"I guess we should head to Furinkan. It's time to shut down the old business. And I think we really ought to pull out officially."
"True." Ranma said. "I mean we could teach most of the classes and then some."
"I should warn you." 'Dachi said. "Sasuke told me that my deranged brother has returned from his latest journey to find and free his pigtailed goddess." The black clad teenager rolled her eyes at her brother's stupidity. "He'll no doubt be back to Furinkan to search for either version of Ranma, and you Rikky, look a lot like Ranko. Be careful, all of you."
With that said the elder Kuno slipped from her seat paying the bill on the way out.
"So we go?" Kenshiro asked coolly.
"We go." Nabiki agreed as Ranma nodded and the family left the table.
***
"I can't believe that I put so much energy into this place." Nabiki sighed from atop the wall. "Constantly moving from scheme to scheme, hustle to hustle, and the most lucrative and satisfying deal was made without any though of how it would benefit me."
"Life is funny that way." Ranma said hopping onto the wall that ran around the building and it's properties. Ken and Rikku joined them as they surveyed the yard.
"So how are we gonna do this?" Rikku asked.
"All my girls have pagers that lets me contact any of them in a moment's notice. Think you can fire 'em all up for me, little one? Message 411911."
"Why don't you give her something difficult mother." Kenshiro said casually as Rikku placed two fingers beside her wrist watch and dragged them back towards her elbow, summoning forth a micro computer that attached itself neatly to her arm.
"I'm glad you appreciate my skills, brother." She said flipping up the small monitor and typing away merrily. "But any excuse to practice is good enough for me."
"If you're happy, then that's enough for me." Ken said evenly.
"Done." Rikku said, reversing her actions to banish the computer back to the subdimensional ether. "So what was that message anyway?"
"My old emergency recall for times like this. Now comes the hard part." Nabiki smirked and vaulted off the wall, landing in a neat kneeling crouch. "Proving that I am Nabiki Tendo-Saotome."
"You're not running from a little challenge like that, are you?" Ranma grinned dropping into position beside his wife as his children flanked them.
"When in the last quarter century have I run from anything when my man and family were at my side?"
Ranma nodded as Nabiki's young associates filed onto the field.
"So who do you think called us, Ryonami?" One of the girls asked.
"Who else knows the recall code kiddo's?" Nabiki purred slinking out the shadows. "I've been gone, but now I'm back."
"Nabiki? Is that you, boss?" Ryonami asked in surprise.
Nabiki smirked. "Just Nabiki. I'm out of the information business these days."
"Forgive me, if we have difficulty believing that you are why you claim to be."
"You always were a skeptic Rumiko. I trained you well."
"You do look a bit older than you ought too, Na chan." Ranma said.
"So you want proof huh? All right. You Rumiko, got an advance on your next two payments before I left, because you needed to prepare for a date."
Rumiko snorted. "I'm not impressed."
Nabiki smirked. "And don't forget at my current interest rate of 5.9 percent you owe me-"
Rumiko smirked. "Gotcha! The interest rate is only 5.5%!"
Ryonami smirked. "You never did read the memo's, Rumiko. The rate went up shortly before Nabiki disappeared. So lets say that you are who you claim to be. Where have you been, and why are you back?"
"Where have I been... far away. Why am I here?" Nabiki paused and gazed at the sky. "It's over. I'm out of the information racket. If you want to take over fine. But I want to no part of it."
Ryonami looked surprised. "But why?"
"It doesn't matter to me. I've got a husband and family to care for."
"A family?" Ryonami blinked in surprise.
"It doesn't matter. If you want to keep the business going, do it. I leave you in command, Ryonami."
"And your share 'Nabiki'?" Rumiko asked acidly.
"Still don't believe me?" Nabiki said, producing a card from her wallet. "I trust you remember this account number. Deposit my share here."
Before anyone could respond a loud, familiar, and unwanted voice rang out across the field. "By the gods, could mine noble eyes deceive me? Nay! For in truth I see the glorious crimson tresses of my pigtailed goddess!"
Rikku stared in horror as the resident delusional samurai crossed the field with a surprising speed to wrap his arms around her from behind in a greedy fondling grope. "Mister, I don't know who you are, but you have a three count to let go of me. One."
"My flame haired valkyrie, long have I waited to hold you in my embrace, having driven the foul sorcerer from these hallowed halls of learning."
"Don't care. Two." Rikku growled dangerously.
"But my beloved! It's clear to me that your luscious bosom has grown in celebration of your freedom from the dark sorcerer and your desire to date me! Oh glorious day, I accept!" Kuno cried firmly grasping Rikku's 44D breasts.
Rikku twitched violently. "Three, jackass." She snarled slamming her elbow into his gut before reaching back and looping her arm over the back of his head and flipping him over her shoulder. Slamming her unwanted admirer hard into the ground, Rikku tumbled forward to plant both feet firmly in Kuno's chest knocking the wind explosively from the High school student. She drew back a fist to strike the molester when a cool voice cut through her rage.
"Rikku. Enough."
"Kenshiro, he-"
"I know." He said coolly. "And for that, he shall answer to me."
Rikku frowned darkly as her brother helped her to her feet, and a crowd began to gather. "Ken, he had no right."
Ken nodded, locking his sapphire eyes on his sister's crimson ones. "I will protect you from all that threatens you, sister." He said, softly stroking her cheek. "This idiot has made a mockery of your virtue. This I cannot allow."
Rikku smiled and stepped back as Kenshiro hauled Kuno to his feet. "Who dares manhandle-"
"Silence, cur." He growled, backhanding Kuno across the mouth. "By what right do you lay hands on this lady?"
"Clearly such a beautiful maiden is destined to take her place at my side."
"That is not your place to say, dog." Ken said pushing him away as though he feared the kendoist's stupidity was contagious. "You have no say in this lady's life. Stay away from her." Ken turned to walk back to his family.
Kuno turned purple with unadulterated rage. "Vile peasant! Who are you to presume to give orders to Tatewaki Kuno, the mighty Blue Thunder of Furinkan High? Any woman, be she maiden or wench, would welcome the chance to be with an unparalleled paragon of virility such as myself! Who are you to speak on this glorious flower's behalf?"
Ken turned and leveled Kuno with an icy glare that made many of the lesser students cringe in fear. "I am Saotome Kenshiro, son of Saotome Ranma, Student of the Water Path of the Omni Ken school of martial arts. The young woman you insist on harassing is my sister, Saotome Rikku. For besmirching her honor, as Rikku's champion, I challenge you to duel of the blade."
"Prepare thineself dog! I shall smite thee where you stand." Kuno raved charging with a wooden sword.
Ken reached lazily behind his head and drew his sword before bringing down in a quick fluid motion causing a wave of ki to hammer the older boy backwards, shattering the practice sword. "Here. Two hours. Be here, or be known as the honorless dog you are."
"Vile fiend! Know that two hours hence, I, Tatewaki Kuno, aged 17, undisputed champion of Furinkan High shall slay thee like the vile demon spawn you are! Then I shall claim the right to date my crimson tressed goddess!"
"Oh Kuno." Ken smiled sweetly making more then one student piss themselves in fear. "Rikku is my sister, daughter of Saotome Ranma. So by your own words, doesn't that make her a demon as well?"
The shattering of Kuno's thought process was almost audible as he wandered away from the field.
"Aren't you going to stop this?" One of Nabiki's girl's asked.
"Nope. Last time we got involved in something like this, the kids didn't talk to us for 6 months." Ranma said casually.
"So, you up for one last score before you go," Ryonami smiled and handed Nabiki a pad and pen. "boss?"
Nabiki returned the smile while-
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