Knowing that he didn't have as much time as he would like, Ranma quickly made his way into Nabiki's room. Finding her hidden folders was child's play. He quickly scanned the folders to find likely candidates to his operation and those that interested him. It occurred to him that having one of them as a lieutenant would help greatly. With that in mind he quickly rescanned the chosen few.
There. That looks like an interesting candidate for a second in command.
Deciding to check out this possible candidate first, he quickly memorized the details and placed the folders back where they were, taking extra care to make sure that there was no evidence that anyone had been there.
After a final check on the room he left the house to look in on his future #1.
*************
Ryoko Mitsurugi was in a foul mood. Stupid, money-grubbing, bitch Nabiki had taken her money. AGAIN. Damnit she came here for a clean start and to leave her past at Daimon High school behind. She did not want all that crap hung in front of her face. Can't even beat up the mercenary bitch because then her psycho sister will come for her. And that usually meant Ranma wasn't far behind. Akane she could handle, easily, Ranma was another matter all together.
Then the stupid Kendo captain, Kuno, had made an ass of himself saying something about how girls can't practice kendo. Simply because she had beat his sorry ass in a few matches.
She trudged along glaring at the pavement.
"I sense much anger in you," said a voice in the shadows.
Ryoko whirled around and had her boken up in a flash.
"Relax, I ain't here to fight you. Got a business proposition if you are interested. If it succeeds then you can have your revenge both on Kuno and Nabiki. Grand Plaza hotel, room 532, if you're interested."
With that the shadowed figure disappeared. Ryoko blinked. Well that was different. Hmmm revenge on Kuno and Nabiki... might as well check it out.
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10 minutes later she knocked on the door of room 532. It opened to the last person she expected.
Ranma Saotome.
"Come in Mitsurugi-san. I'm glad you are willing to hear me out."
Ryoko stepped inside a little confused. Ranma was on Nabiki's side right? What was he doing here?
"I understand your confusion. Let's just say I'm breaking out of that situation. Now before we start. I have to know. Are you in or out? There will be no turning back after this point. And I warn you what I plan isn't exactly legal."
Ryoko frowned. "This will affect Kuno and Nabiki, right?"
Ranma nodded.
"I'm in then."
Ranma nodded again and motioned to the little table with a two glasses and a pitcher. "Lemonade," Ranma asked holding up the pitcher.
"Yes, thank you." She watched him pour the drinks before she commented, "I must say, I am a bit surprised. I didn't expect you to be able to afford this type of place." She looked around the well furnished room.
"I can"t. Nabiki's paying for it." Ranma smirked as Ryoko jerked in surprise. "Mind you, she doesn't know she is." His chuckle was soon joined by Ryoko.
"So, what is it you are proposing?"
Ranma outlined his planned break in at the Kuno mansion. He included all the suspicions he had of the traps etc of the place. "It won't be an easy job but then again, big risks give big rewards," he concluded.
Ryoko looked thoughtfully at her near empty glass of lemonade. "I like the idea but there are so many holes to full in. We don't know all the details of the vault, the traps and security system surrounding it nor do we know of the personal in there, and I'm talking about the little ninja squad they have. Then there's man power. If we are going to do this, just the two of us is not going to be enough. Plus we need to be absolutely sure that they have a vault."
"This is why I contacted you first. I would like you to be my partner for this. Between the two of us I think we can do some prelimary recon and come up with a suitable plan. Then we can start looking at recruiting people for the job."
"We all get an equal share right?" She watched Ranma nod. The idea appealed to her. If anyone in her old school heard of this they would be shocked. Ryoko Mitsurugi, idol of Daimon High, the Samurai Girl, playing the part of a villain and planning a heist. Life could be funny like that. Besides there was likely to be a lot of money involved. "Why me?"
Ranma took a sip of his drink. "Because I know how P.O.ed you are at Kuno. Because I know that you only give your trust to a select few and they then have that trust for life. Because you persevere over all the odds against you. Because you are strong and determined. Because I admire your commitment to your martial arts and your quest to be the best. It's something I can identify with. Besides you are a very sexy girl and all the lead actresses are sex,” he ended with a smirk.
Ryoko had a lecherous smile on your face and a glint in her eye. "So does that mean I get to ride the wild horse? After all, all the lead stars in movies seem to end up in bed at one time or another."
Two days ago Ranma would have been extremely nervous at the smile. Two days ago he would have started to stammer at what she said. Two days ago he wouldn't be caught dead with a girl in a hotel bedroom.
That was two days ago.
"The room is booked for the night. Maybe we should get to know each other better," he grinned as he got up. The prayers of his teenage hormones were about to be answered.
"Indeed we should," she answered in a sultry voice, as she rose and moved closer. "I can't think of a better way to seal the partnership."
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