Scene One, Take One, Aaaaction!

Fanfiction by Arkanghel22. All Ranma 1/2 characters are made by Rumiko Takahashi.

Chapter 3

"What? You're going to act as me for one whole week?"

Ranma was startled by the news that he almost dropped his breakfast, but he recovered quite quickly. A smirk appeared on his face. "Look at that! I'm such a great martial artist other people want to be me!" he said, chest puffing.

Akane felt her temper rising, the guy had an ego the size of the moon! She shook her head, it was too early for Ranma-bashing.

Ranma's next statement changed her outlook, though.

"Too bad you're not gonna get into the Drama Club then, Akane. I mean it'll be sooooo hard to act as me when you can't even act to save your life!"

Next thing he knew, Ranma was embedded on the floor with his soup bowl on his head, groaning.

"Ranma no baka! I'll show you! I'm going to prove you SO wrong you're gonna eat all those things you just said! Just you wait!" Akane yelled at him. Then she turned, thanked Kasumi for the food, said goodbye to their fathers, got her lunch & left in a huff.

"Akane wait! Okay, I'm sorry, wait up! Stupid tomboy!" Ranma extricated himself painfully, and went off chasing after the girl.

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The sight that welcomed Ranma and Akane when they got to school that morning was the stuff of their worst nightmares.

Stage thunder and lightning always announced the coming of the Blue Blunder of

Furinkan High and that was nothing new. Ranma & Akane resented his presence, it

bugged the heck out of them, but they were resigned to it since they had no

choice. But there was something worse than seeing the Blue Blunder every

morning.

It was seeing TWO Tatewaki Kunos in the morning.

"Oh Kami." Ranma groaned.

Two identical Kunos stood on the posts fringing the road towards the school

gate. They were glaring daggers at each other, but they immediately stopped when

they espied Akane.

"Oh my fair fierce Goddess! Thy Beloved Tatewaki Kuno is here to liberate you

from the clutches of the vile cur Saotome. Let me… stop imitating me!"

Ranma & Akane watched in bemusement as the two Kunos faced each other. It was

like seeing the guy arguing with his reflection.

"I am the real Tatewaki Kuno & you are…"

"… not worthy of my face. Stop this at once!"

"You cur!"

"I said stop it! Stop copying me!"

Ranma & Akane watched as the two Kunos hurled insults at each other, waved their

bokken in rage, and basically developed apoplexy all the while standing on

opposite sides of the street.

"This is weird" Akane whispered to Ranma. The pig-tailed martial artist nodded

in agreement. By that time, Nabiki had finally caught up with them and watched

the goings-on impassively. After a while, a tic started forming on her forehead

and she growled in a way reminiscent of her younger sister that Akane was quite

startled.

"Okay, that's long enough. Miyoga Hiro, if you're here to say something to my

sister, stop baiting Kuno and come down here," the middle Tendo growled.

The Kuno standing at the right wall stopped in mid rant and suddenly turned to

the audience.

"Okay, Tendo san" he said with a shrug and leaped off the wall. As he leaped,

there was loud POOF! and the president of the Drama Club appeared.

"… you will face the wrath of my bokken if you don't stop this charade this…

huh?" Kuno kept on ranting for a few more minutes before he realized that the

source of his ire was missing.

"Hey Kuno, I saw the impostor running for the gym! After him!" Ranma yelled as

he pointed animatedly at the gym's direction.

"My thanks, Saotome, I will spare you today because that impostor has made a

more grievous sin of impersonating me. For now, I will find him & flay him

alive!" Kuno said grandly.

Akane rolled her eyes. "Oh, just go flay yourself" she muttered to herself.

With Kuno gone, their attention went back to Hiro… who was busy doing autographs

amidst shrieking high school girls.

"Ehem… Hiro"

"Hiro…"

"HIRO!"

The sleek-haired boy blinked at them blankly.

"Idiot" Ranma snorted. Akane dug an elbow to his side. His yelp of pain turned

to outrage though when he was pushed aside. The next thing he saw was Hiro

holding Akane at arm's length, staring at her startled brown eyes. Nabiki could

positively see smoke coming out of the pig-tailed martial artist's ears. Hiro

did not see this, though. He kept on his death wish act.

"My dear Ms. Tendo.because I see the potential in you, I am here to offer my

services to you as your manager, your mentor, and your partner in your new life

as a budding actress. I will mold you, make you perfect, make you the best

you'll ever be…" the actor delivered his speech in such a low, husky voice that

it made Akane blush and the girls around sigh in adoration.

"What do you say?" Hiro asked huskily.

"I'll…" Akane started to say.

"I'll wring your neck, that's what I'll do!" Ranma said furiously. He proceeded

to stomp towards the sleek-haired boy but he was impeded by a group of

demon-headed high school girls.

"You will not harm our Miyoga Hiro!" they shrieked and promptly pounced on him.

"Noooooooooooo!" Ranma yelled, his last glance was Hiro's face zoning in on

Akane's.

Akane sweatdropped as she helplessly watched Hiro's lips close in as he talked.

She felt paralyzed, caught up in the moment. Boy, was Hiro a great actor!

"I'm very sorry to rain on your parade, Miyoga-san, but my sister is not ready

for a kissing scene with you," Nabiki said, in full ice-queen mode, effectively

stopping the kissing scene.

Hiro was miffed. "Who says so?" he asked loftily.

"I say so," replied Nabiki very coldly. "I'm her manager"

"Can you tell me the reason again why you're helping me?"

It was after classes, and Nabiki had dragged Akane to the Department store to

buy clothes. It seemed that she was taking the managerial position to heart.

"Come on, you're acting out of context, it's creeping me out. Since when have

you been interested in my life though you're not getting any money out of it?"

Akane stared at her sister suspiciously. "You're not Hiro, are you?"

Nabiki ignored Akane's suspicious look. She deposited a pile of Chinese collared

blouses and loose pants in front of Akane, selected a blue blouse and white

pants, then handed them to her. Akane accepted the clothes and went inside the

changing room.

"You see, dear sister, I AM getting something out of this escapade of yours. A

lot, in fact. That's why I'm willing to lend you a helping hand. I won't tell

you how because that's not how I work. Just think of my help as advance payment

for your services." Nabiki said conversationally as she waited outside. A crafty

look passed through her features.

The changing room door opened and Akane stepped out to model the ensemble she

was wearing. She also wore a bemused look on her face.

"I DO need some help, because I really want to enter the Drama club. And I

really want to show Ranma that I CAN act, just to deflate that ego of his… "

Akane said, eyes downcast. "…but maybe Ranma's right, maybe I can't pull this

off…"

"You're not Hiro, are you?" Nabiki peered at Akane suspiciously. "coz last time

I checked, my sister had a backbone."

Akane gave her a wry look, but at least she'd shaken her bemusement off.

"We're taking all these" Nabiki decided. Akane's eyes widened, and then she

stared suspiciously at her sister.

"I'm not sure if what I'm doing is right. I mean, trusting you…" Akane muttered.

Nabiki pointedly ignored her. "At least I'm getting new clothes…"

"You understand that as your sister & manager, you should listen to me because

I'm only looking out for your own good"

She gulped when Nabiki placed a dozen films and video tapes among their

purchases, and she saw the sly glint in her sister's eyes.

"So I want you to watch all these videotapes of Ranma tonight and memorize

everything about him. Okay?"

Akane heaved a sigh of relief. Maybe Nabiki wasn't half bad at all, she supposed

she was in good hands.

"Oh, before I forget…" Nabiki reached behind Akane and expertly detached her

bra. "You better get used to wearing no bra."

"WHAT!"

Author's notes: HEY! Sorry for the long wait. It's been crazy. Well, at least

I'm here. MWAHAHAHA!

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