In a message dated 4/18/99 6:40:49 PM, metroanime@mindspring.com writes:

<<

         and since child abuse tends to be
hereditary, you have a perfect motivation for
Nabiki or Kasumi to be pulling strings behind the
scenes trying to keep those two apart.  it's a
definite fic, but too dark and psychological for
me to adequately handle.  (i know my limits,
roughly.)>>

			They would defintly try to keep them apart but I 
think that they would also try to help Ranma (at least Kasumi would.) I can 
see a fic where Kasumi keeps Ranma and Akane apart but at the same time tries 
to give Ranma the basic feelings of love and compassion that he should have 
gotten as a child. While "training" (i.e. teaching Ranma how to care for 
people) Kasumi begins to fall in love with him because of her compassion and 
she sees that deep, down inside Ranma is still like an innocent and sweet 
child who loves everyone and does not like hurting people. I think the 
Ranma-Kasumi-Akane love triangle is a great one and it would also be funny to 
see Kasumi treat Genma more and more harshly as her love for Ranma grows. I 
unfortunatly do not have the time to write this fic but anyone who wants to 
can. This ment to be a Kasumi-Ranma fic so Knights of the True Fiancee can go 
elsewhere if they have a problem with that.

		Shadow
		Really doesn't like the KTF