"This can't be happening," Nabiki muttered to herself as she rubbed her temples in an attempt to chase off a headache. She then glared at the currently female Ranma. "You're asking me to forge a marriage certificate between you and Kodachi so your daughter isn't a bastard?" Every single time Nabiki thought she couldn't be surprised anymore Ranma went ahead and proved her wrong. He was a demon now, for Kami's sake! What the hell did he care if Kodachi's daughter was born out of wedlock? BUT NO!!! Not Saotome Ranma! With him everything had to be difficult. "And how am I supposed to manage that? If you remember correctly you're supposed to be dead."
Ranma smirked. "So are you." That earned him an even meaner glare from Nabiki.
The middle Tendo sister couldn't help but curse Ranma for coming back. Even if she was in jail before at least she was in control of everything. To make matters worse Kodachi and Mara had, for the past week, pressured her to join in the 'screw Ranma senseless' club during the day, while they kept her up with their screaming at night. It was enough to drive anyone crazy. And to top it off, Mara was obviously up to something, what with the sinister laughter and the guarded looks she gave Ranma whenever he wasn't looking?
Finally sighing in exasperation she turned to regard Ranma once more. "Give me a couple of days... I'll see what I can do."
The redhead nodded with a smile and rushed off to get some hot water. "Will wonders ever seize?" Nabiki asked aloud at that. Today Ranma and Kodachi were getting married. It was fun to see Mara's reaction at the knowledge that the couple would be tying the knot at a temple, but it was weird as all hell.
Just then a very sated and happy Mara entered the room. Nabiki rolled her eyes at that. It almost seemed as if the demoness hadn't gotten any in ages.
Which was, in fact, the truth. The last time Mara got screwed everyday to the point where she could barely remain conscious was probably a couple of thousand years ago. And even then her lover couldn't keep it up for so long. The demoness had been trying to get Nabiki involved to get some of the heat off of her, since Kodachi could only keep up so long and then Ranma zeroed in on her. While she was in a generally better mood and really enjoyed her evenings, losing control like that was a little disconcerting for her.
"Ready to go to the temple?" Nabiki asked with a smirk as she stood up and stretched.
Mara frowned at Nabiki. "Watch it, Silver. Ranma can't look after you forever."
Nabiki's smirk didn't lessen in the slightest. "Of course he can. He's immortal now, remember?"
The demoness shook her head but dismissed it. She'd been in such a great mood lately that she couldn't remain angry with anyone. Even her planned revenge for Ranma, which would happen, wasn't as bad as she originally intended. Hard to stay angry with a guy that was giving her so much pleasure on a daily basis.
As if on cue, a now male Ranma stepped into the room. He blinked upon seeing Nabiki and Mara staring at him. "... What? Do I have something on my face?"
Mara snorted. "Let's get this over with already. The less time I spend at any temple, the better."
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"You have to be fucking kidding me!" Mara shouted when she recognized he neighborhood and, most importantly, the temple they were headed to.
"Language..." Kodachi chastised as she carried her daughter, who she didn't want to pick any bad words. She frowned when an annoyed Mara just flipped her the finger.
"Just what is your problem now, tomboy?" Ranma asked in annoyance as they approached the temple. This was supposed to be a happy occasion for Kodachi, one he didn't want anything to ruin, and the demoness was already cussing up a storm.
"What's my problem? I'll tell you what my problem is," Mara said and pointed at the temple. "The goddess you happened to beat the shit out of lives there, together with her two sisters."
"So?" Ranma asked as he continued walking.
Mara stopped walking to stare at Ranma in disbelief. "What the heaven is wrong with you?! Can't you see we're walking into enemy territory?" Not to mention the fact that Hild's threat was still good. She had no desire of spending eternity alone with this asshole.
"Look, tomboy. Dachi-chan wants to get married and that's the closest temple," Ranma said and shrugged. "Besides, aren't goddesses supposed to be good and all? They shouldn't start a fight even if we're there."
Mara looked VERY doubtful of that, but in the end she figured Belldandy would keep Urd in check. In fact... She laughed. It would be a great way to mess around with Urd and that annoying brat Skuld. "Fine. Have it your way."
Nabiki just sighed and followed Ranma and Kodachi. She didn't know why, but she was sure trouble was just around the corner... again!
Just as they walked into temple grounds they caught sight of someone tending to the garden. The entire group's eyes widened in shock as the identity of the person registered.
"Oh fuck no..." Mara groaned, knowing she was doomed.
The person turned to regard them to reveal...
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