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"..." - talking

'...' - thoughts

italics - dreams or emphasized word

Nabiki and Akane left for school. They left Ranma at home, thinking it was a better idea to leave him there. Soun and Genma went to see Dr.Tofu about a cure, then went to a bar to drink away their troubles. And Happosai ran off to do some serious pantie thieving.
At School

"Akane! Akane over here!" Sayuri and Yuka called as they saw their friend walk through the front gates.

"Oh. Hi guys." Akane said dejectedly.

"What's the matter Akane? You sound depressed. And Ranma isn't with you. Did you two have another fight or something?" Yuka asked before thinking about who she was talking to.

"Never talk about him in my pressance again!" Akane screamed making them cringe in fear. "I don't care where he is! Even though the pervert is probably under Kasumi's bed again!"

"What do you mean? Why would he be under your sister's bed?" Sayuri asked.

"Never mind! I don't want to talk about, think about, hear about, or even acknowledge his god-damned exsistance!" Akane took the chance to escape and stormed off to her home room.

After Akane was out of ear shot, a conversation began with her as the center of it.

"So Yuka, do think Ranma really did something? Or do think she's just overreacting again?"

"I don't know. With Akane it's impossible to tell." Yuka responded to Sayuri's question. "Although, I still don't get why Akane won't just take the engagement. I know at least four hundred peaople that would gladly take her place. Myself included."

"I know. He's such a hunk. Strong, handsome, fast, athletic, flexible, caring, honorable, loyal, and that curse of his gives him and understanding that no man in the world has." Sayuri

"Tell me something that I don't already know." Yuka

"I bought a picture of him naked from Nabiki."

"What?"

Any conversation after that was ended as thewarning bell rang, and the girls ran off to class.

11:00 in the morning

Kasumi walked through the open market with NekoRanma at her heels. Usually it wasn't uncommon to see the girl walk down this particular street. But being close to Ranma means that to day everyone she passed was starring at her. And the raven haired youth down on all fours.

"Hello Tendo-san. How are you today?" Asked the man that ran the produce stand.

"I'm doing fine today. How are you?" She gave him one of her famouse smiles, which just so happened to make him a lot happier that he had inherited this stand from his father all those years ago.

"Oh, I'm just f-" His friendly smile turned into a confused look as he saw Ranma rubbing against Kasumi's legs, letting off soft growls at the merchant. "What's the problem with your friend? Is he sick? Or did he hit his head?"

"Oh! Er. . . well, you see. . ." A small blush ran over her face as she remembered how he acted earlier, and the dream she had about him the night before. "He's been. . . acting like this all day. . . and nobody has been able to snap him out of it. So I decided to watch over him instead of sending him into town like this."

"Well. . .I hope he gets better soon." The merchant laughed nervously, feeling a little jealous of the youth that was so openly being affectionate with Kasumi. "Was there any thing you need Tendo-san?"

"Oh yes." Kasumi bught the groceries she needed, and then went home. Ranma following her, of course.

As they left the market on their way back to the Tendo-ke, a dark shadow jumped from roof to roof, following them. And the shadow was that of a female. (I'll give you a hint. She's not a stranger, but she doesn't fight for Ranma's love. Figure out who it is. The first person to tell me gets to hear what I plan on in the future of this story, or if they don't want to know, they can hear about my plans for my next story after I finish this one.)

Kasumi and Ranma ate a fresh vejetable for lunch on the way home. When they got back though, no one was home.

"Hmm. . . Akane and Nabiki will still be a few hours. I wonder how long father and Uncle Genma will be? They left quite a wile ago." Kasumi was talking to herself again. Not that anyone noticed. No one noticed her, eccept Dr.Tofu. But he was a very silly man, and she need someone that she could rely on to be all there when she needed help, or comforting, or being near. Although, this time Kasumi actually had a response. In the form of a 'Meow' from Ranma.

Kasumi bent down and began to scratch Ranma behind the ears. "You know Ranma, I should start some supper right about now. We're having fish tonight."

Ranma gave a soft 'mew' and rubbed his head against her legs again.

"Ha ha! It's almost like you understand me Ranma!" Kasumi sent him one of her genuinly amused smiles. "It would be so nice if you could really under stand me. I do get lonly being by myself all the time."

"Meow. Meow meow mew." (Almost like he's trying to talk, ne?)

"Hmmm? Ranma, meow twice if you understand me." Kasumi still had her smile beaming beautifully at Ranma (She thinks that it's all in her mind. Longing for him to talk to her again). How could he not understand, and follow her instructions?

"Meow. Meow." Ranma had his happy, kitty face on as he thought he was doing good.

Kasumi's face lit-up as she thought that she would be able to talk to Ranma again. Even if it was him just meowing at her in response. "Ranma, do you know why you transformed all of a sudden?"

"Meow." Ranma saddly shook his head frome side to side.

"Dose this mean that you are controling the nekoken?" She tilted her head to one side and looked thoughtfully at her.

"Meow meow." Ranma looked off to one side and shrugged his shoulders. But he didn't look back into her eyes.

"Hmmm. I see." Kasumi thought for a minute. It was obvious that this was Ranma, not to straight forward, kinda sorta bashful, terrible liar. Yes it was a lie. How else could he understand, and respond, if he wasn't in controle? "I see. So you have no idea what you were doing this morning?"

Ranma froze, blushed, shook his head like crazy, then started to meow in denile, and look as innosent as possible.

Kasumi giggled and scratched Ranma behind the ear. "You still can't lie Even when under the nekoken." She giggled again as he embaressedly looked away. "It's ok. If Ryoga can take advantage of becoming P-chan and do perverted things, you should have every right to take a vacation of sorts and act a little lewd as well."

Ranma still didn't respond. The fact that he was caught by the only non martial artist that he respected to a degree of rivaling his love for his own mother. 'Wait a minute, that means that I love Kasumi! I can't possibly love Kasumi! She deserves better than me! Wait, I just said that I love someone without stuttering. Usually I even stutter that word in my head. But it just feels right saying that I love Kasumi.' Ranma's thoughts were interupted in the form of Kasumi asking a question.

"Ranma, did you enjoy yourself this morning?" 'I hope he did.' She had a huge blush on her face, even bigger than the one Ukyo got got when Ranma said she was cute.

Ranma shook his head up and down enthusiasticly. "Meow." 'Uh- oh. That was the wrong hting to say.' Ranma thought as he realized what he had actually aggread to.

"You dirty boy, Ranma. I bet that you're going to sneek into my bed tonight, under the guise of an inocent little kitten." She giggled at the horrified expression on his face. "That's okay, I wont mind." She reached out and started to pet him behind the ears. "Ranma, you should know that I think I'm falling in love with you. It's wrong of me, becuse Akane is your fiance. But I just cann't help but be attracted to you. I mean, you're so strong, honorable, and you have a sexy body. Oh my! Did i just say that?" She couldn't believe the things she just said to him. But she just couldn't stop talking. "I want to kiss you, Ranma." She slowly leaned down, until her lips were mere centimeters from his. "I'm taking you from every one else." She wispered to him as their lips touched on a gentil kiss.

Now this is Ranma we're talking about. Having Kasumi this close to him made him immobile. And you cann't give Ranma somting that tastes good, and not give him more.

So, when kasumi pulled away from him, he put his hand on her shoulder, and lightly pushed her over. She let out a little eep when she fell, but not another word as Ranma leaned over her. Ranma leaned down, meowed in Kasumi's ear, and began to lick her cheek and lips.

She started giggleing at the feeling of his rough tounge on het cheek, and whenit passed over her lips for the second time, she opened her mouth and caught it between her lips. She tugged playfully, and licked the tip of his tounge with hers. 'It tastes like love.'

Kasumi finally let go of his trounge, and sat up, as she heared their fathers sing their way through the front door.

Ranma vanished, and reappered next to the koi pond. And Kasumi went to the kitchen.

As she cooked, she wondered when exactly she started having feellings for Ranma. 'I guess when he first came here. I said I didn't like younger men, but they're so fun! When they get all flustered if they tri to talk to you. Ranma is the worst though. Then when I was possessed, I felt like ripping him out of his clothes!' She sighed as she thought of her only obsticles. 'Akane will be the most difficult. She's so stubborn. And she's been following Nabiki around lately. The others will be easy to get rid of. None of them have Nabiki for a sister. Oh! I know. I'll just pay Nabiki to not help Akane!' And with her now in a happier mood, she humed and continued to cook supper.

As Ranma laid next to the koi pond, a femal, covered in shadows, aproched him silently.

"I'm home!" Akane yelled irritably as she walked through the front gate. Every one had been harrassing her about Ranam all day. She had her mallet ready to crush Ranma's head if he did just the slightest little insegnificant thign wrong. (AN- Where in the hell does she keep that thing anyway? I mean is it in a back pocket, or under her skirt, or what? If anyone knows, please tell me. My guess is she hides it in her underwear.)

Akane walked through the house like usual. First she went to her room to drop off her stuff, and change into her gi. Next the dojo for a work out. After an hour of failling to break her bricks and messing up katas, she was in an even worse mood than before. She went back to her room to get a new change of clothes, then walked to the furo for a bath.

On her way, she walked into the kitchen to say hi to Nabiki? "What are you doing here? You're not cooking tonight are you?" She asked in disbelief.

"No." Nabiki asked coolly. "Kasumi asked me to stir this for a wile." She continued her work.

"Why? Where did Kasumi go?" Akane was confused on why Kasumi didn't ask her to help with supper.

Nabiki smirked at Akane. She had watched her younger sister abuse, threten, and nearly kill poor Ranma for almost two years now. She felt sorry for him, if nothing else. And, being the all-seeing mercenary she was, watched her dear older sister become infatuated with him.

"Well . . ." Nabiki started off slowly. "I accidentally nocked Ranma into the koi pond. He was all cobvered in mud. So Kasumi took him, or rather her, into the furo to get clean. As punishment, I have to endlessly stir this, until Kasumi gets done." She hung her head in a dramatic way, making it seem like the most horrible punishment ever. And just to piss Akane off more, she laughed in her ice-queen way. "I wonder just what kind of FUN they're having in there?"

Akane had a horrified expression, mixed with worry, and pure unadulterated rage. "That damned HENTAI BAKA! He's gonna die this time!" Akane was fuming as she ran off towards the bathroom.

How did you like? I didn't get enough yes hentai votes, so it's not. but i do want you to guess who the shadowy figure is. the first one to tell me the corect answer gets a direct subscription of me works.

Later Shige