Ok. Just to make something clear before I begin this story. It's set after the failed wedding but the thing is all I know about this is that there was a fight between Ranma and this phoenix guy, Akane almost died but came back from the dead, she didn't resist to the wedding but afterwards they didn't get married. Ok! So, if something doesn't really go with every detail of the story please try to go with the flow.

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"You un-cute, sexless tomboy!" Ranma yelled.

"Ranma you JERK!!!" Akane yelled and send him off flying. Tendo and Saotome sighed as they watched both teens argue. It had been six months since they had returned from Jusenkio (spelling?) and they were back to their same arguments and fights from before.

"Saotome, I know we promised not to interfere any more but this is ridiculous!" Tendo said.

"I agree Tendo, the day I made that promise was when they were still conscious of the events that had taken place. Including Akane's near death experience." Saotome said.

"Indeed, it seems that during at least two weeks after returning they seemed to get along better but then all the mayhem restarted." Tendo said.

"We have to do something about it." Saotome half murmured half told his friend.

"But it has to be something that at the same time doesn't brake our promise." Tendo said.

"Hello father, Mr. Saotome. Would you like some tea?" Kasumi said walking in with her smile and a tray of tea in her hands.

"Yes please Kasumi." Both said smiling back.

"My, the holidays seem to bring with them a wonderful weather. Wouldn't it be nice to go on a trip." Kasumi said smiling and left. Both men looked at each other and smiled.

"If we go back to Jusenkio then just maybe they'll become closer by simply remembering what had taken place!" Tendo said cheerfully.

"And also there's an inn nearby that has recently been built! They won't even notice!" Tendo said. "And this way we don't brake our promise and bring them closer together." Tendo said and both men nodded.

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"A trip to Jusenkio?" Ranma wondered if he'd heard right.

"Of course! Well, Kasumi told us how hard you've worked to pass your school year and so we've decided to go on a trip to Jusenkio, besides there's this new Inn built nearby where we can stay." Tendo said.

"I think it would be great to go." Kasumi said.

"Hey, why not?" Nabiki said.

"Well, I guess if it's in the Inn, it should be fine." Akane said.

"What? You'd expected something to go wrong?" Ranma asked and Akane glared at him.

"Considering every single trip we've taken in the past years have had some sort of problem behind it I thought it would be safe to wonder." Akane said.

"Well, that's settled then. To Jusenkio!" Saotome said.

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"This Inn isn't half as bad as I had expected it to be." Akane said. Indeed the Inn wasn't very luxurious but it was… nice. It had hot springs for the boys and the girls (separated), which were obviously separated from the Jusenkio water, and there were three meals a day included in the stay which was going to be three days, the Inn had a bamboo forest behind it which made it look very pretty and there was also a very nice back garden with small statues holding lanterns and many benches, also private spots surrounded by bamboo with a bench in it for either friends or romantic escapes.

For the price they had to pay Akane expected a run down, pest infested Inn. But instead they got this. It was nice. Actually at the beginning it seemed too nice and it made her slightly suspicious but she let it go as luck.

"See, there's absolutely nothing to worry about 'Kane, you're just being paranoid." Ranma said.

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"Akane, could you go find Ranma and tell him we're ready to leave?" Kasumi asked. Akane nodded.

"Where is he?" She asked.

"He went to the Jusenkio springs (?)." Nabiki said.

Akane walked out of the Inn and headed to the direction of the springs, which were only five minutes away. She saw Ranma in the distance sitting next to a spring and she started wondering what he was doing there. She realized he hadn't noticed her yet even though she was ten meters behind him. If she had been paying close attention she would have realized that he was seating in the same spot where just six months ago she had been in his arms believed to be dead.

"Hi Ranma." Akane said and Ranma surprised turned around. But before he could say anything a very smiley Amazon threw herself on Ranma and hugged him tightly.

"Nihao Ranma!!!" Shampoo said happily and Akane felt anger surge through her. She turned around and didn't look back at Ranma.

"Just wanted to tell you we were ready to go but hey, I see you're busy so we'll just get a head start." Akane said and started walking away.

"Shampoo get off me! Akane!" Ranma said trying to get the Amazon away.

As Akane walked away however, there was a crack heard on the ground but no crack actually appeared on the ground. Everyone stopped and Akane looked back at Ranma wondering if he knew anything of what they had just heard and just then the ground around Akane collapsed.

"Akane!" Ranma called but she had already fallen. Actually what had collapsed seemed to be a dome of mud around another Jusenkio Spring! Not really a deep fall but she had fallen into the water and Ranma was frozen on the spot. However, unlike all the other springs when someone fell in one, this lake glowed from the bottom and Ranma could tell Akane's outline and she resurfaced. The glow seemed to disappear and Ranma noticed one thing. Akane hadn't changed into anything. Apparently she didn't have a curse.

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The lake is the number one lake in Jusenkio. The legend is that this lake had one single curse to give out. It was so powerful that it created the other spring's curses. This spring has magick different from that of the other springs and there fore it could have the biggest curse of all or the smallest, or not one at all." The Jusenkio guide said. The thing is that the magic in that spring disappeared when this young lady fell on it." He said pointing to Akane. "Therefore the curse in that spring only she has and no one else can have.

"So she could have any curse? You don't know which one?" Nabiki asked.

"No… it's not exactly been around much time for me to see what people turn into." The guide said. "And I don't really know who drowned in it last time."

"This is just great." Akane whispered.

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"We're almost home." Kasumi said. Everyone grumbled, the stay had been cheap but the way back had been tiring, especially with Shampoo trailing behind with Cologne and Mousse. There was still about three hours to actually arrive in Nerima and although they were tired Akane felt fuzzy. She then felt lightheaded and stopped looking at the ground. The others stopped and looked at her wondering why she stopped.

"Come on Akane, we can't rest now." Ranma said. He got closer to her and noticed she was shaking slightly. "Akane, are you ok?" Just as he finished that sentence Akane fell unconscious into Ranma's arms.

"AKANE!" Everyone exclaimed.

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Well, first chapter up. Hope you liked it and please review!