Ranma ½: Plus 1
a/n: I'm a little bit disappointed with this chapter, but I did my best. The next chapter will be a lot more fun and hopefully more enjoyable then this (is you don't enjoy this one that is). Again I would like to ask for anyone willing to become a PREREADER. Please review, make me write more!
P.S. expect faster updates with more reviews.
:: Chapter 1 ::
Ranko finally slowed down once she was well away from the Tendo's, why did her brother have to get married!? Some stupid promises made before any of them where born, just what year did their fathers think they where living in?
"I hate this!" She screamed slamming her fist into a privacy wall sending cracks in all directions. "Why can't we just go back to the training trip?" She wished.
"Ranko... why are you so against this?" Ranma asked from above her on the recently vandalized wall.
"Why aren't you?" She shot back face scrunched in anger. "It's not fair! You should be able to decide for yourself who you want to marry."
"What if I want to marry one of them?"
Her brother couldn't be serious, he didn't even know them!
"You don't." Ranko insisted.
Ranma gave her his trademark smirk "Maybe, but you don't know that."
"I'm not giving up on this." Ranko whispered angrily as she whipped tears that still lingered in her eyes.
"Come on lets get back, before pops eats everything." Ranma hoped down from the wall, his sister following as he began the trek back to the Tendo's.
:: Tendo Dojo ::
No one asked questions as the siblings entered the dinning room and took their places at the nearly bear table, both of them glaring daggers at their father who shrugged.
"Well Soun, I think its time we caught up." Genma said sternly adjusting his glasses, no longer in panda-form. Soun smiled brightly and gave a happy nod.
"Yes it has been far too long, let us go at once!" Soun and Genma stood and together turned and marched, undoubtedly to a local bar.
"Oh dear, there doesn't appear to be anything left." Kasumi said worriedly surveying the table and the downcast looks on their 2 remaining guests.
"Don't worry about it." Ranma said politely with a smile, Ranko said nothing and didn't hide her displeasure.
"Well..." Kasumi looked as if she where considering weather to make another mean or let it rest. Ranma elbowed his sister.
"Yea, don't worry about it." Ranko grumbled her eyes meeting the wall again.
"Ok, well if you're sure then I'll just clean things up, Akane could you drawl a bath for our guests?" Kasumi asked sweetly already cluttering tea cups and plates together.
"Can't they do it them selves?" Akane growled.
"Now Akane theses are our guests." Nabiki said with a smirk in a mocking tone, Kasumi joined in.
"Yes Akane as long as they are guests in out home we must try and be good hosts." Kasumi finished her gathering and left for the kitchen.
Akane steamed "Fine!" slamming her fists on the table she disappeared toward the bath.
"I...is she always like that?" Ranma finally asked several minuets later nervously to Nabiki who seemed overly amused with the entire situation.
"Pretty much" she smiled and sipped some tea "but I wouldn't worry to much about it.
"Baths ready!" Akane barked as she passed the dinning room.
"Oh.. Um thank." Ranma smiled only to bring a hateful glare from Akane.
"Whatever." Akane cast over her shoulder disappearing outside towards the dojo.
Ranma frowned, and then suddenly jumped up. "I think I'm going to go talk to her."
"What for?" Ranko grumbled to her brother.
"Well she is my fiancée now; I should at least introduce myself." Ranma explained nervously rubbing the back of his head, before following after Akane.
"Hmmm, he sure seems to be taking this arrangement seriously." Nabiki raised an eyebrow as her eyes followed the pig tailed marshal artist out of the room.
Ranko simmered in rage and ignored Nabiki's comment, it was a few moments later she let out a sigh and for the first time looked strait at Nabiki.
"Can you show be where the bath is? I didn't exactly stick around for the tour." She asked simply.
"Down the hall." Nabiki sipped her tea again before setting it down and leading Ranko to the bath.
"Thanks." Ranko mumbled and entered the changing room discarding cloths as she went.
"Oh, you don't want to forget the sign." Nabiki commented walking past Ranko and snatching it off a shelf, "So no one walks in on you." She added with a sly smile.
"Whatever." Ranko commented as she discarded the last of her clothing before entering the bath, after a moment she tuned to see Nabiki stared at her.
"What?"
Nabiki blinked and turned away embarrassed, she was in no way prepared for Ranko's complete disregard for modesty around strangers. Though now that she knew of it, smiling she file it away for future reference.
"Mind if I join you?" Nabiki asked slyly wanting to gauge the girl's reaction.
Ranko gave her the same odd look she had at the table earlier "Sure, whatever." before taking a stool and filling a bucked with water.
After a few moments Ranko looked over her should a bit irritated "Well are you coming in or not?"
Nabiki snapped from her 2ed surprise of the night and scolded herself on asking such a dangerous question, now she had to follow threw. Discarding her cloths she entered taking another stool beside Ranko, but not without some hesitation.
"So why are you against the arrangement?" She asked deciding to make her mistake worth while.
:: Dojo ::
"Hiya!" Ranma arrived just in time to witness the cold blooded murder of a stack of innocent and defenseless bricks, by Akane's hand.
"Um.. Hey Akane?" Ranma called out hesitantly.
"What do you want?" Akane growled and pinned him with a glare.
Ranma seemed at a loss, ok so he came out here to talk to her and didn't have a thing to say. Good going.
"Well?" Akane barked.
"I just wanted to... ask you if you wanted to spar!" Ranma finished the last part quickly with a smile patting himself on the back for his quick thinking.
"Ok." Akane blinked and took up a stance surprised. Maybe now was a good time to show her fiancée who was boss around here, oh my god did she just refer to him as her fiancée?
Ranma took up a stance on the other side of the dojo from Akane and felt a little weary at the anger burning in her eyes, if she was anything like Ranko he would be in for one heck of a fight.
"Ha!" Akane sprang forward, Ranma was ready.
:: Bath ::
"So why are you against the arrangement?" Ranko scowled.
"Because..." Ranko was about to start on a fierce rant when a loud scream came from outside the house.
"Akane?" Nabiki asked dumbly before her eyes widened and jumped to her feet dressing as quickly as she could before vanishing. Ranko reluctantly did the same, what did her brother do now?
:: Dojo ::
"oow!" Akane cried loudly holding her arm, sprawled out on the floor.
"H... hey! Let me see it!" Ranma begged franticly next to Akane in a panic, Akane just cried louder.
"Oh my Akane!" Kasumi appeared out of nowhere rushing to Akane. 'Ranma what happened?" She asked quickly but calmly.
"It wasn't my fault!" Ranma pleaded. "How was I suppose to know?"
"Ranma, please calm down." Kasumi said sternly. "Tell me what happened.
"We where sparing is all!" Ranma to panicked to think.
"What's going on here?" Nabiki burst into the Dojo.
"It seems Akane was hurt while sparing with Ranma."
"It wasn't my fault I tell ya."
Ranko wandered in and seemed a bit startled at the sight of Akane balling like a baby and cradling her arm, and her brother all but jumping off the wall in panic.
"The stupid idiot." She whispered making her way over to Akane while Nabiki began to give Ranma the 2ed degree; sometimes he forgot that not everyone was as good as them.
"Let me take a look." Ranko ordered starling Kasumi "Do you want me to help her or not?" Ranko added a bit softer, Kasumi decided to trust her. Ranko kneeled down at took Akane's arm much to her protest.
"No stop!" Akane wailed and tried to jerk away drawling everyone's attention. Ranko ignored her and in seconds reset the dislocated shoulder. It wasn't long before Akane began to calm down.
"Oh my, where did you learn that?" Kasumi asked as she gathered Akane in her arms to help her to the house.
"Accidents happen." Was all Ranko said as Kasumi left with Akane who was still sobbing a bit.
"And just what do you think you where doing!?" Nabiki demanded from Ranma.
"Hey how was I supposed to know she wasn't any good?" Ranma countered angrily his panic disappearing with Akane's tortured cries.
"You could have gone easy in her." Ranko said. "She's your fiancée after all." The last was said with a pinch of venom, she still hated the idea.
"I did!" Ranma protested.
"Obviously not, Akane was hurt." Nabiki countered.
"Look, I'm sorry ok?" Ranma said. "I didn't mean to hurt her."
"I'm not the one you should be apologizing too." Nabiki spat.
Ranko silently left, leaving them to continue the argument. She decided to continue her bath and returned and undressed, enter she found Akane and Kasumi.
"Hey! What do you think your doing?" Akane gasped and covered herself with a towel as Ranko walked in and took a place beside her, Kasumi was fully clothed and examining Akane's shoulder.
"He didn't mean to hurt you." Ranko said as if distracted, beginning to wash. Akane seemed to think that over.
Sighing Ranko layout on her futon, though she hated the fact Akane was her brother's fiancée she couldn't help but feel sorry for her injury. But nothing has changed; there was no way Akane was marrying her brother, none of them where. Agreement or not they didn't deserve him.
:: end ::