The Non Sense
By James Barnhill

Disclaimer:  I own none of these characters, which is why Im dirt poor
and forced to use the museums Difference Engine to hook up to the web.
 And if you think your computers noisy try using something totally made
out of gears.  Great now its jammed!

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In the kitchen Kasumi hummed happily as she set about making lunch for
everyone in the house.  Outside the weather was gorgeous, not a cloud
in the sky and every plant was in bloom.  

It was unusually peaceful though.  Though not the sort of peace where
one person says to the next:  "Its quiet....too quiet."  Just an unusual
quiet that was rarely experienced by those living In Nerima, especially
those that had moved to the area after Ranma had come to town.  Some
people dealt with this peace by getting done with whatever they had planed
for the day/week as fast as possible, others chose to take vacations
out of Nerima without having to worry about getting caught in a massive
fight between battling martial artists, still others of the more paranoid
variety ran for the nearest bomb shelter to wait it out.

Unfortunately those paranoid types later found out that NONE of the old
bomb shelters had survived any of the fights.  Instead they opted to
move to a different country, when they left there was much rejoicing.

"Yay."

But despite Kasumi's usual good attitude and her aura of calm/peace one
could tell if they looked closely at her face that she was troubled somewhat
by the events that had been happening of late.  Pausing her current task
of chopping the celery she listened closely for any sign of trouble.
 She wasnt so much concerned as confused by what was happening, or from
a different point of view what was NOT happening.

Genma and Soun were playing Go which was usual for them.  What was unusual
was for them not to be plotting how to put Ranma and Akane together.
 In fact, they acted like they were playing an honest game instead of
trying to distract one another and switch each others game pieces to
gave them the advantage until the next lie was told.

Nabiki was in her room getting her materials organized, and most likely
using the microphone pickups planted throughout the house to eavesdrop
on the conversation between Ranma's mother and the fiance's while they
waited outside of Ranma's room.

That was another unusual point.  For once the fiance's werent actually
fighting or getting into arguments over who said what or who did what
to which person, instead they were acting like angels, or atleast what
they thought angles acted like, and being deferential to Nodoka.

Kasumi resumed cutting the celery, knowing that sooner or later she would
know what was happening.  Hopefully it wouldnt inturrupt her date with
Tofu-sensie tonight she thought with a wider smile.

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Nabiki lay back in her chair, idly twirling the cord for her headphones
around her fingers as she messed with the cotrol knobs built into the
desk drawer.  For once in several months she had managed to get all of
her homework and finance material done for the week along with several
other small things she had been planning to do later in the week.  For
now she had freetime to do what she wanted and she planned to spend it
performing her most intriguing hobby, snooping on people.  Currently
she was using the microphone planted outside of Ranma's room to listen
in as Nodoka quietly spoke to the fiance's.

That was a puzzle she couldnt quite figure out yet.  Ever since Nodoka
had found out about Ranma's curse she had readily accepted him as her
son...after giving Genma the beating of his life.  For the past several
weeks they, mother and son, had been going out to different places where
they could walk and talk.  Ranma eagerly looked forward to it each weekend
as he went through the homework from school and meticulously read everything
from his class's until he had it all memorized, that was his mothers
doing.  Like Kasumi she could be gentle and yet very forceful when it
came to something that she believed.  But it was helping both f them
immensely to make up for those ten years lost during the training trip.

But last week they had gone to see an american movie to help Ranma get
better at his english, both of them had enjoyed the experience but then
Ranma began to act a bit unusual.  Nothing obvious in the physical sense.
 It was all in the way he had been acting lately until yesterday when
he had stayed home, claiming to be sick.  Nabiki knew that something
was up and she was determined to find out what it was.  Her ears perked
up as she heard Nodoka leading them into Ranma's room.

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The girls sat by the edge of the futon, nervously watching Ranma wake
up and look all arond at them.  His skin had taken on a paler cast then
was usual.  His eyes, normally a greyish-blue, were now solid blue and
dark.  Despite the open windows letting sunshine the room felt colder
then it should have been.  Ukyou, Akane, Shampoo and Kodachi leaned a
bit forward, while being careful not to jostle one another and get onto
Nodoka's bad side, to hear Ranma as he spoke to Nodoka.

"Mom, can I tell you a secret?"  His voice was low and his breath came
out in a small cloud as he spoke, he looked to them but this time with
a bit of worry evident in his eyes.  Before the fiance's could say anything
Nodoka answered.

"Of course you can dear."  She didnt seem to feel the way the room got
colder all of a sudden as Ranma glanced at them again for a few long
seconds and finally answered in a stuttering voice.

"I see Tomboys."  He said while looking fearfuly at the fiance's.

The fiance's facefaulted as Nodoka, Ranma and Nabiki in the next room
cracked up laughing.

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Authors Notes:  NNNNNNOOOOOOO!!!!!  I wrote something even remotely funny,
that cant happen!

What dark evil forces are responsible for this!?!?

*Somewhere at Microsoft a man sneezes*

Hehehehehe, couldnt help that one.  Though Im still wondering where in
the hell this story came from!  Usually comedy to me involves either
lots of violence and or a chainsaw and hockey mask  (those were the days,
camp counselers, stupid college kids going to the woods for a bit of
privacy, nobody ever suspecting that I......uhoh......you didnt see this
part!  I never wore a hockey mask, or used a chainsaw, it was the tea
talking!).

Could this mean that my sense of humor is....returning?  Just to make
sure it doesnt I better watch some more Monty Python:)

Well, unless some of you found this funny and before you ask yes it is
supposed to be a parady of the Sixth Sense movie.  Just no dead people,
besides the ones at the camp.....err, NOWHERE!

So what did ya think?  Nearly all comments welcome, except for those
pertaining to either the Rocky Horror Picture Show and or the chainsaw.

Oh yeah, remember this is only a spamfic so no spell checkers were harmed
in its one hour production.

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