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|A rose by any other brain just isn't the same|
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  "Oh my!" she said.

  She woke early, as she usually did, and looked around. "This is
definately not my room." She said quietly to herself. She paused for a
moment and felt her throat. Something sounded wrong. That was not her
voice. Somewhere in her usual oblivious mind, something was stirring.

  'BLACK roses?'

  "Oh my." she mumbled to herself, and then fainted back to sleep. Her
mind trying desperately to cope with the strangeness.

  meanwhile, in the Tendou dojo...

  *splash*

  "Wakey wakey Ranchan!"

  Ranma bolted up and looked around. "Whatcha do that for?" he shouted
angrily at Akane. "I was awake already.

  "Sure, which is why you seemed so oblivious..."

  "Its meditation. I was focusing my ki. You should try it some time,
maybe you won't be so angry all the time..."

  "BAKA!"

  'Nah, not even if she did that. She'll never be a quiet peaceful
girl.' Ranma thought to herself as she cruised over the horizon.

  "Akane, you really should be more respectful to your fiancee." Sound
said, looking up from his shogi game. The panda quickly shuffled a few
pieces, taking advantage of the distraction.

  "Morning everyone," Nabiki casually walked down the stairs,
stretching. "Wheres Kasumi? She's normally up by now, but I can't smell
any cooking.

  "Hohohohoho!"

  "Didn't that scream come from Kasumi's room?" Akane asked, concerned.
"We'd better go check." Shortly, Soun, Akane and Nabiki rushed upstairs
and pushed open the door to Kasumi's room. The panda looked up, smiled,
and shuffled a few more pieces.

  "Get off me you horrid little creature!"

  Everyone facefaulted audibly. Before them was Kasumi, dressed in her
nightclothes, desperately fighting Happosai off with a ribbon. They all
facefaulted again when they realised she was actually winning.

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  *CRASH*

  "Kuso. Of all the places to crash into, why did it have to be
Kodachi's bedroom? At least she's still asleep. Maybe I can just sneak
out quietly..."

  "Oh my, I seem to have slept late. Ranma? Is that you?"

  "Err... umm..." Ranma backed away nervously. He was still in girl form
and didn't want to antagonise Kodachi.

  "I had the strangest dream. I dreamt I wasn't in my body and... Oh my.
It isn't a dream."

  "Kodachi?"

  "I'm Kasumi."

  "Oh my." Ranma said lamely.

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comments? This might (hah!) become a full length feature film with a
cast of thousands and an impressive special effects budget IF I get some
comments.

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Rhialto