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"Ch-chicken pox? What's that?" Ranma scratched his arm feverishly. "Why am I so itchy?!"
"Oh, my. Chicken pox is a disease where the skin is irritated and itchy, as you have pointed out. You also get a high fever." Kasumi felt his head. "You are burning up. I'll go get you something for it." She hurried downstairs.
"Guess you should get comfortable, Saotome. Looks like you aren't going anywhere for a while." Nabiki gave his cheek a pat, pulling his hand away. He was on fire! No wonder he was feeling so bad. "I should leave though. I've never had them and am certainly not getting sick. See ya around." She went to ready for school, plotting of ways to make money off of this. By the time she had gotten out her clothes, ten ideas had popped into her brain.
"What did she mean by that? I gotta go to school. I gotta fight Kuno and Ryoga." He started to get up, only to be pushed down by his father.
"No, you don't boy. If you go out you will get worse. I've heard of people dying from this strange disease." The two fathers appeared in doctors' masks and rubber gloves.
"Father, you shouldn't be around. You never had the chicken pox, if I remember correctly. It is very dangerous for men, especially over the age of twenty-five or so." Kasumi came back, carrying water and aspirin for Ranma. "Nabiki and I have never had it either. It would be bad if we caught it. I'm sorry Ranma, but I can't take care of you. Please forgive me."
"Don't worry about it, Kasumi. I'm fine. Pop, you stay away from me though. I don't particularly want to be an orphan, so don't you catch this and die on me." Ranma took the aspirin and leaned back so it could take effect.
"Akane! You had the chicken pox! You take care of Ranma!" Soun exclaimed crying tears of joy.
"I recall Akane being sick and scratching a lot. I never knew it was the chicken pox." Kasumi smoothed her younger sister's hair. "If I had known that I would have helped care for you. Thank goodness mother was around."
There was a solemn moment, the Saotomes being silent as the Akane, Soun, and Kasumi remembered the late Mrs. Tendo. Genma broke the silence saying, "That is a great idea Tendo! Akane will take care of Ranma all by herself and we will stay out of there way! We'll go now, take good care of him!" The fathers rushed downstairs, earnest in beginning a game of Go and making sure they're plan worked.
"I should go start breakfast. I'll make sure Akane brings some up to you when it is ready." Kasumi took the empty water glass, and pulled a thermometer out of her pocket. "I almost forgot. Take his temperature, Akane, so we can judge how much it will go down."
Kasumi left Akane and Ranma is a state of surprise. "Well," Akane began. "We should probably take your temperature." She stuck the end of it in Ranma's mouth, pulling her hand away quickly and her fingers brushed his lips. She noticed that his face turned red, and felt the blush rush to her own cheeks. It's just the fever. It's just the fever. He doesn't feel anything for me, he isn't embarrassed. Akane reasoned, feeling her heart beat faster as she looked at him with piteous eyes. Poor guy. He must be feeling awful. I guess I do have to take care of him. I make it my solemn vow not to hit him either, no matter how much he deserves it. I just hope I can stick to that.
Ranma's heartbeat sped up as Akane touched his lips, and saw she was blushing. He sighed. Well, this is going to be interesting.
A/N: Another chapter down. I'll get as many of the other characters in it as I can, don't worry. Just for you Sach, I'll put Ryoga in the next chapter. Maybe. If it fits. I'll try at least. Questions, comments, reactions, and reviews are greatly appreciated.
"Ch-chicken pox? What's that?" Ranma scratched his arm feverishly. "Why am I so itchy?!"
"Oh, my. Chicken pox is a disease where the skin is irritated and itchy, as you have pointed out. You also get a high fever." Kasumi felt his head. "You are burning up. I'll go get you something for it." She hurried downstairs.
"Guess you should get comfortable, Saotome. Looks like you aren't going anywhere for a while." Nabiki gave his cheek a pat, pulling his hand away. He was on fire! No wonder he was feeling so bad. "I should leave though. I've never had them and am certainly not getting sick. See ya around." She went to ready for school, plotting of ways to make money off of this. By the time she had gotten out her clothes, ten ideas had popped into her brain.
"What did she mean by that? I gotta go to school. I gotta fight Kuno and Ryoga." He started to get up, only to be pushed down by his father.
"No, you don't boy. If you go out you will get worse. I've heard of people dying from this strange disease." The two fathers appeared in doctors' masks and rubber gloves.
"Father, you shouldn't be around. You never had the chicken pox, if I remember correctly. It is very dangerous for men, especially over the age of twenty-five or so." Kasumi came back, carrying water and aspirin for Ranma. "Nabiki and I have never had it either. It would be bad if we caught it. I'm sorry Ranma, but I can't take care of you. Please forgive me."
"Don't worry about it, Kasumi. I'm fine. Pop, you stay away from me though. I don't particularly want to be an orphan, so don't you catch this and die on me." Ranma took the aspirin and leaned back so it could take effect.
"Akane! You had the chicken pox! You take care of Ranma!" Soun exclaimed crying tears of joy.
"I recall Akane being sick and scratching a lot. I never knew it was the chicken pox." Kasumi smoothed her younger sister's hair. "If I had known that I would have helped care for you. Thank goodness mother was around."
There was a solemn moment, the Saotomes being silent as the Akane, Soun, and Kasumi remembered the late Mrs. Tendo. Genma broke the silence saying, "That is a great idea Tendo! Akane will take care of Ranma all by herself and we will stay out of there way! We'll go now, take good care of him!" The fathers rushed downstairs, earnest in beginning a game of Go and making sure they're plan worked.
"I should go start breakfast. I'll make sure Akane brings some up to you when it is ready." Kasumi took the empty water glass, and pulled a thermometer out of her pocket. "I almost forgot. Take his temperature, Akane, so we can judge how much it will go down."
Kasumi left Akane and Ranma is a state of surprise. "Well," Akane began. "We should probably take your temperature." She stuck the end of it in Ranma's mouth, pulling her hand away quickly and her fingers brushed his lips. She noticed that his face turned red, and felt the blush rush to her own cheeks. It's just the fever. It's just the fever. He doesn't feel anything for me, he isn't embarrassed. Akane reasoned, feeling her heart beat faster as she looked at him with piteous eyes. Poor guy. He must be feeling awful. I guess I do have to take care of him. I make it my solemn vow not to hit him either, no matter how much he deserves it. I just hope I can stick to that.
Ranma's heartbeat sped up as Akane touched his lips, and saw she was blushing. He sighed. Well, this is going to be interesting.
A/N: Another chapter down. I'll get as many of the other characters in it as I can, don't worry. Just for you Sach, I'll put Ryoga in the next chapter. Maybe. If it fits. I'll try at least. Questions, comments, reactions, and reviews are greatly appreciated.