Disclaimer: I don't own Ranma 1/2 or Buffy the Vampire Slayer.

Things like this:
Ranma: Going through the motions!
Are singing.

Things like (Ranma dodges) are actions performed while singing.

Author's note: I'll mention now that Akane and Ranma have no feelings other than a possible friendship in this story. This will be Ranma/Kasumi and Ryoga/Akane, sorry to the fans out there who don't like this. Don't like don't read.

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Ranma walked home from school alone, Akane had stayed behind for extra help in Home Economics, like that would really help her cooking skills. Usually he'd mind walking home without Akane, but lately he'd wanted time away from his fiancée. Sighing to himself, he leaped off the sidewalk and increased his pace, something was giving him the chills. After landing he heard the fence behind him rattling like mad.

"Saotome prepare to die!" Kuno's voice yelled as he ran into the fence. Ranma sighed and got into a fighting stance.

::Begin song::

Ranma: Every single day the same arrangement
I get attacked and fight.
Ranma: (Dodges Kuno's swords swipes) Still I always feel this strange estrangement
No one ever learns
No one knows what's right

Ranma kicks Kuno sky-high, but Mousse appears behind him and attacks madly.

Ranma: I've been making shows of trading blows,
just hoping someone knows
That I'm really not a pervert
That's just Happosai
Ranma: (Gets in Mousse's face) Why do you want for me to ... die? (Kicks Mousse along Kuno's path.)

A crowd of girl chasing a short and bald man with the sack of panties appeared in front of him.

Ranma: (Grabs the old pervert)
I've been very brave and kinda righteous,
so why am I filled with misery? (Gets covered by the crowd of girls, each stomping on Happosai)

Happosai struggles to get out from under the crowd and they run away, thinking he's ran off. After they're gone the old man crawls from out of a trashcan and attacks Ranma.

Ranma: (Dodges a fire-bomb from Happosai)
Crawl out of the trash
you'll find this fight
Just doesn't mean a thing (Is hit by Happosai)
Happosai: You ain't got that swing (Crosses arms and glares at Ranma.)
Ranma: (Jumps up) Thanks for noticing

Mousse and Kuno fall back down from the sky, landing on their feet with more grace than they'd shown before.

Happosai, Kuno, Mousse: (Begin dancing and singing together)
Happosai: He fights pretty well with a pervert from hell
Mousse, Kuno, Happosai: But lately, we can tell… that he's just
Kuno: Going through the motions (Kuno is kicked again, but much farther this time.)
Happosai: Faking it with tact (Happosai is caught by the crowd of girls and beaten.)
Mousse: He's not even half the man he (Ranma throws him into a pond nearby)...Quack!
Ranma: (Walks to the Tendo house)
Will I stay this way forever?
Sleepwalk through my life's endeavor?
A girl from the crowd that beat Happosai: How can we repay yo-
Ranma: (Ignores them and keeps walking) whatever

Ranma reaches the Tendo house.

Ranma: I don't want to be
known as an evil pervert,
losing all my pride.
They can't even see (Leaps to the window of his room.)
That this is really me, (Raises it and walks in)
and I just wanna be (Lays down on his bed)
Alone... (Closes his eyes and falls asleep.)

:::End Song:::

                Kasumi walked in the house, having followed Ranma from school, and hearing his song. She looked up to the room he slept in and a frown appeared on her mouth.

"Ranma..." She sighed sadly. "If only you'd told me face to face instead of singing it out ridiculously." Kasumi walked to the kitchen and prepared dinner, deciding to let Ranma sleep. Tomorrow had no school so she'd just make sure to have an extra-large breakfast for him the next morning.

* * * Next Morning * * *

                Ranma yawned and stretched, thinking about the dream he'd had. Strange dreams had occurred before, but never ones involving a song-and-dance routine. He shrugged a bit, heading towards his closet and grabbing some clothes, making sure not to wake his father. Ranma left the room and headed for the bathroom, looking forward to a good soak. He opened the door and stripped, filling the tub as he did so.

"Weird dreams…" He sighed as he got in. Now that he thought about it, he couldn't remember getting home from school yesterday. Had that really been a dream?

                "Ranma?" A serene voice called from outside the room. Ranma blushed a bit, realizing it was Kasumi.

                "Y-yes?" He called back.

                "Breakfast will be ready soon," Kasumi replied. "Hurry or it'll get cold."

                "Okay!" Ranma said. He heard footsteps indicating she was leaving and he finished bathing himself. While draining the water he dried himself off and dressed, then left and headed down to the kitchen, where Kasumi had prepared the biggest meal he'd seen in a good while.

                "Good morning Ranma!" Kasumi exclaimed. "Since you missed dinner yesterday I made you a large breakfast."

                "Th-thanks Kasumi!" Ranma smiled as best he could while carrying his food to the table. Soon Kasumi appeared with food for the rest of the family.

                "You'd better hurry Ranma," Kasumi smiled. "We wouldn't want anyone to think I favor you."

                "Y-yeah," As soon as Kasumi left Ranma ate as quickly as possible, shoving food into his mouth and filling it to maximum capacity. By the time Soun, Nabiki, Akane, and Genma had appeared the food he'd been given was gone. Akane rubbed her eyes a bit, trying to fully wake up, and sat next to Ranma. Nabiki sat next to her father with Genma the opposite side of Ranma. They all quickly began eating and Kasumi soon joined them.

                "That's a lovely necklace you have Kasumi!" Soun praised. Kasumi wrapped her hands around the newly acquired jewelry.

                "Thank you father," She responded. "Shampoo was kind enough to give it to me. She said her great-grandmother no longer wanted it and was going to throw it away. Oh my! I forgot to bring in the laundry." After the words left her mouth she got up and left outside where the clothes had been hung.

                Ranma pondered the necklace suspiciously. While neither Shampoo nor Cologne had shown signs of bitterness towards Kasumi, he couldn't bring himself to trust them. Another thought appeared in his mind; maybe the others had sang yesterday as well. It couldn't hurt to ask…much.

                "Um… yesterday… did any of you …burst into song?" Ranma asked nervously. Everyone, minus Nabiki, looked at him with surprise. Then they all started speaking at the same time, voices overlapping each other."

                "Why yes!" Soun replied. "Yesterday when me and Saotome-" Genma was nodding in agreement and holding a sign with 'We should start a band!' written on it.

                "I was making cookies and-" Akane started.

                "Hm…I didn't," Nabiki said, continuing her meal. Ranma put his hand under his chin in thought.

                "Is it just us or-" Ranma was interrupted by yelling outside. He ran to the source and saw Kasumi holding up a shirt as if it were the Holy Grail. Sasuke and Kodachi were behind her dancing.

:::Begin Song:::

Kasumi: It got...
The mustard…
Out!

Sasuke and Kodachi: (Dance behind her) It got the mustard out!

::End Song::

                "Nope, I guess not," Ranma replied, smiling slightly. Even though it would be kind of funny to see everyone singing, he just couldn't shake the feeling that something bad was going to happen. He walked back inside, grabbed his wallet from the place he hid it, and walked back out, hoping Sasuke and Kodachi wouldn't notice him. As soon as Ranma got out he sighed in relief, just before leaping into the air. A boulder landed where he'd been a second ago.

"Good Ranma, I see your reflexes have been maintained," Ryoga said. Ranma landed behind the boulder and kicked it at the man who'd attacked him. Ryoga poked a finger into it and the giant rock shattered everywhere.

                "Can't we finish this another time?" Ranma asked, catching the shards of rock flying at him. Ryoga looked ready to bellow something…until he saw Akane running towards them with a basket in her hand.

                "Ranma!" She was yelling. "We need to pick up some vegetables from the market. Hi Ryoga!" Akane smiled at the lost boy.

                "H-hello," Ryoga stuttered.

                "Want to go shopping with us?" Akane asked. Ryoga nodded, his face filled with complete happiness.

                "Nah, it's okay," Ranma said, heading in the direction of the Tendo Dojo. "You guys go and have fun."

                "Okay," Akane called back, grabbing Ryoga's hand and walking away. Ryoga was too nervous to say anything else and just continued walking.

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