Legal Note: I do not own Ranma and I really don't care, but I wanted to say it so I can't be sued for using the property for my own uses. *************************************************************************************

Opening: Akane

We spent some more time at the beach house. I sort of lost track of time and found that our time there was over quickly. I was having too much fun there. I spent time at the boardwalk, and I went swimming. I had fun messing with Ranma, as well as just being with him. I tried to be with him most of the time. It didn't help that one day when Shampoo showed up. I guess Mousse couldn't keep up with the lie Nabiki got him into telling her. I ended up beating Ranma up and I think that pushed our relationship back a step. I've been trying my best to be nice to him. He was trying the same toward me. It's like we're after the same thing.

We came back home though and everything slowly became like it always was. As if nothing had happened, but it did. Ranma was back to being a jerk, but not like he use to. He was a bit nicer now, as if he was trying to get on my good side. It wasn't just us, but everything that came back to normal. Our first week back Ranma was fighting Happosai again when that old pervert used some new fireworks. Ranma gets in so much trouble I'm surprised that he's made it this long. Tonight I thought I'd try to win him over by cooking him a meal so I went to the store to get some stuff. I would make him some pork chow mein. I hope he'll like it.

"Where you going?" He met me at the door as I left. He looked at me with his same aggressive look as always.

"I'm going shopping. I'm going to make something?" I said with a smile leaving the front door.

"Uh, do you mean that you're going to cook something?" Ranma asked sounding rather nervous.

"You'll just have to find out Ranma." I said with a laugh leaving the house and going down the street.

"Hello Akane. What are you doing here?" My sister Kasumi was in the market too. I bet she could help me.

"Kasumi I want to make Ranma dinner, and I, um, need some help. Do you know what I'd need to make pork chow mein?" I asked a bit embarrassed. I wish I knew how to cook right, but I always add the wrong ingredients.

"I'd be happy to Akane."

"Thank you Kasumi." I was overjoyed that I might actually cook something right this time. I hope it comes out just perfect and Ranma admits that I can cook. I will prove that I am just as good of a cook as Ukyo and Shampoo. Then he will have no reason to even see them.