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 The time, currently 7 pm, a few hours later when everyone has gotten home. The
house is in its usual bustle, but just a little more so right this time since
one of the young women in his humble home are preparing for a special date.
 In Kasumi�s room. Ranko, standing in front of a full length mirror, dressed in
a curve hugging silk chinese style red dress with a mid-hip high cut slit up the
left leg and an emerald green western style dragon wrapping around the dress,
ending high on the chest. She seemed a bit nervous as she posed in front of the
mirror. All the Tendo girls are also there. Akane, just sat there, mostly in awe
of the incredible looks that Ranko is showing off now, even though she was there
when Ranko was trying on the dress. Nabiki watching as well, with her customary
smirk on her face, �If you only knew what Hawk has planned for tonight�� she
thought smugly to herself as she took a few snapshots of her as she posed in
front of the mirror. She turned back to the assembled girls, �How do I look?�
spinning in a small piroette, �Not too much?� she asked them nervously.
 Akane just looked Ranko up and down, �Wow�� was all that she trusted herself to
say at the moment. Nabiki snorted, �What she said. But I think you�ll just about
give Hawk a massive heart attack!� Looking at Nabiki, then back to Ranko, �I
would certainly think so�� Kasumi said, ending with an amused giggle. The other
three stared at Kasumi and her unusual comment.
 Turning back to the mirror, Ranko started at the reflection. It is definitely
her, younger looking at least, but dressed in the usual chinese shirt and black
pants, that she used to�in her past life with Ranma. Except the fact that the
shirt is now a blood red color and it has an inlaid golden dragon within, that
said dragon seemed to move as she watched it. The other Ranko looked just as
surprised as the one in the slinky dress. The both looked down each other, at
the same time, then patted each of themselves. As they both patted themselves
down, both looked like they are wondering what the hell is going on here. Ranko,
one in the dress, noticed that her reflection seemed to be a good head and
shoulders shorter than herself. Plus the reflection has shorter and much redder
hair than her own. Both continued with other strange minstrations to try to get
the reflection to do something wrong.
 Snapping out of her awe, �Hey�Ranko? What�s wrong?� Ranko turned to her, eyes
wide, jaw loose on her face. She is pointing blankly to the mirror on the back
of the door. Curiousity piqued, Akane got off of the bed and padded over to the
mirror next to Ranko. Both girls eyes widened to an impossible magnitude as both
she and Ranko looked back into the Mirror.
 They see both a more adult version of Ranma-chan�and a massively muscular
Ryouga. Akane�s jaw slakened and her eyes widened considerably as she gazed upon
the now god-like form. �Ryouga?� she managed to whisper, not much more for since
she didn�t trust her vocal cords at the moment, he looked absolutely huge now,
much like Ranma is now [Maybe a bit smaller�THINK ABOUT IT!! --KnightHawk]. For
some strange reason, Ryouga�s image faded to that of someone else in their view.
 The other person looks to be at first�Hawk, but as both Ranko and Akane look
more closely, they see that he is not. In fact, the person seems older, wearing
a suit of scaled, silver and black armor that Ranko has never seen before,
though the likeness is familiar. The next thing that stuck out is the man�s
eyes, they have such on intense shade of Jade-Green, much like the eyes of an
ancient dragon staring back at you. The eyes flicked over Ranko�s form, an Artic
cold hardness quickly came to them, succeeding in chilling her to the bone. Then
they suddenly shifted over to Akane�
 The original coldness instantly disappeared and was  replaced by a love so
intense that, at first, threatened to overwelm Akane instantly. Stealing a
glance over to Akane, Ranko noted that she seemed enraptured by the image.
 Feeling a heat rise throughout her very being, �I feel as though that I know
him, but I don�t know from where�.� Akane�s thoughts derailed to another plane,
��.Kami-Sama! He�s gorgeous!!� She wondered where that thought came from as both
she and Ranko looked to each other, both thoroughly confused. Both saw him mouth
something akin to �I�be back�for you�my�love.�, directed to Akane. The image
faded slowly, as if this man is fighting something, strain evident on his face
while he held out his hand to Akane then faded completely, showing the two girls
� original images.
�Wow�� both Ranko and Akane chorused.
 The other two elder [in a sense] girls looked to each other, then back to the
others in front of the mirror. �What is it?� Nabiki asked, pretty much cutting
off what Kaumi was trying to say. They both turned back, both pointing to the
looking glass, �The mirror�� both trailing off in their shock. Both Nabiki and
Kasumi looked to each other curiously, they both walked over to the mirror. They
see just the four of them in the reflection, �So what has got you two so
spooked?� Nabiki asked them.
Ranko and Akane turned back to the glass and started. They see just themselves
plus Kasumi and Nabiki. Akane and Ranko looked to each other then turned more to
the others, �But�� they started saying, both pointing to their reflections.
Shaking her head to get some of the confusion out, Ranko sat down in front of
the vanity mirror, where Kasumi is helping in putting a touch of makeup onto her
face, just enough to highlight her already lovely features. After that was done,
they heard a low roar of what sounded like a LARGE vaccuum cleaner outside.
 They all crowded the window, to see a blue-grey painted CAR hover to the ground
in front of the main-gates, it wheels flipping back up to their customary
position. The vehicle looks very sleek, the front portion looking like they
could eat someone alive, the lights looking like eyes from some sort of monster,
also the car looks like it is going fast even sitting still. The girls were
speachless as the car touched down, the low turbine howl dying down. A gull wing
down swung up and a man, emaculately dressed in a black tuxido came out from the
driver�s side [looked like the passenger side for these people, but this is an
American styled car ;) --KnightHawk], all decked out in gold on his wrists and
neck with dark shades on his face. They instantly recognized him, it is Hawk.
 Hawk felt a set of eight eyes watching him as he got out of the car. Looking up
to them, taking off his shades [of Super Cool +3 -_^;; �KnightHawk], he waved to
the girls in the upper window. Ducking out of their sight by the wall, Hawk
checked his precious payload. He pulled out the black-velvet ring case, trying
to ease his own jitters just by looking at the case. Taking a deep breath, he
put the case back into his jacket pocket, turned to the gates and walked into
the House proper.
 He walked over to the main living area where most of the inhabitants are
assembled. They all turned to the person who intruded into their space and all
gaped at the incredibly well dressed Hawk. �Lookin� Great, Hawk-man!!� Ranma
chimed, his left thumb in the air. Soun amanged to snap out of it, a bit, �I do
agree Ranma-kun!� then went back into staring at him. �So�where are you two
lucky kids heading off to tonight?� Ranma inquired, getting off of the sofa
somewhat, gesturing Hawk to sit.
 He did sit down, next to Ranma, �Well�we�re going to Kyoto�s Sushi�� he stopped
when he heard Ranma choking on whatever he was munching on at the time. Slapping
his back, �You alright, man?� With one final cough, �KYOTO�S?!?!? Do you realise
how expensive that place is?!?!� Hawk nodded, �Yes�I can _EASILY_ cover it�one
of the reason�s why I chose the place�� leaning closer to Ranma�s face, �The
other reason I believe you already know�� trailing off as he discreately showed
the ring-case from the jacket pocket. Ranma nodded with a smile while he leaned
back. He then jumped up, �Well�I�ll see what is taking my sister so damned long
and try to drag her down here�� he finished from the bottom of the stairs. Hawk
sighed and leaned back into the sofa, nervously fiddling as he waited
impatiently.
 Coming up to Kasumi�s door, the last one that remains closed, the others
occupants are mysteriously vacant from them. Ranma took in a deep breath and
knocked on Kasumi�s door. He heard some muffled giggling before Akane came to
the door and opened it. She started, �Umm�Ranma? What are you doing here?� He
looked down to her a little, �Hawk�s here, and we are both wondering what my
sister is doing that is taking so long�� trailing off as Akane looked back into
the room, �She�ll be out a minute�she�s just finishing on the makeup.� She
answered him simply, then slamming the door into his face. Raising an eybrow,
hand to his chin, �Hmmm�heh!� he snorted, shaking his head then walking back
down the stairs.
 Ranma found Hawk pacing about the room, almost wearing a groove in the
carpeting. He stepped into Hawk�s path. Only to have Hawk run into the mountain
of muscle. Hawk look up, a bit of a nervous twitch under his right eye, �Well�?�
was all that he managed to get out when his throat muscles cletched, seizing the
use of his vocal cords. Ranma just shrugged his shoulders, shaking his head,
�Akane said that she�ll be down�� he trailed off as they heard one of the doors
open upstairs and some controlled foot falls hit the stairs.
 Both men turned to the stairs and their jaws fell, instantly to the ground.
Ranko stood at the bottom of the steps, clad in a shining _RED_ silken _RED_
dress with golden accents that clung to her luscious curves like a newborn babe
to its mother. Her hair, now done in a totally new way, was mostly tied to a
wide pony-tail, her hair _floating_ in the air behind her, her bangs were split
in twain, framing her delicate face in a way to taunt. �Goddess�� Hawk said,
regaining some control of his voice. Ranko gestured to herself, �You like?� she
asked simply to the males in the room. All three: Ranma, Hawk and Soun, all they
could do was dumbly nod as the gazed upon, what seemed the most perfect vision
of beauty they have ever seen.
 Slapping himself, Hawk managed to snap out of it but he hit himself hard enough
to wind up on the floor. Before anyone could move to help him up, Hawk was
already back onto his feet, dusting himself off and straightening his suit out.
He stepped up to the wide-eyed Ranko and stuck his left arm out, �Shall we
dance?� he drawled out in his most �cultured� Brit accent. She choked back a
laugh and hooked his outlaid arm, �Yes�let�s!� she answered simply. The others
chuckled at this and followed them to the door.
 When they got to the door, they turned back around. Nabiki stepped forward,
camera in hand, hamming it up as the camera �man�, �Ok kiddies. Smile for the
birdie!!� Also hamming it up quite a bit, Ranko stretched her exposed leg across
and up Hawk�s chest and leaned off to the left side of him, her own arm
outstretched. Hawk, he just held her leg by the calf and her as well, with a
HUGE feces-eating grin on his face. Holding back a gale of laughter, she snapped
a perfect shot of the two�s hilarious pose, �Ok�for real this time!� she called
out to them. They nodded and switched back to a more �regal� pose and Nabiki
snapped another perfect shot of them, �Now�go on you two have some �FUN�!� she
emphisised, suceeding in getting a blush out of the both of them. �Nabiki!�
Kasumi called from behind her, �They are just going to a nice resteraunt for
dinner.� The extemely well dressed couple just shook their heads and walked out
the door. Nabiki turned to Kasumi, �Oniichan!! Really�You are living in the
past! They are older than most of us put together!� dragging the others back
into the dining room, �Now all of you sit down so that I can EXPLAIN why he is
doing this.� She wiped a smile off of her face that threatened to make itself
known, �For FREE even�� she purposely trailed off for effect.
 The effect is definitely what she desired. A lot of suddenly slackened jaws,
wide eyes and all completely silent, waiting for her to finish what she had
started, except Ranma. She smiled this time, �Do any of you have any idea of
what Hawk-chan has planned for this so-called date?� Everyone shook their heads,
except Ranma, who just leaned back into the sofa, both arms behind his head, not
saying anything, trying miserably to look like he didn�t know. Grinning
inwardly, �I kinda figured he already told you, Ranma� she thought to herself,
�Hawk-chan is going to PROPOSE to Ranko.� She stated matter-of-factly.
 Akane�s eyes widened and welled over with joyous tears.
 Soun was intially stunned beyond measure and then he wailed happily.
 Kasumi�well�she is also stunned and overjoyed for Ranma�s sister, so much, she
couldn�t even say her patented �Oh My�, all she could do was let her usual sunny
smile come onto her face, much more than usual.
 Ranma, still not saying anything, just sat there. Still happy for Ranko either
way.

 When they got to the car, Ranko paused, gazing at the mean looking thing. It
still looked like a monster for if it had for real eyes and mouth. Hawk,
swinging up the passenger side gull-wing door, looked back to Ranko, holding his
hand out and he is complete understanding of what she might be thinking. Ranko
shook out of her stare and accepted his hand to guide her into the car. She
noted that it is much more different inside than out, in here it is sinfully
comfortable, especially in the seat, which seemed like it was conformed just for
her. She was left to marvel the inside when the door was closed, the array of
controls that dotted the driver�s side, then Hawk opened his side and climbed
in. He turned to her, �Comfy?� she nodded, �Good�and I suggest that you buckle
up�� trailing off as he turned the ignition, nothing happened. Then he pushed a
button on the dash and a dull whine filled the interior until just a moment
later.
 That whine turned into a low growl as she felt something fire up. Then into a
slow roar. She watched in wonder as everything light up on the dash while she
fumbled a bit with the belt but managing to buckle up. Hawk was beaming, �That�s
not all my Ford GT-40 Super-Custom can do.� He stated when he push a button just
in front of the stick-shift, then other, hidden controls popped out and made
themselves known.
 She felt the car lightly jerk a little, then started to slowly rise. She
shifted her gaze to the window to her side, eyes widening as she watched the
ground shrink below her. Putting his hand on the shifter, �Hold tight�� shifting
it into gear, �The active stealth system does work great but I don�t want to be
up in the air for too long�� turning his head to her, with a smirk twisting his
face a bit, �Especially with a CAR.� She nodded, losing her speech completely,
understanding what he ment. �Good�� trailing off as he gunned the throttle,
pressing the both of them into the seats, heading quickly into downtown Tokyo.
 Everyone broke out of their reverie when they heard a combination vacuum
cleaner and a growling beast outside. They all turned their heads to see the car
rise into the air, its wheels turning down. They all piled outside in time to
see the car slowly turn and shoot off into the distance with a small twin plumes
of blue flame coming from the rear of it.
 Putting her jaw back into place, �I definitely gotta know more about him��
Nabiki stopped when a hand grasped her shoulder. She looked over to see Ranma
shaking his head, �What? Something wrong about trying to know someone?� Ranma
sighed, �No, Nabiki�� lifting his head, his face full of concern, �It�s not
that�just don�t try TOO hard�� trailing off as he unconsiously shivered and
turned his back to her. Curiousity very piqued now, especially when Ranma is
scared of something, crossing her arms and putting a slightly smug look onto her
face, �Why shouldn�t I pry then?� she asked him. Ranma turned back, looking into
her curious eyes with his own fear filled ones, �You haven�t seen what he has
done to a person who _pried_ too hard�then turning around and tried blackmailing
him with that information that one person got out of him�� stopping when a fit
of the shivers took him again and walked away with a muttered �Glad Ranko didn�t
see it�wish I didn�t either...�
 Nabiki looked back out to the sky, �What is it that is about him anyway?�
 Hawk managed to sneak the GT onto a nearby freeway, with little to no cars
running at the time. He breathed a sigh of relief, �Thank GOD that noise over
with�don�t wanna think what a lot of people will try to do to me if the found
out about this here car.� He fought off a shiver from the thought that produced.
He heard a giggle next to him, glancing over, �I don�t believe it!� Ranko cried,
�The *MIGHTY* KnightHawk�afraid of something!!!� she fought down more laughter.
Hawk looked disgusted for a moment, then turned to her, �It not that I�m afraid
of what people will do�it is just annoying to fend them off. That�s all�� Ranko
gave him the �Ya�Right� look, �Sure, Hawk-chan� Whatever you say!!� she
sarcasticly said to him. He pulled the car to a stop, �I�ll get you for that�but
I won�t for right now. For one reason.� She looked to him, partially confused,
he stuck his index finger into the air, emphisising the one reason and looking
to her with an incredibly serious expression, �We�re here.� He finished flatly.
She started and looked around, indeed they are here at Kyoto�s Sushi. She shook
her head and half-heartedly laughed. Hawk grinned, shut down the car, unbuckled
himself and got out, almost all in one fluid motion.
 The door on her side quickly opened, she saw Hawk, holding the door open, his
hand outstretched, �We have arrived, Madam Saotome.� He drawled out, ellicting a
chuckle from Ranko as she clasped his hand.
 She could hear hearts stopping while she climbed out of the car. Looking
around, feeling many eyes are upon her, she managed to keep her expression
partially uninterested even although the undressing eyes were sending chills
down her spine. Waiting for a moment when Hawk closed the car door, then pushing
a button on his keychain pad, which sent the car off on its merry way silently
and smoothly to find a parking spot. A percentage of the eyes, mostly
flabbergasted ones that watched the car drive off, on its own. Their gazes
shifted to Hawk. �Top of the line. Spared no expense.� He stated simply, with
much pride to the valet people. Before questions could be asked, both Ranko and
Hawk, arm-in-arm walked into the resturant.
 They gave their shoes to the person in charge of the coat closet, surprising
the person in their when Hawk gave her a hefty tip. Ranko looked to him
dubiously, �You�re really going all out for tonight, aren�t you?� All Hawk did
is nod and grin as they walked into the main area. Ranko, marveling in the
awsome beauty of the place, the carpet felt incredibly good on her bare feet.
She also marveled in the candle lighting at each of the tables and the soft
orchestral music in the background, creating a romantic mood. While waiting to
be seated, she rubbed her feet onto the carpeting, "Wow�this place is
wonderful�.even the carpet!� she exclaimed to Hawk in hushed tones. It was then
the waiter made his appearance, �Of course, only the best for our customers.�
The waiter lightly bowed, �This way�� gesturing for them to go into a certain
direction. Hawk held out his arm, �Shall we dine?� he drawled. She shook her
head, restraining herself from groaning, hooked his arm and went into the dining
room.
 Ranko gasped when she entered the dining area. The place look much more
different from the inside than from the archway in the lobby, it was richly laid
out with lush plantlife, intricate ancient japanese style art and real rice
paper shoji that divided the boothes on the side. They were seated into a cozy,
softly lit corner booth, away from the amassed crowd. She made note that the
seats were authentic leather, namely the soft variety, �Maybe it is Italian��
she pondered. The table was laid out with a rich lacey tablecloth and the
centerpiece has a dozen pink long-stem roses in it. Ranko looked to Hawk with
amazement as she pulled one of the roses out and then sniffed it, �Spared no
expense.� He stated with a loving smile. She was left speechless at the exteme
lengthes Hawk went to for this date. Now she is getting a hunch that something
important is about to comedown. They watched the waiter bow, introduced himself,
then handed them their menus on the table and bowed away.
 Hawk nodded his head to the waiter as he bowed away, turning his head back to
the still amazed Ranko, �I take it that you like this place?� he said
sarcasticly to her. She nodded, �Yeah! I always wondered what was inside of here
when myself and Ranma were one person�� shaking her head, laughing a bit, �Never
mind the fact that there is no way we could have afforded to even get through
the door here!� she chimed happily. Hawk nodded, �Ahh�the perks of working for
Miki-Moto!!� he beamed as he opened his menu and started perusing it. Ranko did
the same, a happy smile on her face now. Her eyes widened as she scanned over
the menu, �Jeeez�the prices�� she thought fearfully. Hawk noted the expression
on her face, �Don�t worry about the cost, I can handle it�� clasping her hand
across the table, �I want only the best for you�so don�t worry about breaking
me.� He finished with a light laugh, then letting go when he finished.
Ranko could only gape at him for a moment as he laughed, �How much money did he�
� her thoughts were cut off when the waiter came back, �The lovely couple ready
to order?� he asked them with a warm smile, his pad in hand. Hawk looked to
Ranko, she shrugged and ordered what she wanted off the menu, he did the same,
�Excellent choices�shall I now show you the wine list?� Hawk looked thoughtful
for a moment, took the list, scanning over it quickly, then turned back to the
waiter, �Give me the best wine the list for this meal. AND I do mean the best!�
he gave the waiter a look of warning that left no room for argument as he handed
the list back to him, �Certainly, sir.� Turning to Ranko, �Ma�am.� He said
simply as he bowed away again.
 Both Ranko and Hawk bowed in twain to the waiter as he did when he left, mostly
since the waiter is acting so nice. Ranko turned back to Hawk, eyes very wide.
She pointed a wavering finger between him and the last position where the waiter
last been, opening and closing her mouth but nothing is coming out of it. Hawk
chuckled and clasped her hand again, �You need not worry...I said that I can
handle this and I MENT it.� Letting go of her hand, he took in a deep breath and
held up his hand to cut off any retort from Ranko, �I might as well tell you��
trailing off reluctantly with a heavy sigh. Eyebrows rising, �Tell me what?� she
asked him softly. He cracked a wicked smile, �I am fabulously wealthy�� Her eyes
widened, �Yeah�In fact I am THE richest man in this particular world�I have more
than I could possibly know what to do with�even being retired for a millenia won
�t break me.� shrugging his shoulders, hands raised side-to-side in the �I don�t
know� fashion. All Ranko could do was stare for a long moment, then she burst
into a low volume giggles, �So that�s why Nabiki was after you!!!�
 Hawk looked disgusted and was about to say something of a retort when the wine
arrived, he was crestfallen, losing an opportunity to get her back. He smiled
inwardly while the wine was being poured, �But I don�t think I�ll have to�� he
thought to himself watching Ranko�s eyes light up when she saw the waiter pour a
glass before her, �The time is almost right�� Hawk turned to the waiter, �Thank
you, kind sir for your hospitalities�� handing the waiter a few bills and
chuckled when the man�s eyes bugged out slightly and his jaw slackened a bit as
well, �Trained him well�could almost not tell�� The waiter bowed graciously,
�Thank you, sir!!� bowing several more times until he shot off.
 Ranko eyed him strangely while she drank at her wine, savoring the delicate
taste of it, �How did you give him anyway to make him act like that?� she asked
him plainly, taking in another sip. Hawk shrugged again, �I think about 20 to
30�� Her eybrows shot up, �So? That doesn�t seem enough to make him go silly on
you.� Coming out of his shrug, �You didn�t let me finish�I was about to say 20
to 30 _THOUSAND_ yen.� Ranko almost spat out her current mouthful of wine, but
managed to keep it in her mouth with her hand and swallowed it heavily. Coughing
a bit, �20 to 30 thousand yen?!?! Geeez�when you said that you are made of
money, you weren�t kidding were you??� Hawk chuckled, �But you would love me
anyway? Say if I�m not rich?� he asked her, putting his elbows on the table, his
hands folded in front of his face and his eyes deadly serious. She inwardly
gulped, �Where did this come from?� she asked herself worriedly, �Of course I
would!! I�d loved you for too many years to care about something like that!!!�
she exclaimed hotly. Nodding, Hawk slid his elbows off the table, �That�s all
that I needed to know�� trailing off purposely as he slid out of the booth.
 Absolute fear welling up in her, she watched him slide out of the booth. She
was just about to ask him where he is going but he stepped in front of her side,
motioning for her to come a little closer to the outside. She curiously
responded, she was about to ask what is going on when he grasped her left hand
firmly. She can feel him shaking for some reason as he dug into his pocket
clumsily. Looking back up to her, his face tinged red with nervousness but
etched in utter determination. She held her breath when his hand came out of his
pocket, cleverly covering what he is holding. �I have one VERY important
question for you�� trailing off as he knelt onto his left knee, opening the case
with his one hand and slowly brought it in front for her to see. She gasped at
the gorgeous ring held within, �Will you marry me, Ranko-chan?� he managed to
choke out.
Even though she is stunned far beyond measure, her free hand slowly rose up to
her lips, her eyes welled up with tears, She nodded, �Yes�� she first said
weakly. Standing up some, he put the ring onto her finger. Now overwlemed she
snatched Hawk into a fierce hug around his neck, tears now running down her
cheek, �YES! I�ll marry you!!!� she exclaimed loudly, never letting go of her
embrace with Hawk. He risen completely with her around him, returning the hug
and spun her around joyously a few times. The other patrons jumped when they
heard Ranko but most started clapping and some whistled.
Even some of the staff joined in the clapping.
 Putting her back on her own two feet, she relinquished her hold onto him, only
enough to kiss him deeply onto the lips, her hand on the back of his head,
proudly displaying the diamond ring. A lot of the crowd roared and clapped even
louder. It was then the couple came out of  �Fantasy Land�, Ranko sat down,
staring at the ring on her hand, with more happy tears coming out of her eyes.
Hawk smiled at her glowing face. Then he noticed that the crowd slowed on its
clapping, he turned around sharply and deeply bowed to the other patrons, �Sorry
folks! That�s it for the show tonight!!� he announced, a few loud laughs
answered him as he sat down in front on Ranko, still stunned by his propsal and
staring at the ring.
 A few minutes of this, Hawk snapped his fingers in front of Ranko�s face. She
started, �Gomen�I guess that I am still in shock�� trailing off as she started
blushing. She looked up to Hawk, he looked like nothing could bother him now,
being so happy, he could cry, �You wouldn�t believe what it means to me when
your face is _GLOWING_ like that�� standing up as far as the table will allow,
putting his hand to her face, wiping off some of the estatic tears from her soft
cheeks and kissed her on the forehead, �Now that the surprise I had planned went
off without a hitch�how about we finish dinner?� he quietly said straight to her
face, then sitting back down. She laughed, �Heh�yeah�� she said simply,wiping
another tear from her eyes, her voice cracking a bit from the shock she got
earlier, she dug into the meal that has just been served in front of them
without so much as an afterthought.  He chuckled to himself as he started eating
as well.

 They eventually came out of the resteraunt, emotionally spent from the night�s
events but happy. Ranko hung onto Hawk�s arm, with her hand in his, reveling in
the warmth through his jacket, the feeling of the soft, exquisitly made cloth,
the muscle tone contained within it. Looking at the ring, �I can�t believe it!
He finally proposed to me!� she thought gleefully to herself, clutching to him
o-so much more. She heard a low whine cut through her thoughts. She looked to
see the car they came in, now in front of them. Hawk reluctantly let go of her
to open the door to the car and help her climb in. He literally skipped around
the car, generally making an ass of himself but he didn�t care of what the snobs
thought of him, he was on top of the world, he was going to get married to a
beautiful woman he loves with all his heart and thensome.
 Hawk hopped into the car, literally. He has a smile on his face a mile wide.
Ranko giggled when he started DANCING in the driver�s seat, �If you start
singing, I�ll really let you have it!!� she shook her fist in front of his face
for emphisis, his expression instantly drooped into mock horror. She giggled
again at the look on his face, she would have barreled over in laughter if he
didn�t almost leap off the seat to kiss her lovingly. She responded in kind,
with a hum of pleasure through their lips, wrapping her arms around his neck.
She reluctantly disengaged from him, panting for air and other reasons,
�Later�we need to get home�its been an exhausting day.� He nodded, got back into
his seat, kicked over the car and drove off, normally this time around.
 During the ride home, Hawk reached over and clasped her hand firmly. Their
fingers intertwining each other.

 Reading the evening news, Soun waited for the couple to come back impatiently
but something came to his ear over the peaceful night air. Two people laughing,
but sounds much older than the pair that have left. �Curious�� he thought,
getting up from the table after folding the paper and putting it down. He walked
over to the main entrance just in time to see Genma and�.NADOKA together. Soun�s
jaw hit the ground with an audible thump with his finger wavering between the
two.
 They calmed from their slightly druken stupor enough to notice Soun standing
their, with his jaw to the ground. Slightly red-faced, �Hello, Tendo!!� Genma
beamed, �I got back with the wife!� he finished puting an arm firmly around
Nadoka and pulled her in. Putting his jaw back into place, he was about to say
something an ear peircing roar split the air around them. All three looked
around and found that nothing is amiss, until Genma and Nadoka found Soun
looking up with a partially amazed expression. They also looked up and both got
floored by the image of a car, flying in the air above them. They watched it
land just outside the dojo walls and the roar quickly died soon after.
 They creaked the main gate open to take a peek of what is out there. Genma�s
jaw hit the floor as soon as it clicked that Ranko is sucking serious face with
Hawk, just in front of the car, both incredibly well dressed. Nadoka just
smiled, knowing full well of what may have happened between the two. She pulled
the two fathers away from the door to give the two young lovers some privacy.
She was quickly surprised to find that Soun is not, �You know as well as I of
what has happened?� she asked him, all of them taking a seat at the dinner
table. Soun nodded, �That I do�Nabiki-chan told us that Hawk-kun has planned on
proposing to Ranko-chan�� pulling a serious expression, �Of course I had a
_GOOD_ hunch that they would eventually would marry�the ritual they have done
together proved the incredible love they have for each other�� trailing off as
the memory hit home again, he shivered at the thought of the massive amount of
power that had washed over him at that time. Interest piqued, �Ritual? What
ritual are you speaking of?� Soun just shook his head, �Nothing that you are
thinking of, Nadoka. It was _NOTHING_ like I have ever seen�� trailing off as he
felt a hand squeeze his shoulder, he looked to see Nabiki standing there.
Smiling, �I guess that you are in luck that I have taped it for prosperity,
Daddy, Auntie Saotome!� she beamed. Nadoka nodded and gestured over to the
television in the corner, �Show us what you have.� She stated simply.
 Nabiki nodded, �I planned on it.� She said as she pulled a video tape from
behind her back and put it into the VCR �Now�I will warn you now that this is
pretty amazing stuff here�.a lot of it maybe considered unbelieveable�� stopping
herself as she hit the play button�
 Just entering the house, Ranko and Hawk a series of loud gasps from somewhere
else. Looking to each other, shugging they headed to the dinner table to see if
anyone is home. They found some people definitely at home and all their
attention focused on the television. Upon closer inspection, it was the ritual
that they performed not too long ago. Ranko stepped in front of Hawk, trying to
get a better view of the screen, definitely interested in the events that went
on that fateful day. He went up behind her and curled his arms around her waist,
watching the screen also but with a bit less enthusiasm.
 The video ended abruptly shortly after the pair turned toward the group. Nadoka
leaned back with a wide-eyed expression, �I don�t believe it�they are that��
trailing off as she spotted a large shadow hovering over them. She turned her
head and gaped at the immaculately dressed couple, now that they are in a better
light than out in the street. She marveled at Ranko�s sudden change from a
lovely teenager to an incredibly beautiful adult, �I think I know where she got
her looks from.� She thought proudly, she then nudged the stupified Genma, his
eyes still glued to the now blank TV screen, still amazed by what he saw even
though he was there. He turned to her some, �What�?� he then his eyes caught a
glimpse of his daughter standing there. He turned his head even more, his eyes
bugging out, not able to say anything from the sight of sheer beauty before him.
 Nadoka stood up, turning completely to the two, �My GOD�Ranko�you look
absolutely incredible!!� she exclaimed, grasping Ranko�s hands, who flushed
almost as red as her dress. She then felt a ring on her left hand. Turning the
hand over, her eyes widened to the ring on it, looking back up and leaned in
closer to her, �He proposed to you?� Ranko nodded. Tears welled up in Nadoka�s
eyes as she drew Ranko in a hug, �I�m so happy for you�� Many minutes have
passed as the two women hugged each other. Nadoka reluctantly let her �little
girl� go, even if she is standing over her by almost a foot, �Come�I want you to
tell me all that happened tonight!� she said, dragging Ranko upstairs for some
�girl-talk.�
 Hawk stepped back some to let the two pass by to have their moment togther. He
took his jacket off and carelessly let it flop to the tabletop of the dinner
table. Completely numb from the night�s events, he also flopped into a nearby
chair. He let out a relieved groan as he slumped into the seat. He would have
fell asleep if not for a pair of gruff hands clapping his shoulders. Rolling his
head as his lifted it, he looked apon both Genma and Soun, both with wide grins
on their faces. �Wha-oh�I don�t wanna know where this is going�� he thought
fearfully. �This calls for a celebration! Don�t you think so, Tendo!!� he
annouced to his life long friend, �My daughter is getting married to this fine,
young man here!� Genma slapped Hawk�s shoulder for emphisis, hard. Hawk looked
like he didn�t want any part of this. Genma pulled a tall sake bottle from
behind him, along with three sake dishes for each of them. He handed both Soun
and Hawk a dish and poured them a healthy share of the sake.
 Taking a _VERY LONG_ pull from his dish and looking crestfallen, �At least your
daughter is getting married�I still have three to wed�� Soun slumped his
shoulders, then took another pull of the sake. �Don�t look so sad, Tendo! Today
is a happy day! One of these days�you�ll also be giving away the bride!� Genma
said to him, trying to cheer him up. �As long as you don�t force them to BE a
bride�� Hawk chimed into their Male Bonding Ritual, sipping at his own sake,
shattering their moment completely, �BUT I�d make that five daughters, right?
And at least three of them already have romantic interests if memory serves��
Soun nodded, �You�re right�I could never live with myself if I married them to
men they dispise�� he slumped even more into dispair, another pull of the drink,
��and I already have an overflowing house.� Hawk leaned back into his chair,
apparently more energetic than he was before, �Thankfully when my house is
finished, myself, Ranko and Ranma are going to move into there.�  Gesturing to
Genma, �You and your wife are definitely welcome to stay over�it�s going to be a
PLENTY big house when it is done,� grinning, �Besides, it would put you that
much closer to your friend��
 Putting the dish onto the floor next to him, Genma crossed his arms and closed
his eyes, �That is an interesting proposition, Hawk.� Sighing, �But I�ll have to
talk to Nadoka-chan about it first�� looking up to Hawk�s smirking face, �I take
it that your �forced� date went off pretty well?� Genma only nodded and grunted
affirmitive, his face then started glowing red. Hawk chuckled, then sighed and
looked to his watch, �I really need to get my carcass into bed�I�m exhausted��
scrubbing his face, �But I�m gonna go now since I have to take my car back.�
Looking to them, �OH, and tell Ranko �Good-Night� for me and that I wish I could
have stayed but I know that we are both tired�� shaking his head, �I�m babbling
here�Genma, I highly suggest that you get to know your daughter LONG before you
are to give her away�� flipping his jacket over his shoulder, looking over the
other shoulder, �I�ll be back soon. Goodnight, gentlemen.� He finished and
walked out the door.

 Watching the �Ford-From-Hell� take off as fly away, Ranko sighed as she looked
to the ring again. She would have stayed there watching the night sky if not for
a gentle hand clasping her shoulder, �Ranko-chan�� Nadoka whispered to her.
Turning around, �Hai, Ookasan?�, sounding a bit sad and looking to the floor,
trying to hold back the tears in her eyes.  Lifting her chin, �Why are you
crying?� Ranko�s mother asked her softly. Shifting her eyes away, �I don�t
 know�� holding her left hand in front of herself, tears having free reign down
her delicate face, �I guess that I am so happy to be engaged to the one man that
I loved for so long�� she sniffed and wiped her eyes, �And here I don�t have a
wedding dress�� she chuckled, looking back out the window, �Plus, the way that
Hawk-chan proposed to me I�ll remember for as long as I�m alive�� thought coming
to her, �Mom? How did dad propose to you?� She asked in a soft voice, turning
back to face her mother.
 Taken aback, Nadoka sighed and sat down on the bed, �Well, dear�He didn�t
propose to me�much like your brother and Akane, we were arranged to marry, but
we didn�t oppose it like them�� Ranko�s jaw slackened and her eyes widened but
speechless not-the-less, �Yes we were�but I think that we are lucky to have
loved each other at the time,� giggling like a teenager, �But I think the
feeling is still there�since your father professed his love again on the date
that we went out on�� she trailed off when Ranko�s face turned from shock to an
awful smirk, �Is it something you know, Ranko-chan?�
 Nodding sharply, �Indeed I do, Ookasan�� walking over to the dresser to pullout
a pair of PJs, �Myself and Hawk put him up to it�Well�mostly Hawk anyway. We did
it to get you two back together to patch things up over the past ten plus
 years�� slipping out of the slinky dress. Taking in a deep breath, �AH! It is
good to get that tight thing off�though it does look great on me doesn�t it?�
she beamed as she put it onto a hanger behind the bedroom door. Nadoka nodded,
�Indeed it does�� looking Ranko down from head to toe, making her flush
feircely, �MOM! What are you doing that for!!� Nodding as she gazed apon her
daughters incredible figure, �Definitely got the looks from my side of the
family.� Her serious expression was broken when she burst into giggles then into
almost howling laughter, the both of them of them did.
 Settling down a bit and slipping on her PJs, �Thank GOD for that�I wouldn�t be
able to stand it if I were to look like Oyaji!!� Nadoka was about to berate her
about bad mouthing her own father when as hesitant knock resounded behind the
door. Getting up, Nadoka open the door to see Genma, with a bit of a blush on
his face. Gesturing for one moment, looking back to Ranko, �And speaking of the
devil himself!� she called out to Ranko, who dissolved into a fit of laughter.
 Perplexed as to why Ranko would start laughing, he pushed his glasses back up
to the bridge of his nose, �I need to speak with you, Nadoka-chan�� leaning to
the side as well, ��and you too, Ranko-chan�if you are not to tired�� trailing
off into nervous fidgeting. Nodding and stepping to the side of the door, �Come
in, Genma. What is it that you need to speak to me about?� she asked him as his
sat on the bed, next to Ranko, �Well�I have been asked for you and I to move
into Hawk�s new house when it gets built�� shrugging his shoulders, �I wish I
knew why, but he did say that it is going to be a big house�� he looked up to
Nadoka with pleading puppy-dog eyes, ��and we wouldn�t be too far away from here
as well.�. Nadoka crossed her arms, silent and in deep thought, her head leaning
down as she did so.
 For a few tense moments, Nadoka stood there, deep into thought. Lifting her
head, �I think it would be rude to refuse such gracious an offer�� she said to
Genma, turning to Ranko, beaming, �Besides, I would like to have a hand in
watching my grandchildren growing up, since that you�re not going to be so far
away!� she finished, with a smile on her face. Ranko blushed a beet-red, �MOM! I
�m not even married yet and you�re already asking for grandkids!?!?� now �cutely
� pouting. Genma chuckled at Ranko�s predicament, then coughed to get the two
women�s attention, �OK! That�s one reason why I came up here that is now done
and overwith�� putting his hand on Ranko�s shoulder, �It was suggested to me
that I should get to know you better before I do give you away, Ranko-chan.�
Turning back to Nadoka, who nodded knowingly and graciously left the room for
them to talk.
 Closing the door, �Yes�Definitely found herself a GOOD man�� Nadoka hummed to
herself, walking down the stairs. When she reached the bottom of the stairs, she
frowned inwardly, �But what of his past? His own parents? His family?� she
thought to herself.
Genma and Ranko talked for many an hour afterwards.
Or would have. If Hawk wasn�t hanging upsidedown outside the window. Both Ranko
and Genma started when he tapped on the window. Ranko stared at him, he just
waved sheepishly and pointed to the lock on the window. She looked to him
curiously as she unlocked the window and opened it for him.
Swinging in, �OH Good! Thought my head was going to explode from hangin� there!�
he said as he climbed to his feet. Looking of to Ranko, who tapping her foot
annoyed, �Sorry about breaking up the talk, love.� He apologised, digging into
his pocket, �But I came back to give you this�� handing her a golden card of
sorts. Looking it over curiously, �It�s a debit card�� her head shot up, eyes
wide, �Yeah�it is�to cover any and ALL expenses for _ANYTHING_, � leaning
forward so that only she could hear, �Mostly for the wedding and whatnot�I would
like you to get the first dress that you fall over for�� leaning back, with a
wide grin crossing his face, it quickly disappeared when he looked over to Genma
�s glittering eyes, �Down, boy!! Not for you�that card,� pointing to it, �Will
only work for her�it is geneticly coded so that absolutely no-one BUT her will
be able to use it.�
In another room, Nabiki snapped her fingers disapointingly, �Damn!�
Shifting his eyes back over to Ranko, who�s still a bit stunned and staring at
the card in her hand, �Plus I just got an idea for the date of the wedding!� he
beamed. She looked up, not able to say anything but Hawk got the look he was
receiving, �What I was think of�is sometime before Christmas, about the Sunday
before it?� Ranko�s eyes light up, �That would be great!!!� Turning to Genma,
�Don�t you think so, Pop?� she asked him. All he did is close his eyes, crossed
his arms and grunted affirmative, �Seems like a good day as any.� He said
impassively. Ranko groaned softly and slapped him upside his bald head, �You�re
a lot of help!!� Turning to Hawk, �You�re back already?�
Nodding, �Yeppers�I just had to find a suitable parking spot for the GT��
yawning, �but I REALLY need some sleep soon�� looking to Ranko inquisitively, �I
take it the date is fine then?� she only nodded, �Good that takes care of that!
So, I�ll leave you two alone to reaquaint yourselves.� He finished, darting out
of the room.
Ranko and Genma looked to each other, shrugging their shoulders and continued
from where they left off.
Tromping down the stairs as quietly as he can. He reached the bottom with a wide
yawn, but is wide awake for obvious reasons. His mind churned about what the
future could bring for himself and Ranko�
Until he bumped into Mrs. Saotome, literally. They both started, chorusing, �I�m
sorry�� both trailing off as they realised who they bumped into. Words shriveled
and died in Hawk�s throat when he looked into Nadoka�s questioning eyes, �I have
need to speak with you.� Not saying much more as she turned toward the living
room. He started, �Wha-oh�what did I do now?� he asked himself as he obediently
followed.
He found her seated at the table, quietly sipping at a cup of tea. Placing the
cup on the table, �Please�� gesturing to the seat in front of her, �Sit down.�
He did. Noticing his nervous motions, �No need to worry, young man�� trailing
off as she chuckled, �I don�t think that is an accurate observation, since your
old enough to be my great-great-grandfather.� Lightly laughing, relieving some
of the tension within Hawk, who�s chuckling along with her. Trailing off the
laughter, putting his hand behind his head  �OK! What is it that you need to
speak to me about anyway, Mrs Saotome?� Still looking to her nervously.
Putting her hand up, �Nothing serious�I would just like to know more about you
and your past�� trailing off as she watched a _DARK_ look cross his features,
�What is it that you would like to know?� he croaked, crossing his arms.
Perplexed, but continuing anyway, �There�s a few things, but most, I would find
out in time�but right now, I would like to know what are your parents like and
when I can I meet them?� she finished with a smile. Hawk unconsiously clentched
his fist white-knuckled under the table, his head down, �I was afraid that you
would ask something like that�� trailing off as he lifted his head, �My parents
were terrible�I�d like to tell you some interesting details but I don�t think
you would appreciate the �colorful� language I would use to describe them�and
when you are going to meet them�� shrugging his shoulders, �Most likely
never�for one I don�t want to expose you to such atrocity and that they are in
another dimension�from where I came from.� Now practically shaking in barely
controlled anger, he snorted, �Hell�I suppose that I should be glad that I didn�
t turn out to be a homocidal psycopath�� he trailed off into a deep-throated
half-hearted laugh that can only be described as chilling.
Letting some of the information sink in a little, Nadoka looked to him, now even
more curious than before, �How could your own parents be that bad? They couldn�t
be if you came out this well�� she stopped at Hawk�s raised hand, �Please�my
mother is an absolute _BITCH_ and control monger. She even went to the lengthes
of almost getting me, I was about 16 or 17 at the time I think, onto some
prescription drugs to make me more subseptible to HER suggestion, basicly making
me a much more controllable mindless drone. PLUS, she was the one who taught me
and my brothers to think for ourselves, which in turn, we did. Drove her up the
wall when we disagreed with her. Hypocrytical bitch.� He finished, spitting much
rancor. Nadoka stared at him, completely silent and was about to say something
when he continued, �But my dad�totally opposite, in fact I almost loved the man.
Would have, if he�d stick up for himself more than once and cared a bit less
about money all the time.� Hawk took a deep breath and stayed silent.
Also taking in a deep breath and gulped when some of what Hawk said hit home,
�Can you honestly say that you hate your own parents THAT much?� she asked him
softly, for she knows that she is treading on shakey ground. Hawk chuckled
half-heartedly, dropping his head, �Yeah�I guess that I do�� lifting his head,
�But I will give them one thing though�they brought me into the world, they said
that I was so planned. But as soon as I was old enough, they tried their
damnedest to get rid of me. Never did until I decided to leave�That�s the only
two things they ever did right�and now they won�t even see their own son and
what he has done for himself.� He finished with a smirk, then quickly turned
dark, _VERY_ dark, �I won�t let them. They wanted to get rid me of so damned bad
they could taste it and now look at where its got them�OH WELL!� flinging his
hands into the air as he finished, �Ta hell with them!�
Shaking her head disgustedly, �But I don�t think you should deprive them of
seeing their own son�you ARE of their flesh and blood,� Nadoka�s own expression
turned stern, �I won�t let you even marry my daughter if you don�t bury the
hachet soon�� Hawk�s head snapped up, �You wouldn�t�!?� he then met her gaze,
shrinking under it, ��you would�� regaining some confidence, �But you haven�t
LIVED with them, under the same roof, for a little over twenty years. Ever since
I have left, I have been trying to forget about them.� Nadoka nodded, �True, I
haven�t, I�ll probably never experience what you have�� a thought came to her,
�But that is one of the reasons you would like myself and Genma to live under
the same roof as with you and Ranko?� Shaking his head, �No�that is PART of the
reason�the other is that you,� gesturing to her, �and Genma at least try to
reason, willing to hear us out and try to compromise, my parents won�t and never
will. Usually with them, their word is absolute�like a damn monarchy. Sure, it
would work for young kids with little to no intiative of their own�but to add
insult to injury, they can be wrong, VERY wrong, to the point where my mother�s
memory turns �convinent��� he scrubbed his face, getting a headache just
thinking about it and groaned as it made itself known, �But I could at least
visit them when I can�they ARE in another dimension, you know? Takes A LOT of
effort, time and energy to cross the planes of existance.� he smiled as he
tweaked the truth around a bit, not wanted to see his parents anytime soon.
Nodding, trying to keep herself from think of what he just said about crossing
dimensions, �True�It would indeed take an enormous amount of what you just
described to do something like that�� thinking for a moment, �But what of your
brothers that you mentioned? What are they like?� deciding to now change the
subject. Hawk looked extremely grateful, taking a quick glance at his watch,
�Ok�still got some time before I drop like a rock�my younger brothers are what
you could say the only people that I could get along with civally in that
 house�� Nadoka nodded and motioned for him to continue, �My brother, Kevin�he
is the intellect of the family, there were times when we�d sit there for hours
brainstorming on virtually any subject, we did fight on occasion, but I think
that is a given for siblings anyway. The other�well�Nick is the silent and
strong type�_BIG_ boy, at 15 he was 6 foot 3 inches and 230 plus pounds, all
natural mind you.� He looked back to Nadoka, who is a bit stunned at thinking
the size of his youngest brother. Going into his worst Southern Drawl, �We�s
grow�em big down on da farm der!� thumbing to nothing in particular behind him,
getting an amused giggle out of her, �Anyway�like I said, he never did speak all
that much, but he can be a monster at video games�� he faked a shiver, then
looked to his watch again.
Staying silent for a moment, Hawk snapped his fingers, �OH YEAH!� he exclaimed,
�Me and Ranko have already decided on a date for the wedding!� trying valiantly
to change the subject to less sentive matters to him. Interested piqued, �Oh
yes? What is it?� Leaning back into the seat, looking up the stairs, �We have
decided on the Sunday before Christmas this year�� trailing off into thought,
�The 21st I believe�� shifting his eyes back to Nadoka. Slightly shocked, �That
soon? Why�it is already late August! How could we get all the preparations done
on time?� Hawk just put his hands behind his head, �The details can all be
worked out in time, far in advance even�just now got to decide on where, but I
think I�ll leave that up to you since I do think that you have good taste in a
chapel�� stopping for some reason or other, snapping his fingers again, �Or we
could have it here?� he asked inquisitively. She put her finger to her chin for
a moment, �Yes�that could work, but there is one slight problem�the dojo�s
currently a wreck�� she stopped when she heard him start laughing, �That can
EASILY be fixed! By tomorrow night even!� punching a button on his watch and
spoke a few phrases that cannot be made out, �The calvery will be here in the
morning to start on the rebuilding of the dojo�and don�t be to shocked at their
appearance,� jutting his finger into the air.
Putting her tea cup down, �Why would I be?� she asked simply. He sighed,
�Because they are not of this world, or this plane of exsistance when you think
about it. HELL�they aren�t even alive! They are part of the onboard Marine unit
on my ship, very BIG they are and very expediant too. Plus they are going to be
supervised by my personal assistant Artifical Intelligence.� Leaning back a bit,
hands behind his head, beaming of personal pride.
All the sudden, Nadoka started laughing for many a moment. Settling down a bit,
wiping a tear out her eye, �My dear Hawk�is there anything that you can�t do?�
He leaned back onto the table, hand to his chin and drummed his fingers along
his face for a minute. Crossing his arms and put on a serious expression,
 �NOPE!� he exclaimed and the both of them started laughing quietly, since there
are people trying to sleep in the house. Forcibly calming herself and then
yawned, �Ahhh! I do think we need some sleep�we have so many things to do and
less time to do it in.� Hawk nodded and stood up, �Yes�definitely�� he tried to
say, yawning, �Goodnight, Mrs. Saotome� he waved a little and headed for the
stairs. He was stopped when someone grabbed his hand firmly, looking back, �You
can call me�Ookasan�� Nadoka finished with a smile. Hawk nodded and smiled
himself, �Hai�Ookasan.� He then pecked her on the cheek and cletched his hand
around hers, �You still have yourself a good night�� trailing off as he let her
go and walked up the stair. Leaving a stunned Nadoka behind to mull what just
happened over.
Heading up the stepps, Hawk walked by Genma. Slapping him on the shoulder,
�Goodnight, Otousan�� he said simply to him and continued up the steps. Genma
halted in his decent, almost all the way down, �Nani�?� utterly confused now.
Hawk didn�t answer just continued on his trek to bed.
Genma would have went after him and demanded an answer if not for a musical
giggle at the bottom of the steps. He turned to look, �Genma�come down a let�s
go to bed.� Nadoka said simply, looking up to the man. He flushed at the
possible meaning, nodded and staying silent until he met with his wife, �Have
you had a nice talk with Ranko-chan?� she asked him, shaking him out of his
stunned state, �Yes! Yes I did�� he stammered out quickly, �In fact she told me
some rather�disturbing things during her training and many others things as
well�but I�m too tired to think right now�� going silent as he latched his arm
around her, �But one thing that I just cannot get out of my mind is that I haven
�t lost a son, I�we have gained a daughter and soon going to have another son to
the family.� He smiled as he rubbed at his face, stifling a yawn, �Let�s go
 bed�� leaving the conversation there, she nodded, snuggled up to him and
followed him to bed.
Creaking the door open as quietly as he can, Hawk stuck his head in the door to
find the lights turned off. Looking around a bit, he also found Ranko snoozing
in the bed, almost curled up into a ball under the sheets. Smiling inwardly, he
tip-toed into the room, shucking his shirt and pants to the side of the bed.
Still being as quiet as he can, he mozied on over to the head of the bed,
grabbing hold of the blanket, �What? The strip show is over with already?� Ranko
asked him, making him almost jump out of his skin and take in a large, sharp
intake of air while grabbing his chest. Hawk made an exaturated gesture of
getting his heart of his throat, making Ranko laugh softly as she sat up, �GOOD
GOD you scared me!!!� Hawk hissed, making her laugh even more, still trying to
be quiet. She flipped one side of the sheets up, �Since the show really is
over�get your ass in here, I�m freezing!� she chimed, still talking softly. Hawk
bowed deeply, �But no hanky-panky ok? I�m tired!� she hissed. When he came back
up, he almost looked disappointed but shrugged and got under the covers.
Lying down flat on his back while pulling the blankets over himself, Ranko
curled up next to him, draping an arm and a leg over him, �Hmmm�.nice and warm��
she drawled sleepily and quickly dozed off. Hawk looked at her sleeping face,
curled the arm that is under her, around her. Softly squeezing her to him, she
hummed in response and snuggled some. Reveling in the fact the she is wearing
very soft, almost silken pajamas. The cloth felt very smooth when she draped
some of her limbs over him
He soon quickly dozed off into sleep himself.
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