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"<Nothing at all, Li-lak,>" the woman replied. "<But there
are several Healers in our tribe. Eight in fact. Do we truly need
another?>"

Be Dea lashed out with her staff, breaking the woman's nose. "Now we do."

"<Perhaps because she happens to insist on using her skills
for ill use,>" said Be Dea bitingly. "<That and she breaks all of our
most sacred laws and refuses to take on an apprentice to train in
the arts of sorcery.>"

"<Not to mention the fact that she refers to herself in third
person just to annoy certain people who keep rising to her bait,>"
added Lotion with dry humor.

Heh.

"<A few years?>" Be Dea snorted. "<It was more like a
few hundred years!>"

"<I don't recall him complaining,>" Siren replied with a sly
smile.

"< He was mute,>" Be Dea pointed out.

"<Xi-ren,>" said Lotion in warning tones as she heaved a
sigh. Looking towards the floating woman, she asked, "<I take it
that all of this means you want to make Pur-fum's Airen your
apprentice?>"

Magic Kasumi? Interesting idea. Elminster. Fistandantilus. David
Copperfield beware. ^_^

Because the last thing any of them wanted was to get
involved in another one of Siren and Cologne's near legendary tiffs.

Lots of hair pulling involved, I'd wager.

"Dad," said Akane in exasperated tones which were still
extremely kawaii. "Do you mind? I'm trying to get Chocolate to
take a bath with me."

Oh yeah, the subtle approach.

"Akane!" the girl named Chocolate pleaded as she turned
her blindfolded head towards Akane. "I can't take a bath with you!
I've already told you that!"

Yeah, she'll find out it's really Mousse and be soooo disapointed ^_^

Turning to face her, Soun's eyes were wide and watery
before he shot forward to cling to Nabiki's waist as he sobbed
loudly, "Nabiki! At least one of my daughters is still heterosexual!
You'll carry on the Tendo family line for me!"

Hehehehe. Now that is a Soun response. ^_^

Shaking his head, Ukyo peered up to stare into his
sandalwood eyes that looked both haunted and weary. "Ryoga
probably isn't even in Nerima," Ukyo continued. "And if he is what
would I do? Beat him up just for the hell of it?"

Well, yes.

At this thought, Ukyo found himself smiling without helping
it.

'without being able to help it'

works better, I think.

 Then with a sigh he moved backwards to stare at his reflection in

the mirror with hard eyes.

stare with hard eyes at his reflection in the mirror.

"Akira, Sato," said Ukyo with a nod as he stopped in front
of them. "How're you guys doing today?"

Sato: Okay.

Akira: Got a bad case of jock itch, actually.

he paused in front of the elevator and they stood in relative silence
as they waited for it. "Hey guys," said Ukyo as he got tired of
listening to the silence. "Just out of curiosity how

curiosity, how

And as the elevator doors closed, Ukyo was heard to say,
"But I still managed to beat Tsubasa's number of visiting fans by a
landslide, right?"

Heh.

"A general information guide about this district," Cologne
replied. "I'm still unsure about what the type of business that I want
to open here."

Try a bordello. Prostitution can bring in big bucks, you know.

"I don't know," mused Cologne. "After what happened
with Ranma and Tatewaki yesterday I'm

yesterday, I'm

Nabiki was about to comment on this when Soun leapt out
of his corner to clutch to an extremely surprised Ryoga's waist as
he sobbed, "Ryoga! You promise to do your duty and help the
Tendo family line go on, won't you?!"

Blinking at this, Ryoga looked at Soun and said, "I guess
so..." He paused to turn to Genma while Soun still clung to his
waist and asked, "What would I have to do?"

Oh, right. Explain the mechanics to him and watch the blood flow in rivers
from his nose.

"Not since yesterday," Kasumi said. "But I do recall
hearing Kodachi leave Nabiki's room fairly late last night."

Now that was the wrong thing to mention.

Nabiki was going to the audition. Ryoga liked Nabiki
therefore he wanted to be with her. Being unable to say this Ryoga

this, Ryouga

In particular her life had been quite boring.

All she'd done was take care of the family and while that
was well and good there

good, there

She was an Airen.

She was currently being groped.

Heh.

The woman before her had the exact same eyes as
Perfume and a body quite similar to match. The differences were
obvious in her curly blonde hair pulled back in a high ponytail and
the far more risque choice in clothing.

Some grandmother

"Ah," the woman drew back and smiled again. "You were
able to throw off my influence with only raw instinct.

Ah. So that was what she trying to do.

"In the realm of sorcery," Siren replied as she gave another
charming smile. "If what I've just discovered about you holds true
you

true, you

will be the tenth Mage in the long and impressive history of the

Joketsuzoku Amazons. You will carry on tradition of magics for the

drop 'the'

both me and tribe

and the tribe

On hearing this, Kasumi could say only one thing.

"Screw you, bitch!"

"Oh my."

Well, I was close.

"Ryoga-kun," said the girl softly while she approached
Ryoga who

Ryouga, who

Frowning a bit, Ryoga said, "This is my iinazuke, Tendo
Nabiki, she's here to audition for your movie."

Stopping in his tracks, Ukyo repeated, "Iinazuke?"

Ah, this could get ugly if what I suspect is true.

Cute.

D.B. Sommer