Ranma and Ranko sat back in their chairs waiting for Dr. Tofu to come back out with Akane. They had been waiting for an hour.
Ranko noticed the look of concern on Ranma's face. She wasn't dumb. She knew that Ranma loved Akane. After all, she and Ranma were once the same person. She figured that she might as well come clean about her kiss with Akane now.
"Hey bro" said Ranko nervously.
"Bro" replied Ranma with his eyebrow raised.
"Yeah. When you think about it, were like brother and sister"
Ranma thought about it and replied, "I guess so."
"That's beside the point. I wanna tell you something important"
"Me first. I told Akane that I loved her"
"You did, when and what did she say"
"Yester day and she said that she loves me back. Then we kissed"
"You what!"
Ranko remained silent after that. She felt horrible. Though she loved Akane, she wouldn't have kissed her if she had known Ranma had already done it.
"I'm sorry sis," said Ranma.
"What are you sorry for?" said a surprised Ranko.
"I know you love Akane. After all, we were once the same person"
"No, I should be the one who's sorry"
"Why"
"I told Akane I loved her last night and kissed her"
"Well, what did she say?"
"Nothing, I just carried her to her room and left. But she did kiss me back".
The two sat in silence for another minute.
"What do we do now?" asked Ranma.
"I have no idea," replied Ranko.
Just then, Akane and Dr. Tofu came out from the small clinic room.
"Akane should be fine in a few days. Just make sure she tries to stay off her leg," said Dr. Tofu
Akane then proceeded to limp over to where Ranma and Ranko were sitting.
"While I was in there, I was trying to figure out a way to tell the two of you this…"
"It's ok Akane, we know," said Ranko.
"You know. How did you find out?" said Akane.
Ranma said, "Ranko told me just now."
"How did Ranko find out that the two of you are gunna die?" asked Akane.
"What do you mean the two of us are gunna die?" yelled Ranko
"Isn't that what the two of you were talking about?"
"No, we were discussing the fact that both of us kissed you," yelled Ranma.
Akane's eyes went wide and she said, "We'll worry about that later."
Akane then proceeded to repeat everything Shampoo told her. By the time she was done, the twins had the same stoic look on their faces.
"Is there anything you can do doc?" asked Ranma.
After a minute, Dr. Tofu said, "I'm sorry. In order to fix a situation like this, I'd have to know the original cause of the problem".
The three depressed teens then left Tofu's clinic.
On the way back, Akane piggybacked on Ranko who in the end couldn't help but ask, "What are we gunna do about our other situation".
Akane sighed and said "I don't know." She paused for a minute and continued "I loved you when you were both just Ranma and I still love you now that you're separate."
"So what do we do?" asked Ranma
"I don't know. Can't we just figure it out tomorrow"?
"You mean today. The sun is just now coming up"
The three of them paused for a moment to watch the sunrise. And if it hadn't been for the other's presence, Ranma and Ranko would both have kissed Akane the second the sun came up.
Their moment however was ruined with Akane cry of "Oh Crap"
"What" said the twins?
"We have school today," said Akane.
The three of them then hurried back to the house to change cloths and grab as much sleep as possible. An hour later, both Ranma and Ranko were both trying to keep their father from stealing their food. Then they ran off to school with Ranma carrying Akane.
"I can walk you know" said Akane.
"The doc said the keep off the leg for awhile to get used to it," said Ranko
"Hey sis, when should we tell parents and the Tendo's about our problem?" asked Ranma
"How about after school" said Ranko
Then Kuno came running at them with his sword held high.
"How dare you think yourself worthy enough to carry the fair Akane Tendo or even walk in the presence of my pig-tailed goddess?" he shouted.
Ranma sidestepped Kuno who then proceeded to trip over Ranko's foot. Ranma put Akane down and she walked over to where Ranko was standing.
Ranko bent over and grabbed Kuno's collar. She lifted him up and said, "Listen, I want you to leave Akane, Ranma, and I alone from now on got it."
"Oh pig-tailed girl, that you would grace me with that sweet voice of yours shows that you care for me," said Kuno
"I don't think he got it," said Akane.
"Akane Tendo, pig-tailed girl. I would have you both", then Kuno quickly grabbed both Akane and Ranko while continuing to profess his love.
It was exactly half a second before Ranma, Ranko, and Akane proceeded to pound Kuno into oblivion, leaving him a bloody and bruised pulp lying on the ground.
"I still love the both of you," said Kuno in a hoarse voice.
As they finished the walk to school, Akane's mind kept going back to what Kuno said, "I would have them both"
"Hey guys, I have an Idea on how to fix the situation between the three of us".
"What's that?" asked Ranko.
"Why don't I just date both of you at the same time?"
"That's not weird at all," said Ranma in a sarcastic tone.
"Look, I love both of you and I don't think I could bear to lose either of you. I know is selfish for me to ask you two to go along with it, but can't we at least try"
Ranma and Ranko remained silent for a minute.
Ranma spoke up "You know this is incredibly messed up right"
"Yes," said Akane.
"But then again, Ranma and I would do anything for you" said Ranko.
"She's right," said Ranma.
Akane smiled and then kissed both Ranma and Ranko on the cheek and then the three of them walked to school with Ranma holding Akane's left hand and Ranko holding her right.
End of Chapter 4.
Ok, I am aware of how weird the relationship between Ranma, Ranko, and Akane is now. However, I will not change it and there will be no lemon scenes in this fic. However that shouldn't stop anyone else from writing one if they want to. Please no flames. I have also decided to cave and try to include the cause of Ranma and Ranko's separation in the next chapter. Till next time.