After a while Ranma-chan looked at Akane from the side until she looked up and returned the gaze. "What's wrong?" the blue haired girl asked uncertain but Ranma-chan only shook her head. "Nothing special just…"

"Just?"

"I wonder why we can't have always have fun like that with each other."

Akane frowned amazed but Ranma-chan continued shyly. "I mean it's not like we have nothing in common. We both love material arts and sometimes –" The female voice stopped then Ranma-chan continued reluctant. "I-I mean sometimes we have the same meaning and when we talk in a quiet moment I get the feeling as…" Again she stopped looking for words.

"…as we were pretty similar?" Akane aided carefully. Ranma-chan nodded shyly and Akane looked at the girl with the braid for a long time while she was listening to the sweeping waves. She had to think of all the moments they had have and were laughing together. Were there for each other sometimes understood each other without a word. And then again they thought unnecessary. Thoughtfully she tilted her head. "Well I think – all around us except that we get along we are – ahh…were – engaged after all. Our fathers, Nabiki, Kasumi, the whole school…if we would show them that we get along they would have dragged in front of the alter. And then all your fiancées – they're annoying", she admitted softly and Ranma-chan laughed. "Oh yeah who are your telling that!" Then she cringed, blushed immediately and swallowed. "I mean ah…"

Akane looked speechless at the boy in girls form until she shrugged. "Hey do you think I find it funny that Shampoo always strangles me or knocks me over? Or to watch how my best friend turned into a jealous brat who is fighting over my because of the engagement? No thanks!" Akane shuffled her feet uncertain in the warm sand than she took a breath. She had to know it even if the answer could hurt her. Who knew when they would talk again this honest and calm with each other without beating their heads. "And…you still like them both?" Akane tried to hied the trembling in her voice and dug her feet deeper into the sand. Ranma-chan rocked her head thoughtfully and cast a shy glance at the girl form the corner of her eyes.

"Like…I like Ukyo much – but as my childhood friend from back then. I don't care if she's a boy or a girl. But through paps and my constant training journeys she the only childhood friend I can remember. I whish paps had never engaged us so we could have stayed friends." Akane nodded softly. She liked Ukyo to sometimes she even thought that without the engagement they could be good friends. "And Shampoo? She is very strong…and pretty!", she added angry.

Ranma-chan nodded. "Your wright there. She can be really sweet but…she is so clingy and moody and manipulating. I would never know with her if she wants to hug or kill me." Then she grinned slightly. "Or hypnotise with food to force me to something…No that's not how I imagine me life or a relationship! But sure she also has a lot of good sides: She can be nice, brave, courageous, funny and caring. Sometimes we're a really good team." As she saw how Akanes face darkened and the girl reached for the closest rock to hit the read head Ranma-chan smiled triumphant and continued quickly: "And that's why – I hope that Mousse can win her over sometime!" Whistling she looked in the other direction as Akane turned her head amazed with a jolt and dropped the rock.

For a while Akane looked at the back of her red head then she laid confused back and closed her eyes to think over Ranmas words. He liked Ukyo as well as Shampoo. But neither of them was the wright one for him. He had asked her why they couldn't always have fun like that. Slowly Akane opened her eyes again. "Ranma?" The red haired girl turned back at Akane. "Hm?"

"You know I think I know why we fight so much…"

"Oh really?" Ranma-chan raised expecting an eyebrow.

"I think…we're to similar. We're both proud – and thick headed! Through that we talk over each other, have misunderstanding and boil over. We're both impulsive…and had a really bad start." Akane smiled carefully what Ranma-chan returned confused. Several seconds they looked into each other eyes silently.

Then the boy in girls form cleared her throat embarrassed to break the weird silence. "You're more short-tempered then me!" Akane gave her husband in women form a clout and Ranma-chan rubbed the dent sighed. "What did I say!"

At that Akane had to laugh then she got silent concerned as she suddenly saw Ranma-chans solemn face. "Ranma?"

The red haired girl shook her head and whispered: "I like that…"

"What?" Akane bend closer to hear her better. But Ranma-chan backed away, looked intense at the sand and dug her fingers into it.

"Well…to tease you and your reactions…just your way." Akane starred at Ranma-chan perplexed who returned her gaze shortly but quickly looked away. There Akane swallowed bitter in the believe that Ranma was teasing her again. "Haha never laughed so much…"

"No it's true!" Ranma-chan was bright red and looked stolid at the sand. "I mean your character matches a…a…" she started stuttering.

"A tomboy?" Akane helped angry. Ranma-chan shook her head embarrassed and Akane made more suggestion through gritted teeth: "A clumsy cloy? A virago? A stupid goose?"

"Me!" Ranma-chan shouted and pushed her fist in the sand.

Akane sad there dumbfounded and starred at the fist who stuck in the sand now. The blue haired girl swallowed hard. She thought back at the moment in Jusendo at his words. Did she just imagine it? Was he serious about her? To late she realized that Ranma-chan had turned at her again and looked shyly at her. To late she realized that despite his female body she was well aware of Ranmas manly side that she automatically got closer to Ranma-chan. Just as she felt Ranma-chans breath on her skin she realized that they were both girls and way to close and with a scared jump Akane was on her feet and took a deep breath. Oh my god what's wrong with me? What am I doing? Ranma must think I'm completely crazy! How embarrassing was that? She heard how Ranma-chan took a deep breath behind her and got up trembling. Carefully she turned to her husband in woman form and looked shy at him. Ranma-chan stood there as uncertain as her and seemed as she would be let to the hangman. Akane remembered again that Ranma just hat told him that she matched him. In character maybe even in relationship? Could it really be? Or was he teasing her again to laugh at her later? Completely lost she stood there and looked at the redhead. How should she react without embarrassing her or hurt him? Attack is the best defence...Slowly she tilted her head and grinned impish at Ranma-chan. "Does that mean I have convinced you that I'm more than just a tomboy?" Ranma-chan returned her challenging grin amazed then she thought about it mock serious and made an appraised movement with her hand. "You can't call it convinced yet!"

Akane snorted aghast and hurt. "Admit that I could easily seduce you at any time!"

Ranma-chan only laughed over her outrage. "As if but…if you try further it might happen in the next century!" As Ranma-chan saw the menacing gleam in Akanes eyes the red haired girl stuck her tongue out and allured her with her pointing finger. Then she quickly ran away as Akane wanted to charge at the girl laughing and cursing.