"Gohan do you have any idea what this is about?"
"Uh… not really, no," he replied nervously, and twiddled his thumbs. The tall backed chair at the desk in front of them turned around, and the short principal knitted his fingers on the desk.
"Do you have any inclination of why I've called you here?" The two shook their heads. "Ok, then. The truth is that you aren't in trouble, but I have something to show you." He hopped onto his desk and pressed a button on a small remote. The wall behind them opened and they fell over from fright. "Calm down, it's nothing bad. These are the new floor plans for the new campus we're building. This campus we use now will be demolished and built over. Orange Star High will be grander than it has ever been." He puffed with pride and turned to face them. "This is why I've called you here, as our two best students, we want to take all precautions to ensure your placement in a good school for the time being."
"What about the others?" Videl asked.
"Arrangements will be made," he chuckled. "As our best and brightest, the two of you are most important. Anyway, you will be transferred out of Satan City to a nearby school called Furinkan High. It's the second best school in the area next to ours. To make it easier on you and your families, you will board will students who go to Furinkan. Gohan, you will be staying with Ranma Saotome, and Videl, you will be staying with Akane Tendo. Here are directions," He handed each a sheet. "Discuss this with your families, but remember that I and the other faculty feel that this is best for the two of you." Gohan and Videl left the office.
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"Haha! You can't lay a finger on me Ryoga!" Ranma shouted in challenge and flipped off his opponent's head.
"You are so dead Saotome!" Ryoga chased after Ranma, swinging his umbrella around. Ranma turned to Ryoga and made faces at him.
"Can't catch me lalalala-!" Ranma said before he smacked into a telephone pole fell off the fence he was running on, and into a pool. "Oh great," she muttered. Ryoga let out a battle cry and continued chasing a now female Ranma.
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"Let's see here, I think Ranma's house is not too far away, I'll see if someone will point me in the right direction," Gohan said to himself. He slung his bag over his shoulder and changed grips on the wheeled suitcase he was pulling behind him. Suddenly, a young redheaded girl appeared being chased by a young man wearing a bandana and lashing out with an umbrella. Gohan quickly threw his stuff down and got between the two.
"Get outta my way loser!" Ryoga yelled. He pushed Gohan and grabbed toward Ranma with his free hand. Gohan stepped in front of him and gave him and uppercut that sent him high into the air and over several blocks.
"Oh, my hero!" Ranma shouted in joy. She grabbed Gohan around the midsection and he blushed in embarrassment. He gently pushed her off.
"Uh, do you know where Ranma Saotome lives?"
"Oh yeah! It's not far from here!"
"Can you please take me there?" He asked nervously.
"Sure, come on!" She grabbed him by the arm and dragged him down the street.
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At that same moment, Videl walked through the open market. I think the Tendo home is around here somewhere, I have to ask someone to be sure. She saw a young girl holding a basket looking through some goods and approached her.
"Hello, my name is Videl Satan, I'm looking for the Tendo residence, can you possibly give me directions?"
"Oh that's no problem, but if you'll wait one moment, I'll take you there myself."
"Are you Akane Tendo?"
"No, she's my younger sister, I'm Kasumi Tendo. You must be the student who's staying with us until your new campus is built."
"That's me."
"Ok, let me pay the vendor and we can head home." She handed some money to the dealer.
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"Here's the house, Gohan." Ranma said. "I've got something to take care of, but I'll be right back, just introduce yourself and they'll make you at home."
"Ok thanks, uh, what was your name?" He turned around and Ranma was already gone. Gohan knocked on the door and a man with a mustache opened the door.
"Hello, can I help you?"
"Yes sir, I'm Son Gohan, I'm supposed to be staying with you."
"Oh yeah, come on in," he replied. "Make yourself at home, I'm Soun Tendo. My eldest daughter Kasumi is out shopping for food to make dinner, Nabiki is in her room, and my youngest Akane is out training in the dojo."
"You have three daughters?"
"Yes."
"What about Ranma Saotome?"
"He and his father are staying with us, Genma should be back any minute, as should Ranma. You'll be staying in Ranma's room, it's the second door on the left upstairs."
"Ok, thanks!" Gohan said and went upstairs.
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Kasumi opened the door and Videl followed her inside. Kasumi proceeded to give Videl a tour of the house and introduced her to Akane and Nabiki.
"Can you show me where the bathroom is?" Videl asked.
"Yeah, it's the third door on the right upstairs."
"Thanks." Videl raced up the stairs.
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"Hey Gohan." Gohan turned from his suitcase and saw a young man standing in the door wearing a red shirt and black pants.
"You must be Ranma."
"Yeah that's me."
"I'll be right back, I'm going to go use the restroom."
"Ok," Ranma said and jumped onto his bed. Gohan left Ranma's room and walked down the hall. He opened the door and saw a bottomless Videl, who flushed the toilet and turned around and noticed him. The two just stood there for a moment, and then Videl pulled up her sweatpants and stepped up to Gohan.
"Not a word of this to anyone, ok?" She whispered into his ear. He nodded vigorously, quietly closed the door and stepped back out into the hall.
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Genma in panda form hobbled into the kitchen in time for dinner. The others were busily eating. Soon, everyone at the table began to stare at Gohan, who inhaled ramen faster than Kasumi could whip up another batch.
"Ahhh, much better," he said, patting his stomach after his twenty-second serving. "By the way, what's for dessert?" Everyone fell over in disbelief and Gohan became confused. Genma sat up first and reached for a kettle on the stove. "What's Mr. Panda doing?" Genma poured the water over his head and reverted to his normal human self.
"WHAT???" Gohan and Videl said in unison and leapt to the opposite wall in surprise.
"Hello, I'm Genma Saotome."
"P-p-pleased to meet y-you." Gohan stammered.
"But how…" Videl began.
"No need for questions, we might as well explain." Genma said.
"We? What do you mean we pops?" Ranma stood up, cracking his knuckles. The two began to patter at each other.
"I'd better explain." Soun said. He grabbed the pitcher of water on the table and doused the squabbling duo. Ranma became female, and Genma went panda. He growled and picked up a sign that read 'You dummy, if only you'd have let me explain'.
"Who's an idiot, old man?!?" Ranma said threateningly, and she flipped him off. Soun cleared his throat Ranma sat down cross-legged and folded her arms over her chest.
"You see…" Soun continued.
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Some time later…
"…And that's the tale." Soun finished. Ranma sighed. Genma smiled then lifted a sign that read, 'At least I don't have these!' and lifted up Ranma's shirt. Gohan's eyes bugged out and he fell over. Videl pulled him back up and slapped his face a few times, while Ranma and Genma began fighting again.
"Gosh, that's some story." Videl said.
"Yeah, and I have to be engaged to this guy," Akane pointed at Ranma.
"Engaged? But-" Gohan began.
"You aren't even out of high school!" Videl concluded. The two looked into each other's eyes then abruptly turned back to Akane. Ranma burst through the wall, dragging her father.
"Blame it on these two morons," she said.
"I think these two need to be engaged," Nabiki remarked.
"WHAT?" Gohan and Videl shouted in unison.
"See? They can already finish each other's sentences and even speak one another's minds."
"You're right," Kasumi noted quietly.
"I think we aren't going to get along, Nabiki," Videl growled and stomped upstairs. Akane got up and quickly followed her. Genma grabbed Ranma in a headlock and the two rolled outside through the hole in the wall.
"I guess I better clean up," Kasumi said and started collecting the dishes.
"You're fitting in already," Nabiki said and looked at Gohan who sighed in reply.