Ranma 1/2
'Tender Loving Care'
Ranma-chan walked lethergically into the dining room, drawing the attentions of everyone seated, exept Genma. Food hadn't been served yet, it was just that since his child was home intact, what he got last night, he deserved.
"Ranma, are you okay?" Kasumi asked concernadly, "You look awful."
Ranma gave her a sleep strained smile, "Just peachy." She sat down, and her head almost collided with the plate in front of her, as her head slumped forward. Akane managed to catch the girl by the back of her shirt before she cracked the plate with her head.
"I don't suppose your previous nights activities had anything to do with the crater we now have for a back yard, did they?" Nabiki alluded, glancing sideways at the tired redhead.
"'S okay, 's okay," Ranma placated, and then slumped onto Akane's shoulder. The raven-haired girl got up out of her seat a bit to sit Ranma back up again. Kasumi managed to produce a cup of coffee from somewhere, and handed it to Ranma with her usual smile. The pigtailed girl blinked, and then smiled back at the eldest Tendou daughter in gratitude, "Thanks Kasumi."
"I suppose it may be best if you stayed home today, seeing as how you aren't feeling too well," Kasumi considered.
"NO! Er, no," Genma interjected, "It... um, wouldn't look good if he were to miss a day of school after just enrolling so soon, would it?"
"Quite correct, Saotome," Soun added, "I'm sure Ranma can survive the day."
Ranma gained enough energy to give a baleful glare to her father that promised retaliation later on. But in the meantime, she needed to conserve what little she had. Akane was the first to get up from the table, and went to get the homework off her desk she almost forgot, as everyone else continued to finish. Ranma leaned over, and retrieved something from where Akane had been sitting, neatly folded it, and then put it into her pocket.
After breakfast, Ranma left with Nabiki, while Akane went to finish preparing to leave. Kasumi raised an eyebrow, as she noticed how close Ranma was standing to Nabiki. She shrugged, and went back to clearing the plates from the table. She came to where Akane and Ranma were sitting and sniffed the air.
"I wonder who had coacoa?"
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The coffee she had only went so far, and Ranma-chan unintentionally found herself relying on Nabiki's shoulder for support.
The middle Tendou sister rolled her eyes, "Honestly, Ranma, you shouldn't have been up playing all night, especially when you had school in the morning."
Ranma was about to snap back that she wasn't intending to do so, but noticed that they had arrived at Furinkan High. The pigtailed girl looked up towards Nabiki with sparkling eyes, "You were really worried about me?"
Nabiki snorted at the ubercute display, "Well, finding are backyard reduced to a gravel pit *did* bring up a few concerns."
"Wow, Nabiki really cares for Ranma, doesn't she?" One student whispered to another.
"Yeah, but I guess whatever makes her happy, I'm not going to go against it," the other one replied.
"Halt!" Kuno demanded of the two girls. Tears of anguish were sliding down his face, as he pointed his bokken towards Nabiki, "You... feindish seductress! Enticing this poor innocent maiden to your unnatural perversions!"
Nabiki was staring irritatedly at the tip of the bokken that was shaking just a few inches from the tip of her nose, and then turned her annoyed expression to Kuno, "What in the world are you babbling about? Kuno?"
"To think that you have twisted the poor pigtailed girl's emotions so that she is enticed by the charms of the fairer sex..."
Nabiki had to smirk at that, "Well, I can honestly say I had nothing to do with her orientat..." Nabiki's eyes went wide in realization. She took a quick look around the school yard, and saw the expressions of everyone around. She began to recall the peculiar looks she was getting when walking to school with Ranma yesterday. Nabiki was reeling, as she turned to look at Ranma-chan, who was looking at Kuno with intense annoyance, while her arm was entwined with hers.
Ranma was internally growling. She wanted to keep Nabiki in the dark longer, since her oblivousness was just too darn amusing, particularly since she suspected the Tendou girl was supposed to be pretty observant. Ah well, to all good things...
Kuno pointed his weapon into the air, as Nabiki quickly pulled away from the redhead, and started to choke. She now knew where Yuri had gotten ideas about her, and it's already been more than a day, so the rumors were probably all over the Furinkan district, and reached as far as St. Baccus and Koholtz by now. Also the fact that she was seen *twice* in a compomising position with the redhead. She also managed to catch the voice of one of Yuri's friends, Lezzie, she thought her name was, loud enough to be heard by a good portion of the school present...
"Yuri's going to be so heartbroken."
Damage control was going to be 'fun'.
"YOU DID THIS ON PURPOSE!!!!" Nabiki spun on the redhead, with her face growing as red as the other girl's hair.
"DO NOT BLAME THIS INNOCENT SPRITE FOR YOU WANTON PERVERSIONS!" Kuno Brought his bokken back over his head, wayyyyyy back, reading for the strike, "FALL, NABIKI TENDOU!!!!"
Nabiki screamed, she was totally offbalance by the new revelation of what the school now percieved her as, as well as being the target for Kuno's wrath. She instinctively put her hands in front of her face, as if that were going to stop the blow coming.
The kendoist's weapon started towards the girl he saught to punish, only to find it stopped suddenly, "What deviltry is this? NABIKI TENDOU! I DEMAND YOU RELEASE YOUR FOUL MAGIKS FROM MY NOBLE WEAPON!"
"Geez, someone shut this guy up," Ranma drolled. She was standing behind Kuno, while holding onto one end of a fishing line that had the other end snagged to the shaft of Kuno's bokken. With a sharp tug by the redhead, Kuno's bokken slammed into his head, and it continued to do so until he lost conciousness.
"Well, better get inside, nothing out here for us," With that, Ranma-chan cheerfully skipped into the school. Nabiki stood there with a pole-axed expression on her face; not hearing the hateful mantra her sister was chanting, as she ran into the school grounds for battle
"I HATE BOYS I HATE BOYS I HATE... Huh?" Akane came to a stop, when she noticed all the boys were staring at Nabiki, many with slightly depressed expressions, "What happened here?"
The youngest approached the fallen Kuno, while mistaking the laughs coming from behind her for those directed towards the idiot kendoist.
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Everyone arrived from school at the same time. Nabiki quickly rushed to her room, slamming the door. Akane came in slowly, her face flushed totally red, still trying to figure out what everyone found so funny around her today. Ranma came in last, smiling brightly, "We're home!"
"Hello Ranma, how was your day? I hope you weren't too tired."
"Oh, no! in fact the morning was eventful enough to wake me right up!" the redhead chirped.
"Akane-chan, is something wrong?" the older girl turned to her youngest sister, and flinched back a bit from the infuriated expression.
"I'm going into the Dojo to break something," that left Ranma with Kasumi.
"Hmm, I suppose that was Nabiki's door that slammed, she must be terribly upset about something."
"I think she had a rough day at school, I tried to cheer her up, but she just wouldn't open up to me," Ranma replied with mock sullenness. Kasumi nodded, and went to check up on her dear sister.
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Akane stared, expressionless, at her school outfit. On the backside, where she sat, were two handprints. Made of chocolate she considered, which would seem pretty kinky, thinking about it. She also wagered they were about the size offffff.... Ranma's hands.
Akane started to think about the scribbling that was on her face the other day, that mysteriously got there after bathing. She knew there was something familiar about it.
"I'm telling you, Ranma did it on PURPOSE!" Akane's eyebrows raised, and she walked over to the wall that was between her and Nabiki's room.
"Oh, Nabiki, Ranma was so tired this morning, he probably didn't realize what he was doing."
"Oh, he did, Kasumi, *she* was practically hanging all over me, and she *knew* what it would do to my rep! In fact, this was the second day she's done it!"
"Nabiki, don't worry, you're such a clever girl. I know you'll be able to make everyone realize that you're not a lesbian."
"Fat chance! Best I can probably do with the idiots at school now is maybe get them to believe I'm bi or something. Once the rumor mill is 'confirmed', rumor becomes *law*."
"Oh, then would being bi be better?" Kasumi asked, curiously.
Akane slowly backed up from the wall, missing Nabiki's fustrated growl. So, Ranma fancies himself a practical joker. The raven haired girl's fury built at the thought of what Ranma had gotten away with without her noticing. Her rage just grew, and grew, until it couldn't support it's wait... and broke.
Akane suddenly smiled; she suddenly didn't have the urge to vent her fustration over bricks now.
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"Well, Dinner was great, Kasumi!" Ranma stated, while patting his stomach. Soun looked between Akane and Nabiki, who were both staring at Ranma intensely. Nabiki was glaring with unveiled animosity, while Akane had a thoroughly contemplative expression. The Tendou Patriarch was not sure how he should take this. Genma appeared not to care; he already knew it was just a matter of time before Ranma upset someone.
"Why thank you, Ranma," Kasumi replied, "If you don't mind, could you bring your plate into the kitchen for me?" Ranma blinked at the unusual request, but complied. He got into the kitchen, and put his dishes into the sink.
"Ranma, Nabiki going to be having a difficult time at school, so she's going to need all the support she can get... is that understood?"
Ranma took an involintary step back at the tone of voice Kasumi stated the last part, coupled with the boring stare she directed towards him. Her smile wasn't there at the moment, and when he noticed that also, the pigtailed boy began to squirm a bit, "Uh... I guess."
"Good, because she is going to need a mature *young man* such as you can be," Kasumi turned away, obviously dismissing Ranma. The pigtailed boy looked a bit shaken, and turned to leave, "Oh, and Ranma?"
The boy stopped, and took a slight gulp, "Ye-yes, Kasumi?"
"Nabiki would also appreciate it if you didn't invade her personal space when going to school or during it. It's probably not your fault, but it's complicating matters."
"Ah... okay..." Ranma walked woodenly out of the kitchen. As he arrived back in the dining room, Akane stood up, and unrolled a measuring tape. Ranma blinked, as the girl took his height measurements. Once she was done, she nodded in satisfaction.
"Um, what was that all about?" Ranma enquired, gaurdedly.
"Uh... school uniform. You're going to need one, you know?" With that, Akane left Ranma scratching his head.
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In the kitchen, Kasumi sighed. Ranma was polite, but his actions were questionable. She wanted to give him the benefit of the doubt, she did, particularly since he was a guest to her family's hospitality, but he could cause serious problems in the long run. Wether he was doing it unwittingly or not was beside the point. If he managed to irritate the one person that really be a problem...
"Oh mother," Kasumi whispered, "give me strength..."
'Tender Loving Care'
Ranma-chan walked lethergically into the dining room, drawing the attentions of everyone seated, exept Genma. Food hadn't been served yet, it was just that since his child was home intact, what he got last night, he deserved.
"Ranma, are you okay?" Kasumi asked concernadly, "You look awful."
Ranma gave her a sleep strained smile, "Just peachy." She sat down, and her head almost collided with the plate in front of her, as her head slumped forward. Akane managed to catch the girl by the back of her shirt before she cracked the plate with her head.
"I don't suppose your previous nights activities had anything to do with the crater we now have for a back yard, did they?" Nabiki alluded, glancing sideways at the tired redhead.
"'S okay, 's okay," Ranma placated, and then slumped onto Akane's shoulder. The raven-haired girl got up out of her seat a bit to sit Ranma back up again. Kasumi managed to produce a cup of coffee from somewhere, and handed it to Ranma with her usual smile. The pigtailed girl blinked, and then smiled back at the eldest Tendou daughter in gratitude, "Thanks Kasumi."
"I suppose it may be best if you stayed home today, seeing as how you aren't feeling too well," Kasumi considered.
"NO! Er, no," Genma interjected, "It... um, wouldn't look good if he were to miss a day of school after just enrolling so soon, would it?"
"Quite correct, Saotome," Soun added, "I'm sure Ranma can survive the day."
Ranma gained enough energy to give a baleful glare to her father that promised retaliation later on. But in the meantime, she needed to conserve what little she had. Akane was the first to get up from the table, and went to get the homework off her desk she almost forgot, as everyone else continued to finish. Ranma leaned over, and retrieved something from where Akane had been sitting, neatly folded it, and then put it into her pocket.
After breakfast, Ranma left with Nabiki, while Akane went to finish preparing to leave. Kasumi raised an eyebrow, as she noticed how close Ranma was standing to Nabiki. She shrugged, and went back to clearing the plates from the table. She came to where Akane and Ranma were sitting and sniffed the air.
"I wonder who had coacoa?"
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The coffee she had only went so far, and Ranma-chan unintentionally found herself relying on Nabiki's shoulder for support.
The middle Tendou sister rolled her eyes, "Honestly, Ranma, you shouldn't have been up playing all night, especially when you had school in the morning."
Ranma was about to snap back that she wasn't intending to do so, but noticed that they had arrived at Furinkan High. The pigtailed girl looked up towards Nabiki with sparkling eyes, "You were really worried about me?"
Nabiki snorted at the ubercute display, "Well, finding are backyard reduced to a gravel pit *did* bring up a few concerns."
"Wow, Nabiki really cares for Ranma, doesn't she?" One student whispered to another.
"Yeah, but I guess whatever makes her happy, I'm not going to go against it," the other one replied.
"Halt!" Kuno demanded of the two girls. Tears of anguish were sliding down his face, as he pointed his bokken towards Nabiki, "You... feindish seductress! Enticing this poor innocent maiden to your unnatural perversions!"
Nabiki was staring irritatedly at the tip of the bokken that was shaking just a few inches from the tip of her nose, and then turned her annoyed expression to Kuno, "What in the world are you babbling about? Kuno?"
"To think that you have twisted the poor pigtailed girl's emotions so that she is enticed by the charms of the fairer sex..."
Nabiki had to smirk at that, "Well, I can honestly say I had nothing to do with her orientat..." Nabiki's eyes went wide in realization. She took a quick look around the school yard, and saw the expressions of everyone around. She began to recall the peculiar looks she was getting when walking to school with Ranma yesterday. Nabiki was reeling, as she turned to look at Ranma-chan, who was looking at Kuno with intense annoyance, while her arm was entwined with hers.
Ranma was internally growling. She wanted to keep Nabiki in the dark longer, since her oblivousness was just too darn amusing, particularly since she suspected the Tendou girl was supposed to be pretty observant. Ah well, to all good things...
Kuno pointed his weapon into the air, as Nabiki quickly pulled away from the redhead, and started to choke. She now knew where Yuri had gotten ideas about her, and it's already been more than a day, so the rumors were probably all over the Furinkan district, and reached as far as St. Baccus and Koholtz by now. Also the fact that she was seen *twice* in a compomising position with the redhead. She also managed to catch the voice of one of Yuri's friends, Lezzie, she thought her name was, loud enough to be heard by a good portion of the school present...
"Yuri's going to be so heartbroken."
Damage control was going to be 'fun'.
"YOU DID THIS ON PURPOSE!!!!" Nabiki spun on the redhead, with her face growing as red as the other girl's hair.
"DO NOT BLAME THIS INNOCENT SPRITE FOR YOU WANTON PERVERSIONS!" Kuno Brought his bokken back over his head, wayyyyyy back, reading for the strike, "FALL, NABIKI TENDOU!!!!"
Nabiki screamed, she was totally offbalance by the new revelation of what the school now percieved her as, as well as being the target for Kuno's wrath. She instinctively put her hands in front of her face, as if that were going to stop the blow coming.
The kendoist's weapon started towards the girl he saught to punish, only to find it stopped suddenly, "What deviltry is this? NABIKI TENDOU! I DEMAND YOU RELEASE YOUR FOUL MAGIKS FROM MY NOBLE WEAPON!"
"Geez, someone shut this guy up," Ranma drolled. She was standing behind Kuno, while holding onto one end of a fishing line that had the other end snagged to the shaft of Kuno's bokken. With a sharp tug by the redhead, Kuno's bokken slammed into his head, and it continued to do so until he lost conciousness.
"Well, better get inside, nothing out here for us," With that, Ranma-chan cheerfully skipped into the school. Nabiki stood there with a pole-axed expression on her face; not hearing the hateful mantra her sister was chanting, as she ran into the school grounds for battle
"I HATE BOYS I HATE BOYS I HATE... Huh?" Akane came to a stop, when she noticed all the boys were staring at Nabiki, many with slightly depressed expressions, "What happened here?"
The youngest approached the fallen Kuno, while mistaking the laughs coming from behind her for those directed towards the idiot kendoist.
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Everyone arrived from school at the same time. Nabiki quickly rushed to her room, slamming the door. Akane came in slowly, her face flushed totally red, still trying to figure out what everyone found so funny around her today. Ranma came in last, smiling brightly, "We're home!"
"Hello Ranma, how was your day? I hope you weren't too tired."
"Oh, no! in fact the morning was eventful enough to wake me right up!" the redhead chirped.
"Akane-chan, is something wrong?" the older girl turned to her youngest sister, and flinched back a bit from the infuriated expression.
"I'm going into the Dojo to break something," that left Ranma with Kasumi.
"Hmm, I suppose that was Nabiki's door that slammed, she must be terribly upset about something."
"I think she had a rough day at school, I tried to cheer her up, but she just wouldn't open up to me," Ranma replied with mock sullenness. Kasumi nodded, and went to check up on her dear sister.
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Akane stared, expressionless, at her school outfit. On the backside, where she sat, were two handprints. Made of chocolate she considered, which would seem pretty kinky, thinking about it. She also wagered they were about the size offffff.... Ranma's hands.
Akane started to think about the scribbling that was on her face the other day, that mysteriously got there after bathing. She knew there was something familiar about it.
"I'm telling you, Ranma did it on PURPOSE!" Akane's eyebrows raised, and she walked over to the wall that was between her and Nabiki's room.
"Oh, Nabiki, Ranma was so tired this morning, he probably didn't realize what he was doing."
"Oh, he did, Kasumi, *she* was practically hanging all over me, and she *knew* what it would do to my rep! In fact, this was the second day she's done it!"
"Nabiki, don't worry, you're such a clever girl. I know you'll be able to make everyone realize that you're not a lesbian."
"Fat chance! Best I can probably do with the idiots at school now is maybe get them to believe I'm bi or something. Once the rumor mill is 'confirmed', rumor becomes *law*."
"Oh, then would being bi be better?" Kasumi asked, curiously.
Akane slowly backed up from the wall, missing Nabiki's fustrated growl. So, Ranma fancies himself a practical joker. The raven haired girl's fury built at the thought of what Ranma had gotten away with without her noticing. Her rage just grew, and grew, until it couldn't support it's wait... and broke.
Akane suddenly smiled; she suddenly didn't have the urge to vent her fustration over bricks now.
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"Well, Dinner was great, Kasumi!" Ranma stated, while patting his stomach. Soun looked between Akane and Nabiki, who were both staring at Ranma intensely. Nabiki was glaring with unveiled animosity, while Akane had a thoroughly contemplative expression. The Tendou Patriarch was not sure how he should take this. Genma appeared not to care; he already knew it was just a matter of time before Ranma upset someone.
"Why thank you, Ranma," Kasumi replied, "If you don't mind, could you bring your plate into the kitchen for me?" Ranma blinked at the unusual request, but complied. He got into the kitchen, and put his dishes into the sink.
"Ranma, Nabiki going to be having a difficult time at school, so she's going to need all the support she can get... is that understood?"
Ranma took an involintary step back at the tone of voice Kasumi stated the last part, coupled with the boring stare she directed towards him. Her smile wasn't there at the moment, and when he noticed that also, the pigtailed boy began to squirm a bit, "Uh... I guess."
"Good, because she is going to need a mature *young man* such as you can be," Kasumi turned away, obviously dismissing Ranma. The pigtailed boy looked a bit shaken, and turned to leave, "Oh, and Ranma?"
The boy stopped, and took a slight gulp, "Ye-yes, Kasumi?"
"Nabiki would also appreciate it if you didn't invade her personal space when going to school or during it. It's probably not your fault, but it's complicating matters."
"Ah... okay..." Ranma walked woodenly out of the kitchen. As he arrived back in the dining room, Akane stood up, and unrolled a measuring tape. Ranma blinked, as the girl took his height measurements. Once she was done, she nodded in satisfaction.
"Um, what was that all about?" Ranma enquired, gaurdedly.
"Uh... school uniform. You're going to need one, you know?" With that, Akane left Ranma scratching his head.
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In the kitchen, Kasumi sighed. Ranma was polite, but his actions were questionable. She wanted to give him the benefit of the doubt, she did, particularly since he was a guest to her family's hospitality, but he could cause serious problems in the long run. Wether he was doing it unwittingly or not was beside the point. If he managed to irritate the one person that really be a problem...
"Oh mother," Kasumi whispered, "give me strength..."