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Chapter Thirteen: Ranma

If this doesn't get her to like me again I don't know what will. This is the best thing I could ever give her. A chance to swim. It's more than a chance, because she will swim. The Clear Body move allows one to become one with the water, and when I used it I noticed that with it I didn't need to tread water or anything. That will solve multiple problems she deals with. So I helped her off the ground and pulled her into the water. I really wish I didn't have to become a girl when I did though.

"Ranma." She broke my train of fault so I shut her up.

"Don't ask what I'm doing Akane. I told you I'd teach you to swim. I intend to get you to swim by the end of the summer." Of course it may be sooner..

"How will this help me Ranma?" She still didn't believe in me. She doesn't trust me yet,

"This is the attack I beat Samba with today, er, yesterday. It will get you to swim." I forgot it's like one in the morning now. It's getting late, but whatever.

"But Ranma no technique can do that." Was she still harping on that?

"This will."

"No technique can Ranma." I felt my eye twitch as my patience left me.

"This one will." She's pissing me off, but I need to keep my cool this time.

"No it wo-" I don't know why I did it, but I kissed her. It was different then the two times I gave her mouth to mouth. I thought it would be weird, but it's not. Kissing her almost feels natural. At least I didn't feel angry now.

"This one will. Are you ready now?" I broke the kiss and stared at her. She didn't expect that, and she just was stunned. I thought she would want that.

"Why, why did you do that?" She was mad at me all right I know that face.

"Because you wouldn't shut up." I told the truth and she had to hit me over the head. "Hey!" I hate it when she does that!

"I was right you are a pervert." She stormed out of the water onto the beach. Why does she always do this?

"I'm not a pervert!" She just kept walking. This isn't a normal fight of ours. "H-hey wait Akane! I was going to get you to swim!" How can she up and quit on me just because of some dumb kiss I gave her. A kiss is just a stupid thing anyway. "Fine I guess you don't want to anymore. I just thought, er, I thought wrong." I thought she was serious about this, and I thought nothing would stand in her way. Even my apparent idiocy.

"Okay then teach me!" She turned and came back for me.

"Then I will!" I came out to meet her a little pissed..

"And don't try kissing me again!" She was mad about that still. She could never let things slide.

"I wouldn't want to." I said that, but a part of me didn't mean it. "Let's do this then." I took her out into the water. "You want to know why I think this move will help you?" I wasn't so stupid to see that she just needed to know a bit more.

"Yes I do." At least she didn't sound mad anymore.

"The Saotome Clear Body attack allows one to become like one with the water. See I figure your problem is you just don't float well. Using this technique you, well, become one with the water, and you'll float or whatever. Then you'll probably have to practice some more on your swimming. You won't have to worry about drowning though." I've never felt so smart before.

"Uh, well, whatever this will get me to swim right?" I nodded in agreement. That's the first thing she said that made any sense.

"Okay. Here I go. Uh, but first." I'm embarrassed to say this, but I have to ask her if she likes me any. "Akane. I'm glad to help you." Strange thing was that I didn't continue saying anything, but I felt my lips keep speaking the words I was thinking. Mainly compliments to Akane though, along with some name-calling. "Huh? Oh, Akane after you can swim you want to join me in, er, well a swim?" I felt my face become red. I never had problems saying things before. Wait, I did.

"I'd be glad to Ranma." That means she's forgiven me. That made mw happy, because when she's mad she gets to beating me up. I just realized I failed one goal I made for the summer. This whole trip was a plot created by our parents to get Akane and me together. I decided that I'd make sure that didn't happen, but I failed. I like her more than I thought. Maybe if she stopped calling me pervert and beating me with mallets I'd grow to like her even more.

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Kaoru-chan6: He's Ranma he acts on impulse. Thanks for putting me as a fav author.