I am sorry about the double post of Ranma-chan:Genie of the Ring.

My ISP still forwards anything I send to the FFML to UU.net.  So Hotmail 
will be the only way I can post

Yes, both those posts were mine.  

I AM Disruptor and Tom Mathews

See 3 E-mail addresses:
mailto:mathews1@gte.net
mailto:dangaioh@earthlink.net
mailto:godphoniex@hotmail.com

Oh well, here's something as way of an apology.
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       A young man stumbled as he walked past the Hikawa shrine.  He 
managed to catch himself before he fell.  Rei watched as the person put 
one of his hands on a building's wall and the other on his forehead.  
Rei made a descision and went to the young man.

	"Do you need some help?"  Rei asked.

	The young man looked up at her and sighed, "I'm just tired, that's all.  
If you'll pardon me, I have a long way to go."

	Rei watched as the boy staggered away from her.  She quickly ran after 
him and grabbed his arm.

	Rei firmly stated, "No you are not.  You need rest.  My grandfather 
runs the Hikawa shrine over there.  You can rest for a bit there."

	The young man looked about ready to protest, but seeing the look in 
Rei's eyes stopped him.

	"Thank you," he said, his voice barely above a whisper.

	Rei, still holding onto his arm, dragged him to the shrine.  She looked 
at the young man, and noticed how ragged his clothes were.

	*I wonder what his problem is,* Rei thought to herself, and then said, 
"I am Rei Hino of the Hikawa Shrine."

	"I am Fu...," the young man started to say.  He shook his head and 
continued, "My name is Gai Ichishino."

	*First star of chaos??  He was about to say something else.  There's 
something about him that's familiar, though,*  Rei thought as they 
ascended the steps to the shrine.

	"Do you have anyone we could contact to pick you up?"

	Gai closed his eyes. Rei could see th greif in his face as he said, 
"No.  My parents are gone and any other family I may have, I have no 
idea on how to contact them."

	Rei nodded, but could swear he heard Gai whisper, "Lucky for them, I 
can't.  I'm not safe to be around."

	Entering the shrine proper, Rei's grandfather noticed that Rei had 
brought someone in.

	"Who's this Rei?  A boyfriend?"

	"No, grandfather.  I saw that Gai, here, needed a bit of time to rest 
and offered him the sanctuary of the shrine."

	The elder Hino looked at Gai and saw that Rei was right.  He needed 
time to rest.  He motioned for Gai to follow him.  When he was sure that 
Gai was compling with his wishes and they were out of Rei's hearing.

	"Judging by your looks, you've had a rough time, Sho Fukamachi,"  
Grandpa Hino stated.

	Gai gasped as he stared at the elderly preist, "Please, keep that 
information to yourself.  It is dangerous if anybody found out that you 
had met me.  My father and closest friends were killed over being 
associated with me."

	The elder Hino stared at the young man, feeling the truth of his words.  
"I'm sorry.  If you wish to talk about it..."

	Sho thought about it for a second before responding, "Thanks for the 
offer, but I don't think you would believe me if I told you what I had 
been through or gained knowledge of."

	The two men walke in silence for a bit.  Curious, Sho broke the 
silence.

	"How did you know who I was?"

	Grandpa Hino gave Sho a strange look before answering, "Your picture 
was in the paper after you disappeared.  It was ran when your father was 
killed in that train wreck."

	*They killed a train of innocent people, just so they could use my 
father against me,* Sho thought miserably, *I know I destroyed their 
leaders, but there are still some of them left.*

	Hino-san noticed the dark mood that Sho was in and inwardly gasped, *He 
said that his father was killed by being associated with him.  Whoever 
is chasing him, they don't believe in the concept of restraint.*

	"Gai?"  Hino-san said, "I understand now, why you want your identity 
kept secret.  I won't say a word about who you are."

	Sho looked at the priest, nodded his gratitude and said, "Thank you, 
sir.  Don't worry.  I intend to leave as soon as I wake up tomorrow."

	The elder Hino's eyes focused on Gai.

	Gai sighed and continued, "I only came with your granddaughter to avoid 
suspicion.  My immediate leavetaking tomorrow, will also avoid suspicion 
being cast on this place." 

	"Here's your room," Hino-san said, , and then thought, *I wish there 
was someway you could stay here.  You need someone to talk to.*

	Gai went into the room that the elder Hino had brought him to.  He 
looked back and saw the preist shutting the door, to allow him some 
privacy.  Pulling a picture out of his pocket, Gai stared at it.

	*Mizuki. I'm sorry I walked away from you after Valcia's death, but I 
thought that was the best way to protect you.  Everyone I have came in 
contact with is gone.  You, father, the school, Guyver III, even most of 
Cronos is gone.  Soon I'll be all that's left.  Please forgive me.*

	With those thoughts, Sho Fukamachi a.k.a. Gai Ichishino  fell asleep 
with tears in his eyes.
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