Kayla the Kawaii gurl says!: Hey everyone! Sorry this chapter took so long! I kept writing it over and over until I felt I got it right so yeah… that's what happened with that! Thank you guys sooooooo much for the reviews! Oh but I must tell you guys something… some people are really mean out there! Someone said that all R/A writers are pathetic because we 'beg' for reviews! CAN YOU BELIEVE THAT???? ARGH! That makes me so mad! But whatever, I'm over it…. Maybe…. Whatever

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Chapter 11!

Akane scrubbed merrily at the blackboard in the front of the classroom, a smile so wide plastered on her face that it threatened to split it right in half. She stopped momentarily and glanced at the clock, sighing as she read what the long black hands read. "I would be waking him up right about now . . . wonder what he's doing?" Memories of the night before came flooding back to her and a blush as red as roses stained her cheeks. "That baka, he's probably still sleeping like a log." Suddenly the door to the classroom slid open, revealing Lavender whom was looking at Akane a bit confused. "Lavender-chan?" "Akane? What are you doing here?"

Akane placed the yellow she was scrubbing the blackboard with back into the silver pail beside her. "Did you forget?" Lavender blinked. "Forget what?" The two made their way to a couple of desks in the back and sat. "I was assigned morning duties today, didn't you check the list?" Lavender stood suddenly and walked towards the front of the class, eyeing a piece of paper taped to the wall next to the pencil sharpener. After looking it over a couple of times she let loose a low whistle just as the door slid open yet again.

Lavender sighed as soon as her eyes caught sight of the short girl. "Wow Kohana, I feel sorry for you." Kohana yawned sleepily as she slowly trudged into the classroom. "What? What for?" Lavender merely pointed to the piece of paper and moved aside so Kohana could survey it.

Kohana rubbed her left eye like a small child would when fighting sleep as she made her way over to where her friend stood. Blinking, she observed the little white sheet then promptly screamed. There, marked under every single day written, was the name 'Kobashi Kohana'.

"KYAAAAAAA!" Kohana was, to say the least, fully awake now. "NOOO! Who would do such a thing?" Lavender pondered the stressed question as she made her way back to the desks where Akane sat. "Hmm . . . well, what about the gym incident with that Ayako girl you had last week? I mean, you did hit her pretty hard. Maybe Takeda-sensei talked to Minako-sensei about some kind of punishment and this is it."

Kohana wandered over to them slowly, scratching the back of her head sheepishly. "Oh yeah, kind of forgot about that. Bah! This really sucks!" Lavender grunted as she began taking out a couple of notebooks. "Well, maybe you shouldn't have hit her." Kohana grunted in response. "Hey! She had it coming! Nobody talks about my brothers and gets away with it!" Akane smiled slightly as Kohana plopped down beside her. Kohana may look like the easygoing type, and in truth she was, but she's also very protective of her friends and family. Akane chuckled slightly. Yep, she's a feisty one, and poor Ayako learned that the hard way when she insulted Kohana's twin. * Hm . . . well, you gotta be tough when you're the only girl out of six!*

"Say Akane?" Akane looked up, slightly surprised. "Yeah?" Kohana eyed her slightly, leaning in to get a closer look at Akane's face. "You seem kinda bubbly today . . ." Akane blinked. Was she that obvious? Lavender leaned in also. "Yeah, now that I think about it, you were blushing when I came in this morning . . . what's up?" Akane blushed nervously. "Aw, c'mon Akane, yesterday you and Ranma were fighting and today you're all OMIGOSH!"

The two girls looked at the short surprised one expectantly. "What?" Kohana smiled widely. "You and Ranma made up didn't you?" At this comment, Akane blushed deeper. Lavender peered at Akane confused like. "What?" She cast her gaze towards the longhaired girl whom was smirking triumphantly. "How do you know these things?" Kohana chuckled lightly.

"What can I say? I guess I just have a knack for this kinda thing."

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Ranma smiled as he walked happily along the fence on his way to his quote: "Personal Hell." His smile widened (if that was even possible). It wouldn't be so bad, his angel would be there, and so it would be a major improvement to his day. And what would his dent in his day be you ask? He frowned.

Chemistry test, third period.

Oh how he hated school, seriously! He had no use for it! He groaned as the school building came into view. He wouldn't be able to be affectionate with Akane, even after last night, his enemies would find out and who knows what will happen after that! He sighed. When had he begun to feel the need to be affectionate with Akane? Oh yeah, last night. Well, actually last year, but that's a whole different story! The bell rung and he sighed.

Oh well, he'll figure something out.

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Akane was blushing furiously. She couldn't believe that she had told them what had happened! Okay, so maybe they didn't do anything, but still, it was intimate enough! She looked sideways at Ranma's sleeping form slouched over his desk. She smiled. * He's so cute sleeping there, why didn't I notice it before?* She smirked. * Oh yeah, I was busy denying it.* She looked past her sleeping beau only to see Lavender and Kohana's smiling faces.

Quickly she turned away and settled her eyes on the teacher instead, a nice blush staining her cheeks as she released an exasperated sigh. Oh yeah, she was really regretting telling those two now. Lavender would be smiling at her all day while Kohana would be giggling every time Ranma will walk by them. She closed her eyes. Oh yes, she could see it now.

"Tendo Akane!"

Akane's eyes shot open at the sudden calling of her name. Quickly she stood up. "Hai Minako-sensei?" Akane heard a couple of snickers and looked around only to find that they were coming from the supposedly sleeping Ranma. She tried her best to glare at him knowing full well that he could see her, but only managed to make her blush grow deeper.

"Read the English context on page 48 please if you will." Slowly Akane picked up her book, but not before sending a death glare Ranma's way, along with two more for Kohana and Lavender. It didn't work however for Kohana's loud laughter rang throughout the silent room. "Kobashi! That's the third time you've done that this week and it's only Wednesday! Out in the hall young lady!"

Kohana grumbled as she rode from her seat and exited the room, but of course not before giving Akane two thumbs up. The class chuckled and giggled however Ms. Minako was not amused. "OUT!" she barked, making Kohana jump a bit. "Hai hai!" Lavender was spotted out of the corner of Akane's eye shaking her head. Akane sighed, her blush having disappeared thanks to Kohana's little scene.

"I swear, that girl gets stranger and stranger every year." Ms. Minako turned back to whom was still standing with her book in her hands. "Sorry about that, please continue."

"Hai."

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Ranma wove through the crowd, easily dodging the football game that was in process. Ah, lunch, his favorite time of day. It was a bright and beautiful day outside and so naturally everyone chose to be out there for the hour. Ranma watched the football game for a few minutes and swore he caught sight of a girl's uniform amongst the boys. Upon closer inspection he realized that the girl was Kohana and she was playing with the guys.

*Geez, and here I was accusing Akane of being a tomboy! * He watched her play some more and came upon the realization that she was actually pretty good at the game. *Hm, she must play with her brothers. * Slowly he made his way toward a more secluded area where a few groups of students sat eating and chatting merrily. He looked around as if searching for something. His face lit up when he spotted his object in question. And what is it you ask?

A tree.

Ah yes, a tree. Not just any tree, mind you, but THE tree. Yeah that's right THE tree which he always sits and eats Kasumi's wonderful bentos, usually with Akane. He looked around. Speaking of which, where was his shorthaired fiancée? His stomach growled involuntarily. And where was his bento?

"Looking for this?"

Ranma spun around only to find his object in question swinging lightly back and forth on his person in question's finger. Akane smiled lightly at him as she walked past him and sat herself at the base of the tree, patting the space beside her shyly. Almost timidly Ranma accepted her offer and lowered himself beside her.

Slowly she handed him the wrapped package and smiled genuinely as his face lit up like a small child's on Christmas. Like the old saying goes, "The way to a man's heart is through is stomach", and in this case it was definantly true with Ranma. Foods of all kinds were his one weakness. Well, food and her actually. She blushed. She still couldn't believe that the events of the previous night had taken place.

Looking to her right she watched out of the corner of her eye as Ranma practically inhaled his food as she took her time with hers. They ate in a comfortable silence, broken every once in a while by loud voices coming from the football game. Every once in a while they would discuss the day's events, or in Ranma's case, how well he did on his chemistry test.

Once done with their meals or lunches, they decided to relax and get a bit more comfortable. This of course meant Ranma leaning up against the tree and Akane bringing her legs out from under her. Silence fell upon the two as they allowed their thoughts to take over.

Ranma was lost in thought, having an internal struggle going inside himself. He wasn't sure what to do. They had professed their love for each other the night before and had shared their first real kiss, well kisses actually. He was honestly confused. He knew that she loved him and him her, but what now? He wanted to hold and hug her and kiss her so much, but something was keeping him back, and he knew exactly WHOM it was.

His fiancées. It wasn't that he didn't want to get rid of them, because if he could he would do it in a heartbeat. It was, however, the fact of how they might react if and when they found out. He didn't want to put Akane in any harm. He knew full well what Ukyo, Shampoo, and Kodachi could do when they were in a rage and this, mind you, would definitely put them in a rage. He'd have to think of something to do about that situation, but in the mean time . . .

He looked to his left and studied her a bit. She seemed to be lost in thought also for her carefully shaped eyebrows were creased together and her slightly pout lips were twisted in concentration. She looked so cute like that, why hadn't he seen it before? * oh yeah, I was busy denying it.* Suddenly her head swiveled in his direction, prompting him to ask the question "what?"

She looked away blushing a bit. Apparently she wasn't used to some things like him yet, but they'll adjust, right? She leaned her head back against the bark and placed her hands to her sides. Taking a deep breath she relayed her thoughts to him. "I was just thinking, what are you going to do about the others?" Ranma's eyes widened. Had she been reading his mind? "Hm. . ." he copied her earlier actions and sighed as his head touched the nark. His only reply was "We'll figure something out", as he grabbed her hand and squeezed it lightly. She blushed and rested her head on his shoulder and he in turn rested his head upon hers.

Unheard by the couple, a rustling sound was made by an unseen observer. Ukyo clenched a handful of leaves tightly in her hand as she surveyed the two. How dare she be able so intimate with HER Ranma! "Rrrr. . ." Clearly she was frustrated. She couldn't believe the scene that was playing out in front of her! OH! And did he just grab her hand? "WHAT the HELL IS GOING ON HERE?!?!"

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Nabiki whistled happily to herself as she walked down the hallway and out of the door. As Furinkan High began to disappear in the background a full-fledged smile broke out on Nabiki's face. Boy was she happy. She had managed to make unbelievable bucks today! Kuno had thrown down major cash when he heard about Akane's entry in the pageant and Jun had paid a rather hefty sum just for her to put in a good word for him with Akane.

Her smile faded a bit. Ukyo had approached her today to ask her a question, a question that she didn't know the answer for. "What did Ukyo mean by 'Are Ranma and Akane a couple?'" She had been thrown off guard a bit by the question and had no clue how to answer it. Where had she managed to come up with that? Everyone knew that the two of them couldn't be left alone together for fear of Akane killing him, so where had that come from? What could have possibly happen that would make her think that they were now an item? "Hm . . ."

Well, there was one way to find out, and that was to get the answer directly from the horse's mouth! Quickly Nabiki entered the house and headed straight towards the dojo, sliding the door quietly aside. With stealth she had been practicing for years, she crept up slowly on the unsuspecting pig-tailed martial artist and nearly gave him a heart attack when he turned around.

"AHH! CRAP! NABIK! What are you DOING!?" Ranma all but screamed at the middle Tendo. Nabiki smiled in response. "Oh nothing, nothing." Ranma eyed her as he bent down to picked up a towel that he had thrown earlier. "Really, well I never thought I would see you in here doing 'nothing'. So, what do you want and how much is it going to cost me?" he asked in the most sarcastic tone he could muster, his eyes never leaving her face.

"Ah Ranma, I thought you knew me better than that." She started making her way towards him. "I actually have something to ask you." Ranma was confused. What could Nabiki, information woman extraordinaire, possibly want to know that she would have to ask him? Slowly and almost cautiously he asked, "What is it?" Again, he eyes never left her face. She smiled and Ranma felt a chill run down his spine. He had learned that whenever Nabiki smiled, it usually meant that she was planning something.

"Well, today Ukyo came up to me and asked a question that I, unfortunately, had no answer to. I was wondering if you could help me out with one." Ranma creased a brow. "What question was that?" Whatever it was it couldn't be good if Ukyo was involved. Don't misunderstand, Ukyo was his friend, his best friend at that, but sometimes Ukyo could be a bit . . . oh what was the word for it . . . out of hand? Yeah, that's it.

"Have you and Akane gotten together?" Ranma was to say the least, a bit surprised. "WHAT?!" he yelled, almost having a heart attack for the second time that day. Nabiki 'hmm'ed at his reaction and shrugged. It seemed normal enough, save the blush that was spreading all over his face, but then again he always got that way when someone mentioned his and her name together in the romantic sense. "Hmm . . ." she looked at him again and noticed that his blush was more deeper than usual, but shrugged it off. Maybe she'd ask about it later.

"Well, okay, Ukyo must have been loopy or something." With a dismissive wave of her hand, Nabiki exited the dojo with a final "thanks!" Ranma stared after her, a thousand things running through his head. Luckily for him his reaction was enough for Nabiki but he was sure she had seen his blush. Oh well, that didn't matter much right? Right, and besides, what could have possibly made Ukyo think they had gotten together? Well, they had, but what could have tipped her off? "Hmm . . ." He looked at the clock.

"Maybe I'll just go and talk to Akane about it. She should be out of practice now."

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Akane sneezed suddenly as she gathered her things together. "What's wrong Akane-chan? Are you catching a cold or something?" Akane shook her head as she finished slipping her shoes on. "No, I think somebody is talking about me." Lavender chuckled slightly. "Must be Ranma~" she said in a singsong voice. Instantly Akane blushed. "Aw, cut it out Lavender-chan!" She looked around suddenly. "Ukyo could be listening!" She finished in a hushed whisper.

Lavender 'eep'ed and covered her mouth quickly. "Gomen", she said as she smiled sheepishly behind her hand. "Do you not want a lot of people to know?" Akane suddenly had a flashback of the wedding their fathers had attempted. She shuddered involuntarily. "No, not yet." Lavender nodded in agreement.

Both girls finished packing their things up and started heading out of the locker room. "So, what about that guy you were talking to . . . what was his name, Hisa?" Lavender giggled. "Hm . . . well, he called me last night." Akane smiled and playfully hit Lavender's arm. "Get outta here! What did you guys talk about?" "Well . . ."

Ukyo sighed irritably. She had been waiting around the corner for the two to come out and they were talking about nothing! ARGH! She wanted to know what the scene at lunch was all about! She peered from her hidden position at the two and watched as Akane said goodbye to Lavender and stood there for a moment. Suddenly a rather good-looking guy approached Akane, and the two started talking. "Who could that be?" she asked no one in particular. She strained so she could hear what they were talking about.

" . . . so shall we be off?" Akane looked around. "Um sure . . .I guess . . ." the boy smiled. "Alright, right this way." He led her off and away from Ukyo's line of vision. Ukyo stood there, a bit shocked. Who was this boy that Akane was talking to? Was she cheating on Ranma? A wicked smile made it's way to Ukyo's lips. "Wait until Ranma hears this! Once I tell him, he'll drop Akane like a bad habit and he'll be all mine! HAHAHAHA!" Ukyo had walked off into the other direction, calculating her hastily made plan.

What she had failed to notice however was Akane's uneasy face as she had walked off.

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KTKG: Okay I think I'll leave it at that! Will Ukyo tell Ranma what she saw? Will Jun put the moves on Akane? Will Happosai ever make an appearance? Find out on the next chapter of . . . MY BEAUTY QUEEN!

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