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Thoughts are in 'quotations'.
Akane looked at Ranma in surprise. "Was that-?"
"Ryoga?" The two got up and went to the window, where Kasumi was speaking with the Lost Boy in the Tendo backyard.
"Oh, hello, Ryoga," Kasumi said. "I'm sorry, but Ranma can't spar with you today. He has the chicken pox."
Ryoga faltered. "Chicken pox?"
"Yes. Akane is taking care of him." Startling Kasumi, Ryoga rushed inside, searching for the stairs. Five minutes later, when he found them, he rushed up and opened a door.
"Ranma! What's going on?" He stared wildly around.
"Ryoga, I think you have the wrong room," Nabiki said from her desk. "Unless you came to visit me."
"Actually, I was looking for Ranma," Ryoga twiddled his fingers.
"Here, let me take you there." She got up and grabbed her school bag.
"Really? That sure is nice of you. How much is this gonna cost me?" He randomly searched his pockets for any yen he might happen to have.
"It's on the house for two reasons. One, I'm going to be late for school if I don't leave in the next minute. Two, you are getting my carpet dirty and if I just told you how to go you wouldn't be out of here for another hour or so." She took him by the shoulders and led him to the right room. "In there. See you around."
"Oh, thank you." He bounded in to the right room. "Ranma!"
"Hey, Ryoga, only took you about an hour to get here. Nice timing." He was lying on his futon as Akane put a fresh washcloth on his forehead.
Ryoga's eyes widened as he realized exactly how nice she was being to him. "What's going on here?"
"Ranma, please don't tease Ryoga. Ryoga, don't ask Ranma to fight you. He is very sick. He has the chicken pox. I don't want him to get worse. You probably shouldn't be here. It would be awful if you caught it." She fluffed Ranma's pillow from under his head and smiled at Ryoga.
Ryoga was shocked at her sudden display of affection, then pulled himself together. "I've already had it. More then a month, there isn't any chance of my getting it again. It was awful, staying in bed for that long." He hesitated and said, "Sorry about it Ranma."
Ranma chuckled. "That was probably the only time you stayed in one place."
"Ranma!" Akane exclaimed. "That was mean! Ryoga was being nice and you just insulted him. If you don't stop being rude, I'll let Ryoga here take care of you, and there will be no one here to help while I'm at school. How about that?"
Ranma was ashamed of himself. "I'm sorry, Ryoga. Better?" He asked Akane.
She crossed her arms. "I suppose. Would you like to help me with him Ryoga? It could get pretty boring, just the two of us. We can't think of anything to do."
'I could spend time with Akane!' Ryoga's heart soared. 'Sure Ranma will be here, but I'm sure he'll sleep most of the time. This could be the chance of a lifetime!' His cheeks glowed. "Of course, Akane! I would love to!"
'Oh, great.' Ranma thought. 'Now I'm stuck with Ryoga, until he gets lost. And here I was, wanting to be alone with Akane. Oh, Kamisama, the fever is acting up again. Maybe it would be better if Ryoga was here.' He paused in his thoughts. 'Did I just think THAT?'
"Thank you, Ryoga. I'm sure you will be a big help. What do you think we should do? We can't bring the television upstairs, no where to plug it in. I think Nabiki has an old Monopoly set. Let me see if I can find it. Be right back!" Akane left the two guys, wondering what will happen to her for wandering into her older sister's domain.
"Looks like you have Akane hanging all over you. How did you do it?" Ryoga asked, as Ranma closed his eyes.
"I have no idea. She just started being nice as soon as I got this stupid virus. I don't mind though. It is kind of nice, and she looks really cute lately." Ranma smirked as he saw the look of outrage on Ryoga's face.
"WHAT?! Why I oughta-" He began to launch himself at the sick boy.
"Here it is! Wow, I think Nabiki knows more then we think she does. She laid out all of the board games on her bureau near the door. I also got Sorry, Life and Scrabble. Did I miss anything?" She set the board games on the floor, looking at Ranma and Ryoga. They were sitting cross-legged on the floor, looking like angels.
"Oh, nothing." They said in unison.
"Uh huh. Sure. What do you want to play first?" The three played board games for the next couple hours, until each of them were bored stiff, even Ryoga, who had won every game of Monopoly. "How did you get so good at that?"
"Well, I'm used to traveling and handling my own finances. Guess I just know what to do." He blushed.
"Akane, I'm really itchy! I need to scratch!" Ranma said, gripping the futon.
"Don't do it, Ranma. I'll put some more lotion on you." She squirted the calamine lotion into her hand and rubbed it on his arms. "How is that?"
"Much better. Thank you, Akane. My back itches, too, though." He gave Ryoga a wicked grin as she sighed and got some more lotion. The other boy turned red, with steam coming from his ears. If looks could kill, Ranma could have died at least three times and been back for more.
"All done. I'm starting to be hungry. Should I make lunch?" Akane looked hopeful.
"NO!" The boys said. "I mean," Ranma said. "It isn't necessary. Kasumi can make some. She likes to cook and stuff like that."
"Oh," Akane said disappointedly. "Maybe later?"
"Maybe, Akane, maybe." Ranma leaned back, with his arms folded behind his head. "With the exception of this morning, we are having a pretty quiet day. I like it."
The glass window shattered as a figure jumped through it, glomping onto Ranma. "Nihao! Shampoo bring too too delicious Ramen to Ranma!"
"It's your own fault, Ranma." Ryoga rolled his eyes. "You had to say it."
A/N: You know it had to happen. We have to put Shampoo in it to ruin the special moment or relaxation. Nerima wouldn't be normal without it. Or as normal as it gets there. Questions, comments, reactions, and reviews are greatly appreciated.
Thoughts are in 'quotations'.
Akane looked at Ranma in surprise. "Was that-?"
"Ryoga?" The two got up and went to the window, where Kasumi was speaking with the Lost Boy in the Tendo backyard.
"Oh, hello, Ryoga," Kasumi said. "I'm sorry, but Ranma can't spar with you today. He has the chicken pox."
Ryoga faltered. "Chicken pox?"
"Yes. Akane is taking care of him." Startling Kasumi, Ryoga rushed inside, searching for the stairs. Five minutes later, when he found them, he rushed up and opened a door.
"Ranma! What's going on?" He stared wildly around.
"Ryoga, I think you have the wrong room," Nabiki said from her desk. "Unless you came to visit me."
"Actually, I was looking for Ranma," Ryoga twiddled his fingers.
"Here, let me take you there." She got up and grabbed her school bag.
"Really? That sure is nice of you. How much is this gonna cost me?" He randomly searched his pockets for any yen he might happen to have.
"It's on the house for two reasons. One, I'm going to be late for school if I don't leave in the next minute. Two, you are getting my carpet dirty and if I just told you how to go you wouldn't be out of here for another hour or so." She took him by the shoulders and led him to the right room. "In there. See you around."
"Oh, thank you." He bounded in to the right room. "Ranma!"
"Hey, Ryoga, only took you about an hour to get here. Nice timing." He was lying on his futon as Akane put a fresh washcloth on his forehead.
Ryoga's eyes widened as he realized exactly how nice she was being to him. "What's going on here?"
"Ranma, please don't tease Ryoga. Ryoga, don't ask Ranma to fight you. He is very sick. He has the chicken pox. I don't want him to get worse. You probably shouldn't be here. It would be awful if you caught it." She fluffed Ranma's pillow from under his head and smiled at Ryoga.
Ryoga was shocked at her sudden display of affection, then pulled himself together. "I've already had it. More then a month, there isn't any chance of my getting it again. It was awful, staying in bed for that long." He hesitated and said, "Sorry about it Ranma."
Ranma chuckled. "That was probably the only time you stayed in one place."
"Ranma!" Akane exclaimed. "That was mean! Ryoga was being nice and you just insulted him. If you don't stop being rude, I'll let Ryoga here take care of you, and there will be no one here to help while I'm at school. How about that?"
Ranma was ashamed of himself. "I'm sorry, Ryoga. Better?" He asked Akane.
She crossed her arms. "I suppose. Would you like to help me with him Ryoga? It could get pretty boring, just the two of us. We can't think of anything to do."
'I could spend time with Akane!' Ryoga's heart soared. 'Sure Ranma will be here, but I'm sure he'll sleep most of the time. This could be the chance of a lifetime!' His cheeks glowed. "Of course, Akane! I would love to!"
'Oh, great.' Ranma thought. 'Now I'm stuck with Ryoga, until he gets lost. And here I was, wanting to be alone with Akane. Oh, Kamisama, the fever is acting up again. Maybe it would be better if Ryoga was here.' He paused in his thoughts. 'Did I just think THAT?'
"Thank you, Ryoga. I'm sure you will be a big help. What do you think we should do? We can't bring the television upstairs, no where to plug it in. I think Nabiki has an old Monopoly set. Let me see if I can find it. Be right back!" Akane left the two guys, wondering what will happen to her for wandering into her older sister's domain.
"Looks like you have Akane hanging all over you. How did you do it?" Ryoga asked, as Ranma closed his eyes.
"I have no idea. She just started being nice as soon as I got this stupid virus. I don't mind though. It is kind of nice, and she looks really cute lately." Ranma smirked as he saw the look of outrage on Ryoga's face.
"WHAT?! Why I oughta-" He began to launch himself at the sick boy.
"Here it is! Wow, I think Nabiki knows more then we think she does. She laid out all of the board games on her bureau near the door. I also got Sorry, Life and Scrabble. Did I miss anything?" She set the board games on the floor, looking at Ranma and Ryoga. They were sitting cross-legged on the floor, looking like angels.
"Oh, nothing." They said in unison.
"Uh huh. Sure. What do you want to play first?" The three played board games for the next couple hours, until each of them were bored stiff, even Ryoga, who had won every game of Monopoly. "How did you get so good at that?"
"Well, I'm used to traveling and handling my own finances. Guess I just know what to do." He blushed.
"Akane, I'm really itchy! I need to scratch!" Ranma said, gripping the futon.
"Don't do it, Ranma. I'll put some more lotion on you." She squirted the calamine lotion into her hand and rubbed it on his arms. "How is that?"
"Much better. Thank you, Akane. My back itches, too, though." He gave Ryoga a wicked grin as she sighed and got some more lotion. The other boy turned red, with steam coming from his ears. If looks could kill, Ranma could have died at least three times and been back for more.
"All done. I'm starting to be hungry. Should I make lunch?" Akane looked hopeful.
"NO!" The boys said. "I mean," Ranma said. "It isn't necessary. Kasumi can make some. She likes to cook and stuff like that."
"Oh," Akane said disappointedly. "Maybe later?"
"Maybe, Akane, maybe." Ranma leaned back, with his arms folded behind his head. "With the exception of this morning, we are having a pretty quiet day. I like it."
The glass window shattered as a figure jumped through it, glomping onto Ranma. "Nihao! Shampoo bring too too delicious Ramen to Ranma!"
"It's your own fault, Ranma." Ryoga rolled his eyes. "You had to say it."
A/N: You know it had to happen. We have to put Shampoo in it to ruin the special moment or relaxation. Nerima wouldn't be normal without it. Or as normal as it gets there. Questions, comments, reactions, and reviews are greatly appreciated.