OK, after the revelation last chapter, how will things proceed?

Disclaimer: Which half would you think I own? The boy or the girl half?

Ranma's POV

Stupid Kuno! If it weren't for him, I wouldn't have had to be watching my step because of where he hit me! Well, at least there were potato chips…up until I nearly choked on them. I downed some water and threw the bag in a fit of anger. Then I noticed Pops was offering himself up as a punching back, and I gladly accepted.

Akane's POV

Kasumi had asked me to go shopping after I had reflexively hit Daddy during a sparring match. Maybe Nabiki and Ryu are right. Maybe I should start really working on controlling my temper. Heaven knows if those two agree on something then it's serious. On the way to the market, I noticed the beautiful sunset and thought on the insults Ranma and I had traded that morning. Then whom should I run across but Ranma himself. Ranma opened his mouth, but I beat him to it.

"Ranma, I'm sorry about this morning," I apologized and continued on, leaving a stunned Ranma in my wake. I was surprised when I felt better after apologizing. Maybe Nabiki and Ryu really were on to something.

"Wait up Akane!" I heard Ranma call, "I'm sorry too." He said and then sprinted away, as if embarrassed he had said such a thing. He probably was, raised the way he was. I then watched as Ranma ran straight into a poll. That meant I had to drag Ranma's semi-conscious carcass to Dr. Tofu. When he finally came to, the first words out of his mouth were 'stupid tomboy'. I lifted the bed he was on and he fell out of it. I hope that jerk was hurting! Dr. Tofu then picked him up and got to work. In the mean time, he guessed who Ranma was.

"It's not our fault! It's our stupid parents!" I shouted

"You've both got plenty of time. You're both still children, after all," Dr. Tofu remarked and I wanted to say I wasn't a child, but I guess I was to him.

"That hurts ya' know!" Ranma barked after Dr. Tofu was done.

"Really? That's strange; where does it hurt?" Dr. Tofu asked

"Hey, it's OK now…I'm fixed!" Ranma exclaimed

"Dr. Tofu's the best," I told him and then we got up to leave. Just before we left, Dr. Tofu had a chat with Ranma, but I didn't hear what was said. After that, Dr. Tofu sent us on our way.

"So, what did you two talk about?" I asked

"Nothing much, just how hard it must be for me to live with a tomboy like you," Ranma quipped and then jumped back into a ready stance. "Come and get it!" I just sighed and continued on, but Ranma came up to me. "Come on, it was a joke. Why do girls have to be so moody?"

"'Cause you're a fool," I grumbled, "Are you trying to pick a fight?!" I shouted

"Now that's the Akane I'm used to!" Ranma exclaimed and I took a swipe at him. Then Ranma suddenly collapsed. I guessed that Dr. Tofu must have hit a pressure point on him for some reason and bent down to offer him a ride on my back. At first, he was reluctant, but as soon as I splashed him with water, he grudgingly agreed. I then carried her piggy back all the way home.

The next morning, Mr. Saotome announced that he had gotten a job.

"What? Is there an opening at the zoo or something?" Ranma asked and that got Nabiki to give one of her rare laughs. I then noticed Ranma was wringing his shirt out…while he was a she. So I quickly doused him with hot water to change him back, unfortunately, I wasn't fast enough to save Daddy's eyes.

"Have you no sense of feminine…what am I saying? Of course you don't. You're a guy; of course, you don't have feminine modesty. I guess someone will just have to teach you," I sighed

"What's feminine modesty?" Ranma asked and I face palmed. Then during breakfast, Kasumi asked me to give Dr. Tofu one of his books back. I told her I couldn't and then dragged Ranma out the door before he could say anything. Unfortunately, in my rush to get to school and keep Ranma from telling Kasumi about my crush on Dr. Tofu, he got wet and I didn't notice until we were at school. Right in front of the Pervert Squad. Today was going to be one of those days. On the up side, The Pervert Squad informed me that they had thrown in the towel and wouldn't be after me anymore. The reason was because Ranma had beaten Kuno. Then the bandaged Kuno showed up and made a speech. I felt a headache coming on then. I tried to get a few laughs in when Kuno announced he loved Ranma's girl half, but it backfired. He was gonna two time us.

When we managed to get to class, I saw I wasn't alone in my suffering today. One of the cheerleaders were harassing Ryu. She walked to his desk and slammed her hands down.

"Can I help you?" Ryu asked without looking up from his book.

"You stay away from Ranma, you hear me?" She growled and I just barely caught the dangerous glint that appeared in Ryu's eyes before it vanished again.

"Who stole your curds and whey this morning, Miss Muffet?" Ryu asked, still not looking away from his book, but I saw that his eyes weren't moving across the page. The cheerleader then made the grievous mistake of snatching away Ryu's book. There are a few sure-fire ways to get Ryu ticked off, and this one was probably his biggest pet peeve. Ryu sat there for a moment, as if in disbelief that someone would dare take his book then fixed the cheerleader with his 'Evil Eye mark 4'. "I am giving you one chance and one chance only. Give me back the book or else." The cheerleader went pale, returned the book, and fled the room.

"What's the matter Ryu, you usually settle for the mark 2," I remarked

"What do you think the matter is? I had a nightmare last night of Kuno raping you because of those pictures," Ryu grumbled, thankfully, I was spared answering by the bell.

Ryu's POV

It was gym class. It was the worst of times and the best of times. I loved going outside to get some exercise, but loathed the looks the other guys gave me while in the locker room. Anyway, that day we were doing a little gymnastics and Ranma was very good. But it was only natural for a martial artist to be graceful…most of the time.

After Ranma's bit, he sat down next to Daisuke and Hiroshi, two of the biggest perverts in school. Whether this was coincidence or fate, having a laugh at Ranma, was up for debate. Daisuke and Hiroshi then pestered Ranma on whether or not he had done 'it' yet with Akane. Ranma had no clue what they were talking about and they thought he was just playing innocent. The two perverts kept dropping hints until Ranma finally pieced it together…I think.

"Are you kidding? With that tomboy?" Ranma protested

"She's wasted on you Saotome," Daisuke remarked

"Knock it off you pervs. We're here for PE, not gawking at the girls," I said

"Buzz off Tomoe," Hiroshi muttered and then Ranma got nailed by a softball to the face. Wait…what?

"That's got to hurt," Daisuke winced in sympathy and then I saw that it had been Scarlet that had hit Ranma. Coincidence? I think not!

"I thought you were a martial artist? Couldn't you have caught that or something?" Hiroshi asked

"I had something on my mind," Ranma groaned and continued on with the day.

On the way to the Tendo home, Scarlet was apologizing profusely for hitting Ranma with the ball and Ranma kept telling her to forget about it. Then we spotted Ranma's old man sweeping Dr. Tofu's walkway. Then Dr. Tofu came out and offered us tea and snacks. We then told him that the panda he had hired for whatever reason; was Ranma's dad. Then Dr. Tofu noticed Ranma's bruise. Dr. Tofu went to go get something for it and then the phone rang.

"Mr. Saotome, could you get that for me?" Dr. Tofu asked, but how a panda was supposed to answer the phone…I see. He was able to growl and make it sound somewhat like he was talking. But Scarlet decided to take the phone to help out. When Scarlet finished with the phone, she told us she was leaving. Ranma then stopped her and confronted her about her crush on Dr. Tofu. Akane then answered that it didn't matter because Dr. Tofu already liked someone else. A certain Kasumi Tendo to be precise.

"She's coming over right now," Scarlet said and then the door opened and the little old ladle lady walked in.

"That sly fox," Ranma snickered

"Not her, you idiot!" Akane snapped

"So who is it then, who is Dr. Tofu in love with?!" Ranma questioned

"Stick around and you'll find out soon enough. But I'd recommend you stay a safe distance from Dr. Tofu when she does," I quipped and Ranma gave me a questioning look. I didn't answer it and instead felt sorry for Akane. I had tried to get her to drop this silly crush, but I guess it'll take something more drastic than what I'm prepared to do to get her to drop it.

During these first few episodes, I always did feel sorry for Akane and her hopeless crush on Tofu. Anyway, until next time!