Chapter 14

    "There's somrthing funny about those three. You shouldn't let them come
around so much, Raye."
    "Funny, Luna? Do you mean the way they can kick negaverse butt
_without_ special powers? Or maybe Jerrica's command of chi?" Raye smiled at
Luna sweetly, a sign she was at her most dangerous."Grampa says she almost a
Chi Master, and the last time he met a Master, he was almost sixty. Grampa
says most Chi Masters don't start training until they,re older than any of
us are right now. That's why people don't learn properly. He _also_ says
that all three of them are the most disciplined people he has ever met, and
most people are going to think they are really weird. Most of the major
martial artists of their type live in Nerima."
     Amy said flatly."Forget it Luna. Just forget it.Just because they can
fight, that doesn't mean they're evil. You thought each of us was evil too,
as I recall. They're fine." She glared at Luna as she openedher mouth
again."Don't say it. We're not wasting time looking for an imaginary
princess. If one existed, she would have shown up by now."

    Setsuna looked at her charges, wondering what was going on with them.
Since she couldn't spy on them magically, she was limited to normal senses,
and none of them were talking to her about what they were doing, or, better
yet, where they went every day. At least in Nerima, most of the crazyness
happenes at the house, so she knew what was going on. Now, she wondered if
they had progressed along the lines she wanted. Hopefully Ranma was staying
female. That way, if she got her powers, they would link her to her feminine
side and male Ranma would slowly slip away. That was what was for the best.
It had to work.
    "What happened to you?"she finally asked, looking at Serena.
    "I tripped."

    "You know, Sere, I still don't get it," Ranko continued their
discussion out of earshot."You can run at top speed and not hit anyone. You
can do any martial arts thing I set you...well pretty quickly. And then
you'll fall over nothing when you're walking!"
    "What can I say? I'm a klutz."
    "You can say 'I'l be more careful,' Meatballhead."
    "Oooh, Ranma!"Serena brought her fist back, but Ranko caught it, and
her other arm, as it came up."Let me go!"
    "It's Ranko, remember?"
    Akane looked at the pair on Serena's bed, and then poured some hot
water on Ranma and left, softly closing the door behind her.
    "Let me go!"
    Ranma leaned forward, still holding her hands, until his face was
inches from hers."Say it." he spoke softly. "No" she whispered. He leaned
forward, capturing her lips as he let go of her wrists. Her hands went into
his hair as they kissed again. The world spun.