Legal Note: Once again I don't own the Ranma only this story. Technically I don't even own that.
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"Ugh. I need some food, but then I also need money." Ranma said covered in dirt looking through his pockets to find nothing. "I don't even have lint. Man it's not easy lasting a week and a half without anything." Ranma said lying in the dirt. "Damn tent ripped and my stuff got all messed up." Ranma said standing up in the alley he was in. "Maybe I should do some panhandling?" Ranma said scratching his head. "Or at least take a bath." Ranma said smelling his clothes in disgust.
"That's fine Verizon." Ranma's attention went to the street. He knew that voice. It was Akane's. He looked out to see her walking with a boy with black spiky hair and wearing a black long-sleeved shirt and white pants. "I'll make you some when we get to my house."
"Akane. Who's that she's with?" Ranma said looking on with fire in his eyes. 'Does she like that guy? I've never seen him before. She said his name was Verizon.' Ranma thought following the two from across the street.
Ranma watched from behind the wall as Akane and Verizon entered the Tendo home. They were laughing all the way home and they seemed to be having a good time. 'Has she already forgotten about me?' Ranma thought as he watched them at the table. Akane cooked him food that Verizon gratefully accepted. Meanwhile, everyone else that lived in the house was happily going about their day. Ranma became uncomfortable and ran away with speed.
"Stupid people!" Ranma shouted running down the street.
"Did you hear something?" Akane said looking outside.
"Nah. Don't worry it was probably a cat or something." Verizon said tasting Akane's disgusting looking food, but it tasted well. "Wow this is good Akane."
"Thanks. I made this last night, but no one wanted it. Usually I'd get Ranma to eat it." Akane said before stopping and shaking her head.
"Ranma?" Verizon questioned with a glare.
"Oh nothing. Just talking to myself." Akane said blushing and returning to the kitchen. 'What's wrong with me? I've got this great guy out there eating my food, and I'm thinking about Ranma. Did I really like that jerk?' Akane thought shaking her head and blushing even more to the point where she looks like a tomato.
"What's wrong Akane?" Kasumi asked watching her sister.
"N-nothing Kasumi. I was just thinking about something I didn't want to think about." Akane said placing some dishes in the sink.
"Were you thinking of something" Kasumi began turning to her sister. "or someone?"
"Don't be ridiculous. I wouldn't think about Ranma." Akane said with an irritated look.
"I never said anything about Ranma." Kasumi said with a smile.
"Well, I wasn't thinking about him." Akane said leaving the room.
"Hey I'll see you later Akane. I gotta go finish something." Verizon said with a smile leaving the home with a wave.
"That was a bit odd." Akane said watching the door close as he left.
"So it didn't work?" Verizon said standing outside the Tendo home. "Oh well it hasn't been long so how can I expect Akane to like me already." Verizon said kicking the dirt. "I haven't seen that stupid rival of his in awhile. He's probably lost." Verizon said walking down the darkening street as the evening came.