[Last Time]

Akane thought about it and said, "I guess that makes sense. But why Tatewaki Kuno I wonder."

"Who knows? But then again, right now he is the only bachelor in the group." Ranma answered.

The bell rang ending their lunch period so Akane and Ranma then went to go to gym class. And decided to finish school before talking about Diane again.

[Now]

On the way home Ranma and Akane decided to reopen the conversation about Diane.

"So Ranma what do you think we should do about Diane?" Akane asked.

Ranma continued to fence walk and said, "I don't know. Why don't we just ask her what's up when we get home?"

Akane looked at him and said, "Umm sure. Why didn't we think about that earlier?"

"Because Akane, we were too wrapped up in wondering how to find out, we didn't think of the simplest way to find out. With the way we live who could blame us?" Ranma responded.

Akane thought about it and said, "well, that does explain it, and it does make sense."

After Akane and Ranma got home they saw that they house was already cleaned, they thought that was a miracle. They then saw Kasumi sitting down reading a cookbook, and Diane looking things up on the Internet in the living room.

Ranma put his bag down and said, "Hey Kasumi. How did you get the house so clean so fast?"

Kasumi smiled and said, "It helps having Diane here. She helped me clean up and right now I'm looking to see what there is in this book that I haven't made already."

Ranma smiled and said, "Well, what ever you make I know it will taste good."

Akane smiled seeing her sister relaxing for once and then walked up to Diane and said, "So Diane. What are you looking for?"

Diane smiled and said, "A book that will help me teach you how to cook. I'm looking for a cooking teaching book."

Akane fell down anime styled and said, "Oh brother."

Ranma laughed a bit and said, "Well Akane, you do have to learn how to cook sometime."

Akane became bit angry and said, "Why You. Baka!!!!"

Ranma just laughed some more and said, "Now this is starting to remind me of before we decided to go through with the engagement all of the way. I would like to know how did the others come to the conclusion that I wouldn't marry them."

Akane looked at him and calmed down a bit and said, "I would like to know that as well, but who cares. No one is bothering us anymore."

Ranma nodded and said, "That's true... Come on Akane we have homework to do."

Akane looked at Ranma in shock and said, "Are you okay Ranma. Sense when did you do homework?"

Ranma just shrugged his shoulders and said, "If I want to go to 12th grade then I need to. The principle has decided to give me a chance to make up all of my bad grades."

Akane just blinked her eyes and said, "Well, that's unusual."

Ranma nodded and grabbed his bag and went to his room and Akane followed.

"Hey Kasumi, do you think that they will ask me anything about me staying in girl form anymore, they asked this mourning, and I would like to know if they will continue?" Diane asked.

Kasumi nodded and said, "They will. So you might as well tell them the truth before they start giving you a headache."

Diane sighed and said, "Just my luck. I came to Nerima to get away from all of that."

Kasumi looked a bit puzzled and said, "What happened to you in the states that made you come here?"

Diane looked back to Kasumi and said, "Everyone who found out kept asking me questions. And sense I am the last male of my family name, my family thought I jumped into the cursed spring of drowned girl for some sort of strange revenge plan. So they kicked me out of the family."

Kasumi looked sad and said, "Oh my. That shouldn't happen to anyone." She then thought of something and said to her self, "Maybe dad can help her, I'm going to ask once I get the free time."

Diane looked at Kasumi again and said, "I know, so I came here to start a new life."

Diane and Kasumi didn't know but Ranma and Akane over heard this and went back into Ranma's room. Akane was the first one to talk and said, "No wonder why she is staying in female form, she must be trying to make sure that she wouldn't be able to feel the same pain again."

Ranma nodded and said, "And I thought my dad was a jerk."

Later that day after dinner Kasumi started to look for her dad. When she did she said, "Dad, can I speak to you for a moment, I think you need to know this."

Soun looked at his daughter and said, "Sure Kasumi. I'll be back in a minute Saotome."

Genma nodded and said, "Sure I'll wait until you get back to start the game."

Soun thanked Genma and walked into the hall where his daughter was waiting.

"Dad, I found out something about Diane today, she doesn't have any family. So I was wondering if you would adopt her. I think it would make her really happy to know that we care about her." Kasumi said to her dad once she got his attention.

Soun thought about it and said, "That's not a bad idea Kasumi. Plus this way she will have a family. She has only been here for about 4 days, yet, she acts as if she always lived here, and I will go to town tomorrow for the papers. Thanks for telling me this Kasumi, I was wondering why she looked a bit depressed."

Kasumi hugged her father and said, "Thanks dad. I know this will make her happy."

Soun hugger her back and said, "I think you are right, but for now I have a game to start with Saotome, so I will see you tomorrow in the mourning before I leave."

Kasumi nodded and said, "Okay dad. Good night."

Soun smiled back and said, "good night Kasumi."

Kasumi then walked down stares to read some more in her cookbook. Soun returned to his game with Genma.

Ranma and Akane talk some more about their plans and decided to go over to Diane's room and knock on the door. Diane opened the door in nothing but her under where and caused Ranma to get a nosebleed. Akane hit Ranma in the back of the head reminding him that he is engaged and he calmed down. Diane just laughed and said, "Come in guys. I guess I should put a shirt and a pair of shorts on too ha?"

Akane nodded and Ranma just nodded so Akane wouldn't hit him again. Diane then got a shirt and a pair of shorts on and sat on her bed. She looked at Ranma and said, "Let me guess, my body's figure is too much for you?"

Ranma nodded with a smile hopping he wouldn't get hit. Luckily he didn't.

Akane just looked at Ranma and said, "Good grief. Ranma sometimes I wonder about you."

Ranma just smiled and said, "So, at least your thinking of me."

Akane smiled and punched him playfully in the arm.

Ranma smiled and then looked at Diane and said, "So Diane, I was wondering, what is your last name anyway?"

Diane was a bit shocked and said, "I'm not sure, but I don't think I have one now. But that is a different story, I don't fell like talking about this late."

Ranma and Akane understood and decided to not continue that subject. Akane saw something on Diane's calendar and read it and smiled and then said, "So tomorrow you are going to have dinner with Tatewaki Kuno ha?"

Diane blushed and said, "Ummm yeah I am."

Ranma laughed a bit and said, "So you asked for this dinner date, you or Kuno?"

Diane blushed even more and pointed to her self and said, "Me. I watched a movie with him today and he didn't do anything wrong. So I decided to give a chance to impress me with dinner."

Akane laughed and said, "Yeah right, you like him don't you?"

Diane started to blush even more if it was possible at this point and said, "Well, I don't hate him. And there is just something about him I like, I just don't know what."

Akane smiled and said, "It's your female hormones you nut. You just probably are looking for something from him. Maybe you should have practiced being a girl more often then you did."

Diane looked puzzled and said, "You mena that I might want to..."

Akane laughed and nodded saying, "Yup, you might be having the urge to..."

Ranma suddenly yelled, "That's enough talk about what girls want to do with men! Can we talk about something else now?!"

Akane and Diane both smiled and started to laugh at Ranma's out burst. Luckily no one else in the house heard it.

Diane decided that Ranma was right and said, "So Ranma, when exactly is your 17th birthday?"

Ranma looked at the calendar and turned the pages to his birthday and said, "It's October 20th. Just a few days before we start our 2 month vacation from school."

[I don't know if the series of the Manga had Ranma's real birthday in it, so I just picked a random day. I also made up the vacation.]

Diane smiled and said, "That's cool. So when does school start again?"

Akane pointed to the day on the calendar after turning the pages in the opposite direction and said, "It's May 5th. That is when the new school year starts."

[Again, I made up the date.]

Diane thought about it and said, "Man, are the school years different from Japan and the New York school year."

Akane looked puzzled and said, "Really? When does the school year start in New York?"

Diane thought about it and said, "Well this year the district I lived in started the school year a bit early on September 2nd. And it will end sometime in June."

Akane thought about it and said, "Let me guess, each state decides how many school days there are, and the school districts decided when they start the school year?"

Diane nodded and said, "Yup, that's how it is."

Ranma smiled and said, "I think that you are liking it here more and more. Don't ask me why I said this now, but I did."

Diane smiled and said, "I think your right. It is more fun here than it is where I lived in New York."

Akane smiled and said, "So Diane, what you think of me , Kasumi, Nabiki and Ranma, I mean do you consider us friends or something else?"

Diane smiled and said, "I think of you all as sisters and a brother/sister combo."

Ranma smiled and said, "I guess I would fall under both sister and brother by now wouldn't I."

Akane laughed and said, "Ranma you are nuts sometimes you know that?"

Ranma smiled and said, "That's why you love me."

Akane blushed and nodded and said, "That's one of the reasons."

Diane laughed but then noticed the time and said, "It's getting late, I'm ganna go to sleep now, so see you two in the mourning."

Ranma and Akane smiled and said, "Sure, see ya."

Ranma and Akane then walked out of her room and closed the door and went to their rooms to get to sleep.

[I'm on a role here. I never wrote this many chapters in a week before. I hope you like it.]