Jambo!

  Our story opens to the tune of Mendelsohn's Wedding March, but very
quietly. Hush now, ok?

  "Ranma ni omedetou kekkon!"

  "futari ni omedetou kekkon!"

  "doumo arigatou minasama!" they both called out in reply.

  "Thankyou! Thankyou, everyone!" Ranma was elated. He could hardly believe
the wedding had worked. ~Third time lucky I guess.~ He turned and smiled to
his new bride. Kodachi smiled back at him.

  At least, she would have done if she were the bride. But instead, Nabiki
had persuaded Kunou to have her held in a 'rest centre'. Ranma shuddered
when he thought about the photos that he had to let Nabiki take. But Kunou
needed to be paid well to remove his sister. Kunou himself had not been told
of the wedding - the rumour would reach him soon enough anyway. Ranma turned
to his new wife and smiled again. Shampoo smiled back at him, and gently
whispered in his ear 'miaow'.

  Or she would have done had she been married to Ranma. But Shampoo was
safely back in China. In the last wedding fiasco, Shampoo and Ukyou charged
at Akane from opposite directions. Akane had ducked, and avoided a flying
bon-bori meant for her. Instead, it hit Ukyou, who was still in a coma,
weeks later. At the time, Ranma had thought she was dead. He couldn't
remember too many of the details of the fight that followed, and Nabiki's
video camera got smashed, but Cologne, Shampoo and Mousse left in some haste
shortly afterwards. Ranma turned to his new wife and smiled.

* * *

  Akane smiled back at him.

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Rhialto
"I said it is true that the Honourable Gentleman is an idiot
and a liar and I am sorry about that. He may punctuate
the sentence as he pleases."