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Out next to the pound a Panda can be seen playing with a tire. Nodoka walks up to him and starts to rube his belly. "Hello Mr. Panda, how strange to see you here and not Ranko. Could you please tell me where she is?" As he reaches over for the sign he feels hot water being splashed on him.

Nodoka glairs at Genma then smiles with a glint in her eyes. "Hello Husband, you have much explaining to do, and some catching up." Before he can even protest she grabs him by the ear and drags him towards the gate. "Good night children, don't do anything I would not do." She walks out of the gate.

Both Mamoru and Akane face fault and take several minutes to recover.

Mamoru recovers first. "Akane, could please you explain that?"

Akane lets her perverted mind take over. "I think Uncle is going to be very tired for the next few days. Do you think she will kill him?"

Mamoru catches on to her line of thought. "The only way he will die is if he has a heart attack."

The both reenter the Dojo hand in hand.

Nabiki glairs at this new comer. "I now accept the fact that you are not Ranma."

Mamoru smiles at her. "Thank you Nabiki. It's been a long day, can someone direct me to the bath?"

Akane takes over. "Sister, has the hot water been drawn?"

Kasumi sighs. "Yes it has, I was just fixing to go myself."

Mamoru sighs himself. "Then by all means, go, don't let me ungentlemanly, Akane, want to help me wash the dishes up?"

Akane perks up at the suggestion. "Sure, it would be nice to do something around the house for a change."

Kasumi panics. "Mamoru you are a guess here, Akane, there is no need."


Mamoru smiles at her. "Kasumi, I'll keep a eye on her, and I'm not a freeloading guest. We will leave the dishes on the counter for your inspection."

Kasumi looks at him with a skeptical eye. "Ok, I guess it will be alright."

Mamoru tries to add some quality time with Nabiki. "Nabiki, want to help also? I imagine you have a few questions yourself."

Akane whispers to Mamoru "You just want a chance to talk to her you scoundrel."

Mamoru looks at Akane with a sly look. "Am I that transparent?"

Akane smiles "Only to me."

Mamoru grins. "Good, I think, I thought I was losing my touch."

Nabiki not knowing she was the topic. "If you to are finished whispering, I have to get online and check my accounts so I won't be able to help out."

Mamoru perks up at this. "You have a computer?"

Nabiki blinks. "Yes, Why?"

Mamoru puts on the puppy dog eye act. "I was wondering if I could use it for a half hour, so I can contact my friends."

Nabiki smiles slyly. "I don't see the harm."

Mamoru bows to Nabiki. "Thank you Nabiki-san."

Akane and Mamoru are washing and drying the dishes. Akane had started off at the scrubbing part, but after breaking several dishes with her enthusiasm Mamoru took over and let her rinse and dry.

Akane "You really are ga ga over her aren't you?"

Mamoru "In a word, yes. I just wish I knew more about her."

Akane "Good, it's about time someone noticed her, and the way you caught her off guard this morning was priceless. Very people can do that to her. I think she has at least noticed your personality."

Mamoru ponders what he has been told. "You think so? I did not think I would be able to move that fast. I'll have to slow it down."

Akane smiles. "Just don't hurt her? OK."

Mamoru places his right hand in the air in a dramatic pose. "I promise to do everything in my power not to hurt her."

Akane dries the last dish. "Looks like we are done, lets go up to her room."

Mamoru cringes at this. A girl's room is not a domain he wishes to enter without a chaffaron. "Her room? You will have to play chaffaron."


Akane giggles, glad he is so thoughtful. She decides to have a little fun. "Why you pervert!"

Mamoru holds up both hands and backs away. "I just don't want to be caught in any kind of compromising position."

Akane breaks out laughing. "Just kidding, I trust you, you have been nothing but a perfect gentlemen so far."



Mamoru follows her through the house while she points out all the rooms. Soon enough they reach Nabiki's door that is closed. Akane knocks on the door.

Akane "Sis, Can we come in."

They wait patiently for an answer. They here Nabiki call out.

Nabiki "Door is open."

Mamoru walks into the lion's den noticing that Nabiki has changed into shorts and a tank top. Her body curved at all the right locations. Breaking his train of thought he looks at the computer. "Nice set up Nabiki, thank you for letting me use it."

Nabiki shrugs. "Just let me know if you need any help."

Akane "Mind if I look over your shoulder?"

Mamoru "No, Nabiki, you can look to, if you want to."

Mamoru starts to type away entering a message to all his friends explaining the situation and how he will be busy. He then looks up a local number for his Internet account with Nabiki's help and dials it up. To both Nabiki's and Akane's surprise he opens a web site that has his name and he enters some instructions there. He then goes and checks his portfolio and orders a credit card in Ranma's name.

Akane looks at the computer screen wide eyed. "You own your own business?"

Mamoru blushes. "It's a small thing really, no big deal."

Nabiki whistles while looking at the screen. "Those numbers are incredible, your more loaded that Kuno-sempia."

Mamoru blushes even deeper. "Its not something I like to talk about, I do not go about throwing my wealth around. As far as I'm concerned, this is top secret. The credit card you just saw me order to top secret also."

Akane looks confused. "He is that loaded Nabiki?"

Nabiki notices Mamoru's discomfort. "Yes, now quite before you embrace him, he is very self conscience about it. What I can't figure out is why he let us find out."


Mamoru "I am not a free loader, I will pay my way and without a job that's rather difficult. Instead of letting you worry about were I got the money, I thought I would let you know up front." Letting the information sink in he continues. " I find it a lot easier not to keep secrets like this in a strange environment. Plus I wanted to make it absolutely clear, I'm not Ranma."

Nabiki thinking of how she can cash in for her family. "I can appreciate that, but it will cost you to keep this all hush, hush."

Mamoru glairs at Nabiki. "As soon as the card is here I'll move out. That way I won't intrude in your private domain. If you want to tell everyone about my wealth, go right ahead, while it will gain you nothing, and cause me caouse which will envelope the entire family. I will not be blackmailed in any shape, form, or fashion.

Akane nudges Nabiki in the ribs.

Nabiki back pedals. "My apologies, no need to move out. It sounds like Kasumi is done, go take your bath Mamoru."

Nabiki literally pushes Mamoru out of her room and closes the door.


Nabiki sighs. "I deserved that, I went to far."

Akane continues to glair at her sister. "Don't hurt him Nabiki."

Nabiki "Mwaa? I'm hurt."

Akane (sigh) "I've been around you long enough, so don't give me that. I don't want him going home thinking that the Tendo sisters are a bunch of harlots."

Nabiki "Your right, he as already done more for us just with Ranma's mother than we can ever hope to repay."


Darkness

Mamoru "Ranma?"

Ranma "Your back?"

Mamoru "Yes, the situation with you mother has been resolved. Both your father and yourself will live."

Ranma "Thank you, I don't see how I will ever be able to repay you for that one."

Mamoru "You can tell me about Nabiki."

Ranma "The Ice Queen?"

Mamoru "If you know how, you can shatter any ice."

Ranma "Ok I'll tell you what to expect, then I'll continue with my story."


Mamoru "Fair enough, by the way, as soon as the Doctors are confident, they will pull the tranqs. At which time you will enter my complicated life."

Ranma "Complicated?"

Mamoru "No where near as bad as yours, but there are some Jr. officers in the company that will try to take advantage of the situation. When my body is healed, you will be coming to Japan. I've already ordered a passport. Dr. Moo should know what's going on when you wake up."

Ranma "Ok, I understand?. About Nabiki??"

Akane walks into the guest room and sees Mamoru fast asleep. Kasumi had sent her up to get him for lunch. She soon discovers that he is as hard to awaken as Ranma.

Akane sighs and speaks more loudly. Even the mentioning of food did not stir him. "Wake up, its lunch time."

Mamoru wakens up just a little. "Just five more minutes Mom?" Then rolls over and falls back to sleep.

Akane growls in frustration and yells. "Wake up Baka, your mother has changed her mind. She is coming for your head" She is not disappointed by the results.

Mamoru eyes open as big as saucers. He sits up looking around for the closest safe exit. "What! She promised?. Got to run? I can't believe?"

Akane tries to calm him down. "Calm down, I had to get you awake somehow."

Mamoru takes a minute to refocus his mind from the fright, then glairs at Akane. "I suppose you think that was funny."

Akane stiffening a giggle "A little?"

Mamoru making motion of cocking his tickling fingers ask "Then why aren't I laughing?"

While many would consider Akane clueless, she is not lost to the wiggling finger that Mamoru has pointed in her direction. "You wouldn't?"

Mamoru's eyes gleam with mischief, and he smiles. "Ask my little niece what I capable of."

Akane tried to lunge away but she was to late. Before she knew it, Mamoru was over her going for both ribs, under arms, stomach, and nerve pinches. "Ha, Ha, please stop."

Mamoru continues to pour it on. "Will you ever wake me up trying to give me a heart attack again?"

Akane's eyes are watering, trying "Ha, Ha?.. No? No?. I..... I .... pro?.mmm?.ise."

Mamoru was just about to stop when Nabiki burst in, "And just what are you doing to my sister?"

Mamoru winking at Akane lightens up on the attack and says "Nothing."


Not realizing that she is walking in on a trap she goes to get Mamoru off of Akane. "That's enough, get off my sister." Before she realizes what is going on Akane grabs her ankles and drags her down to the floor. Mamoru is on top of her in a flash continuing his assault. Before she knows it Akane is joining in at her feet.

Nabiki is gasping for breath. "You ... two ... will ... pay ... for ... this! ... Hahahahaha"

Mamoru continues the attack. "You know Akane, you would think your sister would offer to pay for use to stop."

Akane "Your right Mamoru, then again, I have not seen her laugh like this in a long time. She might be enjoying it."

Nabiki "It hahahhaha hurts?.. please hhahahahahha?. Stop??"

Mamoru slows down. "Ok, I'll stop? " He starts go get up only having Nabiki lunge up and body flip him down to the floor starting her own attack. He relents rather quickly.

Mamoru "Hahahaha, Ok, Ok.;?. You win? hahahhahahah."

Akane realizing the chance for retribution goes and attacks Mamoru feet.

Mamoru "Hahahahahah Noooooooo"

Nabiki "Admit, who is the tickle master, and I'll stop. "

Mamoru "hahahaha Never?? cough? hahahah, cough, cough?"

Mamoru losses his breathe and starts to cough. Nabiki does not stop.

Akane starts to panic. "That's enough sis, when you admitted to pain he stopped.

Nabiki seethes with anger. "No one embarrasses me like that and gets away with it."

Akane draws out her Sledge O'Matic, she loved the name that American comedian had called his hammer of doom. She stands up and slings it at her sister. "NABIKI NO BAKA!"

Soun walks in on the three. Nabiki is passed out on the floor, Akane is holding her mallet, and Mamoru is withering on the floor trying to recapture his breath, not recovering from his coughing fit."

Soun walks over to Mamoru and helps him with some breathing exercises.

Akane calms down and explains what happens.

Soun frowns "I see, just a little bit of harmless fun, and someone gets carried away. I'll talk to Nabiki about this as soon as she wakes up. As for you young man, never lay a hand on one of my daughters like that again."

Mamoru struggles to answer. "Cough, Cough, Yes? Sir."

Soun "Akane, that was not a nice way to wake someone up. Especially a guess who has brought a blessing into this home by bringing a little peace to it."

Akane looks embarrassed. "Yes Sir."

Nabiki stirs, then groans. After a while she ask what hit her.

Soun speaks in a serious tone. "Your sisters mallet. I've already got onto these two, now I'm going to say something to you. Learn to have a little fun, but when someone gets hurt or has the potential to get hurt back off or stop."

Nabiki stammers, shocked at her father's behavior. "But?.. How was I hurting him?"

Soun sighs "When someone losses there ability to breath, they tend to panic and do things they might regret. Plus the could break into a asthma attack which could lead to other problems."

Nabiki blushes. "I see?. I'm sorry, I'll endeavor to do better."

Mamoru holds out his hand looking at the two sisters. "Cough, Cough? Friends?"

Akane puts her hand and on top of his and glances over at Nabiki who adds hers. "Friends."

Kasumi walks into the room having heard much of it. "All right you three, kiss and make up, then come down to lunch." She had suspected Mamoru's feelings for Nabiki.

Mamoru and Nabiki blush at that. Akane gives a quick kiss to both Mamoru's and Nabiki's cheeks giggling and Mamoru returns Akane's kiss and then kisses Nabiki on the cheek. Nabiki turns even redder and rushes out of the room.

Kasumi realizes she made a mistake. "O! My!

Mamoru sighs. "I guess she is not use to physical contact, or public displays of affection."

Akane gasp "Your right, I'll talk to her."

Mamoru "No let me."


A little longer than normal, but I had a big problem choosing the right place to break off.

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