Disclaimer: I don't own Ranma ½. AN: This was written to 'Goodbye to Romance' and 'Mama I'm coming home' both by Ozzy Osbourne.

Chapter 2

Nabiki was standing by the window in her room, from here she could see the Dojo and if she had the window open, like now, she could hear what was being said in there too.

After Ranma had asked Akane to join him in the Dojo she knew something was up because Ranma never fights with Akane. The rest of the family didn't look very far into it, but Nabiki knowing Ranma, or knowing how to use Ranma to get money, decided to watch what happened.

She gazed intently down through the doors into the Dojo, wondering why they had left the door open. She could hear Ranma talking to Akane and her swift reply of "Hai, sensei" which meant that Ranma was actually going to train Akane. After that she could hear Ranma s correcting and then the sound of fighting stopped and Ranma exited carrying Akane. Nabiki saw him jump up to her room, and then heard him leaving it via the door and entering the furo.

Still confused Nabiki sat down at her laptop and wrote everything down that had happened, so that she could come back to it at a later date. She finished her typing when she heard the furo doors open again, but it was the sound of someone entering it, not exiting. Wondering what was happening she opened her door slightly, and heard Ranma s gasp of shock and Akane cry of embarrassment.

She smiled and decided to go to bed; she did have school in the morning after all.

{{{{In the furo}}}

Ranma was lying in the warm water, relaxing after his fight with Akane. She wasn't on the same level as Ukyo or Shampoo, but she was better then she was, a lot better.

'I can't believe she managed to get me with that last combo.'

He pictured it in his mind.

Step up hook kick to face, sweep foot, back fist, low punch to ground.

He opened his eyes and scooped some of the water to run through his hair, which was undone and floated around him in the bubbles. Leaning back again he shut his eyes, and fell asleep in the water.

10 minutes after he had fallen asleep, Akane walked in wrapped in a towel, knowing from past experiences not to open the furo door wearing nothing in case someone was in it.

She had her hair pined back with a flower clip, the white linen towel hugging her slender figure.

She walked towards the furo side and cried out, she had spotted Ranma, still in the bath, bubbles gone, still asleep. But her cry had woken him and he gasped when he realised the scene he was in.

"Akane . . . I . . . I'm sorry I fell asleep, please don't hit me, I didn't mean to. Honest."

He babbling on with his eyes shut. Akane smiled at his innocence.

"Ranma you can open your eyes, I have a towel around me."

"Huh?"

He opened one eye, followed slowly by the other.

"Okay, I am sorry 'Kane."

She smiled at him again.

"It's okay, really. Anyway I wanted to talk to you."

He looked up at her

"What about?"

"Our wedding."

"Oh"

He was now looking slightly scared and worried about what Akane might say. Akane spotted this and quickly said

"It's nothing bad! But I was wondering whenever you would want to get married when we're 20?"

Ranma s jaw dropped in shock and Akane had to force herself to keep her straight face

"Uh, 20? Yeah sure, I'd love to, whenever your ready, I mean I would now, but we are still teenagers I mean Kasumi s not even married yet! So yeah I'll marry you as soon as you say so."

He smiled at her, his happiness showing clearly across his face. Akane couldn't resist she leapt forward and hugged him, she didn't care that he was sitting naked in a bath tub, that her towel had fallen off and her bare chest was pushed up against his.

Ranma was in shock. His fiancé had just set a date when they were going to get married and she was now hugging a naked him in the bathtub.

Ranma s cheeks flushed crimson when he realised that Akane was naked and leaning up against him.

She had released him from her tight grip and was just leaning up against him, her back against his chest, their legs entwined, the towel now dripping wet, trapped between her bottom and Ranma s thigh. His arms weaved their way under hers, and settled themselves around her waist.

"Ranma"

Akane said sweetly

"Hmm"

He had his eyes closed again and was smelling her hair

'It always smells so sweet'

"Ranma, the waters getting cold can you turn the hot tap on without moving?"

"Yeah I can, hang on"

Ranma moved his right leg using his foot and toes to turn the tap, re- heating the water. Akane snuggled closer.

"That's better"

Ranma smiled and hugged her tightly

"I'll never leave you"

End chapter 2