Akane Tendo's return home from shopping was normally quiet. Today, however, was jinxed from the time she left. Tatewaki Kuno had been passing her gate just as she left. Not wanting to deal with him, she sent him toward the school via mallet air just on principle.
Her day just got worse from there. Her friend Yuka couldn't make it due to being sick. Sayuri could, but with the addition of her new boyfriend Daisuke. Knowing she'd be just a third wheel almost sent her back home. Sayuri did however convince her to go just to escape the craziness of Nerima for a bit.
Things stayed fairly calm on the train ride out. Reaching the mall, she excused herself and went wandering around window shopping. Not really looking where she was going, Akane tripped on a dropped toy. Even as she used her training to start to break her fall, she realized her momentum downward was halted quite early. In fact, she realized she was being held in a rather intimate pose by a figure she'd rather sooner forget. Mikado Sanzenin himself. He also didn't realize whom he had just "saved". Before he could even begin to say that the pretty girl he just "rescued" should repay him with a kiss, he found his breakfast returning as well as becoming a short term alto. Akane finished her reverse roll on her feet while Sanzenin lay behind her writhing on the ground.
At lunch she met up with her friends in the food court. Her luck there continued in the downward trend. It took a moment of watching as women sitting at the tables suddenly stood up squealing in surprise. The women affected were in a beeline across the court. When one several tables away stood in startlement, her short skirt went up quite a bit, enough to show that she was currently going commando. Her male friend commented about the fact he thought she was wearing a black lacy pair when they left the house. Hearing this, Akane realized the true danger of the beeline that had turned towards her table. She started to try and warn Sayuri, but took too long as their table was accosted by the sudden action. Not wanting to create a disturbance the way Ranma would have, she just started to count down from 10 and got used to the freedom of no underclothes. Looking at her friend she told her that she would try and get their bras and panties back from Happosai that night.
Sayuri replied that she had expected this due to Akane being with her and had brought a spare set. She went completely red when she looked in her purse and saw that those had been taken as well. Deciding to call it a day, they headed for the train station to return to Nerima. Akane mood just started to become quite irate as she dealt with stares and comments about how she was giving directions or in danger of putting someone's eye out.
Her walk from the train station home didn't help either. A strange sense of something wrong just got stronger the closer to home she was. Timidly she opened the gate to the compound and announced her arrival home. Going to the kitchen, she found her eldest sister working on dinner. "Kasumi, would you like some help preparing dinner?" Akane didn't want to move too far. Her danger sense was in high alert, and she really didn't want to get kidnapped on top of the rest of her day.
"No thanks Akane. Ranma and his new friends are in the Dojo. Why don't you go as well?"
Knowing it was inevitable, Akane replied, "Ok. I'm going to go change first." The electricity in the air didn't abate as she changed into her gi.
Heading to the dojo, she walked in just as Ranma was doused with cold water, turning the normally Raven haired boy into a Flaming red haired girl. Beside him, another black haired male figure simply vanished from sight. Even as she stepped forward, she felt the power in the air gather above her fiancé and a small pile of clothes. The feeling of dread increased as the power coalesced into a small ball of water. The water then seemed to heat itself to a warm temperature. The ball of warm water dropped returning Ranma to his male form. Akane's eyes followed the water as it splashed onto the familiar looking yellow shirt and pants. Where there was just a pile now stood a very naked, and very embarrassed fanged boy. With Akane's previous emotional and physical drain, she didn't even think to be embarrassed. Rather she just looked at the rear end of her friend Ryoga, said "I don't even want to know…" turned and went to her room. She completely missed seeing the two extra people in the room, as well as Ryoga's latch onto the rafters when he heard her voice.
In her drained state, Akane's mind slowly processed what she saw. It also started piecing together small clues and hints from the past year. Her subconscious still didn't fully make the connection, but it did clue her in on…. "Wait a minute… what the…" "HELL DOES RYOGA TURN INTO!?"
