Disclaimer: I don't own them, despite my desperate attempts to break in and steal them all! But I haven't succeeded, and Rumiko Takahashi still has them as her personal slaves.

My very first fanfic, and Ranma fic for that matter. So, hope you guys like it! If you find mistakes in the grammar and the words, please forgive me, my native language isn't English you see!

O, yeah, just so you know:

Thoughts, "..." talk - ... – signs.

Now on with the story!


Cupid Inc.

CHAPTER 1 The Beginning

"Hello, I'm home!"

Nabiki stepped into the house and took off her shoes. Getting no reply, she walked into the living room. It was empty, so she shrugged and went to her room.

On her way up, she suddenly heard fanatic sounds coming from the kitchen. Realization dawning on her, she looked around the corner. Inside, Akane was molesting a bowl.

Ah, that's why no one's home, she's at it again.

She was just about to walk in, when someone grabbed her arm and pulled her away. Turning, Nabiki saw Ranma standing behind her. She started, but Ranma put his finger to his lips and took her to the closet under the stairs.

Pulling the door open, it revealed the entire family, including a giant panda that nearly flattened the others. Ranma pushed Nabiki in and shut the door behind him.

"So, we're all hiding from Akane again, huh?"

Soun immediately began to cry, "O, my poor little girl, all alone without her family!"

Ranma objected, "Poor little girl? How about poor little us? We're the ones who are gonna have food-poisoning and end up in hospital for a week!" He pushed his father aside so he could sit down, 'If she's gonna be in there for much longer, I'm bailing to Ucchan's."

BANG, Genma bashed him on the head with a sign, saying: - Stop that boy, she's your fiancée! - Turning it around, it said: - You're not cheating on her, are you? -

Ranma jumped up as he shot his father an indignant look, "Hey, it's not like she's my girlfriend or anything! This is all your fault!" He kicked his father with the heel of his foot, half to vent some frustration, half so he could reach the door and flee from the house.

"Ranma, is that you?"

Ranma froze at the sound of Akane's voice. They heard her soft footsteps outside, coming closer and closer. Genma and Soun grabbed Ranma and threw him out with the words: "You save us boy!" He crashed right into Akane and slammed her against the wall.

"Ranma, get off me!" Akane yelled as she shoved Ranma away from her and got up. "Do you know where father and the others are? They've disappeared," she went on while she brushed herself off.

"Maybe they don't wanna die," Ranma muttered while he too got up.

Akane flared and turned around. 'What did you say?'

'Er..,' Ranma gulped as she pulled out her trusty old mallet and he slowly started to back up against the wall, trying to calm the girl down at the same time, "Now, now, Akane, you know..."

He didn't get to finish his sentence as she swung the wooden object around and it connected hard with his jaw.

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Inside the closet the sounds of bashing and smashing where heard. Understanding these all so familiar sounds, Soun began to cry again.

"Why..., how will our families ever be joined?" he whimpered in between sobs.

"Calm down, father, I'm sure they're fine," Kasumi soothed him.

Nabiki, figuring staying in the closet won't save them anyway, opened the door and got out. The hallway was wrecked, as usual after a fight between Ranma and Akane.

She sighed and walked to the phone. The number was already programmed in the memory of the device. There was a dial sound and then a click.

"Hello, Yamasaki Repairs, how may I help you?"

Nabiki let out another heavy sigh, before answering in a grim tone: "Tendo Residence, the usual please..."

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Nabiki was in a very bad mood when she finally got to her room. All those repairs were cutting deep into the families finances.

I'm getting a little tired with my little sister and that fiancé of hers. And it's not like the money I make on them covers all the expenses.

She walked to her desk and took out her register to make up the score after the deduction of the latest repair.

I really should do something about it. If they would just admit to themselves that they at least liked each other. That would make all the difference in the amount of repairs around the house.

After doing the last calculation and wincing at the amount that showed up on her calculator, the cost of only this month's worth of repairs, she dragged herself over to her bed and flopped down on it. But how can I make them admit something like that? I've tried it before, they always see through my act.

Grinning, she corrected herself, Well, Akane does. Ranma is totally oblivious most of the time.

Suddenly, an idea sprang into her head. Yeah! That's it! But where is that magazine?

Nabiki jumped off her bed and began to rummage through her magazine stack.

Found it!

She stood up, holding some soppy girl magazine she'd nicked out of Akane's room. Nabiki checked the advert she was looking for.

Pricy, but it's a good investment. Just wait, you lovebirds, just wait!


A/N:

So, that was the first chapter! The next will come on pretty soon, since I began to write this story a while ago. Oh, by the way, if there is a story that holds the same name or plotline, please tell me so in a review, so I can change or take off the story. If you got the story, I'm sorry and would just like to say that when I started to write this story I didn't know there was one already like it.

PLEASE REVIEW! I wanna know if it's any good. But remember, it's my first, so be gentle

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Till next time,

Ameko