Title: Love For All Time Part 20

Author: Jade Hunter

A.N: Sorry this is taking so long, I'm having a HUGE case of Final-itus.

Disclaimer: Well, it's been 4 chapters once again, and so here it is once
again. None of the charactors of Ranma and Sailor Moon
belong to me. HOWEVER, the Elemental Knight and his
vast powers are my creations.

"talking"
**thoughts**
<<telepathy>>
_emphasis_
////memories////

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"I'm bored."

"I expect no less from _you_."

"Hmph. Aren't you bored?"

"..............Yes."

"Ha, tak a look at Mr. Hypocritical there!."

"I don't know how you three can joke around at a time like this.....I
for one am getting tired of waiting patiently!"

"Oooh, the almighty one looses his temper!"

"Shut up!"

"Geez, you don't have to be so tense."

"I can't help it!"

"Well if you're so worried, why don't you ask _him_?"

".............I think I will."

"Go on."

"Shut up."

"Geez."

"I said shut up! I can't concentrate!"

"Since when do we have to concentrate to talk to _him_?"

"Since I want you to shut up!"

"Fine! ...........Geez......"

<<Hello?>>

<<Yes?>> Ryuujin sent back, distracted with worry.

<<Uh...........do they remember us yet?>>

<<Of course they don't _he_ would have told us, wouldn't you have?>>

Ryuujin blanched, <<Um......actually, they remembered you a few hours
ago.

<<WHAT?>>

"So much for 'he would have told us'."

"Shut up, idiot!"

<<Why didn't you tell us?>>

<<Oy.......um........ah! They, um, remember you are Endymon's Guardians,
but they don't remember that you and they were.......well, you and them,>> Ryuujin
sighed in relief as he came up with a plausible excuse.

<<So you didn't just forget?>>

<<Um........,>> Ryuujin searched his brain. He couldn't lie, not through a
Bond, but to tell the truth would be.................embarassing.

"He forgot."

"Shut up!!!!"

"Alright, sheesh!"

::glare::

<<You forgot, didn't you?>>

<<...............I wouldn't say _forgot_,>> Ryuujin defended.

<<Then what would you say?>>

Ryuujin sent his contrite feelings to them, <<That I simply didn't
remember.>>

::CRASH::

"Ugh, help me up."

"Can't, I'm down too."

"Did _he_ just make a joke?"

"I believe so..............unbelievable!"

<<Hey, I'm still here, and I can hear you,>> Ryuujin reminded them,
grinning at them.

<<But you didn't _tell_ us!>>

<<Look, I promise that when they remember about.......you and them,
I'll tell you. But we have more important things to take care of,>> Ryuujin 
frowned and got serious.

<<Like what?>>

Pensively, Ryuujin replied, <<I'm going back to Nermia.>>

<<WHAT?????>>

<<I said, I'm going back to->>

<<WE HEARD!! We just want to know, what you mean!!>>

<<Well, Shadow is targeting my 'family and friends',>> Ryuujin 
explained.

<<..............We understand.>>

<<I knew you would. It's Suna-chan and the others I'm worried about,>>
came the reply.

<<Senshi Pluto isn't going to be happy, is she?>>

<<Nope, they're all going to be mad, but when I tell her about my life
up to now, all of it, she will be especially angry at me, and at a few certain other
people,>> Ryuujin grimaced, imagining the meeting between Setsuna and his
...........finacees.

<<Not a pretty picture?>>

<<It'll make the St. Valentines Day Massacre look like a picnic,>> 
Ryuujin predicted, not all wrong.

<<The saint whata what?>>

<<Let's just say I'm not looking forward to it, and calling it a massacre
would be an understatement,>> Ryuujin shuddered.

<<Yeah, well, how bad can it get? They're just regular people.>>

Ryuujin laughed out loud, <<Regular? Not even close.>>

<<But as a lasty resort, Lady Pluto _does_ have her magic.>>

<<If she meets up with that crowd, her magic might not _be_ a 'last'
resort, it just might be her first,>> Ryuujin snorted.

::wince::

<<Ooo, that bad, huh?>>

Ryuujin sighed, <<Yup.>>

<<Good luck.>>

<<Thanks. I'll need it,>> Ryuujin groaned.

<<And, uh, hey - >>

<<I KNOW! The moment they do, I'll tell them,>> Ryuujin rolled his
eyes. <<You guys are pathetic.>>

<<Like you wouldn't be like this if you were us.>>

<<.................No comment,>> replied Ryuujin after a pause.

<<Because you know I'm right.>>

<<Because Suna-chan and Hota-chan are trying to convince the others
I'm not crazy.>>

<<???>>

<<To them, I've been laughing and frowning for no reason at all,>> 
Ryuujin smirked. <<They can't tell when I'm using telepathy yet.>>

<<Ah, I see.>>

*****

"So," Minako stated, eyeing Ryuujin strangely. "What now?"

<<Yes,>> Setsuna sent to him. <<What now? We can't tell them about
Shadow until they remember, and until they know about Shadow, we can't do a
thing about your friends.>>

<<_We_ can't,>> he replied as gently as he could. <<But _I_ can.>>

<<What?>>

<<I'm going back to Nermia.>>

<<You can't!>>

<<A simple illusion spell will turn me into Ranma again, it's really no
problem.>>

<<But what about how they will react?>>

<<Oh, they'd kill me.>>

<<Wha?>>

<<Yeah, I mean, I walked out on my 'fiancee' and dishonored the
damily name and all.....>>

<<FIANCEE?!?!>>

<<No, it was an arranged marriage, just like all the others!>>

<<OTHERS?!?!>>

<<................This is one of those time where I can't win, right?>>

<<RIGHT!!!!>>

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To Be Continued In Part 21.

~~~~~Jade Hunter~~~~~