Woo hooo I finally found the time to post something. Not only that but I
found the time to work on something to post. Yes I'm excited about that, now
all I have to do is get my butt in gear on my other fics -_- sometimes being
a procrastinator isn't a good thing. Anyhoo on to the fic, it's part three
of Letters to Nabiki...yes I know it took me a while to get out, but I
promise the next one won't take as long.

Crikit ^_^ \/,  crikit@geocities.com
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"But he that does not grasp the thorne,
 should never crave the rose."

"Literature is my Utopia. Here I am not disfranchised. No
 barrier of the senses shuts me out from the sweet,
 gracious discourse of my book friends. They talk to me
 without embarrassment or awkwardness."
 Helen Keller
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Ranma ain't mine...'nough said!!!

Letters to Nabiki 3
A Ranma � Fanfic by Tracy Garnett AKA Crikit

From: listener@new_world.com
Date: February 19, 1999
To: n_tendo@new_world.com
Subject: RE: Good Mother

Nabiki,
Do not say that you do not have a friend who loves you. It is not true�I say
this because, well, because I love you Nabiki. I don't know the type of love
I feel for you, but, I still feel love. It could be romantic, or it could be
the love of a friendship�whatever it is, it is still love. I am glad that
you feel you can trust me. It is because of you that I come home with a
feeling that I have not truly felt for a long time�that feeling is
eagerness. I have felt eager for things but never for coming home, not since
my�I can't remember when. But now when the school bell rings I look forward
to arriving at my home, turning on the computer and hearing "super trouper"
play announcing the arrival of new mail. I guess what I am trying to say is
that I can not imagine my life without you either.

I wish there was something I can tell you to encourage your father but, I
can't. I do not know your father, so, therefore I can not give you advise on
reviving him to his former self�however I will attempt to give you a
suggestion or two. Perhaps your father is lonesome, you yourself said that
he misses your mother greatly and that when the Saotomes arrived his spirits
brightened. Do you suppose your father might be interested in finding a new
love? Not one that will replace your mother or the feelings that he had and
still has for her, but will�I'm honestly not sure how to put this. I know
that you will not like this idea so I will stop suggesting it, but only ask
you to consider it. As for your father seeing what's happening with the rest
of you perhaps you can talk to him, or have someone talk to him on your
behalf. For I hate to say this Nabiki, if you don't point it out to him
soon�one day he'll wake up only to discover that his daughters are not his
daughters anymore.

Reading what you wrote about Kuno helps put my thinking towards him in a
whole new light. Having to help a friend deal with the death of a loved one
is never easy, but to have to deal with a death in your own family adds that
extra amount of stress to a person. And under enough stress even the sanest
person will snap. Perhaps Kuno didn't tell you about his mother because he
didn't want to trouble you�you were going through family troubles of your
own at the moment and perhaps he felt telling you his problems would only
make things worse for you. So, he bottled them up letting his emotions and
thoughts stew and ferment until they became intolerable. The fact that his
sister lost it and his father abandoned the two probably did not help
things. But Nabiki, that is all in the past, there is nothing that you or
anyone else can do to help Kuno or his family. They have passed the point of
no return so to speak. You may blame yourself for what has happened to his
mental state but it is not your fault. If Kuno wanted help he should have
asked he could have asked but he didn't. Even if he did ask there was
nothing that you or anyone else could do to help him or his family�so please
don't dwell on it.

I know you said that you don't like to talk about it, but could you please
tell me what happened to Kuno's mother and your own? I ne�I would like to
know, please. You don't have to if you don't want to, but please consider
it.

Why do people keep their love a secret? That is a good question Nabiki, one
that I can not answer�I honestly don't think there is a single person in the
world that can answer that. If there was he would make a killing explaining
it to the rest of us. Perhaps people hide their love because they are
unsure�or they are afraid of rejection or maybe they do not want to hurt
others. For example your sister Akane, and her fianc�e Ranma. You say that
they love each other, and that everyone knows it including them. That could
be true, they could very well know what the other feels but they will not
say. Not for fear of the other rejecting them, but for fear of hurting their
friends, the people who fight so desperately for their affection. Can you
imagine what would happen if they admitted how they feel for one another and
told Shampoo, she would destroy all of Nerima, and Ryoga and Ukyo would be
heart broken. You never know. What about you Nabiki? You hide the emotions
that you feel for Kuno, why do you do that? You see him almost everyday of
the week don't you? But yet you still don't confront him and tell him how
you feel. I say this to you, you are able to complain and chastise others
for not sharing their feelings. Which is something you should not be doing,
not until you can freely admit to Kuno that you love him. Only then will you
be able to comment on others. I may sound harsh in saying that but it's the
truth, and you know it is.

I've thought about what you told me about Kasumi and Joey, and I think your
right. She must have written the poem in an attempt to rid herself of the
pain and sorrow that she was feeling. However you and I will never know, for
that is most likely information that she will not willingly disclose to her
younger sister and the person she e-mails. Especially considering that you
took the poem without her permission. I fear that you might have to confront
your sister, something that I know you do not wish to do at the moment. But,
if you do not find some clue that will help you help her it will have to
happen. Have Ranma and Akane found anything out yet?

It is time for me to go. I have a previous engagement that I must attend to.

Yours faithfully�
Listener.