuku Nuku is a cat."

	"A true martial artist is supposed to overcome his fears.  I won't let
something like that stop me from making friends with someone that's done
nothing but help me since I got here.  You didn't need to take me home
with you and take care of me.  Besides, you told me that my cat form was
friendly towards you.  My family back home tells me that I like you more
than I fear you."

	Hope was beginning to form within Nuku Nuku.  "Ranma is telling the
truth?"

	"I see you as more human than some jerks I've had to deal with during
my life."  Ranma answered back truthfully.

	Nuku Nuku squealed with joy as she glomped onto Ranma.  She quickly let
him go as she felt him freeze up.  Oops.  She wondered what on earth
possessed her to do that.

	Ranma sighed with relief as Nuku Nuku let go.  However, the fear he
felt this time excited him.  It was kind of like the rush he felt
whenever he fought someone as strong or stronger than him.  It was going
to be an interesting next few days.

			* * * * *

Later that day...

	The soccer field looked like a war zone with so many bodies lying prone
on the ground.

	"So how long is Saotome staying?"  One of the boys lying on the ground
asked out.

	"Eight more school days, eight more gym classes."

	"S**t!"

	"You can say that again."

	Groans could be heard throughout the field.

			* * * * *

Way in the future...

	Nuku Nuku's inner sensors placed the object of her goal to be about
five kilometers to the north.  This was definitely better that hunting
for mice.  She smiled as she thought of what she would do with Ranma
when she found him.  Life had certainly become more fun when Washu
helped upgrade her systems.  She had much fun in proving to Ranma just
how 'fully functional' she now was.

			* * * * *

The End. (maybe)