Toshi smoothed out her dress with her hands. Today was a big day. As a birthday present to her; Nabiki, Akane, and Ranma, had fixed her up with Ryoga as her date. She squealed joyfully.

"You sound like him now." Ranma said, interrupting his sister's thoughts.

"Who are you talking about?" She asked quizzically, looking back at Ranma in the mirror. "And why are you always in here when I'm changing? On some kind on incestuous streak, are we?" She cocked an eyebrow.

"Shuddup. Like you have ANYTHING I'd want to see. You're just a little sister." He replied and settled down on the floor, sitting cross-legged.

"A very cute one at that. My baby, on her first date!" Genma ran in the room and glomped his teenage daughter.

"Pops, get offa me!" Toshi squirmed and grimaced. "You'll wrinkle my dress! Or get sake on it!"

"Hey, I resent that! It's a privilege to have sake spilt on you while being bear hugged by your father! It's the stain of the gods!" Genma exclaimed yet backed away, not knowing how his daughter's temper was, seeing that she wasn't raised by him, and considering his experiences with his son's fiance.

"Stain of the god's! This man is crazy..." Ranma said.

Genma shot him a lethal glare. "Shut up boy! This is Toshi's day and you can't ruin it!"

"You old fart! I think you're ruining it! Being drunk and all!"

"Me? I'm not drunk! I hold my liquor very we- Wait." Genma doubled over. "I've got to go." He double timed out of the room.

"Whatever." Toshi continued smoothing out her dress. It was an emerald green dress, with little spaghetti straps and its hem right above her knees. Ranma had to admit, Toshi was pretty.

"Toshi, you're pretty." Ranma said.

Toshi raised an eyebrow. "Having naughty thoughts again, Ranma?"

He laughed. "You're so sick. I meant for a little sister."

"So before I can be REALLY pretty in your eyes, I have to measure up to Akane, right?"

Ranma glanced over to make sure the door was closed. It wasn't, so he got up and shut it. Leaning against the door, he replied "Basically." Ranma shot his little sister a boyish grin.

"Oh ho ho, now big brother admits it!"

"I didn't admit anything!" He grinned slyly.

"Oh yes you did!" Toshi raised her hand to hit Ranma, but then stopped. "What is she here, like the standard of beauty?"

"Pretty much, but like anyone would think she's even cute." Ranma scoffed with a devious glint in his eyes.

"You jerk! You just said she was pretty and now you-" Toshi started, furious and then was interrupted by Ranma.

"I didn't admit nothing! Maybe you just 'magined me admitting whatever it is."

"Whatever." Toshi said and turned back to the mirror to fix her dress yet again.

"So Shi-chan what will you two be doing tonight?" Ranma asked.

"Oh, just normal stuff people do at dances.." Toshi said smiling.

"Like what?" He asked. Toshi just smiled in response.

"Don't do anything stupid. Remember this. If Ryoga touches you, I'll break every bone in his body. Tell him that as a warning." Ranma said seriously. Toshi looked over at him, surprised.

"If you touch him, I'll kill you to avenge our unborn children."

"I'm pretty safe, then. Ryoga wouldn't go near you if he had a choice."

"He's just in denial." Toshi said coolly.

"Feh." Ranma scoffed.

"Feh? What kind of word is that? Did you make it up?" Toshi asked, taking a spare moment to glance sideways at Ranma.

"Well...Heh." Ranma said, smiling embarassedly. A sweat dropped appeared on his forehead.

They were both quiet for a second. Toshi smug because she had stumped her brother, and anxious to go out to the dance. Ranma, mad because he was stumped and really didn't have anything to say. There was an awkward silence until Akane burst in the room. Akane carried a makeup kit in her hand, and in the other, held a brush,comb, and hair accessories. She walked in and shut the door behind her.

"Toshi, oh your dress is so cute!" Akane squealed. Ranma rolled his eyes. Yet, he remained in the room to see what would become of his sister.

"You really think so?" Toshi gushed. She smiled and twirled about a bit, showing off.

"Yeah, it's so cute! So..." Akane paused sifted through the overstuffed little bags she carried. "What's first, hair or makeup?" Toshi opened her mouth to choose, but Ranma cut her off with his hysterical laughter.

"You're going to let HER doll ya up? This is priceless!"

Toshi looked to Akane confusedly. "Yeah, why?"

"HER?" Ranma tried unsuccessfully to stifle a guffaw. "HER! AKANE? OF ALL PEOPLE! The tomboy who doesn't even WEAR makeup is going ta try to put some on YOU!" Akane started fuming. Her face began to turn red and Toshi could almost see the smoke coming out of her ears.

"RANMA!" Akane screamed and punched him. The force sent Ranma out the window, and straight into the koi pond. Akane's fist stayed stiff for a second, her chest heaving and all the color slowly leaving her face. Toshi stared for a moment, then decided to nudge Akane's shoulder.

"Akane? You okay? I know he can be a jerk, but-"

"Oh Toshi!" Akane sobbed and in one swift movement fell into Toshi's arms.

"Akane?" This is definitely NOT the Akane I'm used to, Toshi thought to herself, as she began to rub Akane's bak comfortingly and whisper little encouragements to her friend. Akane continued to cry into Toshi's dress. After a while, Akane's breathing slowed, and she sniffled instead of crying.

"You okay now, 'Kane-chan?" Toshi asked. Akane sat up abruptly.

"Where'd that come from?" Akane asked, sniffling.

"Just something I made up. You okay now?"

"I guess. Your brother just pisses me off sometimes. I'm sorry about your dress. It's just that, he made me so mad, I had to cry, and you were right there, and"

"It's alright. I mean, you try to do stuff to prove your worth and he makes fun of you so much-"

"It's not like I LIKE him or anything." Akane said, turning away from Toshi.

"Whatever, Akane."