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Chapter 1: Big News Ranma and Akane were walking home from school together and talking. As usual, they were insulting each other for a while before the topic turned to more interesting matters. "Ranma, did you notice how weird Miss Hinako was acting today?" said Akane.

"Yeah," said Ranma, walking across the chain link fencing. "She was really chipper and perky, and she kept smiling at us."

"I wonder what's going on," said Akane, sighing as they walked through the door of the Tendo Dojo.

"Ranma! Akane!" yelled Nabiki running towards them. "Finally, you're here! Daddy says he has big news, but he's refusing to tell us what it is until you guys got here."

"Well, we're here," said Akane, thinking: Miss Hinako is really happy about something and Daddy has big news. Oh no! Please let me be wrong about this.

"Wonder what's it's about," said Ranma going into the room where Mr. Tendo was waiting.

Ranma, you idiot, thought Akane, Don't you even have a guess?

" Hello, Ranma and Akane," said Mr. Tendo cheerfully. "I have some wonderful news for us all. Now, as soon as Saotome gets here, I'll tell you."

"As soon as Pops getshere?" said Ranma, "Got it." And he ran out of the room. Some crashing and yelling followed him.

Soon Ranma dragged an unconscious Mr. Saotome into the room.

"Right," said Mr. Tendo, "Since we are all here I would like to share some wonderful news."

"Yeah?" said Ranma eagerly.

"I'm engaged!" said Mr. Tendo.

"Uh," said Ranma with a look of disbelief on his face.

"Oh that's wonderful news Daddy!" said Kasumi with a big smile on her face. "Who are you engaged to?"

"A lovely woman named—"said Mr. Tendo.

Please no, thought Akane.

"Miss Hinako Ninomiya!" cried Mr. Tendo.

They all gaped at him.

"Akane and Ranma, I believe you know her, as she is your English teacher," said Mr. Tendo, looking quite pleased with himself.

There was a long silence while they all stared at him with disbelief written all over their faces. Finally the silence was broken by Nabiki's cry of—

"Dad-dy! There's no one at Furinkan who doesn't know the terrifying legend of Miss Hinako. Don't you know that she's only really a woman when she's just sucked ki out of someone?"

Mr. Tendo shrugged. "A minor detail after I got her some new fighting fish. Now, she can be a woman all the time."

"Daddy, don't you think you ought to think this out more carefully? Shouldn't you get to know each other better before you get married?" said Kasumi gently.

"Oh, we know each other plenty well," said Mr. Tendo, who just couldn't stop smiling. "After all, we've been dating for almost three months now."

"What!" yelled Akane at the top of her lungs. "You've been dating her for months and you never told us? What kind of a father are you?"

"I thought it would be best to make sure we were certain before I told you. I proposed to her last night," he said.

Even Kasumi was looking more than a bit worried by now. "Um, when are you getting married?" she said still trying to sound pleased at her father's news.

"In about two weeks," said Mr. Tendo, trying to understand why nobody looked very happy.

"Two—!" Ranma looked completely shocked while he screamed, "Isn't that a bit sudden!"

"Well, we are desperately in love."

"Anyway, Ranma, why do you care?" said Akane, "It's not like you're going to have to deal with her as a mother."

"Hey, I'm going to have to live with her too," said Ranma, angrily punching holes in the floor. He didn't notice Mr. Tendo slipping Nabiki a piece of paper.

"Ranma, stop wrecking our floor," said Nabiki, " Don't you guys think we should at least give Miss Hinako a chance?"

Ranma and Akane glared at her.

"Okay, how much did he pay you?" said Akane.

"¥20,000," said Nabiki.

"Aren't you ashamed of yourself?" said Ranma, "You'll do anything for money, won't you?"

"Hey, money's useful!" said Nabiki defensively.

"What's happening?" said Mr. Saotome finally getting up.

"I guess we'd better start the whole thing over," said Ranma with a sigh, and he proceeded to do so.

A/N: This story will start up again 2 weeks in the characters' future. On the Day of the Wedding. Dum dum dummm. Anyway R&R please because I have to know what people think of this.