Devils Child

by chikane-chan

The devil is sick of Ranma evading him, and he creates a clone of Ranma's girl side to frame him. But things don't go as he planned as the girl breaks away from his control. Ranma gains a sister from the after math, that sticks by his side and there for him and his mother. As well as the usual cast here and there and some other oc's and appearances from some lesser characters.

49. Chapter 49

Chapter 49: Intentions

Once everyone had finished their breakfast, Tenka was holding out her gem, with an intent look on her face as she held it out at Ranka. Ranma gave her an annoyed look, while Ranka gave her a dull look, before they both took their leave from the table. A few minutes later after getting all their things together, they were getting their shoes on at the entrance way.

Tenka couldn't help but taunt Ranka at seeing she was wearing her boots today. " I see, it's an extra heavy, "Tomboy" day for you today." Ranka gave her a glare, as she finished up lacing her boots. Nodoka ahemed from behind her with a stern look. " Tenka that's enough." She saw her two children out the door, before going back to what was she was doing.

When they were a good ways away from the house, Ranma tried to ease the tension. " You know she's just being a demon-brat, on purpose and you know you're definitely not a tomboy." Ranka sighed. " No, I am.." Ranma sweatdropped as he scratched at his face with one of his fingers, looking a bit flustered. " Cmon, you're no where near as bad as Akane." Ranka curled her a lip a tad as they kept walking. " I know, but then I'm not what the average, young woman is like either, I guess I'm just somewhere in between.."

A voice from behind them said otherwise, as Tenka jabbed at Ranka again. " Hehe, you're a tomboy!" Ranma gave her a glare. " What the hell are you doing out here, demon-brat?!" Ranka sweatdropped with her arms crossed. " Yeah, what are you doing outside the house?" Tenka hahed. " Wouldn't you like to know, but I'm NOT going to tell either of you traitors."

Before anyone could react, further, a smoke bomb was thrown from the shadows, as it landed and set off in front of them. The smoke blanketed around them as they all coughed. Ivory suddenly appeared from the shadows as she threw back her head and cackled. " Enjoy and try not to drive each other too crazy." She then disappeared just as quickly as she had appeared, having carried out the masters new plot idea.

When the smoke cleared, Ranma growled in annoyance. " Stupid, demon-wench!" Tenka pouted. " What the heck, why'd she attack me too!" Ranma gave her a glare. " Did you forget already, YOU, got "the heave-ho!" Tenka looked alarmed. " I, didn't say nothing." Ranma crossed his arms. " YOU just DID!" Ranka nodded in agreement. " Now scamper back home." Tenka hehed as her thoughts seemed to escape her again, before she went tearing off. " No way, I'm free, I'm outta here losers."

Ranma tightened his fist. " That's it..." He took off after her in a flash, coming back, holding her by the back of her shirt, within a few minutes. " What was "that", you were saying?" Ranka hmmed. " Besides, once mom figures out you left the house.. she'll be hunting you down like an animal..." Tenka shivered from hearing that, as she kicked her feet about, furiously. " Fine I'll go back, now lemme go!" Ranma dropped her to the ground. " Scat.." Within a few seconds she ran off back towards the house.

With a bit more walking, they made it to the school, only to encounter Kuno and his usual ranting. Ranka sighed with a dull look on her face as he droned on. " Give it a rest already." Ranma looked like he was about to nod off. " Aww man, his dumb speech is so boring, it's putting me to sleep." Kuno looked all indignant as he huffed. " It is NOT dumb and how dare you mock me, Saotome!" Ranma was wide awake as Kuno seemed much more vicious with his attacks. " What's your problem, man?" Ukyou sweatdropped as they ran by. " Well you did just tell him, he's dumb and boring, Ranma-huney." Ranma was finally able to knock Kuno out, looking a bit surprised at hearing that. "Huh.."

Not too far off Akane fended off a small amount of guys who were at times, still trying to beat her in a fight, to prove their love to her, even though they kept failing. Ranma watched with a dull expression on his face as he watched them, get their asses, kicked and thought as he watched. " As tomboy as ever.." Which earned him Akane's fury as she stormed over and got into his face. " Care to repeat "that", Ranma!?" Ranma sweatdropped and pointed at himself, with a confused look on his face. " What'd I do?" That in turn earned him a slap to his face, before Akane hmpfed and stormed off inside. Ukyou sweatdropped. " Oh Ranma-huney.. you need to keep your mouth shut today.." Ranma rubbed at his face. Within a few minutes his face was healed, as Ranka had her gem heal it for him. " I guess you let that slip out, by accident then."

Ranma scratched at his head. " I thought.. I was thinking it." Ukyou shook her head as they kept walking. " No you said it, out loud." Ranka smiled at her. " I guess your feeling better huh." Ukyou smiled back. " Yeah.." Ranma tried to talk to Ranka through their mind technique. " What the hell is going on here? I'm pretty sure I didn't say those things out loud." Ranka blinked at him. " But you did, say them out loud.." Ukyou nodded in agreement. " Loud and clear." She went off ahead of them, into the classroom.

Ranka looked thoughtful for a minute, before groaning. " Oh no.. " She yelped as Thrista hugged onto her from behind, with frustrated her more. Thrista giggled. " Good morning, bestie!" Ranka un tangled herself from her hold, huffing as she thought to herself. " Argghh, you're so damned annoying!" Ranma sweatdropped. Thrista stepped away. " Clearly you are VERY cranky, I'll give you some time to de-stress." She then skipped off into the classroom. Ranka blinked, looking confused. " Did I.. just, really, "say" that?" Ranma nodded. " Yep.. let me guess, you didn't think you did, right?" Ranka gehed. " Oh crap.. that smoke bomb, was probably some kinda spell, so our thoughts, are heard out-loud.." Ranma tightened his fist. " Arghh that nasty demon-wench!" Ranka laughed nervously. " We'll just.. not think." Ranma sweatdropped. " Right.."

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It wasn't too long into class that, "that" method had proven not to easily work. The teacher carried on and Ranka found herself thinking. " Ugh this is, so boring.." The teacher in turn, went over to her desk. " Well then Mrs. Saotome, you can be less bored, and go stand out in the hallway.." Ranka ughed at having let that slip out, as she got up from her seat and went off into the hallway with the teacher. Ranma shook his head, at the nasty predicament they were in, almost feeling it'd be better to ditch school.

Later on they both skipped out of gym, going off to the rooftop to talk. Ranma arghhed as he ruffled up his hair in frustration. " There's no way I can concentrated on gym, let alone school, when I can't even keep things in my own head! I can't even talk to you, like we usually do.." Ranka sighed. " It sucks.." Ranma groaned. " We can't go home, even if we ditch." He then looked like he had an idea. " Hey, we can go see Shampoo for some free ramen!" Ranka gave him a dull look. " Right and spill all our thoughts to her, right?" Ranma hung his head in defeat. " Yeah.. no, you're right.. sis" He then went back to ruffling his hair up. " Ugh, there's no telling how long this dumb thing lasts.." Ranka hmmed. " Not really, it could be a few hours, or a few days.."

Ranma looked like he had an idea, as he lit up. " Hey, you could just heal it right? Or I could too?" He said as he referring to the green gem, his sister had made for him. Ranka hmmed. " I'm not sure, it's more so harmful things, not so much spells, but hey it's worth a try." She shut her eyes and had her gem, cover them in it's red light as it tried to heal them. Ranma tried to think of something, only for it to be said out loud, again. " Okay, it's my turn." He concentrated his chi as he used his green gem, before trying to think again, but got the same result, resulting in his frustration. " What the hell?!" Ranka frowned with her hand to her face. " For the time being, we're stuck like "this."

Ranma then looked like he got another idea. " Hey I know! I bet Doctor Tofu can do something about it!" Ranka smiled a tad. " Maybe.." Ranma was all excited. " Cmon, let's go." Ranka sweatdropped. " So, we are ditching then?" Ranma nodded as they made their way back into the school, before sneaking out the back door, from the nurses office.

It wasn't too long that they made it to Doctor Tofu's, where he jabbed at them. "You're both such rebel's, aren't you." Ranka shuffled her feet about, while Ranma on the other hand was more focused. " Yeah yeah, but there's a reason why we skipped school Doctor Tofu, that demon-wench put a spell on me and Ranka, where everything we think, gets said, out loud. I'm sure there's something you can do about it." Doctor Tofu rubbed at his head. " Can I?" Ranma smiled at him. " Sure you can." Doctor Tofu rubbed at his chin. " A spell is very different from a chi technique, Ranma." He then turned his attention to Ranka. " I see, you're doing much better than the last time you were here." Ranka laughed a bit. " Ah yeah." Ranma looked dismayed at hearing Doctor Tofu didn't seem like he could help.

Doctor Tofu apologized for his lack of knowledge, before the two siblings took their leave. Ranma sighed. " I thought for sure "he" could help." Ranka gave him a thoughtful look. " He's not a miracle worker in every aspect though." Ranma frowned a bit. " Yeah I guess not."

Not too far off, Ryouga had been wandering about until his eyes caught sight of red hair, along with black, as he waved from his end. " Ranka, Ranma, is that you?" Ranma got annoyed at that. " No, your just seeing stuff." Ryouga jogged over with a stupid grin on his face. " It must be a lucky day." Ranka looked more nervous than usual, as she could usually keep her thoughts to herself, but not today she couldn't. " Oh no no no, not "him." Ack!" Ranma had a stern look on his face as he grabbed Ranka by her hand and took off with her, as fast as lightning, leaving a confused Ryouga.

Ryouga stood there for a second before reacting. " What the hell was that for, Ranma?!" He then dashed off after them, his focus and anger being on Ranma. " RANMA!" Ranma could see his stubborn rival wasn't too far behind them. " Dammit, he won't take a hint!" He pulled Ranka off with him as they went off into the near by park and rented a boat, to get away from him.

Ryouga looked around and walked off a different way, at not seeing them. " Where'd you run off to you coward!" He said as he was speaking about how Ranma had taken Ranka away, with him in such a rush. Ranma watched from the boat, as the lost boy, raced off elsewhere. " Aww man, that was a close one." Ranka sighed heavily. " "It", really was.." Ranma ughed. " We're supposed to be spending the weekend with the Tendo's.." Ranka looked off elsewhere. " Yeah, about that, I was going to go stay with Ukyou for the night and then I thought about staying the other at Sayuri's, I.. just, really don't want to deal with Akane right now."

Ranma hmmed. " So you weren't going to go at all then.." Ranka played with her ponytail, mindlessly. " Maybe I just, want to make sure Ukyou's okay, if the incident didn't happen, I probably would've.. and I'd rather deal with her, than with Akane, hearing everything that's on my mind.." Ranma groaned. " I hear that.. I mean I got slapped.. I dunno, maybe..I'll come too. Like you said, it's better dealing with Ukyou, than.. with Akane.."

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When it was closer to the usual time that school let out, they went back home. Tenka glared from her spot at the ground table, at seeing them, thinking to herself. " Oh great, the traitors are back." Nodoka reprimanded her sternly. " TENKA! What did I say, about calling your brother and sister, that word?!" Tenka tensed up at the sudden out burst, looking confused. " I didn't say anything.." Nodoka shook her head. " I was going to have you stop with today's lesson, but for "that", now you need to do an extra page." Tenka ughed as she put her head down on the table.

Nodoka greeted her children as usual, before going off outside to take care of the laundry, while Ranma and Ranka went off upstairs. Tenka finished up her extra page and decided to try to make a move against her enemy, while Nodoka was busy. While she had gone along with Ranka, to get her own gem, she was still intent on taking hers, the more the merrier. She set herself up on the top of the stair case's railing, where she sat, lying in wait.

Ranka finally came out from her room, with her bag all packed up for the weekend. Tenka had a smirk on her face as she thought to herself. " Mwahaha, you won't know what, hit you, traitor!" Ranka looked over at her with a blank look on her face. " I can hear you, you know.." She then smirked back as she gave Tenka a rough, smack to her back, that sent her sliding down the railing at a fast speed, which shot her off into the air at the bottom, with her landing on the ground, face first.

Ranma followed down stairs shortly after Ranka and quirked an eyebrow at Tenka, laying face first on the ground. " I don't want to know." Tenka growled as she yanked her face off the ground and pulled herself up. "So what, you're a mind reader now?!" Ranka blinked at her and laughed. " No, but you're under the same nasty spell as we are, so whatever your thinking, is spoken, out loud, for EVERYONE to hear." Tenka's mouth hung open for a minute or so, before she looked really upset. " It was just a mistake that I got hit." Ranka gave her a dull look. " Sure, keep telling yourself that." Ranma shook his head. " Still can't accept the fact that you got "the heave-ho." Tenka bristled at hearing that. " Shut up!"

Nodoka promptly set the laundry basket down, before storming over. " Tenka! What has gotten into you?! Now you're fighting with your brother and sister?" Tenka hmpfed. Nodoka sighed as she set up more writing work for her. " Now you can do four more pages, young lady.." Tenka's eyes bugged out at hearing that. Nodoka then picked back up the laundry basket and went about her business.

It wasn't long before she had a snack made up and everyone was enjoying it. Nodoka couldn't help but fuss about the weekend. " Are you two sure you wouldn't like to come with me and your little sister to Kalu's?" Ranma paused to answer back. " Very sure.." Then he went back to enjoying the sandwiches. Once they were done, Nodoka saw them off, after a bit of nagging.

As they got closer to Ukyou's, Ranma questioned about it. " Does she even know about how you were gonna stay over?" Ranka shrugged her shoulders. " No, but it's not like she's going to say no either." Ranma hmmed. " You have a point there." Soon they entered the restaurant and both gave a wave to Ukyou, who was just getting things set up.

At seeing both siblings she smiled brightly. " Did you two come for some okonomiyaki?" Ranma smiled back. " You offering?" Ranka waved her hand about. " Not per say, but won't turn it down either. Actually, I was going to stay the night and Ranma wanted to too, if that's okay with you." Ukyou squealed with delight. "Of course it's more than okay!" Ranka smiled a tad. " And we could help out." Ukyou had a big grin on her face. " Of course you'll BOTH be helping out." She ushered them upstairs to put their things down, as well as to get changed into work outfits.

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It wasn't long before word got out about how the twin red-heads were working at Ukyou's again and had a good crowd going. Ukyou was beaming at all the business she was raking in. Once it hit, closing time, she made sure to make up a bunch of okonomiyaki's for all of them, before she took a seat to eat her own. Ranma-chan was devouring hers. Ranka enjoyed hers at a slower pace. After Ranka was done, she went off upstairs to go change, before coming back downstairs, where she showed off the demon wards to Ukyou with a smile. " I made sure to bring plenty. I'll go refresh them."

That put Ukyou at ease as well as warmed her heart. A few minutes later Ranka came back inside, as she tucked the rest of them into her pocket. " It's all good now." Ranma-chan patted her belly, having had her fill, finally. " Ahh that was sooo good." Ukyou smiled. " Well you worked hard, you both did, so you can have as much as you want." Ranma-chan pouted and rubbed at her belly. " Don't tempt me.."

A few minutes later they were all sitting in the living room, upstairs and Ranma-chan had changed into her pajama's as well, as they sat at the ground table, watching an anime together on tv. A bit later she brought out some toasted rice cakes and some tea. She couldn't help but question both of them, but it was more aimed at Ranma. " I guess Akane was too much for you huh." Ranma-chan looked annoyed. " That's for sure.." Ranka twiddled with her fingers a bit nervously. " I just wanted to make sure you were okay. And.. this time I have a weapon on me, so no worries." Ukyou felt touched but also annoyed as she frowned at her. " You're NOT going out there.." She worried about Ranka going out there to go purposely, pick a fight with that dangerous demon guy.

Ranka waved her hands about in defense. " I'm not.. I just wanted to be prepared, just in case." Ranma-chan munched on her rice cake. " You heard Ukyou, you're NOT." Ranka pouted a bit. " I'm not.." Ukyou wasn't convinced she would stay put, so she pulled out a magazine, pointing at a picture of a dress in it. " So, what do you two think about this?" Ranma-chan shrugged. " It's a dress, there's plenty of them, aren't they all the same, really." Ranka hmmed as she looked at Ukyou. " Are you saying, you like it?" Ukyou got a bit flustered and threw it back at her. " What about you, because it seems like you like it." Ranka hmmed a bit more. " It's okay, I guess." Ukyou focused on a different picture. "How about this one?" Ranka studied it a bit. " A bit too long.."

Ranma-chan yawned, not having as much interest as they were about the different dresses. Ukyou then moved on to getting some cards out, so they could play a game and chat as well. " So why didn't you go see Akane?" Ranka answered for the both of them, as it was harder for Ranma to say. " Because we wanted to see "you" instead." Ukyou squealed all giddy. "Oh stop, that can't be the real reason." Ranka looked through her cards. " It pretty much is, our mom's having part of the house renovated again, this time to add a room on for Tenk, and we decided to stay with you, instead." Ukyou got all flustered at hearing that, but she still managed to win the game.

One of Ranma-chan's thoughts escaped her " What, no, " spin-the bottle?" Ukyou smiled. " I thought you'd never ask." Ranma-chan gasped. " I wasn't.." Ukyou smirked. " But you just did, but no we won't do that." She got up and led them to the other room, where she set up two futons, with a big smile on her face. " Sorry but I only have two, so one of us will have to share one." Ranma-chan gulped. Ranka volunteered herself, which relieved Ranma. Ukyou was pleased either way.

As she enjoyed the alone time with them. She looked over at Ranma with a smile. " Just like when we were little huh, Ranma-huney." Ranma-chan gave her a nervous smile from where she was laying. " Yeah.. no, not at all.." Ukyou just smiled at that, as she wasn't going to let that ruin the occasion. Soon enough she had fallen asleep with a content smile on her face.

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Not that far away at the Nekohanten, Shampoo used the amber that was linked to her claims, as she ran a piece of the amber, along the map. She frowned at seeing it react and "where" it had reacted. Cologne chuckled as she had just finished, getting ready for bed and seen where on the map it had reacted. " Aren't they being naughty." Shampoo hmpfed as she stormed off to the bathroom, where the faucet could be heard running for a minute, then a splash was heard, before she came running out in her cat form, dashing off.

A few minutes later she had made her way to Ukyou's restaurant, traveling via rooftop, as she padded about and peered through windows, till she came to the right one. Her fur bristled up as she spotted her airens and the spatula girl, all sleeping in the same room and practically the same bed. She clawed at the window and hissed loudly, letting her claims, know, they were in trouble.

Ranma-chan and Ranka both looked over at the window, looking nervous. Shampoo-kitty, yowled loudly and in anger, which sent shivers up Ranma's spine. Ranka groaned as she sunk down further into the futon, knowing they were in big trouble with Shampoo. At seeing she had gotten her point across, she gave one last hiss, before she took her leave.

Ranma-chan had ducked down under the blankets, trying to calm herself down from the whole catastrophe. If it wasn't for that stupid spell, she'd be able to talk with Ranka. Eventually she finally fell asleep, though had nightmares with an angry Shampoo-kitty and an angry Akane.

Morning finally came and Ukyou was the first one to wake up and hadn't grabbed Ranka in her sleep, since she had her stuffed animal. She went off to get herself ready, letting them sleep.

A bit later Ranma was the first one to get up, being woken up by the aroma of okonomiyaki, while Ranka enjoyed the extra rest. Ukyou smiled as she greeted Ranma. " I hope your hungry." She looked around the room. " Where's Ranka?" Ranma-chan was already sitting and eating with a big smile on her face, in between bites she answered. " Sleeping in." Ukyou took a seat and watched with glee as Ranma enjoyed her home cooking. " Oh well, I'll just make more later then."

Ranka finally had gotten up and joined them. Ukyou greeted her. " How about some okonomiyaki?" Ranka smiled a tad. " This is fine." She said as she referred to the eggs and toast, as well as rice and salad, that Ukyou had made. Ranma-chan finished sipping her tea. " I'll have some more!" Ukyou giggled. " Alright, I'll be back with some more than." Ranka sighed as she ate her food, knowing she'd have to have some now, either way.

It wasn't long before Ukyou came back with it and Ranma-chan was already digging in. Ranka smiled really quickly and thanked Ukyou, before having a piece or two. Ukyou couldn't help but question her about it. " What's wrong, you don't like it?" Ranka sweatdropped. " No, I love it, just not so much, for breakfast.." Ukyou got a bit flustered at having, jumped on Ranka like that. She was lumping her in like Ranma, feeling that they felt exactly the same, about okonomiyaki, but she found they didn't, exactly. Ranka was a lady, maybe not a perfect one, but she was a bit more fussy about things, compared to Ranma who was fine eating it anytime of the day. It was here that Ukyou was seeing how Ranka was similar to Mrs. Saotome.

A few minutes later, Ranma-chan was laying on the ground with a big belly. " Ugh I ate too much.." Ukyou couldn't help but giggle about it. Ranka just shook her head. Ranma-chan was already napping, since she was so full. Ukyou sighed happily. " Are you two staying again tonight?" Ranka played with her ponytail, nervously. " No, we have other arrangements. I was going to go visit Sayuri, I mean I kinda owe her that much. She keeps making me bento's." Ukyou puffed her cheeks. " That's because you indulge her. Maybe I should make them too.." Ranka felt her face flush. " Come on it's.. embarrassing enough that she does. It makes her happy and maybe, she'll find someone else to do that for."

Ukyou had her hand to her face. " Wishful thinking, she's hooked on you and "she" isn't even your fiancee.." Ranka rubbed at her face with one of her fingers. " I know.. that, but maybe she will." Ukyou gave her a blank look. "Sure." Ranka twiddled with her fingers. " What was I supposed to do, "not" save her? She would've been blown up into pieces and she's Akane's friend.." Ukyou sighed. " I know.. You and Ranma-huney, just love getting yourselves into trouble." It was Ranka's turn to puff her cheeks. " It's not like we do it on purpose.."

She decided to change the subject, seeing that Ranka was getting heated. " I'm surprised that Ranma-huney wanted to sleep over, since the last time.." She said as she referred to the surprise sleep-over. Ranka looked flustered as she poked her fingers into each other. " You got me all excited, because.. I couldn't say no to you.." She then looked more flustered as she meant to think that, but it had been said, a loud. Ukyou smirked at hearing that. " Oh I see." She then sighed. " But yeah I went too far with it, so I didn't push any of that last night. What's ironic is Sayuri's sleep-over was worse than the one we had." Ranka laughed nervously with her hand to her face. " "It" really was.." Ukyou shook her head. " I can't believe Akane still doesn't know about Ryouga, being P-chan.." Ranka sighed. " She's not the brightest.."

Hearing those names being spoken, Ranma-chan woke up, looking annoyed. " What about the porker?" Ukyou smiled. " Good afternoon Ranma-huney, we were just talking about how I can't believe Akane still doesn't know about Ryouga's curse." Ranma-chan looked annoyed. " That's because she's dumb.." Ukyou laughed a bit. " I guess so." Ranka stretched as she got up from her seat. " Well we'd better be going soon." Ukyou sighed. " You sure you two can't stay another night?" Ranma-chan ahahed. " Yeah, we're sure." Ranka had already gone off to get herself changed and ready to go, and Ranma followed, shortly after.

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Not too long after they said their goodbyes to Ukyou, before taking their leave. Ranma-chan looked quite content. " So, now what?" Ranka looked off the other way. " I'm going to go visit Sayuri for awhile, you can come if you want to, or go see Shampoo." Ranma-chan shuddered at hearing that. " No way am I going to see her.. by myself.. So, I'll.. come too.." Ranka quirked an eyebrow at her. " You'd rather do girly things than deal with Shampoo, then?" Ranma-chan tightened her fists. " Yes, dammit.. She's pissed.. I don't wanna face her, without you.. or with this stupid spell.." Ranka nodded in agreement. " "She" is.. definitely, pissed, but I'm kinda pissed too. I mean she tracked us.." Ranma-chan huffed. " Yeah that's not cool.."

A few minutes later they were at Sayuri's, as Ranka knocked on the door. Sayuri answered it with big wide eyes. " Ranka? What are you doing here?" Ranka twiddled her fingers nervously. " I thought, I'd drop by to visit, if that's okay? Me and my sister Ranko we're coming back from errands." Sayuri clasped her hands together. " Of course you can, you and Ranko, come in!" She ushered them both inside. " My parents are both working, so it's just us." She had them put their bags down. "Oh we should bake a cake or some cupcakes." Ranka nodded. " Yeah, sure thing." Sayuri looked over at Ranko. " Does your sister want to bake with us?" Ranka smiled a bit. " She's not really into that." Sayuri nodded as she gave Ranko the tv remote and told her she could watch whatever she'd like, before she went off into the kitchen with Ranka.

A bit later they joined Ranko, with Sayuri having brought popcorn. Ranma wasn't too nervous since Ranka was there and how they both had their gems, so water-related accidents weren't a huge worry. Besides she was too busy enjoying the popcorn at the moment, as well as smelling the cupcakes that were cooking, while they all watched a drama tv show, that had a mixture of things, which also included fighting. Ranma was too into the show and didn't notice, how soon the cupcakes were done, until they were set down on the table.

Everyone helped themselves to one as they munched and enjoyed the show. After an episode or two, Ranka let Sayuri know they had to be going. Sayuri pouted. " Are you sure you can't stay longer?" Ranka smiled a bit. " Yeah we're on a tight schedule, maybe another time." Sayuri smiled back at hearing that. Ranka held her smile. "But uh don't tell Akane or anyone.." Sayuri smiled back, knowingly. " I definitely won't." They said their goodbye's as they picked up their bags and took their leave.

Ranma-chan patted her belly. " So, now we gotta go to Shampoo's, right?" Ranka sighed heavily. " If we don't, it'll get nasty.." Ranma-chan groaned about the fact that they'd likely have to spend the night, which made her shudder. "Won't it get nasty, anyways?" Ranka tightened her hold on her bag's strap. " Yes but, it'll get nastier if we don't make the first move.." Ranma-chan sighed. " Yeah, it will.." They both sighed as they made their way to Nekohanten.

Upon entering, Shampoo came running over and took turns, glomping both her airen's. " Aiya, Ranma and Ranka come to stay over with Shampoo, yes?" Ranma-chan looked nervous. " Well uh, couldn't we just visit." Shampoo started to look annoyed. " Oh but you can go sleep with "spatula-girl", but not with Shampoo, is that what Ranma is saying?" Ranka waved her hands about, coming to her siblings defense. " No, we're not saying that at all, we're here to stay over for the night.." Shampoo clasped her hands together. " Shampoo so happy! And you two help out with restaurant, yes?" Cologne came hopping over on her staff. " It is only fair, isn't it son and daughter, in law?" Both Ranma and Ranka gulped, at being put further on the spot.

A few minutes later they were both dressed up in work outfits, with Ranka looking more irked than Ranma about it. Ranma-chan let her thoughts leak again. " Aww man, I hope Akane doesn't see us here.." Shampoo looked annoyed. " What about Akane? Shampoo want her and spatula-girl, and lost-boy to see." Ranka sweatdropped and laughed nervously, hoping that none of the above, would see them there. Mousse poked his head out from the kitchen. " Whaat! How dare you Saotomes!" He was shut up, very quickly, with a whack to the head from Cologne's staff. " Get back to work, part-timer!"

Time went by as did customers, with one unfortunate one being Kuno. His eyes sparkled. " Aaah the gods have blessed me, not only is my goddess Ranka here, but so is my lovely pig-tailed girl!" Ranma-chan gave him a glare. " Well you shut up already! I ain't yours, and neither is my sister!" Ranka had a dull look on her face. " Yeah, you know or should by now, that we already have someone." Ranma-chan smirked as she took the chance to cause trouble for Ryouga. " That's right, that'd be Ryouga Hibiki." Kuno tightened his fist. " Ryouga Hibiki.." He then looked back intently into his twin goddesses eyes. " I shall smite him and then nothing shall stand in the way!" Ranma-chan huffed. " Fat chance." Then she acted all cute. " Ooh, go get em them." She chided him, knowing full well, that was easier said than done.

Shampoo came over with a frown on her face. " Ranma and Ranka belong to Shampoo, not you sword-boy." Kuno put his hand to his face as he shuddered with excitement. " Alas, I cannot dare to part with them, though such a beauty as yourself, that I might date they as well! Since we hold the twin goddesses so dear." Shampoo hmpfed and turned her back to the kendoist. "Shampoo no think so." Kuno hung his head, as he tightened his fist. " Pig-tailed girl! Is it true?! " Ranma-chan looked off the other way, ignoring him. Kuno then turned his attenion to Ranka. " Be it true, my goddess Ranka?" Ranka looked off the other way, getting flustered. " Ah.. yeah.."

Kuno hung his head again as he shuddered with anger this time. " It must be that vile Ranma Saotome's doing!" Ranma-chan shot back at him. " I didn't do nothing, you got it!" Ranka shook her head at him. " It's not.. I'd say it's Shampoo's fault but really it's our mom's fault." Kuno aahed. " Fear not my lovely's, I shall save you from that vile sorcorrer's clutches!" Ranma-chan smacked the empty metal tray, down on top of his head. " Are YOU gonna order something or NOT?! Or are you gonna keep villianfying ME?!"

Kuno whistled for Sasuke and told him to put in a to-go, order. " There now, I have ordered." Ranma-chan curled her lip at him. " So, hurry up and leave already!" Ranka sighed. " Sooo dellusional.." She said as she referring to Kuno. Kuno continued on. " Is it not like we are on a date." Ranka had a dull look on her face. " Um no.. we're working.." She then gave him an annoyed look. " I guess Akane and Nabiki mean nothing to you then huh." Kuno gasped. " Well of course they do, especially Akane Tendo, though I cannot part with them or you or the pig-tailed girl." Ranma-chan furrowed her brows at her. " Ten-timing pervert.." Ranka nodded in agreement.

Shampoo and Colonge brought out the large to-go, order in shifts. She then put her hands on her hips. " You go now." Cologne smiled. " We appreciate your business, come again." Kuno sighed heavily. " It pains me to have to depart." He bid them farewell as he had Sasuke carry most of the food out the door. Shampoo hmpfed as she shut and locked up the door after him, turning the sign in the window, to "closed." Cologne chuckled. "Though a pervert he may be, he is a valued customer."

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Soon they were all sitting at a table together, enjoying a nice dinner, aside from Mousse giving glares to both siblings, back and forth. As soon as Cologne noted he was done eating, she hustled him to get back to work. Ranka had made sure the food was safe with her gem, before they had eaten anything. Cologne smiled. " It's so nice that you are both finally staying over." Ranma-chan looked annoyed. " That's because you're holding us hostage.." Cologne laughed. " Oh son in law, you're too much, I wasn't the naughty one, here." That made Ranma and Ranka both look down a bit sheepishly.

Shampoo gave them both quick glares before smiling. " That right, naughty airen's, have to do whatever Shampoo say, to make it up to Shampoo." Ranka looked nervous. " Well.. within reason.." Shampoo had a big smile as she twirled some ramen around the chopsticks, from Ranma's bowl, holding them up. " Ranma, be good and say "ah." Ranma-chan tensed up. " Cmon.. you're pushing it.." Shampoo gave her a glare, as she reached for a cup of cold water, which made Ranma cooperate, letting her feed her a bite, before she took her chopsticks back all frustrated and went back to eating. Shampoo giggled as she switched seats to demand the same from Ranka, getting more cooperation from her end. Once that was out of the way, Ranma was too busy, enjoyingn the food feast.

Mousse stuck his head out from the kitchen growling. " Ranma, Ranka, Saotome how dare YOU, steal my affection from my lovely Shampoo!" Before he could finish, Cologne dashed over and whacked him over the head with her staff. " Just for that, YOU can clean up all by yourself, Mousse.." She gave him a stern glare, which since shivers up his spine as he yelled and returned to his duties.

Shampoo shook her head. " Oh Mousse, you so stupid." She then went back to watching her two airens, with a smile on her face. Once they were all finished, she tried to make her move. " Ooh we go take nice relaxing bath now, yes?" She smirked at Ranma-chan. " Shampoo clean your back for you, yes?" Ranma-chan's face was bright red, with a mix of frustration and embarrassment. " Hey now, we didn't do nothing like that at Ukyou's, okay!" Shampoo smiled more. " That why "we" do it." Ranma-chan shook her head about furiously.

She hmmed as she tried to change tactics. " Okay, Ranma want to take nice relaxing bath, yes?" Ranma-chan sweatdropped, looking nervous. " Nope I'm good.." Shampoo pouted, but not before glomping onto Ranka. " We take nice relaxing bath together, like before." While that flustered Ranka, it also angered her as she gave her a deadly glare. " Oh, you mean when YOU, "red-threaded" me..." Shampoo gulped and let go of her hold on her, looking a bit nervous. " No tricks, we take nice relaxing bath, yes?" Ranka crossed her arms. " If you can let Ranma take a bath, without bothering him, then.. fine.." Shampoo giggled happily, at getting a bit of a win. " Okay, is deal."

Of course she still had to let Ranma know in the cutest way, she was disappointed as she pouted. " Shampoo wanted to take bath with Ranma too." Ranma-chan looked nervous. " I like my privacy.." Shampoo sighed. "Come with Shampoo, she show you where bath is." Once she had done that, she kept herself busy, by playing with Ranka, as she hummed and played with her hair.

When Ranma came back, making sure he changed back into a girl, she blinked at what she saw. Shampoo smiled. " Ranma have nice bath?" Ranka was looking all flustered, with her hair styled the same as Shampoo's. Ranma-chan rubbed at the back of her neck. " Ah, yeah." Shampoo giggled as she pulled Ranka away by her hand. " We see you in little bit then." Ranma-chan sweatdropped as she watched them disappear. " Oh man.. sorry sis.."

Shampoo giggled as they got to the large pool like bath, stripping right in front of Ranka. Ranka gahed as she went off behind the changing screens, coming out with a towel, wrapped around her and her hair loose. She yelped as Shampoo grabbed her by her hand as she pulled her off with her as they got into the hot water, wrapping her arm around hers.

While the girls were busy taking their bath, Ranma-chan was watching tv with Cologne in the living room, until she heard dishes clattering, which made her get up. Cologne gave her a look. " Let it be son in law." As she referred to Mousse. Of course Ranma ignored her and went off to the restaurants kitchen, where Mousse was still cleaning up. Ranma couldn't help but feel a bit bad for him and wanted to try to help him. " Hey Mousse, let me help you out." Mousse bristled at seeing the redhead. " I don't want or need your help Ranma Saotome.. be it you or "her."

Ranma took offense to how he had referred to Ranka. " Hey, it's not Ranka's fault either okay." Mousse kept to his task. " It's both of your faults! And I hate you both equally!" Ranma-chan furrowed her brow at him. " Would you just listen!" Mousse hmfed at her. " I have nothing to say to you or "her." Ranma-chan bristled at him. " Oh yeah, so what, you gonna go make another deal with the devil then?!" Mousse quirked an eyebrow at her. " Huh?"

Ranma-chan stormed over to him with an annoyed look on her face. " Don't play dumb with me Mousse, you damn well know what you did!" Mousse rubbed at his head for a minute. " I made a deal with the devil?" Ranma-chan glowered at him. " YES!" Mousse hmmed. " I don't remember doing such a thing, but if it means getting Shampoo, I would gladly make a deal with the devil." Ranma-chan flipped him the bird, with her finger, before walking off.

After she sat back down at the ground table in the living room again, Cologne spoke her mind. " Did I not tell you, son in law.." Ranma-chan looked frustrated with her arms crossed. " He doesn't remember, what he did, huh.." Cologne sipped her tea she had, before answering. " It's hard to say, but it's apparent he has no qualms about playing dirty." A few minutes later Shampoo came back in with a flustered, looking Ranka in tow, as she was beaming. Cologne smiled. " It looks like you had a good time child." Shampoo giggled as she turned her attention to Ranma, glomping herself onto her. " Is too too bad, Ranma no take bath with Shampoo too." Ranma-chan looked more annoyed than embarrassed. " Yeah well that's because you forced Ranka to.." Shampoo just smiled cutely at her. " Oh, what you talking about?"

Ranka let out a long sigh as she went off to where the phone was to give her mother a call, which she had done the previous night as well. It was a quick one as she returned, fairly quickly. Shampoo stayed clung onto Ranma-chan's arm, during the whole tv show, that they were watching. When it was done, she jumped up. " Alright, we go get ready for bed now." Cologne smiled as she said good night to them.

Shampoo ushered the red-head twins off to where her room was, where she pulled out two futons. " Aiya, is only two." Ranka hung her head, knowing she was doomed to be stuck with Shampoo. Shampoo went through one of her dresser drawers, before she pulled out two chinese pajama's " Ranma, Ranka, you wear for bed." Both their mouths hung open. Ranma-chan shook her head about. " I have my own." Ranka looked much more nervous about, since they were chinese. " Yeah, me too, so it's okay, we don't.." Shampoo gave them both a glare. " You do what Shampoo say, yes?" She started to reach for a glass of water she had set up on top of her dresser. Ranma-chan pouted. " Yes..." Ranka bit her lip as she sighed heavily. " Yeah.." Shampoo yelled happily, as she handed them both off to them, then smiling seductively at them. " You can change here if you want, I no mind."

Ranma-chan tensed up as she ran off to the bathroom. " Nope!" Shampoo pouted. " Ranma.." She then looked over at Ranka. " Shampoo can do it for you." Ranka tightened her grip on it. " I'll.. do it.." When Ranma-chan came back, Ranka took off. Ranma-chan furrowed her brows at Shampoo. " What'd you do to her now, Shampoo?" Shampoo giggled. " Shampoo no know what you mean, I just said I'd help." Ranma-chan ughed, as she went and laid down on the other futon, getting under the blanket to hide the short pajama's she was stuck wearing. Ranka finally came back, looking none too happy as she trudged over and laid down on the same futon as Shampoo, as far away as she could.

Shampoo smiled deviously. " Ah, we all together." Ranma-chan's mind was going nuts. " Akane's going to kill me..." Shampoo dimmed the light before she snuggled up on Ranma-chan first, much to her discontent. After awhile she switched to doing the same to Ranka, who was bright red in the face. Ranma-chan was trying to calm down as she caught out of the corner of her eye as the door slid open, just a bit and a little incense burner was placed on the ground and was actively burning. Ranma-chan gave a glare as she got up, going over to where the door was a jar, shoving it outside of the room with her foot.

Cologne had an evil smile on her face at having been caught, as she pushed it back in. " Shampoo likes to have her incense before bed." Ranma-chan shoved it back out with her foot again. " So save it for when it's just "her.." Cologne tried again as she shoved it back into the room. " Stop being so picky son in law." Ranma-chan shoved it back out again with her foot. " You're up to no good, aren't you?" Cologne chuckled as she took her leave for the time being.

Shampoo waved Ranma over. " Ranma, stop playing with great-grandmother, it time for bed." Ranma-chan grumbled as she went back over to her futon. Shampoo beamed. " So nice, we all match." As she referred to how they were all wearing the same chinese pajama's, just in different colors.

Within not too much time, Shampoo and Ranka were already asleep and she was her first target. Ranma-chan glared as she spotted the door and then the damned incense again, seeing how the old ghoul wasn't going to quit easily. The dim light from the lamp was still on, as Ranma-chan got up, grabbing the incense burner, before she went off to the bathroom. When she was walking back, she ditched it off in a closet, as she had a smug look on her face as she whispered. " Take "that" you old ghoul.." She then went back to the room feeling pleased with herself, as she settled into the futon for the night.

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When Ranma-chan woke up, Shampoo was all cuddled up against her, which made her groan as she was still waking up. While Ranma was busy dealing with Shampoo, Ranka had already gotten up and gotten dressed as soon as she could, to get out of wearing the chinese pajama's. After that she was looking around for Cologne and couldn't seem to find her.

She eventually ended up checking out the restaurant area, taking a peek into the kitchen, seeing Mousse was already up and working in the kitchen. She was about to say something, but was cut off as he glomped her. "Ooh Shampoo! You do care!" His glasses that were sitting on top of his head, slid down onto his face, as his vision was restored, making him let go of the red-head, looking disgusted. "Aaah!" Ranka while flustered, was also not amused, with a frazzled look on her face. " Do "I", look like Shampoo, to YOU?!"

Mousse furrowed his brows at her. " No, not at all! Ugh you're just like him, but then you are a clone of his cursed girl side." Ranka ahed at him in annoyance. " So, what did I do to you?" Mousse glared at her. " Exactly what Ranma has done, stolen MY lovely Shampoo from me!" Ranka huffed at him. " Don't blame me or him, blame your dumb amazon customs." She started to get flustered a bit. " And the devil.. he's the reason why.." Mousse cut her off angerily. " That's right it's ALL yours and Ranma's fault! Fight me, right now, and here! I know you can fight and I don't care if you're a girl, to me your just the same as Ranma!"

Ranka sweatdropped at his brash attitude. " Right here? But this is the kitchen.." Mousse glowered with rage in his eyes. " Are you a coward Saotome?!" He threw down the heavy bag of supplies, that he had been holding as he charged forward at her, with his fist pulled back, ready to throw a punch at her.

There was a flash, as Ranma appeared, blocking him from his sister, as he had grabbed Mousse by his fist with fury in his eyes, lifting him up by his arm and tossing him off into the near by wall. " Don't, touch MY sister, Mousse!" Shampoo came running over, still in her pajama's, holding a glass of water, which she splashed over Mousse, who was face planted, into the wall. " Mousse! What wrong with you?!" Cologne came hopping over on her staff. " What a ruckus, of course it's your doing Mousse.. I can't even take a nice bath, without you misbehaving.."

Shampoo took the chance to glomp onto Ranma. " Ranma, we pick up where we left off, yes?" Ranma wasn't in the mood for her, as he had sensed something, hadn't felt right and gotten out from her hold and gone off to change back into a guy, which then led him to Mousse. He pulled her off him. " I'm NOT in the mood, Shampoo!" She had already latched herself onto Ranka and fawning over her. " Is you okay? Mousse no hurt you, right?" Ranma sweatdropped as she had beat him to Ranka.

Cologne shook her head as she grabbed up the duck, by it's neck, going off into the kitchen. " "This", will NOT do.." You could hear a lot of upset duck noises, before she came back out from the kitchen. "I'm so sorry about him, but don't worry he won't be bothering you again today." Shampoo had let go of her hold on Ranka. " We make big happy breakfast for, okay." Ranka sweatdropped. " I was.." Cologne shook her head. " Sit, relax, you are our guest." She had them sit down at one of the tables, while her and Shampoo got to work in the kitchen.

Ranma was still very annoyed with his arms crossed. " What the hell was that bird-brain's, problem?" Ranka bit her lip some. " You and me." Ranma huffed as he muttered. " You okay, from that jerk?" Ranka nodded. " I'm fine, I was going to fight him, just.. not right "here" and now." Ranma rubbed at his head. " Well yeah, but it's more than that."

Soon they were interupted as dishes of food were set up on the table, as well as plates for them. Shampoo smiled at Ranma. "Enjoy." She then went back off into the kitchen, to bring the next round of things out. Since he was annoyed, the aroma of the food, quickly calmed him down as he dug in. A few minutes later Shampoo and Cologne joined them at the table as everyone enjoyed the breakfast feast. Shampoo didn't bother either of her airens, as things hadn't gone very well, it wouldn't be wise to with things so tense.

Even though after awhile and having some ramen, Ranma seemed to be in a much better mood. Cologne led the way to the living room, after everyone was finished, Shampoo pulled Ranka off with into the room first, making sure to cozy up to her, while they were sitting at the ground table on the floor. Ranma on the other hand called Cologne over. " Hey old ghoul, where's Mousse, I wanna talk to him.." Cologne went off with Ranma, leading him to the restaurant kitchen and all the way to the back, where the storage room was. " He's in time-out."

Ranma hehed. " I wanna talk to him outside.." He said in a stern tone. Cologne nodded. " I'll put some hot water on." She went about to doing so. When it was hot enough, Ranma grabbed the tea kettle, by it's handle, going outside the back door. " Bring him out here.." Cologne chuckled as she did what her son in law asked of her, then taking her leave as she went back inside, to let them hash it out.

Ranma dumped the whole contents of the kettle ontop of Mousse, then tossing his clothes off at him, that Cologne had also brought out when she had taken him outside. " What the hell is wrong with you Mousse?! Attacking girls is against the martial arts code for guys." Mousse had already dressed himself, but was bright red from how hot the water had been. " I don't consider your girl side, a girl, she's the same as you, so I treat her just as I do YOU!" Ranma had his arms crossed. " That just makes YOU a JERK! Ranka's my sister, if you touch her, I'll kick your ass, you got that, Mousse!"

Mousse hahed. " She's just like you, right? She can fight just as well." Ranma gave him a stern look. " Yeah so I still don't want you picking a fight with her." Mousse gave him a dull look. " Oh so it's fine if she wants to pick a fight with me?" Ranma glowered at him. " Shut up!" He then launched the first attack at him.

Back inside they girls happened to be watching something on tv, where there was also fighting going on, so it drowned out the sounds of the real fighting, going on outside. Cologne sipped her tea, with a smile on her face as she knew what was going on. The two guys fighting on tv, one was defeated as he went flying off into the garbage area.

A few minutes later an annoyed looking Ranma came back in. " We're good now, right?" He directed that at Shampoo and Cologne. Shampoo knew her airen, was not in a good mood and decided it best to let them go. " That right, Shampoo no mad at her airens anymore." Ranma huffed. " Good, we're going then." Ranka got up at hearing that, being some what polite as she told them goodbye, before her and Ranma went and retrieved their backpacks, then taking their leave.

They chatted while they walked back towards the house, though Ranma was still annoyed as he grumbled about the little intruder. " I still don't like her, even if she's got her own room now.. The only good thing about that is now she's not staying with mom, in the same room.." Ranka looked over at her brother. " Yeah.. can't say that, that didn't bother me too.. Well that's fine, since she doesn't like "us" either." She looked a bit thoughtful as they kept walking. " I have a feeling she'll always be going, back and forth about that." Ranma muttered about that, as they kept walking.

Once they made it back to the house, they both sighed, before they entered the house and were greeted by their mother. Nodoka rambled on about Tenka's new room, trying to get them interested. Ranma looked more annoyed as he went off upstairs to his room, to un pack. Ranka tried to be cordial about it. " I'm sure she's thrilled to have her own space, and so are you. You know, since you were stuck sharing your room with a demon." Nodoka looked a bit down for a brief moment. " While I still love her, despite that.. I would rather not share my bed with one.." Ranka nodded sternly. " Well you are a demon hunter after all. I'll be back, I gotta go put my stuff away." She then went off upstairs to her room, to do so.

Ranma had finished his task and gone back downstairs. When Ranka was done she went and checked out Tenka's new room, having let herself in. She looked around at how pink, most things were, much more than her room. " So, how do you like your new room, huh Tenk?" Tenka had been busy, laying on her bed, but bolted up at seeing "the traitor." She had words to have with her, as she held out her necklace at her. " Why.. doesn't my gem, do everything that YOURS does?!" She said in frustration. Ranka rolled her eyes at her. " I don't know, or really care. Maybe.. it's because it's your parents and your blood and your devils."

Tenka hmpfed. " Why is yours better than mine.." She thought about it for a minute. " It's like..yours has.. more magic.." Then it hit her, as she fell out of bed, mushing her face into the floor, before jumping right back up and pointing her finger at Ranka. " It must be.. because.. YOU have your own little magic tricks!" She then hopped around. " Tell me, them!" Ranka furrowed her brows at her, before shutting the door behind her as she took her leave, completely ignoring Tenka.

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It wouldn't be till much later in the evening, that she'd have a chance to try to use what she had discovered. A bit later after dinner, Nodoka received a call, which prompted her and Ranka to go off demon hunting, which left Tenka under Ranma's watch. Much to his annoyance and at his mothers insistence, with it being too close to her bedtime, to bring her along.

Tenka sat on the couch as she rubbed her hands together with a devious look, before she set her attention on Ranma, who was busy watching tv. "Hey, girl-boy." Ranma gave her an irked look, out of the corner of his eye. "What do ya want, hell-demon, brat?" He was always on guard with her, knowing "what", she really was and her intentions. Besides that, it was rare that she'd seek his attention. Tenka hamed it up as she acted sympathetic. " Are you sure you can really trust Ranka? You know, since she's .."

Ranma frowned at her. " Oh yeah, like I can trust YOU. Listen hell-brat, I don't care what you say about Ranka." Tenka shook her head at him. " That's because you are in denial. I'm just saying, I figured it out." Ranma gave her a glare. " Knock it off, I know what you're playing at, your trying to turn us against each other.." Now Tenka was getting annoyed, seeing how things weren't going her way and decided to mess with him, to make herself feel better. "You know she's fooling you, she's a demon." Ranma grew more annoyed at her. "Nice try."

Tenka snickered as she tried to go at it some more. " What if I told you she's not human." She aahed as she got hit in the face with a pillow. Ranma gave her a serious glare. "You sure you want to piss me off, when it's just YOU and ME.. Keep yabbering on, but your ex boss or whatever the hell he is, straight from his mouth, he said Ranka's human and your dumb she-devil friends." Tenka sweated but pushed on, determined to try to get him to falter. " A clone isn't really human though." A furious Ranma huffed as he grabbed her up by her head, getting up holding her as he stormed off upstairs to the brats new room, opening the door and chucking her off inside. " Go to bed.." He then shut the door behind her, pretty roughly.

Tenka bounced a bit on her bed, where she was thrown off to, before bouncing off it to the ground and stomping her feet, in a fit. " It is NOT, there's still five minutes left! And I'm not ready for bed!" She yelled. Ranma glared at her door. " Close enough. You are now, night pain in the ass." He waved her off as he went back downstairs, to try to calm himself down a bit.

That is, until he heard a door or two, which had him rush off upstairs. " Hey! I told YOU, it's time for bed!" Tenka was busy getting ready in the bathroom as she blew a raspberry with her tongue at the door, in response. When she finished and opened the door, she was pointed off to where her room was, by an annoyed Ranma. She huffed as she walked towards her room, though in retaliation, she tried again to take a jab at him. " I bet she trapped you with a gem too huh." She yelped as he disappeared and reappeared next to her and pushed her off into her room, with his foot, before shutting the door behind her. He looked around for something to block the door with, feeling very tempted to do so, but didn't act on it as he went back downstairs.

Tenka giggled from where she was sitting on the edge of her bed, as she kicked her feet about in the air. She decided to mess with Ranma a bit more, seeing how she was getting under his skin, some. What better way to do that, then to use her new powers, that she had gained from each of her parents, through the gem with their blood. She used her mothers ability to teleport within the same space, as she disappeared and reappeared downstairs with an evil smirk as she giggled.

Ranma furrowed his brows as he looked away from the tv, seeing her. " Hey! Get back in bed!" She stuck her tongue out at him and disappeared and reappeared on top of the couch, making a face at Ranma and disappearing again, before he could catch her. He arghhed in annoyance. " Get your butt back in bed or I'll tell mom about your new trick and your shape-shifting.." That caught and epp out of Tenka as she stopped, dead in her tracks. Ranma sneered at her. " Yeah, me and Ranka haven't said anything to her yet about that, but could just as easily..." Tenka gulped as she disappeared and reappeared in her room, going off to bed.

Lucky for her, that she had, when she did because Nodoka and Ranka returned shortly after. Nodoka addressed her son. " How did you and Tenka, make out, Ranma dear?" Ranma looked annoyed. "She's in bed, isn't she. Whether or not she's sleeping, I couldn't tell ya." Nodoka hmmed as she went off upstairs to go get changed. Ranka had gone straight off to the laundry room to discard her black hoodie, before she came back into the living room.

Taking one look at Ranma, she could tell. " Brat drove you nuts, didn't she?" Ranma groaned. " Why is she so "hell-bent" on still going at "us", when she's been black-listed by her boss.." Ranka had gone off to the kitchen, coming back with a glass of water and two pudding cups, as she took a seat on the couch, laying back a minute, before she moved again to drink some of the water. She then handed off one of the pudding cups to her brother. "Here, we stopped by the convience store for rewards." Ranma's eyes lit up as he was already eating his.

Ranka sighed. "If I hadn't already said it, I think it's just in her nature and she's in denial. She's heavily rooted to Satan." She opened her pudding and used the little attached spoon, as she enjoyed some of it, before she offered it Ranma. Ranma took it happily, but gave her a weird look. " Seriously Ranka, you gotta stop starving yourself, I think Akane eats more than you do." Ranka shrugged her shoulders. "I'm just not in the mood for too much sweet." She fidgeted a bit. " I'm not, if I was you'd know, because mom wouldn't shut up about it."

She started to get a bit annoyed about the whole thing, as she wrinkled her nose. " Jeez you and Ryouga keep going on about it." Ranma huffed at hearing about his rival, as he was annoyed now as well. "Tell me again why you thought it'd be a good idea to give that demon-brat her own gem?" Ranka looked off the other way sheepishly. "I told you.. I felt bad." They both looked a bit annoyed at each other.

It was cut short as Nodoka came back downstairs. " Ranka dear, did you tell Ranma about the pudding?" Ranka got up from the couch, taking her glass of water with her. " Yep, I'm going go to bed, I'm beat." Nodoka nodded. " Well we did have a very busy evening, good night Ranka dear." Ranka gave a wave as she disappeared off upstairs.

Nodoka took notice at how Ranma had two empty pudding cups. " Ranma.. you didn't.." Ranma blinked at his mother. " Huh?" Nodoka put her hands on her hips. " You didn't take your sisters pudding, did you?" Ranma shook his head back and forth. " No way, she had some and then gave me the rest. I told her she needs to stop starving herself.." Nodoka couldn't help but giggle at hearing that. " Ranma dear, you need to remember some of us ladies, don't need to eat much to be full, or always want to eat. Ranka's not starving herself."

She could tell he was confused as she took a seat on the couch, next to her son. " Now I know you and Ranka are very close and do, do a lot of things the same way, but there are also things that you differ with. You tell me I shouldn't expect so much of her, but right now, you are doing similar. Expecting that she should eat the same as you." They had a nice talk for a while, before he went off upstairs to get ready for bed.

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On his way to his room, he started to feel bad about how they had left things off, trying to talk to his sister as he gave a knock on the door. Waiting a few minutes and getting no answer, he went off to his room, where he went off outside, thru his window to the rooftop. He wondered if she was doing the same, as he made his way over to the other side, where, sure enough, she was sitting.

He took a seat next to her. " I'm.. sorry I got mad." Ranka looked over at him and shook her head. " No, I shouldn't have done it. I blame mom.." Ranma was about to say otherwise, but agreed. "That's fair." Ranka felt a bit dismayed about that. On that matter, of how good Nodoka was at making someone so soft. Ranma gave her a worried look. " Hey.. your not mad at mom, are ya?" Ranka looked all wide eyed for a second. "Oh.." Ranma's eyes got all big. " Hey! Alright I read your mind, right? That means that nasty spell is done, haha!" Ranka blinked. " I guess it does.." Ranma then stopped laughing and had a more serious look on his face. " Your not, right?" Ranka looked off the other way. " I used to be, it's just, a bit frustrating, so I can kind of get why the little demon brat, is so hostile towarads mom.."

She furrowed her brows a bit. " However, that doesn't mean, I like the way she's lashing out at her.. I don't feel bad for her on "that". I just understand to a point." Ranma crossed his arms. " That's for sure.. you didn't throw crap or fits about it.." Ranka hmmed. " True, but I wasn't a devil either, so she's going to fight it." Ranma got all happy again. " Haha, dumb demon-wench, your dumb spell wore off." Ranka looked thoughtful. " I'm not so sure, it's possible using my gem I helped speed that up. I'm sure she'll try again, once she finds out we're not affected anymore."

Ranma grumbled things under his breath, while he was looking off into the distance. Ranka showed concern, as she could tell her sibling was still very bothered. Earlier the conversation had been dropped as they had gotten annoyed with each other, even then, it was pretty clear he didn't want to talk about it. She could be the same way on things, so taking that into consideration she linked up, to see why he was so upset and what the hell-brat had said.

Once she had seen, what had gone on, she knew what to address, as it was harder for Ranma to. She stretched her arms out. " It's easy to think or say, that I'm a demon, or to interpert it that way, since well.. I was created by the devil. And I'm not exactly what you'd call a normal human."

Ranma furrowed his brows at her. " Yeah well you're still a human and my sister, no matter what anyone tries to say, especially lil demon-brats!" Ranka gave him a bit of smile and a small jab to his shoulder. " Then don't let her get, under your skin." Ranma gave his sister's hair a ruffle with his hand. " Right back at you." That in turn made them both laugh. After a few seconds they both said good night to each other, before going back to their own rooms, through their own windows.

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A new school week was starting as the two siblings made their way off to school, having walked by a vacant lot, while Ryouga happened to be camping out in that particular one. Also having stepped out of his tent as he was in one of his moments, which he snapped out of as he heard the two siblings chatting as they walked by.

Ryouga bristled in anger at spotting Ranma, setting him off. " RANMA!" He sped off after them, furious at how a few days ago Ranma had run off, taking Ranka with him, when he had tried to say hi and got him lost for a few days. Ranma groaned. " Aww man he's pissed.." Ranka sighed as they were running off towards the school. " Well.. we did run off.." They ran off through the school gates, only for Kuno to charge forward, his sights set on Ranma, only for his enemy to jump out of the way, from his slash from his kendo sword. Then what lay beyond was another obstacle, that was in the way of his love for the goddess Ranka.

Kuno changed his intent as he charged forward at Ryouga, welding his kendo sword. " I shall smite you for the pigtailed girl and the goddess, Ranka!" Ryouga lost his fury for his rival as he was charged.

While they were going at it, a group of guys charged forward with battle cries as some went after Ranka, and others after Akane. Ranka furrowed her brows as she fended off their attack attempts with ease. Akane ughed as she fought off some of them as well. " I thought "this" was over with!" Nabiki watched from the sidelines, where she was also snapping pictures with her camera. " Oh yeah, Kuno baby got his kendo club all fired up, to go for it, if they want to be worthy to date Ranka and Akane." Ranma glowered as he was also beating up some of the guys, showing less mercy than his sister was.

Ryouga's attention was now locked on Kuno as he used his umbrella to fend off Kuno's feverish attacks. Kuno laughed menachically, as he kept jutting at the lost boy, with his wooden sword. Their fight continued on as the others had finished, getting themselves off to the classroom.

When they were all settled in the classroom, chattering amongst themselves. Ranka took notice of all the "love letters", that were stuffed, inside her desk, groaning. Saya the ring leader girl strode over to her desk, looking furious. " Ranka Saotome, you are unbelievable.. " Ranka looked up from dealing with her over stuffed desk with a frown at seeing her. " And what is it now?" Saya huffed. " YOU and ME, in the bathroom, now." Ranka got up from her desk as she followed her off, outside the classroom. Ranma was about to get up and go break it up, except his two friends held him back. Daisuke shook his head at him. Hiroshi frowned. " Come on, it'd look really bad, if you went." Ranma grumbled as he sat back down, for the time being.

Off in the girls bathroom, the two stood. Saya tightened her fists. " How dare you steal what's not yours!" The next thing she saw, was Ranka's fist as she fell back, onto the floor from the punch to her face. Saya's eyes widened in horror, with her hand going to cover her face. " What is wrong with YOU?!" Ranka huffed back at her. " Me? You're the one who challenged ME, calling me out to the bathroom, to fight.." Saya was too upset as she scrambled up from the floor, running off to the door. " You are such a weirdo, Saotome!" She cried as she ran off down the hallway to the nurses office.

Ranka sighed as she took her leave from the bathroom, once she had washed her hands. She got back to the classroom, before class started, going back to her seat, looking annoyed. All eyes were on her as everyone took notice, how she was the only one who had come back. The chattering started up, as whispers could be heard back and forth at how, Ranka must've "murdered" Saya." Ranma looked annoyed at hearing the chatter, as he was talking telepathicially with his sister. ( " What the heck happened with that girl?") Ranka had her hand to her face. ( "Hey, she challenged me, so I let her have it.") Ranma had a smug smirk on his face. ( " You tell her.") Ukyou sweatdropped as she got Ranka's attention. " Hey sug, what happened with you and Saya?" Ranka furrowed her brows. " She wanted to challenge me in the bathroom, and that's what she got."

It wasn't long after that Ranka had her name announced, over the loud speaker and to go to the principals office. She looked more annoyed as she got up from her seat and left the classroom, just as the teacher entered. When she got over to the office, principal Kuno had the vice principal with him. Ranka sighed as she took a seat in the office, with her arms crossed. Principal Kuno shook his head at her, as he stayed behind the vice principals chair. " Very bad keke.." The vice principal cleared his throat. " Miss Saotome.. did you punch your classmate in the face?" Ranka pursed her lips. " She challenged me.."

The two men whispered amongst themselves, for a few minutes. Principal Kuno didn't want to deal with the vicious girl, anymore than he had to. The vice principal sighed. "Taking things into consideration, we'll over look this, because you could've hurt her a lot more. But Miss Saotome, no more hitting anyone, understood. This is a written warning. Why do you ask, are we not being harder about the matter? Taking your past infractions into account, this is light. However we will be notifying your father about the matter."

Ranka curled her lip a bit at hearing that, but kept her mouth shut. While it wasn't the greatest, it'd be worse if it was her mother who was being notified. She was finally excused to be able to leave the office, as she walked back to the classroom, looking at her hand, knowing what she had done, which came as second nature to her, would upset her mother. When she got back to the classroom, the teacher discliplined her as well, having her stand out in the hallway, holding a bucket of water. Thrista at seeing that, caused trouble as she passed some notes around, until she was caught by the teacher and put out in the hallway with her own bucket, as well.

Ranka quirked an eyebrow at her. " "You" were, bad?" Thrista smiled at her. "Yep, so I could join you." Ranka looked off the other way annoyed. " Mind your own business." Thrista giggled quietly. "Somethings on your mind, I can tell." Ranka gave her an irked look. " Why, did you help yourself?" Thrista shook her head. " I just have a feeling." Ranka slumped her shoulders down a bit. " Why do I have to get in trouble for something that's just, how I am.." Thrista giggled. " You like to punch people." Ranka looked a bit flustered. " She.. challenged me.." Thrista smiled back. " "She" sure did, not a wise thing to do with a martial artist." Ranka nodded in agreement. Thrista smiled but also started to loose her grip on her bucket of water's handle, as the weight was getting to her. Ranka was able to grab it, before it fell. Now holding each bucket handle in both of her hands, until she set Thrista's down on the ground. " If it's too heavy for you, take a break."

Thrista smiled a bit nervously as she swayed her hands about. "I'm just not as strong as you are, but I'm also not a martial artist." Ranka looked a bit embarrassed at hearing that. "Even though you're part demon." Thrista looked a bit sheepish. " part, not fully and my daddy isn't a very powerful demon to begin with, strength is not my fortay." Ranka gave her a dull look. " Then don't get yourself in trouble purposely." Thrista stuck her tongue out a bit cutely as she laughed a tad. Before the teacher came back, she had picked up her bucket of water again, so it looked like she had been holding it the whole time.

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As the day went by, it was soon lunch time, where it was raining, which made them stay in inside the classroom. The group was chattering about went on. Ranka looked upset. " She was going on about how I stole something, but I didn't take nothing of hers." Thrista giggled. " You stole the guy she likes." Ukyou oohed, as did Akane and Sayuri. Ranka frowned. " No I didn't!" Thrista smiled. " The guy that Saya likes, likes you, and I believe was one of the ones that attacked you this morning, and also probably one of the ones that left you a love letter." She munched on one of her sausage hot dogs. " A lot of the other girls feel the same."

Ranka tensed up as she could feel the other girls angry aura's flaring up as some of them were giving her death glares. Ranma tightened his fist. " Yeah well they shouldn't blame Ranka like that." Thrista nodded in agreement. " Oh I know." Sayuri looked concerned. Akane started to get a bit flustered, as she knew why some of the girls were hating on Ranka, while it wasn't directly her fault, she was beautiful.

Also some of the hostility from some of the girls, were at the fact that the ring leader of their group, Saya, had never come back, having left school for the rest of day to nurse her ego. Ranma looked really pissed as he chowed down his food. Once Ranka finished with her lunch, she excused herself as she left the room, going off to the restroom. After that though she went off outside, standing under an over hanging area as she watched the rain pour down as she hung her head.

She looked up as something bumped into her foot, then looking down. She kneeled down and picked up P-chan by his bandana with a soft smile as she sat on the ground, putting him on her lap. " Did you get lost, again?" P-chan's eyes grew all big at seeing he had ended up finding his way to Ranka. Ryouga's fight with Kuno carried on for quite awhile, until the rain hit and he had been wandering all over the outside of the school. She played with the end of her ponytail, while she was in her own thoughts, trying to think of how to get P-chan back to the classroom, without him being seen.

She didn't have anything to hide him in, and the option she had, she couldn't bring herself to do it. If it wasn't raining so badly, she could go put him in the storage shed, but didn't feel like getting soaked. Then another idea came to her as she snapped her fingers, reaching up behind her head, with her hands as she pulled the hair tie off, letting her hair fall down around her shoulders and down her back. P-chan's eyes widened at seeing the red flowing hair.

Ranka picked him up, before she got herself up from the ground. Setting him on top of her shoulder, as she brushed her hair out with her fingers, so some fell down over her shoulders, hiding him underneath it. P-chan's eyes spun around as he found himself, lost in her lovely smelling hair. She made her way back to the classroom and to her seat. Everyone had returned their desks to where they usually were and it looked like Akane and Ranma weren't there at the moment.

Acting fast she took P-chan, from off her shoulder, setting him inside her desk, while she grabbed up her bag, then putting him inside her bag, before setting it back down on the ground. All before the others came back to the classroom. It wasn't long before it was time for cooking class.

Akane's eyes sparkled as she listened to what their teacher was telling them as they looked over the recipe and ingredients. " I'm excited, I've never made a fruit tart, how about you?" Ranka was busy working on making her dough. " Sure, it's a new recipe." Akane mixed up the ingredients for the dough, as she yelled a loud battle cry. Ranka sweatdropped as she kept a good pace as she stirred hers. " I don't think you have to stir it "that" hard, Akane.."

A few minutes later they were making a second batch, instead though it was ingredients to make cookies. The teacher instructed the class how the fruit tart would be broken up into two classes, and they'd also be making whatever kind of cookies they wanted to. Akane went with making the animal cookies and Ranka went with making chocolate chip cookies. While she made sure Akane didn't go nuts with the ingredients, when it came to how she was making the animal shapes, well when she tried to suggest something, she was met by a furious looking Akane.

After they were done and about done with cleaning up, Ranka spoke up. " We should go out the back door, unless you want Kuno eating what you made again." Akane shook her head back and forth. " I don't!" Ranka signaled her with her hand as she waved her over to the back door, once they got all their things together and took the longer route, to get to the front of the school. As she spotted Ranma, her eyes lit up as she held the bag out to him. " Try some, we made cookies in home economics." Ranma looked pensive as he took the bag from her, as he couldn't help but flashback to the first time Akane had made those lousey cookies. Ranka let him know, how she had over seen that she didn't go nuts on what she put into the cookies, which reassured him.

He took one of the cookies out from the bag, squinting at the shape of it, sweating at seeing they were as bad as before, when it came to the shapes. He just shut up and popped one in his mouth, as he chewed on it. While it was decent, it still wasn't the greatest, but better then being awful. "Hey, that's pretty good." Akane beamed with a smile on her face, before she said goodbye to them. Ranma gave his sister a look. " So, did you make animal cookies too?" Ranka shook her head. " Nah, you could bake whatever kind of cookies you wanted, so I went with chocolate chip." She could already tell he wanted one, as she took one out from her bag, giving to him. Ranma popped it in his mouth as they walked.

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It wasn't that much farther that Genma showed up, just as Ranma was about to eat another cookie, which his father snatched away from him and shoved into his own mouth. " Ah, delicious." Ranma fumed as he balled his fist. " What the hell pops?! "That" was mine!" Ranka looked cross with him. " Yeah, "it" wasn't for YOU.." Genma shook his head. " Is that any way to greet your father, much less thank him for once again taking the blame for his daughters actions. I think I deserve some cookies."

Ranka looked irratated as she huffed. Genma swelled with pride. " Though you make your father proud, let's go get some icecream." Ranka furrowed her brows at him. " Yeah right.. Like you've got money. Thanks but no thanks, old man.." Ranma gave his father a dull look. Genma looked indiginant. " Come now, don't you trust your father?" Both siblings at the same time shouted back. " NO!" Genma staggered back from the indirect stab, before recovering. " It's too bad your mother won't be proud of your martial arts instincts." Ranka bit her lip at hearing that. Genma kept jabbing at her. " Think she'd take you out for icecream?" Ranka tightened her fists as she tried her best to keep her cool. " No, I know she wouldn't.." She sucked up how she was really feeling, as she acted a different way. "Thank you for taking the trouble today, I'll be sure to make you a thankyou cake." Genma almost started dancing at hearing that and getting proper thanks, he took his leave.

Ranma sweatdropped at her. " You wanted to kick his ass, so why didn't ya?" Ranka sighed heavily. " If I'm not decent to him, for dealing with what happened at school.. he'll tell mom.. I'll be in so much trouble if she finds out.. I punched someone in the face again, in worse trouble because I hit a girl in the face.. So I'll just, bake him a stupid cake, so he keeps his mouth shut.." She got out another cookie and handed it off to her sibling. Ranma looked around really fast, before he ate it.

Ranka took P-chan out from the bag next. " "Someone" got lost at school, today." Ranma gave the black piglet a glare, to which P-chan gave him his own glare back. Ranma huffed as he grabbed him from his sister. " Too bad he didn't stay lost." Ranka crossed her arms as they got to the house, going off inside. Ranma held out P-chan by his bandana. " Ryouga's taking a bath." Nodoka put her hands together, after greeting her children. " Wonderful, he should stay for dinner." That made Ranma grumble more as he ran off upstairs.

After he put his book bag away in his room, he went off to the bathroom, still dangling, P-chan by his bandana, before he dropped him off into the hot tub of water. Ryouga rose from the water, looking irriatated with his rival. " What's the big idea?! " Ranma nearly butted heads with him. " You KNOW what it is. So now you've turned back, you can leave now." Ryouga hehed with a fanged smirk. " But Ranma, didn't you hear? Your mother invited me to stay for dinner, it'd be rude not to." Ranma growled at him. " Ryouga..."

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A few minutes later and everyone was enjoying, " snack-time" at the dining room table. Nodoka smiled as she tried to ignore the boys and their antics. " So Ranka dear, how was school today?" Tenka munched on one of the rice balls. " I bet you "tomboy-ed" it up." Ranka tensed up as she tried not to let her nerves show. Nodoka shook her head at her. " Tenka.. mind your manners." Ranka munched on her own riceball. " I made chocolate chip cookies in home ec." She said hoping that might, throw her mother off, some. Nodoka clasped her hands together. " Wonderful." Ranka seeing that it was working in her favor went on. " We also started on making fruit tarts, but that's going to take more than one class." Nodoka nodded and turned her attention to Ranma. " Ranma dear, how was your day at school today?" It took a loud "ahem" from his mother, to get his attention.

It was too long after Nodoka heard the front door and went off to answer the door. A few seconds later she came back with a box, handing it over to Ranka. " It's for your dear." Ranka blinked and opened it up, her eyes widened in awe at seeing the purple glittery, boots. That is until she saw that they were from Picolet, which made her groan. Nodoka marveled at the sparkle from them. " My, aren't they fancy, who is it from dear?" Ranka grumbled. " Picolet.." Nodoka put her hand to her mouth. " I see, well you know how things work." Ranka stared at the lovely boots for a few seconds more, before she closed the box back up with an annoyed pout, as she got up from her seat, going off and sticking the box, back outside.

Ryouga had been watching the whole time and could tell, how clear it was that Ranka wanted to keep those boots. She disappeared off outside into the yard. Ranma had beaten Tenka to the tv remote, as she vented her frustration about it. Nodoka put a hand to her face, with a smile at Ryouga. Well now, you know what she likes." Ryouga looked a bit flustered as he nodded and twiddled his fingers about. Nodoka kept her smile on as she went off outside to where Ranka was watering the garden, proud of her daughters will power, she went and comforted her in a loving embrace, as she pat her on her head, gently.

Ranka looked miserable but her mothers comfort helped a lot. Nodoka sighed. " I know dear, it's not easy, but I commend you for doing the proper thing. Accepting a man's gifts, means, accepting them." Ranka scorned at that, puffing her cheeks some. " I really.. liked them too.." Nodoka looked at her with a thoughtful look. " I know dear." Ranka looked up with her. " Did you.. have to go through it too?" Nodoka sighed. " Of course I did and I stood strong and unwavering, just as you did. I wasn't going to let my desires, imprison me. Just as you wanted those boots so very much, there were plenty of men who presented me with gifts, some of which things, they knew I would love to have." Ranka looked irratated at hearing that. Nodoka smiled as she let her hold of her go. " At least most men have evolved, unlike cave men, who would just go and smack the girl, that they wanted, over the head with a bat and drag them back home with them."

She couldn't help but giggle at her daughters irked look. " Ranka dear, I'd like you to show Tenka how to bring the laundry inside." Ranka ughed. " Yeah, okay.." Nodoka then went and fetched her as she pushed her off outside. " Now be a good girl Tenka sweetie and listen to your older sister, I expect you to bring in all the laundry." Tenka huffed with her arms crossed. Nodoka made sure to set a chair out there for her, before she went back inside. Ranka gave her an annoyed look. " Pretty simple, you take the clothes off the clothe's line, and fold them and put them in the laundry basket."

Tenka hmpfed. " Don't wanna." Ranka gave her a stern look. " Too damn bad, you heard mom. So get your butt on your chair and get to it." Tenka showed off a fanged smirk to her. " Aww is someone cranky, because they threw out those boots?" Ranka curled her lip at her. Tenka hopped up onto the chair and ripped a shirt off from the clothes line and tossed it off into the air. " There, happy now?" Ranka growled as she pulled the shirt from off her head. " Do it right demon-brat, or I'll get mom." Tenka hissed at her as she grumbled and pulled another top off, tossing it down into the laundry basket, below.

Tenka grinned evily as she kept at her task. " You know you want those boots." Ranka growled at her " Shut up!" Tenka heh hehed as she had picked off all the clothes from the line, jumping down off her little chair. " There, all done." Ranka quirked an eyebrow at her. " You're supposed to fold them." Tenka hmpfed as she picked up the laundry basket, putting it up on top of the porch. Then she pushed it off inside, with her foot. Ranka grumbled as she went off inside, seeing how Tenka made a cute face to her mother as she hammed it up. " I really tried.." Nodoka smiled as she pat her on the head. " Well, you did bring it all inside." Ranka frowned a bit at seeing how the "little intruder", was still able to worm her way, through things.

A few seconds later Tenka shoved the box with boots, off into Ranka's lap, where she was sitting on the couch with a devious grin. " You know you want them." Ranka looked frustrated as she shoved the box back at her. " I don't!" Tenka snickered as she shoved it back, and they passed it back and forth. " Take them!" She giggled evilily. Ranma looked more and more annoyed, but it was Ryouga who beat him to it, as he bolted up from where he was sitting on the couch. He snatched the box up, taking it back outside, chucking it down on the ground, before shutting the door behind him. " That's ENOUGH of your bullying! I won't stand for it, you might look like a little girl, but YOU are far from it!" Tenka glared daggers at him, before she jumped up and down at him, yelling. " Stupid pig-boy!"

Ranka was looking off the other way, hiding her face as her cheeks flushed. Ranma gave Tenka a glare, before he whacked her over her head with his fist. " Stop messing with Ranka!" Nodoka came back into the room with her hands on her hips. " What is going on, in here?" Ryouga was too mad to hold back as he pointed at Tenka. " "She" was trying to bully Ranka with those boots." Nodoka frowned as she grabbed Tenka by her hand and took her off with her to do more chores while she lectured her about her behavior.

Ryouga sat back down with a huff. " Demons are such nasty things.." Ranma had his hand to his face. " You want her?" Ryouga gave his rival a glare, before they all went back to watching tv. Ryouga ended up drifting into his own thoughts as he pictured how happy he could make Ranka, if he got her those boots. Ranma curled his lips as he could tell Ryouga was thinking about something, regarding his sister, seeing his dumb grin on his face, which prompted him to give him a whack to his head, to snap him back.

In the mean time, outside, hidden a ways from the house was Picolet as he had been watching with binoculars. His mouth dropped wide open in shock at seeing how Ranka had denied his gift, he had thought for sure, that he had her. Having figured out her favoring of boots, yet she did not buckle. He retreated once again, for the time being. While the Kuno girl was being trained by Madame St Paul for bridal training, his heart was still set on Ranka being his future wife. He hadn't been able to forget about Mademoiselle Ranma, even after finding out she had been a man all a long, then to find out that he had a twin sister, who looked just like Mademoislle Ranma, he wasn't going to let go of such a prize, so easily. Despite the bad parts about Mademoislle Ranka not being very lady like and a pervert, already having fiancee's of both genders, though that seemed to be more her mothers doing.

copyright- I do not own Ranma 1/2 or any of it's characters.

Notes: "I hope you all enjoyed the newest chapter."