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Ranma 1/2

Changes: Chapter X. Nabiki's Scheme.

Ryouga got up out of Akari's bed, well he tried to at least. He found that his ankle had been chained to the bed. "What the?" He asked.

Akari walked in with a tray. "Oh, good morning Ryouga! Here, I made you some breakfast."

"Um, Akari, why am I tied up?" He asked, mekly accepting the tray.

"Well, I got tired last night, and I couln't keep watch over you to make sure you didn't wander off. So, I chained you down."

"Oh, uh okay."

"Ryouga, I thought alot about what you said to me last night."

"You did?"

She nodded. "But, maybe you should tell me about what happened since I saw you last."

"Okay, but it's a long story."

"That's okay, I've got all day, and I'm not letting you go any where."

Nodoka slowly opened the door to Ranma's room and set two breakfast trays down next to Ranma and Shampoo. 'My son. I'm not so sure that Nabiki would appreciate you sleeping next to another girl. But, I think I'll leave that between the three of you.' She left the room smiling, hoping she'd get lots of grandchildren.

Ranma stirred to the smell of food. He looked over and saw two trays. 'Hey Alright! Wait, I wonder why mom left two trays?' He thought. Shampoo shifted around a bit. "Airen." she mumbled. 'Oh yeah, that's why.' Ranma sat up and gently shook Shampoo. "Hey, wake up Shampoo." He said. She opened her eyes to find her self looking straight into Ranma's. She wrapped her arms around his waist and squeezed him tightly.

"Shampoo could get used to this."

Ranma got a little nervous. He still excpected Akane or Ukyo to come out of no where and bash him. He relaxed a little when he realized no one would. He snapped out of his paranioa to find Shampoo trying to feed him.

"Hey, come on Shampoo, I can feed myself."

"No be polite." She chimed.

"Ah man."

Nabiki was walking to the kuno residence. It was time for her to sell her remaining photos. 'What's wrong with me? Pictures of Ranma are the only way I keep the dojo going. Could I accually care about Ranma? No way, sure I owe him, but I'm not gonna tell him that. So why can't I make myself take more pictures? Argh, it's so irritating. What am I going to do?' Her thoughts were interupted when she saw something out of the corner of her eyes. She peeked around the wall to see Drake doing some training. 'He really is pretty good.' She noticed a group of girls watching with dreamy looks on their faces. 'Hmm, now there's a thought.' She smirked.

Genma and Soun were playing shogi at the dojo something they didn't get to do as much recently.

"So Tendo, how did Nabiki take the news?" Asked Genma.

"Pretty well, I'd say. It makes me wish that I'd just engaged them in the first place."

"No, I'd say the boy needed that experiance with Akane, she helped keep him in shape more that I could've hoped."

Soun laughed. It was true, between the malleting and the slaping, Ranma had toughened up considerably. "But she sure didn't help his manners any." Now they both laughed.

Akane who was just in the other room, wasn't laughing. She was still upset. She knew she blew it with Ranma when she chose Ryouga. And then blew it with Ryouga when she hit him with her mallet instead of listening to him. Two men that she cared about, that she knew cared about her, and she'd ruined both relationships. She knew Ranma never wanted Shampoo glomping him, but if she didn't hit him, her father would think they were getting along better and try to force them to marry again. Ryouga wouldn't be back either. She wanted to find him so badly that night, but he was no where to be found. She began to wonder if her feelings for Ranma were what had ultimetly destroyed her relationship with Ryouga. She loved them both, not that she could ever say it, and she couldn't have either of them. She got up and went to the dojo, it was time for a change.

"What do you want Nabiki Tendo?" Drake called out. "You've been following me for a while now."

"Yeah, so I was. Are you busy?"

Drake raised an eyebrow. "Only if I have to buy you something."

"Ooh your so mean. Is it that wrong to try and score some free things every now and again?"

Drake turned to walk away. "I don't have time for games."

"This is no game, it's a buisness deal."

"You've got deal for me?"

"Look Drake, I watch everyone in this town, and I know you've spent alot of money. Yet, you don't seem to have any source of income, am I right?"

"Thus far."

"Well, I'm curious, are you interested in teaching?"

"Teaching. You do mean martial arts, right?"

Nabiki nodded. "You're an amazon."

"Was an amazon."

"Right, sorry. In your time with the tribe, I'm sure you heard of Happosai." Drake remained silent. "He's a nuisence to this town. Constantly running around stealing womens underware. He has to be stopped."

"So you want me to teach."

"Yes, I wanted Ranma to teach a self-defence class to women. But since he 'won't hit girls.' I need someone willing to truly teach."

"Okay, so now I ask, what's in this for me?"

"Well, you will be paid. How much depends on the answer to my next question."

"Which is?"

"I also know that you aren't staying at the cat-cafe, in fact you've been sleeping in various places. We'll provide you with room and board for a smaller paycheck. From what I understand about you, you havn't had a home in five years. Listen, I know what it's like to lose family. You don't have to wander around, so please, think about it okay?" Drake nodded.

Akane was getting frustrated. She had been in the dojo for an hour trying her best to work through some of the katas she'd seen Ranma do. It didn't seem to matter though, she couldn't make any of them work. Drake walked in to the dojo to size up the place.

"You're doing it wrong." He said.

"So what if I am? Like your going to help me."

"I might, I havn't decided yet."

"Huh?"

"Come on, let me see what you've got."

"You aksed for it!"

Akane charged forward, reckless as ever, throwing random puches and kicks. Drake, like Ranma, simply dodged. And that of course angred Akane.

"Your just like him!" She yelled. "FIGHT BACK!" She then suddenly felt all of the air in her lungs forced out and she crashed into the wall.

"Pathetic, no wonder Ranma never bothered trying to train you."

Akane stuggled to her knees. "Wha, what did you say?"

"If you can't even handle basic speed training without getting angry, what good are you?"

"Speed training?"

"Yes. Here's how it works. You simply keep dodging your opponent until they eventually get fast enough to keep up with you." Akane blinked. "You didn't even notice that you'd gotten faster since he started sparring with you?" She shook her head. "Of course not, you thought he was wastingyour time, taunting you, when in reality, he's the only one who took your training seriously. You see Akane, someone like you doesn't need anymore strength or toughness, not until you've gained more speed and technique, and you can't learn more technique because you're still too slow. That is what Ranma has been trying to help you with, but you got confused and angry."

"I never knew."

"Don't worry about it, from what I've seen, he doesn't really care anymore."

"What?"

"He'd done nothing but try and help you, he put up with everything you did to him, he even killed to save your life. I'm amazed he even lasted three years around you."

Akane became angry again. "You've got no right to talk to me that way!"

"Accually I do. Starting next week, I'm your teacher."

"You're my what?"

Across town at the Kuno estate, Tatewaki and Kodachi Screamed.

End Chapter 10.

Wonderbee31: I like your opinon on that one, I always thought it was more of a sibling love, but your theory works well.

Innortal: Peace will be fleeting for awhile. Seeing as a screaming Kuno is always the beggining of some terrible tragedy. Shampoo has a deep love for Ranma, and now that she understands how to show it, she can be what Ranma needs.

dana-san: Thank you much, and sorry bout Shampoo, It's just as hard to write, lol.

Lerris: Thanks for Readin an Reviewin. Also thanks for the heads-up on that. I'll keep it in mind.

Anaxim: Lol, thanks. Just so everyone knows, I accually write all of this while I'm at work. It's sad, but my job gets that slow sometimes.