Legal Note: I do not own Ranma. I do own, er, yeah I don't own anything worth mentioning.

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Chapter Four: Ranma

I was running late. I was an hour late to the pool. When I got there Akane was no where in sight. I thought she really wanted to learn how to swim. She was probably mad at me again so I would have to find her before some stupid thing happened. I started at the beach house, but she wasn't there. I spent all morning looking for that damn tomboy. I felt like I was wasting my time, but I knew if I went back to the beach house those two old bastards would throw me out and force me to find her. I was running everywhere and frankly I was getting tired. That's when I saw her over on a bench.

"Akane!" I ran up to her and stopped at the bench to catch my breath.. "I found you finally. I've been looking for you all over." Wherever she's been it was definitely outside, because she had a great tan going.

"Where were you idiot?!" She stood up punching my head.

"Hey! I was running late and to think I was worried about you tomboy." I crossed my arms. I can't believe she could be so mean! To think I wasted my morning looking for her.

"You were worried about me?" She seemed a little surprised by this.

"Huh? Well, I mean, you weren't there. I kind of thought you may have been kidnapped again." I placed my hands on the back of the bench and looked away. "You tend to get in stupid situations like that and I end up having to save your butt." I sighed. I was always saving her, it almost became a weekly event.

"It's usually your fault I get captured by someone." She started walking away and I went after. She insulted me!

"What? How dare you blame all that on me?" I caught up with her.

"Well it's the truth Ranma. Now what do you want?" She didn't remember that I said I'd teach her to swim.

"I said I'd teach you how to swim!" I kind of clenched one of my fists in anger because of her stupidity.

"Huh? You really mean it?" She stopped walking so I took her off to the side out of the way. I looked her in the eye.

"Well duh. I said I would and I'm a man of my word." I turned away blushing and went down the walk. "Are you gonna come?"

"Yeah. Hold up a second." She came following me. I wonder if I can even help her? I've seen her try before and it was pathetic, but I wanted to believe in her this once.

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