Ranko was sat on a grassy bank overlooking the city. Nearby was a road and a river with a bridge connecting them together. She often came out here when she was troubled or stressed; it allowed her to clear her head.

While most would sit in their room and lie on their bed or sit on the roof; the Tendou Dojo wasn't exactly very private. No matter what room you were in you could be heard or hear other people. So she would leave the house and go off alone in order to find relaxation and personal space.

She gazed into the distance as the sunset ebbed behind the buildings; drowning the city in an orangey golden light. Her eyes shone as the revelled in such beauty; nature was truly amazing.

No matter what was on her mind; no matter what kind of day she was having, no matter who pissed her off. She could always come to this spot and find sanctuary from the problems around her.

Lately she had been troubled by her courtship of Akane; while they were engaged to be wed they weren't exactly the best couple. Her problem was she wasn't exactly the best in the field of flirting. In her defence considering she spent most of her youth travelling and training to be a martial artist; she didn't really have any time to think about it.

Back then all the troubles she had were of keeping herself alive, learning new skills and making sure her dad didn't get them into trouble. However thanks to her father that was not exactly an easy task.

She did try her best but it wasn't exactly the easiest thing in the world. Akane was so hot headed and against physical contact she couldn't touch her; so holding hands, hugging or kisses were out of the question.

But she was willing to try; she thought about buying flowers but Akane wasn't girly; She'd try cooking her a meal but then she'd complain Ranko was showing her up. She could try planning a date but other people would only interfere.

Another problem thanks to her father; she had multiple fiance's she never asked for thanks to his idiocy. On top of that she had a stalker in the form of Kuno who would constantly sexually harass her and Mousse who would taunt her.

She grumbled crossly; why did flirting have to be so hard? And why did he have to be engaged to such a violent, stubborn tomboy? Why couldn't she have gotten a cuter and more girly wife?

More to the point why did girls never learn to take a hint? They overreacted to every damn kind gesture she made and suddenly jumped to the conclusion she liked them. Was it so hard to contemplate that someone could be nice to you and NOT wanna date you?

She placed her hand under her chin as she contemplated her ideas; cogs wound in her head and she mapped out scenarios and ideas. She wasn't going to give up now but it was harder than she had thought it would be.

Because she was so caught up in her own thoughts; she failed to notice a dark haired figure approaching her from behind. Slowly they came close and closer to the unsuspecting redhead.

"Damn it; since when was flirting so fucking hard?!" Ranko thought to herself crossly. Other couples made it look so easy; but then again they didn't have Akane as a partner. She shuddered at the thought of what Kodachi or Shampoo would be like a wife.

Suddenly she felt someone blow in her ear taking her by surprise; it tickled her ear and made her feel tingly inside. Before she could stop herself a lustful moan escaped her lips.

Ryoga went quiet and his eyes widened; he never would have expected her to make such a dirty sound. He felt his member harden slightly as the moan replayed in his mind; he wondered what kind of face she would make while making it.

Ranko turned and scowled crossly her face flushing red and her blue eyes filled with anger. She should have known he would pull something like this; it was just in his forte to pull a dirty trick like than when she was in this form.

Wanting to not give himself away Ryoga smirked and straightened himself off; he then looked at her straight in the eyes. He knew as soon as she got home this would eat away at her and she would get adorably mad.

"Gee Ranko; I never thought you'd make such a dirty sound" he teased playfully his eyes twinkling with delight.

There was no way in hell he was going to let this go; any chance he got he was going to use this against her. He could already picture her squirming at him bringing this up to someone like Mousse or Nabiki.

"Shut up jerk! That's your fault!" Ranko snapped angrily jumping to her feet. Of all the people to hear her late alone be the reason she made that sound; it had to be Ryoga.

She lunged at him throwing angry punches and kicks to which he dodged easily. Her aim never was any good when she was mad because she couldn't think straight. The fact that she couldn't hit him pissed her off further.

Inside she was practically fuming as well as dying of embarrassment; not even Akane had heard her make that kind of sound. It was a voice only she heard when she was alone and in private.

The fact that her rival and on/off ally had heard her make such a sound was humiliating. It seemed he was always getting dirt on her but none on him.

Eventually Ryoga grabbed her right hand stopping her attacks altogether; her fieriness made her even more attractive than when she made that sound.

"Hey lemme go!" Ranko snapped angrily trying to yank her hand away. She wasn't exactly at her strongest like this; but she was damn near faster.

"You have a cute voice" Ryoga said playfully half serious. All the times he had been around Ranko he had never imagined her to make such a cute noise. It made him seriously reconsider his courtship of Akane.

Ranko stopped in her tracks; her whole face turned red. She hadn't expected Ryoga to say such a thing and it caught her off guard.

Ryoga then span her around and released his grip leaving her twirling slightly. She soon steadied herself and got into a fighting stance.

"Relax I'm in no mood to fight; I just wanted to mess with you a little" he explained his tone amused.

"Jerk" Ranko snapped crossly her cheeks red with anger and embarrassment. He had better not tell anyone about this.

Ryoga grinned cheekily and walked off; she was so easy to mess with it was adorable. But at least he had masturbation material to use later from memory.