Chapter 9

Feeling something soft yet foreign on her face, Akane opened one eye and saw Ranma hovering over her. He was running a flower over her cheeks, to her forehead and down her nose, over her lips and down her neck. "Ohayo," she spoke softly as she watched his face.

"Morning. Sleep well?"

"Most definitely. Who would have guessed, the best night of sleep in my life would be spent in your arms." She reached up and grabbed his neck and pulled him down to kiss her.

He didn't argue with her until he felt her start to fumble with his pajama pants that he had just put on. "Oh, no, not yet. We still have things to do today." He reached for her hands and held them together away from his pants.

"Ya, like what?" She gave him a sly look then went for his pants again, but was thwarted by his strength since he still had a hold of her hands.

"Ah...ah...ah. Like I said we have other things to do. We both need to bathe and have breakfast and we never did get to talk last night like we said we would." He grinned at her and pulled her to a standing position.

"Oh fine, but you owe me later." Akane smiled up at Ranma then went over to find some towels. "I'll put the kettle on then we can go down and bathe." She then went over and grabbed the kettle.

"I'll go on ahead. Hurry up ok!" Ranma left the tent and walked toward the lake and smiled to himself. There was a faint rustle in the bushes to his right, but he thought it was Akane again.

"Ranma Saotome, prepare to die.... You cursed me at Jusenkyo.... Now Die." Ryoga jumped from behind the bushes and charged. He stopped when he heard the clanging of metal hit the ground. Ryoga looked around to see a kettle laying on the ground beneath Akane. "A...Akane. I didn't know... I mean." He looked at her attire. She was dressed in a greenish shirt that reached almost to her knees but nothing else. He then looked at Ranma and saw he was wearing a matching pair of pants. "What's going on here?"

"Ryoga, your cursed?" Akane looked at him as she picked up the kettle and slowly walked to the lake. She filled the kettle and walked over to Ryoga. "I asked you if it's true. Are you cursed?" She gave him a menacing look.

"Well....I....um" Ryoga thought about running back into the woods but was stopped short when he saw Akane empty the kettle above his head.

"P-CHAN!" She picked him up by his bandana and stared at him. "Ryoga how could you? ....I'll deal with you later, right now I have things to do." She walked back up to camp and tied P-Chan to a tree. She then took off toward the lake again leaving P-Chan by himself.

Akane returned about ten minutes later with the kettle and placed it over the fire. Rubbing the towel over her wet hair, she then entered the tent to change. She came out just as Ranma returned to camp. Ryoga watched Ranma walk over to the fire and grab the kettle. After changing forms, Ranma walked into the tent. Ryoga then turned his attention over to Akane. She was now dressed in a light blue sun dress that didn't hide much. Why is she here with Ranma. Her father had told me she was away at Drama Camp and that Ranma was on a training trip.' So he decided to go into the woods and wait for them to get back. He wasn't expecting to find Ranma. Maybe that's why he found him so quickly. Still why is Akane here and not at Drama camp.

"Ranma, breakfast is ready."

Ranma emerged from the tent wearing his purple shirt and black pants. He went over and sat by the fire and took his bowl from Akane. "So what are you gonna do about him?" pointing to P-Chan.

"I'm not sure yet. What do you think I should do."

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