Nabiki is soooo dead once I can get up without wincing. Videl lay in her bed in Akane's room, staring at the ceiling. Someone knocked softly on the door. "Come in."

"Hey, how are you feeling?" Akane said as she stepped into the room.

"Better, in fact I think I'll go visit Nabiki and see how she's doing," she tried to sit up, groaned from her injuries and plopped back down.

"Cut that out, you're not any better, are you?" She sat down on her bed. Videl smiled wryly.

"How was school today?"

"Oh, it was fine, the usual."

"Do you have any homework for me?"

"Yeah, two pages of math, and you have to read a chapter in history."

"Ok, now if you'll just attach the book to the ceiling so I can read it…" Akane laughed at the remark.

"Do you want anything, y'know food, drink?"

"Yes, please! I'm dying of thirst, a glass of water or something!"

"Anything else?"

"A bag of potato chips would be nice," she grinned. Akane smiled and closed the door as she left. Videl lifted her shirt and scratched under her right breast then adjusted her leg's position in the sling. A knock sounded again. "That was quick," she said quietly. "Come in." It was Gohan.

"Um, hi."

"Hello, what's up?"

"We missed you in school today."

"How sweet," Videl cooed. "Come here a second," she whispered. He walked over to the bed. "Closer." He bent over. "Closer!" He got on his knees and leaned toward her. Her right arm wrapped around his neck and drew him in, then she kissed him. He stopped resisting and savored the moment. Videl released him and he rose to his feet. Gohan held her hand for a moment and left the room. She sighed affectionately.

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Ranma sat in the kitchen, flipping through a book for school. Gohan was next to him at the table, intently reading his own copy of the novel. Akane reached into the pantry to get the bag of potato chips, and her arm up until her shoulder was sucked in.

"Gyahhh! What the hell!?!?"

"Whoa!" Ranma and Gohan jumped up to see what was going on. They pulled her away from the pantry, and smoke issued forth from it. Ranma waved away the smoke and looked inside. "There's nothing here." Akane put the bag of chips on the counter and peered into the clearing smoke. She didn't see anything and grabbed for the chips, which were mysteriously gone.

"That's weird, I could've sworn I put the chips here a second ago…" They gasped in shock upon noticing a small white ghost on the table, standing amid the boys' books.

"BOOOO-GAAAAH BOOOO-GAAAAH!" It shrieked as it waved arm-like appendages in the air. Akane jumped into Ranma's arms who then jumped into Gohan's. It flew at them and they screamed in terror. The ghost suddenly disappeared in a puff of smoke, and the shredded potato chip bag floated to the ground.

"Can I put you down now?" Gohan asked. Ranma hopped out of his arms and stood Akane on her feet.

"That was really freaky," Akane said.

"Yeah, although I've never seen a ghost that has to eat," Ranma mentioned. Akane got a glass of water and some pretzels and headed upstairs.

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"Not to be picky or anything Akane, but I thought I asked for chips," Videl munched a pretzel. Akane had propped her up against a pillow so she wouldn't choke.

"About that…"

"What?"

"The guys and I saw a ghost, and it… ate the chips I was getting for you."

"Really? That's so weird."

"You're telling me, it attacked me and almost tore my arm off!" She showed Videl the torn edges where the sleeve of her T-shirt had been. The lights suddenly went out and they screamed. The lights flicked back on and Videl was tied up in the leg sling hanging from the ceiling.

"Little help?" Akane quickly got her down and settled back into her bed.

"Whoa, this is really weird, but I think my bra is missing…" Akane pulled the collar of her shirt out and confirmed the notion.

"I think my panties are too," Videl fidgeted and felt her groin area. "They're gone!" Akane loosened the ties on her sweat pants and peered down.

"This is getting freaky, Videl."

"Yeah, really freaky…"

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Genma in panda form lumbered into the kitchen and opened the fridge. After poking through it for a while, he pulled out some deli meats and made a sandwich. He put the sandwich on a plate and placed that on the counter. He went back into the fridge for a soda, and when he returned the plate was bare. Genma grunted and looked under it, then peered around the kitchen. Turning around, a little white ghost stood on his plate, half eaten sandwich in hand.

"Boo," it said with a mouthful of sandwich. Genma's mouth dropped open and he slowly crept toward the door. He opened the door and stepped through, and the ghost suddenly appeared in a puff of smoke, floating at eye level. "Bleargh!" It shrieked then stuck out its tongue and gave him a rasberry. Genma screamed and inadvertently batted the ghost into the kitchen as he bounded upstairs to Ranma's room. Breathing hard, he flung open the door. Ranma and Gohan looked at him.

"What's up, pop?"

Ghost! The he held up read.

"Another one?" Gohan asked.

I was making a sandwich and…Genma furiously wrote on another sign. Ranma smacked him on the head.

"Just turn back already!" Genma nodded and left the room. He returned a few seconds later as his normal human self.

"I-I saw a ghost! Downstairs! It was horrible!"

"Oh, come on! I can't believe you are scared of a little ghost, pop."

"Really, it was terrifying, Ranma! You believe me, don't you Gohan?"

"Actually we had a run in with the entity earlier…"

"And you didn't warn me!?! The thing ate my poor little sandwich and would have eaten me too if I hadn't injured it and come to make sure you guys were okay…"

"Waitaminute, you hurt a ghost?"

"I, uh, guess so."

"Let's go check it out, Gohan," Ranma got off his bed. Gohan nodded and followed him downstairs. Genma stood behind them, clutching an umbrella. Ranma cracked the door and peeked inside. The 'ghost' lay on the floor. They went in, Genma stood in the doorway, trembling from fright. Something crashed and Gohan and Ranma whirled around. Genma had dropped the umbrella, and he quickly picked it up. Upon closer inspection of the 'ghost' little feet stuck out from under the white sheet covering. Next to the unconscious specter were two pairs of panties and a bra. Ranma scooped up the undergarments, and their tags read 'Akane' and 'Videl'. The ghost abruptly sat up and grabbed at the underwear Gohan backhanded the ghost into the wall. He put his foot on it and held it down as Ranma pulled off the sheet.

"Happosai!" They shouted in unison. The old man grinned nervously.

"Master!" Genma proclaimed from the door.

"H-hello boys, what's up?"

"That's what we wanna know, you little pervert!" Ranma put his hands on his hips.

"Why have you been stealing the girls' underwear?" Gohan asked.

"Isn't it obvious," the little man blurted.

"Never mind that, why did you swipe the food?" Ranma questioned.

"A guy's gotta eat…"

"Come to think of it, how did you steal the underwear without having your head ignite?" Gohan crossed his arms over his chest.'

"Well, you see, I made that, er, costume out of flame repellent material, so when my head starts to catch on fire, it stops…"

"Pretty clever," Genma pointed out.

"I thought it was," Happosai said. Ranma threw the sheet into the garbage and splashed a cup of water on himself, becoming female. She then opened her shirt, which revealed her breasts to Happosai, whose head suddenly caught fire. Gohan removed his foot and watched the old man dance around, screaming in agony. He then punted Happosai out the door Genma had opened.

"That's that," Ranma declared, rubbing her hands on together.

"Um, son…" Genma began. Ranma noticed Gohan's widened eyes staring at her breasts. She buttoned her shirt and picked up his hand. She led him back up to their room. Genma let out a sigh of relief and opened the fridge.