While being chased through town one day, Ranma somehow managed to avoid the walkway washer woman, and his fate subtly changed. My apologies to anyone who has been waiting on the next chapter of my first story, Nodoka 2/1, my editor got sidetracked, and while I was waiting on him to catch up, I started this "short story" idea that grew well out of hand.

This story is bet-like, I wanted to see what would happen if Nodoka took Ranma on the training trip. So, I pushed up the time table on when Genma started the Cat-Fist training, Nodoka caught him in the act and wouldn't stand for it. I probably would never have even attempted this if not for the 'prodding' by Hiryo, also thanks to Jim Bader, w/o whom I wouldn't have read fics.