When I read the first draft of this�thing, to a friend, he suggested I 
burned it. In retrospect I think he's right. But it would not go away 
so, in a desperate attempt to get it out of my system, I decided to 
share. All of the characters do not belong to me, please don't sue. 
	
	Prologue 10 years ago
	Soun Tendou sipped his drink at the bar. The seminar just refused to 
end. What was the use, he thought to himself. Why did he even care about 
a martial arts seminar. It was not as if he ever intended to teach 
again. There were too many memories. 
	His family had forced it on him. They thought that a vacation in Hawaii 
would help him recover from his loss. (or at least so they wouldn't have 
to listen to his incessant bawling for a few days. But what could 
possibly make him forget her. 
		Soun began to cry again. Many of the other patrons looked at him with 
a mixture of pity and disgust. Someone placed a hand on his shoulder. I 
surprise he turned to see a beautiful, blonde, gaijin woman. "I'm sorry 
to disturb you, but you looked upset," she said, "and, well, misery 
loves company." 
	Present
	"Soun?" Soun Tendou looked up from his paper. 
	"Yes, Dear. What is it?" He asked.
	"Do you know a Genma Saotome?"
	"Why yes, old friend of mine why?" His wife handed him a postcard. 
	"This just came," she said.  Soun took the post card and read it. His 
eyes bulged with excitement.  
	"Ranma�" Soun whispered. "At last Ranma is coming." Overwhelmed with 
emotion he burst into tears. 
	"Is everything all right dear?" 
	"Oh yes! Every thing is wonderful I have to tell the girls. This is 
fantastic!" Soun rushed upstairs to the girls' rooms, calling their 
names. "Kasumi! Marcia! Nabiki! Jan! Akane! Cindy! Come down stairs I 
have a family announcement to make!
	
	Well that's that. Hope you tolerated it. If any one wants to try 
anything with this idea they are welcome to it. 
	



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