School was typically boring. During lunch I brought P-chan out and everyone wanted to play with him or pet him. I think he loved all the girl attention he got because he has probably never gotten any before. After school I went home and trained till after dinner. I whined a little about needing Ryoga to be there to help me because it finally got P-chan up to go change back to a man. He came back grinning, which was cute because it showed off those pointy fangs of his.

"Ryoga!" I said excitedly.

"Hello Akane. How's practice been?" Ryoga said as he walked into the dojo.

"It's been ok but I want you to teach me more." I said.

"What would you like to learn?" Ryoga asked as he played with some of the tools.

"How about something to do with the hula hoop?" I asked as I tossed a hula hoop to him. He spun the hoop around with his finger before catching it in his hand. He thought for a minute before deciding what move to teach me. He started spinning the hoop again on his finger and it kept going faster and faster that it seemed to glow orange. It almost seemed levitate off his finger before he flung it towards Ranma. Ranma tried to block but the hoop continued to spin with such a high intensity that it was leaving a burn mark on his skin.

"That's HOT!" Ranma yelled as he knocked it away. The hoop kept spinning around the room till it finally stopped and fell. "What the hell you do that for?!" Ranma screamed. Ryoga just chuckled and ignored him.

"What was that?" I asked Ryoga.

"That's called Rotation of Death," Ryoga explained, "If you do it right it can spin on forever and usually burn everything it touches."

"Show me how!" I demanded. Ryoga began teaching me step by step of how to achieve the perfect spin and speed. Trying to get it to fly off in the direction of your opponent is not easy but with the help of Ryoga I eventually got it down.

I practiced hard for the next few days learning all of the moves Ryoga showed me and worked on perfecting them. The day of the match I kicked Kodachi's cheating ass with all the moves Ryoga showed me. After going home I made a home cooked meal just for Ryoga to show him my thanks.

"Thank you Akane. You really shouldn't have." Ryoga said just before he started eating.

"No you deserve it. I couldn't have won if you didn't teach me, sensei." I teased. He blushed deeply then started digging into the food. He wasn't quite as bad as Ranma or his father at least but he was a boy and he never knew where his next meal was coming from. After he was done I cleaned up and came back to relax with him in the living room.

"Thanks Akane. It was delicious!" Ryoga said with a little blush on his face. Ranma was outside spying on us and it looked like he was getting madder by the minute. It was quite entertaining.

"So how come you're so good at rhythmic gymnastics?" I asked. I already knew the answer but its better then awkward silence.

"My mom taught me. She is a world champion at rhythmic gymnastics." Ryoga explained.

"Oh wow. You must be so proud of your mom." I told him. He nodded before spacing out a little bit.

"Why haven't you tried to get into rhythmic gymnastics?" I asked.

"Well….I've tried….but…well… I kinda….get lost on the way there." Ryoga said as he blushed and scratched the back of his head.

"That's unfortunate. I bet you would be as good as your mom." I complimented.

"…thanks." He said blushing lightly. Ryoga didn't hesitate and stumble over his words as much when he wasn't focused on the fact that he was with Akane. I think Akane would have noticed him more in the series if he had only been more forward with his feelings instead of always beating around the bush and being too shy to tell her. I thought it was cute but after a while it gets to a point where it's annoying.

"Want to watch TV with me?" I asked as I grabbed the remote.

"U-um s-sure." He started to stumble. It obviously made him nervous to think about doing stuff with Akane. I sat over by the TV while Ryoga just sat by the table, too nervous to get up.

"Aren't you going to come here?" I asked.

"Y-yeah…" he said as he slowly got up and stumbled his way over. It wasn't too long before Ranma barged in and decided to sit next to me. He completely diminished any romantic atmosphere I had with Ryoga. I glared at him till he noticed out of the corner of his eye.

"What?" He asked almost scared.

"Oh nothing at all…" I said as I looked back to the tv. It was obvious that subconsciously he didn't want me alone with Ryoga. Male jealousy is annoying but entertaining at the same time. I watched tv til I couldn't keep my eyes open any more and by that point Ranma went to bed and Ryoga was starting to fall asleep. Everyone was asleep in the house so I decide to be mean to Ryoga.

"Well I should get going. It's pretty late and I'm sure you want your beauty sleep, Akane." Ryoga said as he grabbed his pack.

"Awwwww you don't need to leave Ryoga. I enjoy your company. It's better than Ranma's." I flirted. I dragged a finger down his finely sculpted chest and abs. He froze up and blushed hard.

"A-A-Akane, w-we ssshouldn't…" was all he managed to say before I leaned up to whisper in his ear.

"Don't leave me." I said with the saddest voice. He then literally melted to the floor just from my flirting. His nose gushed blood and he passed out. All I could think of was what a pussy, but he was adorable. I tossed cold water on him and carried him to my room as P-chan. I wasn't going to hall a couple hundred pounds of pure muscle up the stairs, plus all his weighted clothing. I wasn't Ryoga crazy strong.