Ranma 1/2 Fan Fiction / Fan Fiction ❯ The Ultimate Antidote ❯ Dinner; Nabiki's Crime Syndicate; Bed time ( Chapter 12 )

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The Ultimate Antidote
Written By: Matdeception

Ranma 1/2 Notes: Takes place after the Manga

X-Men: Evolution Notes: Time line all screwed up. Taking place during the second season, 'The heX factor' episode happened before Angel Wings, and Rogue only barely met Risty. Live with it.

Disclaimer: I do not write using the aforementioned series in an attempt to steal, discredit, or defame said series or their characters. I write to pay homage to the original creators, as well as improve upon my own dim writing ability. Not now, nor ever will this fan fiction be used to gain monetary value at the expense of said creators intellectual properties.

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Chapter 9: Dinner; Nabiki's Crime Syndicate; Bed time.

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Fred nervously straightened his tie. Oh man, he was so nervous. First he gets called cute, by a freaking hot oriental chick, and then gets invited to dinner! Oh man, if he played his cards right, he could even get invited back! Oh man! He couldn't wait! He slobbered over his hand, running it through his hair. Oh yeah, he was one hot mofo.

"Hey! Anyone seen my bottle of cologne?" Toad asked, digging through their trashy living room, tossing old pizza boxes, coca-cola cans, and a whole slew of crap to the side as he searched for his cologne. He blinked, "Whoa.. dude.. we have carpet!"

Tabitha, AKA Boom-Boom. She was free spirit, part Dharma - part Holly Golightly, part Courtney Love. She views the world as a place needing to "lighten up" and she's just the little pied prankster to lead the way. But her devilish enthusiasm for all things fun has a darker origin - her mean-spirited bum of a father. As a result of this ugly childhood, she doesn't give two thoughts about the consequences of her actions, nor the little wake of destruction she tends to leave behind.

She was also on the verge of busting out laughing with the antics of the guys. Eyeing Lance, he didn't seem to be acting all that strange, but the fact he was combing that dirty mop of hair spoke otherwise. "What's gotten into them?"

Wanda didn't seem any different, but with the occasional out of place smirks she could tell the girl was trying not to laugh. "We're going to a friends house for dinner. It's a girl who invited them."

Peitro zipped by, screaming "Oh my god! I can't find my hair gel! AHHHHHH"

"Dinner? Girl?" Tabitha smirked. Ahhh, were the guys growing up into the horny little teenagers she expected them to be? Eyeing Toad as he picked up an unused condom from the floor, before flinging it away in disgust, she guessed not. "Hey.. you mind if I come? It's crappy being alone, here."

Wanda shrugged. She didn't think Nabiki would give a damn, she seemed like she was trying to make friends anyway. "I don't care."

"NOOOO!" Fred roared, overhearing them, "You're staying the hell away! She invited us, NOT YOU!" That girl was going to ruin everything! She could practically eat as much as he did, the lucky bitch not even showing an ounce of fat for all she did eat.

"I didn't ask you, tubby." Tabitha rolled her eyes, "Lighten up."

"We'll I'm telling you!" he waved his fist, threateningly, stopping when Lance walked up and put a hand on his shoulder.

"Chill Fred. Who cares if she comes?" Lance really didn't see a problem with it. He didn't like Tabitha, but leaving her here alone just didn't feel right in his book.

"She'll blow everything up!" Fred scowled, "Then she'll never invite us back for dinner! She'll never call me cute again!"

Tabitha blinked. The girl had called him cute? Geesh, what a warped sense of taste.

Peitro chuckled, waving Fred off, "Let her. Ranma's prolly the type to kick anyone's ass for messing up his house." He knew he would be, if their house wasn't already trashed, that is.

"Ranma?" Tabitha hmmed, "Isn't that the name of the guy who kicked you're asses?"

Wanda smirked, "Yes. He's the girls roommate."

"Really.." Tabitha chuckled, smirking as she tore out of the room and up the stairs. She was coming whether they wanted her to or not. It was the buzz of the school about the kid who handed the Brotherhood's asses to them on a silver platter, so she was rather curious about the guy. Besides, it was the best chance to cause some mischief she had in the last little while.

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"You need to clear you're mind. Forget you have a body, don't think in terms of arms, fingers, and toes. The mind is a single entity, no part different from the other." Jean explained.

"Right. Clear mind. No body, brain same as brain. Understand." Nabiki wrote what the girl said down as best she could. She had been expecting some weird little séance thing for her first lesson, but the girl just went on and on about mental representation. She supposed it was interesting, and she probably would have been keen on listening intently, but the fact it was Jean teaching her left a sour taste in her mouth, and a nervous feeling that she wasn't doing it out of the kindness of her heart, despite her words to the contrary.

"Good. Just review these notes tonight, tomorrow we'll start on a simple exercise to expand you're awareness."

Nabiki nodded, "Is understood."

Jean smiled. She was a bit hot headed in her eyes, but she was a good listener. She didn't think she'd ever find a better pupil. "So.. Nabiki.. how are things?"

Nabiki blinked, lowering her notepad. "Is okay.."

"Making any friends?" she asked casually.

Nabiki looked thoughtful, while inwardly she rolled her eyes. So that was her game, was it? It wasn't like she hid the fact she had sat with the Brotherhood today, and after hearing about their being sides to some kind of hostility between them and little miss prefect's group, she should have known something like this would come up. "Is true. Me make friends. Me invite them to dinner."

"Oh? Anyone I know?" she coolly, innocently asked.

"Is so. Wanda is friend, I invite her. Ranma is friend with guys, we invite them." Nabiki shrugged. If she wanted to play this game, she didn't see any problems with telling her a slightly abridged version of the truth. With them being scared of Ranma, she didn't doubt they were going to try and get on his good side, and would probably ask him to join the X-whatever. Well, let them sweat a little.

Jean blinked, "Ranma's friends with the Brotherhood?" she hadn't expected that. After the fight yesterday, she half expected for the Brotherhood to name him public enemy number one, but what Nabiki just told her made it seem like they had become friends even after nearly killing each other.

"Brotherhood?" Nabiki blinked, "What is brotherhood?" She had an idea, of course. If they were the X-freaks, and were hostile against her friends, then they must be the Brotherhood, who were in turn hostile against the X-freaks. Weird, it was almost like two separate gangs.

"Ah.." Jean coughed, "It's the name of their little group of friends. Peitro, Wanda, Fred, Toad, Lance.. you understand?"

"I do." Nabiki shrugged, "Yes. Ranma think them friends. They no act like scared babies with him. He respect strength of.. what word? Character I think."

Jean winced at that. Okay, so it was true that they had pretty much avoided the guy. You couldn't blame them, not with all the hype Xavier had pressed on them concerning how dangerous the boy was. The tape from Japan only compounded that fact, and she realized bitterly, made perfect sense as to why Ranma would like them better then Xavier. "Well.. be careful, they can get pretty annoying if you let them get away with too much."

Nabiki snorted, glaring at the girl, "Me no think you fair. You no like them, you fight them. You try convince me they bad." she waved the girl off, "In me eyes, you the bad one."

"Now wait just a minute!" Jean scowled. She wasn't anything like them! She was calm, disciplined, and caring! How dare she compare her to them like that.

"Nabiki."

Nabiki glanced to the side, blinking and jumping from her seat at what she saw. Ranma was standing near the living room entrance, his shirt unbutton, with a hand pressed under his shirt against his side. He was sweating, and looked to be struggling just to keep standing. "Ranma?! What happened?" she switched to Japanese. To hell with decorum, she didn't give a shit if she was being rude to Jean. As she raced forward, she noticed the Xavier was behind him, with the weird looking hairy claw guy next to him. She hadn't actually ever seen Logan, but his appearance matched what Ranma had told him.

Ranma chuckled, hissing painfully as he did so, "Kicked my own ass. I'll tell ya about it later." he motioned towards the door, "Come on, lets get out of here."

Xavier sighed, "Ranma, are you sure you don't want us to look at that wound? We are more then equipped to deal with such injuries."

Logan grunted, "Yeah kid, it'll only take a little while." The kid shouldn't have gotten hurt, they had safety protocols for that. The screw up in the control room was likely to blame.

Ranma waved the men off, "No thanks. I could use a glass of cold water, though."

Xavier nodded, looking to Jean, "Jean? Could you bring us a glass of cold water?"

Jean nodded, pushing off the couch, "Yes Professor."

Nabiki scowled as the girl left the room, "Ranma, what do you think you're doing?"

"I need ya to do that thing Akane did for me, y'know, when Tofu hit me." he answered cryptically, which caused Logan and Xavier to stare at the two of them strangely.

Nabiki winced, "That bad?"

He shrugged, "Could be worse."

She sighed. It figures. As the small group neared the door, a screeching sound grabbed her attention. Weirdly, a wooden hall pushed back, before sliding to the side as a set of steel doors opened. "Secret dungeon?" she blinked.

Xavier sighed, eyeing the kids as they came stumbling out of the elevator with a look of 'Damn, we been caught!' on their faces. "We'll talk in a moment."

Jean came back in, holding a glass of water. "Here." she handed it to the boy.

"Thank you." he responded in English, upending the glass over his head. Instantly his hair flared from black to bright red, his form shrinking as his chest expanded, his legs becoming slimmer, losing muscle tone. He tossed the glass back, which Logan caught more by instinct then anything else. Everyone looked shocked at what they saw. Some of the guys blushed. Her shirt was unbuttoned and they could clearly see the swell of the girls breasts.

"What the.." Scott blinked.

Kurt grimaced, "He's like Mystique?" was that his mutant power?

Rogue just stared.

Xavier hadn't seen anything like it, especially coming from some one with no mutation dealing with shape shifting. "Ah.. Ranma.."

She waved the man off, "Jusenkyo curse. Let go home, Nabiki."

Nabiki wanted to scream, to tell him what an idiot he was being. Seeing him practically stumble out through the doors, his hand pressed painfully to his side, she decided to squash that urge. He was hurt, now was not the time to argue. But oh, when he was better, he was getting a piece of her mind.

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Xavier watched them walk down the driveway, exiting the property, before turning back to the children, all of whom displayed different shades of shock and disbelief. He sighed. He didn't know what just happened with the boy, or what caused him to change shape, but Kurt had already suggested he was like Mystique. If what Kitty, and yes he knew she had been listening, told them about there being a secret between him, Mystique, and other kids, it wouldn't be too hard for them to figure it out. "I think it's time we have a talk."

Logan grimaced, "Damn Chuck, what the heck happened?"

Rogue snorted, "I get it. He's mutation, everything. He's like Mystique, isn't he?" he scowled, "He's Mystique's son."

Kurt blinked. It all made sense. The things Kitty told them, the way he changed. He was Mystique's son! He had to be... but that would mean he had a.. a brother.

Xavier nodded, which drew a few gasps from the students, many of whom were hoping it wasn't true. "Yes, Rogue. He is Mystique's child. His shape change isn't his mutation, I don't know how he did it." he sighed, "And no, he doesn't know about Kurt being his brother, or you being his adopted sister. That much I know."

Kitty sighed, "It kinda makes sense then. Like, why you have us training to beat him."

Logan grunted, "Yeah. He loves the woman, and you all know what she thinks of us and our plans."

Scott frowned, "I think we should pick up our training. With what just happened, were going to need it."

Jean blinked, "What happened?" she knew they were taking him to the Danger Room, but she had been so busy trying to befriend and teach Nabiki she wasn't able to go down and watch.

Evan grimaced, "It was like this. Take everything we know about him, all his tricks, everything, then throw it into the deepest depths of forever, multiply that by infinity, and you'll get a sense of what he's really capable of."

Jean didn't know how to respond to that. "So.. I guess he's not joining us?" she sighed, "Nabiki told me he doesn't like us, because we acted like he was the anti-Christ."

Rogue scowled, "What does it matter? He's not going to join us, not with Mystique pulling his chains." she snorted, "She'll turn him against us soon enough."

Xavier sighed, shaking his head, "I don't think so, Rogue."

Kitty blinked, "What does that mean?"

"Once they arrived in America, Mystique abandoned them for the most part. At first I thought she was up to something, but thinking on it, I realize she really is up to something." he sighed again, rolling away from the door to the living room.

"What is it?" Jean asked. If he knew, they deserved to know to. It could only help them if things came to blows.

"We've ignored the fact Mystique loves him just as much as he loves her." he explained as they followed him into the living room, "I think she's staying away from him, to let him figure things out for himself. Let him decide what he believes in, instead of trying to force his choice." he eyed Rogue, "You know what I'm talking about. She tried to force you to choose her side."

Rogue nodded. If Mystique hadn't tried to manipulate her like she did, things might have gone differently. "What now?"

Xavier shrugged, "I've decided to erase Tangent. There will be no more training purposely designed to fight Ranma."

Scott scowled. Ranma was a loose cannon, he could literally turn against them in a heart beat, and Xavier was taking away the only valuable training method to defeat him? Arrrrgh! He sighed. "Fine."

"Very good. If that's all." he turned to leave.

"Wait." Rogue frowned, "If everything we've seen isn't his mutation, shape changing ain't it either, just what is it?"

"Yeah, think we deserve to know now." Evan grunted.

Xavier sighed. What to tell them? The whole truth? He wasn't even sure if the boy's mutation could do everything Mystique said it could. "Regeneration, similar to Logan's, but a hundred times slower." he shrugged, "What takes Logan an hour to heal, it would take him upwards of twelve to eighty hours to heal. We suspect he could even regenerate limbs, though we won't know for sure for a while yet."

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As they passed through the Gates, walking out of sight, Ranma collapsed up against Nabiki, "Gee.. ah.. damn this hurts!"

"What happened!" she scowled, trying to hold him up and keep moving.

"They.. they had a copy of me." he hissed, "Not so rough, ribs cracked."

Nabiki snorted, "Don't complain. What do you mean they had a copy?"

"It's like in those Trek thingies. Holosomethin. They've been trainin against it to kill me." Ranma explained tiredly. He didn't really hold it against them, not after everything he had done. It still sucked, though. "I fought it. They didn't have a prayer against it when it was set to kill."

Nabiki sighed, "That's great. Just great."

Ranma shrugged, "Hey, could be worse." he shuddered, "They coulda gone up against Happosai, that would of really freaked em."

Nabiki blinked. She really hadn't thought about the old codger since everything started going to shit. The mental imagery of Happosai groping, grabbing, and beating all ass was amusing. "Heh.. yeah."

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Wanda knocked twice. Once again, no one answered. She looked at her watch, ten minutes past seven. They were late.

Tabitha sighed, "Looks like they stood us up."

"No!" Fred cried, "It's not possible! I know they'll show up! I know it!" Nabiki wouldn't lie to them! She couldn't.. but.. if she was lying about dinner.. did she also lie about calling him cute? Oh.. if she was, he'd.. well.. he didn't know what he'd do. Prolly cry.

Lance shrugged, leaning up against the rail, "Calm down. They said they were heading to Xavier's. Something could of come up that delayed em."

Toad nodded quickly, "That's right! I'm sure that's it!"

Tabitha blinked. "Uh.. are they 'gifted'?" Why else would they be heading to Xavier's?

Peitro grunted, thumbing to Wanda, "Sis caught the princess trying to recruit Nabiki, and Ranma's too weird not to be a mutant."

Wanda hmmed, turning from the door. She was about to say something, but stopped in her tracks when she noticed a petite redhead slowly making her way up the stairs. The fact her shirt was open showing more then modesty allowed didn't bother her, but the fact she had an Chaotic aura similar to Ranma's freaked her out. "Who the.."

The red head blinked, looking up at them before sighing. Wanda watched curiously as small tendrils of the girls aura slipped into the others, before pulling out as if nothing had happened. Weird. Really weird. Even more so when the aura ignored her, almost like it had already touched her.

Fred, Peitro, and Toad blushed wicked red. "Boob.. boobies." Fred whimpered. He hadn't actually ever seen any! Oh my god, could this day get any better?

Tabitha rolled her eyes as the girl passed by. That girl had no sense of decency. Eyeing the guys practically drooling over her, she had to restrain herself from laughing at Lance. Everyone knew about his feelings towards the X-man Kitty, but even he was staring.

Turning around, the girl eyed them seriously. "Is home." she started, just as seriously, "I love home. You is friends. Friends welcome in home. If home hurt, I beat friends. Understand?"

Wanda eyed her, "Uh.. who are you?"

The girl waved her off, "Is Ranma." while pulling some keys out and unlocking the door. "Nabiki be back soon. Check mail." before she walked inside.

Peitro shot a glance towards Lance, "Uh.. did she say her name was Ranma?"

Toad chuckled nervously, "Maybe it's his sister?"

Fred supplied his own commentary. "She purdy."

Lance chuckled, "She's something else." Man, she was a total babe!

Tabitha rolled her eyes, "Boys, keep you're dicks in check." she bit of snidely, stepping into the apartment, the others quickly following her inside.

It was a decent apartment, with nice furniture and a decent home entertainment system set up in the living room. The walls were a little bare, but that didn't matter they guessed.

Ranma came limping from the kitchen, ice pack in hand. She motioned towards the living room. "Make home. Relax. You is friends." before slumping on the couch. She peeled her shirt back some, revealing just a little too much cleavage in the process of applying the ice pack to the nastiest bruise any of them had ever seen. She hissed. "Ow.. is painful."

Peitro grinned. Okay, this chick was hot, and practically flashing them. Pulling out a breath mint, he popped it in his mouth before strutting across the living room. He sighed, sitting down next to the girl, ever so coolly extending his arm up, and then around the girl's shoulder.

Ranma blinked, eyeing the guy weirdly. American's were so weird.

"Hey baby. You tired?"

"Little.." she frowned. Why did she have the sudden urge to beat his head in?

"Yeah, I figured. You've been running through my mind all day." Peitro waggled his eyebrows.

Ranma frowned. Okay, she didn't understand English very well, but that was way too obvious a come on. Pressing her hand against his face, which Peitro took as a sign of affection, she ever so casually pushed him away forcibly. "You is danger of death, boy." she scowled.

Tabitha laughed, "Oh! The speed demon, shot down!" HA!

Fred grinned. The girl was a tough one, he rather liked it.

Wanda hadn't even raised an eyebrow at the interchange. She was more curious as to who the girl really was, and what the hell was going on. There wasn't any chance in hell two people could appear with similar auras, not in the small amount of time that passed.

Nabiki came in through the door, smiling, "Oh! You here. Sorry being late. Ranma get in fight that take too too long."

Ranma snorted, peeling the icepack from her side. Peitro's little flirting scene made her want to get back to being male, and fast, "Is not true. I win big fast." she waved it off, "Nabiki. Get me hot water?"

Nabiki frowned, "Ranma. You sure?" Why the hell would he want to change back now of all times? In front of their guests no less.

Ranma nodded, seriously, thumbing to Peitro. "He hit on me. I change back now, or he try again, be like Kuno."

Peitro didn't have a clue what the hell was going on. He only knew he had been shot down, but that wasn't new. Stubborn like a mule, he shifted back towards Ranma, "Come on baby. No need to hate, I just want to get to know you better."

Ranma eyed him, then turn to Nabiki, "He die very soon if no hot water."

Nabiki grinned, disappearing into the kitchen.

Toad looked around the room, trying as hard as he could not to stare at the girls breasts. She practically shouted her intention to kill Peitro for being a pervert, and he didn't need to get involved. Nope, he'd much rather prefer to avoid that hassle if he could. "Hey, Nabiki." he called out, "Where's that Ranma guy?"

"Is here." the red head spoke up, which just weirded everyone out.

"Uh.." Lance frowned. Cross dresser? Nope, those tittles were real damn it. Maybe she was just confused, "Uh, mean boy Ranma.

Nabiki came in, hading Ranma the glass of steaming water. The girl shrugged, standing up, "I is Ranma."

Instead of dumping the hot water over his head like Nabiki had been expected, she face palmed as he removed his shirt, giving all the guys a free peep show. Didn't the guy have any tact?

Peitro turned bright red. Holy Gazongas! "Oh yeah baby, shake it!"

Fred pinched his nose. Wow.. those were some juicy looking melons.

Lance steamed up. Kitty, Kitty, you like Kitty. Oh dear god luscious pinecones. Kitty. Kitty.

Toad's mind went in a similar vein. Cuddlebumbs, Cuddlebumbs. You like cuddlebumbs. So what if Wanda would sooner kill him then date him? Those firm looking titties, soft .. ah... "Ah! THE MOTHERLAND!" he slammed his head against the wall. Calm down!

Tabitha blinked. She was a rather easy going girl, but even she didn't flash people she didn't even know! "Oh god girl, are you a slut or what?!"

Wanda just stared.

Ranma ignored them, picking up the glass of water and dumping it over herself. Hair flashing from red to black, her breasts shrunk back into her chest as he grew slightly taller, muscle tone appearing along his chest and abs as he returned to the gender of his birth.

Wanda fell backwards into a recliner. She just wanted to sit down, yeah.

Fred fainted, his considerable mass practically shaking the building when he slammed down.

Toad continued to beat his head against the wall.

Lance blanched, "Wha.. what the?"

Peitro screamed, "NO! NONONONONONONO! I DIDN'T JUST HIT ON A GUY! I'M NOT GAY!"

Tabitha wondered if coming was a good idea. "Wow..."

Ranma chuckled. Peoples reactions to his curse was always funny, "Is curse. Jusenkyo. Change girl with ice water, change back boy with hot. I am boy."

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"Dinner ready!" Nabiki grinned. It had taken her over two hours to cook everything, but it was worth. She wasn't as good as Kasumi, but she was still better then Akane when it came to rustling up some grub.

Ranma shrugged, "Nah. Is stupid way think." He was kinda glad they got over the whole curse thing after a few minutes of explanation. He really contemplated just typing an abridge version of it, so when people asked he could just hand it to them instead of repeating himself over and over again like a broken record.

Toad nodded, seriously, "So, like you think it's stupid to get that Jusenkyo curse thingy to better understand women?"

Tabitha rolled her eyes. Nabiki and Ranma were actually very friendly, considering their ability to deal with the trouble making Peitro and Lance. She rather liked them. "Idiot. Just because he can turn into a woman, doesn't mean he is one." she tapped her head, "Up here, anyway."

Ranma nodded in tandem, "Is true. Mind stay same, if body change."

Peitro grinned, leaning in, "He didn't mean it like that. He meant can you 'understand' women better, with that curse? Understand their bodies."

Wanda wanted to throttle the guy for even coming up with such a stupid idea. The curse didn't sound fun, not at all.

Ranma, confused, just shrugged, "Yes. Girl body very sensitive, not as strong, feel things different. Very curious."

Lance choked on his drink, "Whoa! You mean you actually.. you know, touch yourself?"

Ranma frowned, "Is way to learn? No?" What was the big deal? The differences between a mans and woman's body was important. He had to figure out the differences so he could fight. What was the big deal with that.

Tabitha sauntered over, leaning against the boys back. The minx grinned wickedly, "So.. you're telling us you're 'experienced' in a females body?"

Nabiki wanted to laugh at it all. The jock didn't have a clue what they were talking about. She bet if he did, he'd high tail it out of there.

"Uh, yes, very experienced." Ranma nodded, nervously glancing back at the girl hanging across his back. Well, he had spent alot of time in his girl body, so he was experienced. Seriously, what was the big deal?

Fred sniffed, rubbing his nose lest they see his nose bleed, "That's.. uh.. kinda cool." The thought of getting a body just to learn how to turn women on excited him. Not exactly the best looker out there, he figured he could use all the help he could get.

Ranma shrugged, "Guess. It problem once month though. It hurts." He never knew why, but he felt strangely bloated during those times of the month.

Peitro blanched, "Uh.. second thought, I don't want to know."

Toad grimaced, "Dear god, make the bad man stop!"

Fred winced, "Ouch.. sorry man."

Wanda raised an eyebrow curiously. Okay, she wasn't expecting anything like that. "You really do feel our pain.."

"Is so. Female body very strange." he shrugged.

Tabitha clucked her tongue, hugging against his back tightly and ignoring the nervous shivering, "So.." she breathed, huskily, ".. you want to 'experiment' with that body of yours?"

Nabiki coughed, "Uh! No! Dinner ready, eat and forget sex, yes?" she nervously responded. She doubted the jock knew what the hell was actually going on.

Tabitha stuck her tongue out at the girl, "Spoil sport." she was just teasing the guy, she didn't actually have any intention to go through it.

Ranma scratched his head, weirdly, "What sex do?" he hmmed, "I is male. What sex.."

"Ranma." Nabiki scowled, "Shut up. Eat!"

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Lance stared stupidly.

Toad gulped.

Tabitha was frozen, her first bite hanging limply on her fork half way to her mouth.

Wanda wanted to bang her head against the table.

Nabiki pondered the possibility if the three eaters like Fred, Peitro, and Ranma were sent by the Almighty to punish her for everything she had done wrong in her life.

Ranma, Peitro, and Fred were currently engaged in an all out war over the food. Peitro literally speeding through bowl after bowl of rice, wile Ranma was engaged in a chopsticks versus meaty fist battle with Fred. He was holding his own, but Fred's hunger and desire to consume everything but the wooden table the food was resting on proved surprising.

Nabiki pushed her plate away. "Me order out. Not enough food in world feed these three."

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There was no amount of thanks in the world to express how happy she was for Fast Food. Ranma, Fred, and Peitro were eating monsters. It was way too weird.

"HAH! CAN YOU SMELL WHAT THE ROCK IS COOKIN?!" Peitro crowed from the living room.

"What point Diva contest?" Ranma's voice wafted in, confusion evident.

"Oh man, I wish I could lick that pie off her ass." Fred's own perverted voice adding to the conversation.

Nabiki sighed, as she wiped off the final dish and put it away. She was thankful Lance and Wanda has decided to help her clean up. It would have taken an hour otherwise. She turned to the other two, who were busy wiping down the counters, "Is thankful you help. Lot of work."

Wanda waved her off, "Least I can do."

Lance grunted in response, but said nothing.

"Triple X is so damn fine, oh god, I wish I could rub my hands all over that fine body of his!" Tabitha's voice rang out.

"Cuddlebumbs say's he's a loser.." Toad's own pathetic voice wafted in from the living room.

Nabiki chuckled. To be truthful, she had been concerned that they would trash her place, but they weren't nearly as bad as she thought they were. Heck, they even got along with Ranma, which was a hell of alot better then she expected. "Hey guys.." She hmmed. Guess it was on to the point of asking them here.

"What?"

"Is there money circle at school?"

Wanda blinked, "What?"

Lance didn't have any clue what she meant, either. "The hell is that?"

Nabiki sighed, "Is business. Uh, sell things. Picture, information, uh, sell."

Lance blinked, "You mean is there anyone who sells things like pictures of people, information, stuff like that?"

"Is so."

Wanda shook her head, "No." she was pretty sure she'd of heard about some one like that by now.

"I see.." Nabiki smirked. Excellent. "You want make money?"

Lance frowned, "What was that?"

"I is experienced." she sighed. Damn she needed to learn how to speak English better, these language barriers sucked, "In Japan, I know as Ice Queen. I sell info. Make lots of money. Much fun."

"And you want us to help." Wanda frowned.

"Is so. Ranma help too, help pay for food he eats." she smirked. It was time to unleash her master plan, at least against Wanda, "Is fun too. I want naked princess pictures, pass around, ruin rep."

Lance looked at her, askance, "Eh.. you can do that?"

Nabiki nodded, "Is easy. Ranma good shinobi. If pay, he can get camera and put in bathroom. Watch show, take picture, pick up later."

"... uh.." Lance really didn't know how to respond to that. The idea had some merit, he could always use the cash. But spreading naked pictures? Wait a minute.. Kitty lived with Jean.. and that meant.. "Hell yeah!"

"Wanda?"

Wanda smirked. Why not? There really wasn't much going on, and she found herself more bored then anything else lately. Her dear old dad wasn't anywhere to be found, this could be just the trick to get that bastard off her mind until she found him. "Sure.. why not."

"Think Peitro and others go for plan?" Nabiki bit her lips nervously. She hadn't been able to think of many ways to convinces the others. Toad only seemed to care about Wanda, and she doubted she could bring herself to take risqué photos of her, not with her joining her plans. Fred was easy enough, she supposed, but Peitro and this Tabitha girl would be hard.

Lance shrugged, tossing his rag away, "Just ask."

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Ranma blanched, "You is crazy! You no take picture of me!"

Nabiki waved the boy off, "No. Is no stupid Kuno to buy. Americans smart, no insane blood."

Fred scratched his chin thoughtfully. The plan was kind of cool. They'd get to embarrassed the hell out of the freaks, and get money too. With money, he could buy food, and maybe some chocolates.. hmm. "Eh, whatever."

Toad nervously glanced between everyone, "Uh.. count me out.. when they find out were the ones who spread the pictures, they'll be pissed."

Peitro snorted, slapping Toad in the back of the head, "Shut up, whiner. Who cares if they find out? We'll kick their asses." he glanced to Ranma, "If you're little friend decides to join up, I'm in."

Ranma scowled. This was just like Nerima, and he knew why Nabiki was doing it. Money. With his mom no where to be found, it was only a matter of time until they ran out of food. He had the feeling his mom was trying to teach them self-reliance or some crap. Damn it.. he sighed, "I in. But I no fight unless they hit first."

Nabiki grinned. This was just too perfect! "Is deal." she turned to Tabitha. This was the loose cannon in her plans, and she knew it. The girl seemed wild, but she hadn't talked to her enough to know if she'd join, or rather run off and tell everyone their plans.

Tabitha smirked, "You bet you're ass I'm in." A chance to make mischief? Though, screwing with miss perfect was by far worth the effort, in her book. She was just too perfect, in her opinion, "We splitting the profits, right?"

Nabiki nodded, slowly, "Is true." she grinned. Oh yes, this was going to be fun fun fun!

Ranma sighed, looking up at the clock, "Is late. Me go bed."

Wanda blinked. Whoa, he was right! Already eleven. "He's right. I think it's time we go home."

Everyone sighed there. Back to that shit hole.

Nabiki blinked, shaking her hands to ward them off from leaving, "No, is stay night. We no have extra beds, but couch comfy, and chairs too."

Ranma rolled his eyes. "Fine. Get Tabitha my bed." looks like he was sleeping on the roof tonight.

Tabitha smiled, coyly, "Rawr, you go getter you." she winked, which only caused Ranma to stare in confusion.

Nabiki coughed, glaring at the blond, "He give you bed, not sleep with you." she turned to Wanda with a smile, "You sleep in my room. Boys sleep in living room."

"Whatever." Lance yawned, crashin on a recliner. "Thanks for dinner."

Nabiki waved him off, moving away as Fred climbed up on the couch. "No problem. I say in school, you friends. Right Ranma?"

Ranma grunted, nodding, "Good friends. Always welcome."

Peitro chuckled, "Heh. You ain't so bad yourself, tootsie."

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"You know, you didn't have to let us sleep here." Wanda commented casually, removing her jacket and shoes.

Nabiki shrugged, pulling her shirt off and tossing it to the side, before slipping into a loose tank top, "Is okay. I like you. I like friends. They welcome." she climbed into bed, taking the far side while patting the mattress, "No extra bed. We sleep together, no problem."

Wanda blanched, "Uh, no, ah.. I think I'll sleep on the floor." Now when she said she liked her, she didn't mean like like, did she?

"Is cold floor." Nabiki looked at her weirdly, then grinned, "Get in bed."

Wanda gulped. This was just weird.

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To be continued (Heh.)

Authors Notes: Wow, pumped this out quicker then I expected.

Just an episode dealing with the good ole brotherhood. Got to love em.

A note on Tabitha: Yes, she was once an X-man, but the stifling atmosphere pushed her out. She does retain some loyalty, to certain members, but certainly not all. It's also a fact that later in life Tabitha is a rather sexual creature, in fact this is one of the reasons Bezerker's friendship with Cannon Ball (I think that's the other guy's name) is effectively terminated.

Match Up polls as follows

Ranma:

Rogue 7

Nabiki 7

Kitty 2

Jean 4

Emma 7

Wanda 3

Nabiki:

Wanda 1


I'd like to point out that when I mean match up, I don't exclusively mean Ranma only. Heh. Cast your votes by sending an email to me at narkanarka@hotmail.com

Thanks