Fooled: Day and Night Mutual Slavery

~Noy Telinú~

Warning: look, slavery is bad. I think that a dozen times is quite enough for me to stop saying that its bad. Then again, people are stupid, so… don't try it. I don't even get paid to tell you not to try it. Slavery is just wrong, don't attempt. The Text has spoken! You must obey!

Caution: well I can't think of an- NOY! I read this! You… you bastard! What is wrong with you! Jerk! Why can't you leave things be? Why must you make everyone suffer! Telinú's idea? What? No… really? Oh come on! You really came up with this Telinú? You did… you like doing that! Are you a heartless person, thing, whatever! That was NOT A COMPLIMENT! HEY! Don't stick you tongue out at me! Behind every misfortune? Even… you… I'm gonna!

You have been warned…

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Chapter 11: This is why Noy writes the fanfiction, not Telinú

Now, on the 399th morning since Ranma wandered into the Tendo home on the shoulder of a panda, a certain chef was sighing, still out of it, like she had been since the failed wedding between Ranma and Akane. She kept trying, even though most of her said it was pointless. She still had some hope, a little bit of her that hoped that Ranma would change his mind and see that it wouldn't work, that the Tendos would tie him down, that it would be much better for everyone for him to marry her instead.

A fire-burnt morsel that would only be called food by the poor woke her out of her stupor.

"Mistress Ukyo, are you feeling better today?" Ukyo's gender-confused employee asked.

"You know the answer to that, sugar…" Ukyo responded, mindlessly throwing the burnt… thing away.

"Oh, there is a letter for you. It says it's urgent." Konatsu presented her the letter.

Ukyo sighed, hoping it wasn't someone wanting money. She opened the envelope, not really reading it.

Konatsu looked on, worried when Ukyo's eyes went wide, and then was really frightened when the letter dropped from her hands, fluttering down to the ground.

Ukyo didn't move; the seconds counted down, and she was still there, not moving. After seven seconds Konatsu waved his hand in front of her face.

"Mistress Ukyo?" he called out.

The hand waved in front of here some more.

Ukyo didn't move.

"Mistress Ukyo?" he called out, more desperately this time.

"…"

Freaking out, Konatsu shook Ukyo.

"…" went Ukyo, swaying, unmoving.

Konatsu was afraid of the letter; it must have paralyzing powder or something.

Coming back with tongs, he picked up the letter carefully. Then, as an added precaution, he used two mirrors to read it.

"Oh no!" Konatsu almost cried at what he read.

"No…" Ukyo whispered, a single tear running down her check. "Why? Why now?"

"Mistress Ukyo!" Konatsu cried out.

Ukyo sank to her knees and placed her hands in her face, weeping.

Konatsu hugged Ukyo from behind, desperately trying to comfort her.

Ukyo resisted at first, but, after a bit, turned around and embraced the ninja.

"He… he was *sob* was the last bit o-of family… I-I had left," Ukyo cried into her servant ninja's chest. "Why?"

Konatsu didn't say anything. All he did was comfort Ukyo and rub her on the back, trying to calm her.

"Close shop. I'm not opening the restaurant… *sniff* not this week," Ukyo ordered her best while crying.

The chef stood and breathed deeply. "The will reading is tomorrow. I-I'm going alone." Tears soaked her face, eyes starting to go red. "St-stay here and spy on Ranma for me."

"Yes, Mistress Ukyo," Konatsu replied, head bowed.

Ukyo left, on her way to pack just what she needed for to her trip to Osaka. On her way to see her dead father….

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Meanwhile, on the much, much happier floor of Akane's bedroom, said girl was still out of it.

"It's you, and me, and NO other people!" Akane sung, eyes closed, a huge grin on her face.

That is, her mind, not her consciousness.

"I kissed a redhead girl and I loved it!" she continued.

After a while, it was starting to bug Ranma.

"I am the champion of the world!" Akane was almost sleeping.

"Akane?" Ranma tried to get through to her.

"Hush slave, this is comfortable," Akane said, dazed.

Ranma groaned again. "School? Late? We?" he tried to remind her.

"Screw the school, I got Ranma!" Akane snuggled deeper into the pigtailed boy's chest.

Ranma was running out of options. Well, besides the ones that would hurt her.

"You are acting strange…"

"No, no, I haven't," she replied groggily. "I have let go of my conscious self and am acting on instinct."

'Alright, now I know she's messing with me,' Ranma thought.

"Just hold me, big lug," Akane whispered, drifting asleep, eyes still closed.

Ranma gulped. 'Well, I don't like school anyway…'

At the moment Ranma decided he didn't feel like going to school, Nabiki opened the door, holding a very familiar bucket…

Smirking, Nabiki shouted, "Wakey-wakey, lovebirds!" Then she threw the water on them.

*Splash*

"What *cough* did you do that for?" Ranma asked, trying to get the water out of his eyes.

"Nabiki!" Akane shouted, fully awake now.

"What? You have to be more responsible than that, Akane," Nabiki mock-scolded. "Sure, Auntie is happy, but you guys were in here so long that you missed breakfast."

Akane blushed almost as red as her sometimes wife's hair.

"It's not what it looks like!" Akane shouted, still on top of Ranma, half naked.

"Sure it is…" Nabiki smirked.

"We didn't do… that…" Akane tried to persuade her sister.

Ranma was just lying there, waiting for something to just hit him already.

"I don't believe you," Nabiki replied before walking away. "If you hurry, you don't have to miss a bath…"

"I! It! No! Nabiki! It's! No! Arggg!" Akane stuttered, face as red as her name implied.

*Slam* went the blue-haired girl's door.

A moment passed before Ranma spoke up again.

"So… now what?" he asked, hands behind his head, extremely relaxed considering the situation.

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A blushing, embarrassed Akane walked next to a nonchalant Ranma as they headed to school.

'I can't believe I did that!' Akane thought. 'Then again, I'm married now… It almost feels like a dream. Married. Me… Hehe… I can't believe it. After numerous times of trying to force us together, I end up getting him to marry me. Too bad it was in secret…'

She shook her head as they trekked on.

Ranma was having similar thoughts. 'Thank you whoever is responsible for Akane not making lunch!'

Well, sort of…

The two teens didn't even look at each other as they continued to walk down the street. Both were too embarrassed, although only Akane was blushing.

*Splash* Water hit Ranma as they passed by the old woman's house that had a certain ladle.

Despite himself, Ranma could only hold in his laughter until they were far enough away.

"HAHaaaHA! OH Ah Hahahaha! I'm FREE!" he screamed, joyously proclaiming to the skies.

*Bonk* A book bag smacked Ranma in the back of the head.

It didn't hurt Ranma at all, but the rings faintly glowed red for a moment.

"What did I do?" Ranma rubbed the back of his head.

"That was to make you stop," Akane replied. Then she sighed. "Ranma, what are we going to do at school? Once they figure out your curse is gone and that we're married…"

"Don't worry about it. I don't care about the rules anyway."

"I just don't want you to keep drenching yourself to make your point that you aren't cursed like that anymore," Akane explained, turning to face her husband.

"Oh, come on, what's the worse that-" He was cut off by Akane slapping a hand over his mouth.

"Don't say that! Stuff happens when you say that! Things are tense enough as it is!" Akane removed her hand. "I know things are never going to be normal, but I would like one day to not be chaotic."

"Yeah, yeah, I get ya…"

"Don't mess this up," Akane stated again. A thought came into her head. "Remember, I'm in charge today!" she smirked.

Ranma groaned. "Why did I agree to that again?"

"I don't remember, but at least you aren't cursed during the daylight. That might have to do with it." Akane shrugged. "Come on, we're going to be late."

With that the two ran off to start a new school day.

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At her desk in her classroom, Nabiki sat, looking uninterested. She saw no Kuno anywhere.

'So, she did it. She did the impossible and got rid of Kuno. Auntie, what have you done?' Nabiki thought as class dragged on, idly hoping that he left money in his desk.

'Could they hold him though?' Nabiki asked herself. 'And if they can, then I know one more person to send there.'

"… And that, class, is why there are so few demons left in the world," the teacher lectured. "Any questions?"

"Yes!" a girl in the back said. "Uh… where's Kuno?"

"…" The teacher paused. "Nabiki Tendo? Do you know of the whereabouts of Tatewaki Kuno?"

"5,000 yen," Nabiki deadpanned, holding out her palm.

"There's your answer." The teacher didn't want to get into that. "Any other questions?"

Another hand was raised.

"Yes?"

"So that anime was based on a true story?" asked the person who raised their hand.

"Yes, yes it is. Any serious questions?" The teacher was getting annoyed.

The class was silent.

"Good, now, onto the next lesson…"

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All things considered, it was surprising to say the least that no one in Ranma's class figured out that he and Akane were married. Then again, he kept his left hand in his pocket; but Akane didn't. Unfortunately, it was at lunch when things went south, starting with a scream. A scream of the female variety.

"EEEE!" squealed Yuka. "Akane! Is that what I think that is?"

"Yeah, Akane?" Sayuri was just as giddy. "Is that a wedding ring?"

'Good thing Ukyo and Shampoo aren't here,' Ranma thought as he ate in a tree above the trio of girls.

This was the situation Akane was most afraid of: dealing with her friends and eventually everyone else when word got out. It wasn't everyone trying to kill her that would be a problem; that happens all the time already. No, it was being accepted by her friends and not considered an outcast by those in school. She was a (mostly) normal teenage girl of seventeen. Getting your friends to accept you after something like this was crucial and scary for her.

Akane took one last deep breath to calm her nerves. "Yes, I married Ranma…"

It was much harder for her to say than it seemed. While both halves of the couple loudly proclaimed disinterest in each other, it was Akane who screamed louder.

It was what she wanted, yet was afraid to accept. She was already afraid of being considered a hypocrite before Ranma came to school that first day, what with her hatred of the boys at the school. Add that to what had happened on the day she met him and it was frightening to think about what others would say. It only made matters worse that she was generally thought not to get along with homosexuals. Then again, nearly no one she'd met was one. And all the ones she could think of were after Ranma's female body or… herself.

"Oh, ho-ho! Did it in secret?" Yuka asked knowingly. "Too bad, I would have loved to see it! Then again, considered how the last one went, it was the only way."

Sayuri spoke up. "So, how did it happen? Why now? You did kiss, right?"

Akane blushed hard.

"I'm sorry Akane," Yuka apologized when she saw how red Akane was. "But you can't blame us! You two have been doing the whole 'Will they or won't they?' for over a year now! That and you can't expect to hide a ring like that from people here for long. Speaking of which, how did we not see it earlier?"

"I don't know," Sayuri shook her head. "I just don't know."

Akane was desperately trying to hide her face.

"Hey, where is he anyway?" Yuka observed.

Ranma, still up in the tree, wavered on his decision to run or go down there to help Akane out.

'It's girl talk anyway… then again, it could be really bad later if I'm not down there,' Ranma thought it over, trying to figure it out.

He didn't need to, as a leaf landing on Yuka's head caused her to look up.

Ranma swore inwardly.

"So there you are! Spying on Akane, weren't you?" Yuka had her hands on her hips, looking smug.

"Um… they're married now, so shouldn't you expect him to do that?" Sayuri reasoned.

Yuka's smug look disappeared.

Sayuri continued, "Besides, if Kuno or someone else crazy found out, wouldn't being together be better? Speaking of which, why wasn't Kuno at school today?"

"Ukyo isn't here either," Akane spoke up, glad to have Ranma be a distraction.

"Aww!" Yuka pouted, disappointed. "I was going to buy okonomiyaki today. Hope she isn't sick again."

Sayuri decided to get the conversation back on track. "So… Ranma, since Akane isn't talking… how did you two get married?"

"I ain't talkin'," Ranma responded, eating faster.

"You guys are no fun at all," Yuka whined. "Maybe Nabiki will tell us…"

Ranma and Akane stiffened at that.

"Oh… oh, fine!" Akane gave up. It was easier to control what was talked about in school if she leaked it. "Ranma proposed to me, I accepted it on a condition… and the rings don't come off. Happy?"

It was the truth… in a way.

Yuka opened her mouth to say something, but Akane cut her off.

"I'm not saying anything else!" Akane threatened. "And you better not tell anyone!"

The school bell rang right after she said that.

"Yeah, we won't tell anyone," Sayuri assured them. "Congratulations!"

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Konatsu, who was listening to their conversation, felt a mixture of dread as well as relief.

Somehow, despite all that happened and against all odds, Ranma and Akane were now married.

'How?' The genius ninja thought to himself. 'How did they overcome their differences and actually marry? It seems so sudden…'

As the students walked back to class, Konatsu changed hiding places once again to get closer to Ranma as per his mistress's wishes.

'Mistress Ukyo's not going to like this. She feels bad enough already with her father dying.'

Now sitting on the ledge of the windowsill, he could hear what was going on inside.

'Are the rings magical? Akane said they don't come off. There may be a chance they were duped,' Konatsu pondered over his findings. 'I must investigate into this. Something is definitely fishy.'

Konatsu had no idea how right he was.

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Nabiki was having her own set of problems… Nodoka called and asked if the new married couple have 'done it' yet. When provided with an unsure answer, Nodoka had asked for them to go on their honeymoon soon. Unfortunately, with a Kuno as principal, getting a request to have days off was difficult to accomplish. Especially with Ranma and Akane, since they missed so much school already.

Unfortunately for the middle Tendo, Nodoka figured that if no one else would, she would talk some sense into him. So now Nabiki had to get to him before Nodoka did. That and let everyone at school know about what happened. Then the couple could leave for a while.

So that's what she was doing now, trying to convince the father Kuno to accept that Ranma and Akane were married as well as many other things.

'Maybe I should have asked where Auntie sent the other two,' Nabiki thought as she went over the situation with the principal… again.

"So you see, Ranma married my sister in secret yesterday and the rings they gave each other can't be removed, so no, you can't confiscate them." Nabiki took in another breath to calm herself down. "No, I won't give you a copy of it." 'Not only would you go crazy, but even I won't do that to my sister,' she added mentally.

"Why little kiki? Why hold out on the Big Kahuna?" the crazed palm-tree-headed principal asked.

Nabiki groaned mentally. 'Come on, you can figure out something… you're better than this.'

"How about the assembly? Everyone needs to know the truth. I don't want any bad rumors to be spread against my sister and brother in law." 'That's my job. Besides, it'll get me in trouble if they find out it's my fault.'

"Yes! Don't worry kiki! The Big Kahuna will allow that! It'll be a perfect time for their haircuts!" He pulled out his sheers, laughing manically.

Nabiki rolled her eyes. "So, what do you need in order for this to go through and they get a week or two off?"

"No one be leavin' till the boys get buzzcuts and the girls get bowlcuts!"

"Why can't you leave that alone?" Nabiki was starting to grow tired with this.

*Knock knock* went the door to the principal's secret lair under the school.

"Hello? I was told this is where I can find Principal Kuno," Nodoka asked from the other side.

'Shoot! She's here! Forget it. I'm tired of this anyway. I just need to get her to not tell him about the slavery thing…'

Nabiki got up and opened the door, said a few things to Nodoka and left.

'If anyone can get through to him, it's her,' Nabiki thought on her way back to class.

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At the end of the school day, Nabiki was in the gym about to make her announcement.

Somehow, Nodoka got the principal to agree to send Ranma and Akane home and be given a week off.

Keeping her cool, Nabiki tapped the microphone.

"Alright, I gathered you all here to get things straight between my sister and Ranma. There have been rumors going on around school that Akane has a ring. In order to answer this and many other things, I collected your money coming in. Now, to answer it." Nabiki paused.

"Ranma and Akane were officially married yesterday in secret." Nabiki drummed her fingers as she waited for everyone to quiet down.

It took a while…

"Both will be gone next week. Now, any questions?" Nabiki smirked.

Numerous hands rose.

"If you have a question, form a single file line here at the stage, bring your money, it'll cost you."

More than half of the hands were lowered.

"Oh, and one more thing, I will not allow any slander against my sister or brother-in-law, or you will mess with me," Nabiki added.

Most of the remaining hands fell.

"Good, you can go home now," Nabiki announced.

The gym quickly emptied leaving only a few people left.

The first person in line asked, "So… what happened to Kuno?"

"5,000 yen." Nabiki held out her palm.

The boy who asked earlier in Nabiki's class gave her the money.

After counting it, Nabiki replied in a whisper, "He's in the insane asylum in central Tokyo."

The boy's jaw dropped. "No way!"

"Yes, I'm surprised myself," Nabiki admitted. "Don't tell anyone." Her eyes narrowed.

He gulped. "Yes, I won't say anything."

"Good, next!" Nabiki called.

Daisuke was next. "Um… so what would that make of Ranma's girl side?"

Hiroshi spoke up. "Yeah! What would that make her? Does that mean Akane is married to female Ranma as well?"

Nabiki rubbed her forehead. Dealing with Ranma's normal male friends was always a pain.

"I don't know if you have enough money for that," Nabiki answered.

"Aww!" Hiroshi said, obviously disappointed. "Do you have more photos for us then?"

"I don't know, they are much rarer now…" Nabiki replied.

"Well, how can their marriage be legal then?" Daisuke asked. "Isn't it illegal for girls to marry each other?"

"Do you guys have 10,000 yen?" Nabiki held out her palm.

"Um… I have 5,000, Daisuke?"

"I have 5,000 here." Daisuke got his money out.

Nabiki counted it up and shrugged her shoulders. "Weird legal clause states super-powered people can marry if they have magical items or are reincarnated, among other things."

"So they qualified, huh?" Daisuke figured.

"Probably didn't want to mess with them…" Hiroshi added.

"Anything else?" Nabiki asked.

"Nah, we'll meet you again when we have more money," Hiroshi said as they left, depressed.

"Next!" Nabiki called out.

Hikaru Gosunkugi was next. "Is there any way for them to break up?" He asked meekly.

"Get out," Nabiki deadpanned. Everyone hated him anyway.

He left, losing in love. Not that he had a chance.

Sayuri and Yuka were last.

"So… I heard that Ranma proposed. How much can you tell us about the whole thing? It must have been romantic!" Yuka squealed.

Sayuri added, "Akane told us to ask you. So… please? You can't expect us to witness a year's worth of drama just to accept knowing nothing."

'How much should I tell them? Hmmm… I'll just tell the cover story. Except for the whole slavery thing. And I'll leave the question of Ranma's female form unanswered…'

"As much as I can tell you? 25,000 yen." Nabiki won't say without pay, though.

"Is there anything we can do to lower the price?" Sayuri pleaded.

"What do you have in mind?" Nabiki raised her eyebrow.

"We are going to give the couple wedding gifts, but only if you tell us. Otherwise, the money is going straight to Akane," Yuki bluffed.

"… 15,000 yen," Nabiki responded.

"Oh, fine," Sayuri agreed as they gave Nabiki the money.

"So, Ranma proposes to Akane after his mom talks some sense into him," Nabiki began her made-up tale that was starting to get her into trouble. "Akane agrees as long as he can provide something that is binding, so they now have magic rings that won't come off. It was approved and accepted as far as Japan is concerned. They sleep in Akane's room now… no, I don't know about their sex life, not that I would tell you. Somehow, Ranma's mom got Shampoo and the Kunos off their backs. So, nothing to worry about, right? Anything else?"

"So he did propose! Pay up Sayuri!" Yuka demanded happily, winning her bet.

Sayuri grumbled, handing her the money. "So, it happened now because Ranma's mom got him to stop waiting around?"

"Yes," Nabiki answered.

"Well, that was anticlimactic." Yuka frowned. "Is there a way we know this isn't all a ploy? Everything just went too smoothly for there to not be a catch."

"If you don't believe me, go ask the authorities," Nabiki suggested. "Of course, it only happened because a crazy fight made Ranma do it now, as Akane was getting into too much danger."

"So he swooped down and saved her from a crazy Amazon?" Yuka asked, eyes dreamy.

"…Sure, let's go with that," Nabiki shrugged.

"See, romance isn't dead," Yuka gloated over Sayuri.

"Yeah, yeah." Sayuri crossed her arms.

"Anything else?" Nabiki asked.

"Not that I can think of… that is, nothing you will say," Sayuri answered.

Yuka nodded as well.

"Good, I'm off now. My work is done." Nabiki got her stuff and started to walk away.

"Wait, when are they leaving? We want to give them their gifts before they leave, if that's possible," Yuka requested.

"That, I don't know," Nabiki smirked.

As Nabiki left, the two girls facefaulted. Nabiki never told anyone she didn't know something!

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"Thank you Auntie," Akane said, grateful that they had school off.

"I told you to call me 'mom,' 'mother' or something like that, dear," Nodoka teased, glad that she was able to pull off this vacation with the principal. He had… issues.

Seeing Akane's nervousness, Nodoka frowned. "You don't have to if you don't want to. I see you still miss your mother and I don't want you to think that I'm trying to replace her."

"N-no it's nothing like that!" Akane reacted. "I'm just not used to this whole situation yet."

Nodoka wrapped an arm around her. "I'll help whenever I can, alright? Be strong for Ranma." She then added in a whisper, "I think that's why he loves you; you're stubborn."

Akane blushed at that. "It's not like that!"

Nodoka let out a giggle. "I remember when I was like that. The important thing, though, is that he loves you for you. All your faults, inabilities and struggles included. Don't think you have to change… no matter what happens between you and the other girls, it is like you two were made for each other. So what if some people hate it? It's none of their business."

"Thank you," Akane said sincerely, lifting her spirits again.

"The only thing that'll make this day better if it would just stop raining." Nodoka adjusted the umbrella that she shared with Akane.

"I'm not changing! Haha! I'm not changing! Take that, water!" Ranma laughed at the top of his lungs, dancing around like an idiot.

Nodoka shook her head, glad she didn't have to worry about manly behavior anymore… it was all Akane's job now. "Please take care of my son."

"I will," Akane replied, smiling despite herself.

"I'm singin' in the rain! I'm singin' in the rain! Um… what were the words… something, something, happy again?" Ranma shrugged his shoulders. "I don't care, cuz I'm singin' as a guy in the rain!"

"Anyway… Akane, since you are in charge, and clearly the only one who's sane today, I have news. My home is now finished and I'd like you to visit today. Is that alright with you?" Nodoka asked, enjoying and observing Ranma's athleticism as he jumped off the fences and buildings.

"Sure, Auntie. " Akane answered.

"I feel incredible! Yes! Yes! YES! I can win! I… can… do… this!" Ranma shouted as he hopped around, soaking more water in than he had for almost a month.

Akane sighed blissfully. What made Ranma happy made her happy and now she could finally admit that.

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Author's notes: Yeah, yeah, here is more, no I have no idea where the story is going, yes I'm trying to kill Telinú. Killing Ukyo's father must make you feel good doesn't it! Huh, Telinú? Huh? Huh! Evil little… anyway… it is still open about Nabiki's punishment. Send in your thoughts, I'll make sure NOY gets it. Telinú is a jerk. Why? Why kill her dad? Answer me! Oh and thanks for helping out tuatara and Kris Leena. Noy was going crazy and spelling isn't a strong suit. So, thanks, it makes my job easier. Now I can focus it on yelling at Telinú.

*clears throat*

STOP KILLING PARENTS! STOP! STOP IT! DAMN YOU AND YOUR IDEAS!

*breathe*

WHO ELSE DO YOU PLAN TO KILL JUST FOR THE HECK OF IT? HUH? HUH? THAT'S TWICE HE'S BEEN KILLED! CAN'T YOU THINK OF SOMETHING ELSE TO DO WITH HIM BESIDES KILLING HIM?

*BREATHE*

YOU ARE LUCKY I CAN'T KILL YOU! YOU HEAR ME? LUCKY!

*cough* Akk! *sniff* now leave-leave me alone... *sniff* I... need to cry... somewhere.

You better make the next one happier Telinú! *sniff*