Chapter 8: The dojo of truth

Akane indicated the food she made to Yusuke.

And Yusuke ate a mouthful of it… A light went trough him, Ranma who was sitting face to him had a big smile on his face and was fighting not to laugh loudly because he knew Akane, who was at his side, would take it badly.

Akane glanced at Yusuke: "So Yusuke, how is it?"

"Ahm Akane, it is… it is… special."

That was enough for Ranma and he laughed loudly: "Ah ah ah!!!" 'You wanted to try to be clever and seduce Akane… now, see your face!!!'

"RAN-MA!!! Why are you laughing?? Are you making fun of my cook?"

"Hmm of course no Akane… I even think you are improving…" He smiled at her and looked at Yusuke 'eh eh 1 point for me'.

"You really think?" He nodded. "Ahh thank you!!! Tomorrow I will prepare your bento to thank you!!" She was really happy about it.

"Ah… yes… are you sure?" Ranma, head down, was trying to keep his cool attitude.

Yusuke was smiling, 'Poor Ranma…'

Soun added: "What a good idea! As a fiancée and future wife, Akane must prepare your bento! Ah I'm really glad you two forming a real couple…"

"Oh no Dad, don't cry!"

"You know I'm really happy about this… this is so much joy… my little baby has finally understood the importance of wedding." He was crying in Genma's arms.

Dr Tofu was eating quietly: "Ahh Kasumi, your spaghettis are really good."

Kasumi: "Ah ah ah! Ono, you are eating your baguettes!!"

Every one was too concentrated on his plate that they didn't notice she called him by his first name…

At the end of the dinner Kasumi went to the kitchen with Akane.

"Akane, I would like you to gather everybody in the dojo to talk about the wedding, so find something…."

"Okay, I have got an idea…"

She went back to the sitting room: "Dr Tofu, I think I have found a new technique, can I show you it now in the dojo?"

"Of course!"

"Ranma I need you, Nabiki could you come also? And Yusuke too… Ah and Kasumi will prepare some tea…"

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Inside the dojo

Akane spoke: "Well you all understood that this was a way to gather ourselves in a place where we can speak quietly… But as I spoke about a technique and to create a diversion, I think Ranma and I should really have a little match… What do you think Ranma?"

"Akane, do you realize that, first, I'm stronger than you, and second, that you wear a dress and this is not the best outfit for a fight!"

"Oh! Come on Ranma, just for the diversion, and don't worry about me, I'm sure I can get you…"

"Are you challenging me??"

"Yes!!! The winner is the one who succeeds in paralyzing the other. Okay?"

"I bet I can win in 5 seconds chrono…"

"I bet I will win without you realizing it…"

Yusuke was watching them with incredulous eyes; he asked Nabiki who was sitting next to him: "Are they always acting like this together?"

"You mean as children… Yes always… and this time, in fact, they are not as childish as they can be!"

"Oh my!! It must be very animated at home!!"

"Yes, very animated…."

Ranma and Akane were prepared for the fight; they were facing each other with big smiles on their lips and looks that were saying 'I will get you'.

Nabiki: "Go!!!"

Ranma ran to Akane, she wanted to jump but what he did prevent her from doing it…

"RAN-MAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA SAOTOME, you are a dead man!!!!!!!"

He had just lifted her dress, and gave everybody a good view of her pants!!! She was fuming but she was not paralyzed and she knew he was going to take her to prevent her from moving… and she had an idea!!

She let him taking her in his arms and when he was about to say: 'I win' she put her arms around his neck and give her the killer look, the one Ranma couldn't resist, the pleading eyes… She got him, he stopped instantaneously his attack.

She whispered in his ears: "Ranma… I want to kiss you senseless, now!"

"What? Here, now??" He was blushing.

He was so lost in his thoughts that she had the time to hit him hard on the head. He felt to the ground and she sat on his body proudly: "I win!!!"

Everybody applauded even if they hadn't understood how she got him.

Dr Tofu: "Akane, your new technique seems to be very efficient! I'm very proud of you!"

Kasumi entered the dojo with tea and found Akane sat on Ranma's back: "Hmm Akane, what just happened?"

"Oh nothing sister, just a bet between Ranma and me." Ranma got out of his knock out.

"He! Akane! What about a diet????"

"RAN-MA!!!!" She was about to hit him and lost her balance when he turned to take her.

"I win!!!!!" said proudly Ranma. "Look Akane, I was able to move, so you hadn't won completely!! And now you can't move!!!!"

Akane was a fury and was trying to get off his grip but she just couldn't, "Shit!!".

Kasumi: "Ranma! Akane! Could you stop your games five minutes??"

"Yes, sorry sister…"… "Sorry Kasumi, we are listening to you…"

Kasumi gave out the cups of tea and went to sit down next to Dr Tofu.

She began: "Well, as you know there is gonna be a wedding… in fact, Dr Tofu proposed to me one week ago and I accepted."

Dr Tofu: "ah yes!!! I'm so happy you accept Kasumi…"

Kasumi: "the wedding is next week on Saturday. We decided to keep it secret from our families because of a little problem linked to Ono…"

Dr Tofu: "Yes!! You have already met my mother and her choice of future brides!!"

Ranma: "yes I remember, but she seemed to appreciate Kasumi…"

Kasumi: "No, the problem is not me… the problem is the chosen future brides!! The mother of Ono had talked to them and they finally wanted to marry him!! And if you remember they were body builders! So we decided to only tell our witnesses. And we decided to charge them of the preparations not to be too visible."

Ranma: "So that's why I saw Akane and Yusuke in a wedding shop!"

Kasumi: "Yes! I had chosen my dress and Yusuke went to chose a tuxedo as he is as tall as Ono."

Nabiki: "But why choosing Akane as your witness and not me?"

Kasumi: "I'm sorry Nabiki, I just had to chose, it was difficult, believe me… but Akane seemed really disappointed by her failed wedding and I felt guilty for having a wedding, so I thought I couldn't lie to her about a wedding and I knew that she gets along with Yusuke so…"

Nabiki: "Okay! Don't worry Kasumi! So I think that a 'Congratulations' is welcomed!"

Akane: "I'm sorry Nabiki, I couldn't tell you…"

Nabiki: "Oh but you knew as I always know everything that I would have found!! And I find it very easily! I heard a call between Kasumi and Dr Tofu, there was a story about a wedding… so I led my inquiry!!!"

Dr Tofu: "But how do you come to make us tell you the truth?"

Akane: "Ahhh this is my fault… in fact, Ranma saw Yusuke and me leaving a wedding shop and he thought I was going to marry Yusuke... so I told him that I was not marrying Yusuke! And… well…"

Nabiki: "And I asked Akane to tell me the truth, because I had taken great photos of Ranma and her that could have been distributed at school!!!!"

Kasumi: "Nabiki, you will never change!!"

Ranma: "So what's now? When will you tell it to your families?"

Dr Tofu: "2 days before the wedding, because we know how excited they will be and as my mother will be in Nerima, she won't be able to tell her small town about it so… no problem!"

Ranma: "Okay! But I have a last question, why a church? Why not a traditional wedding?"

Kasumi laughed: "Oh! It's simple... I will tell you the whole story: we are the day when Ono proposed to me.

We were walking together in this street on the way back to his office when we noticed this church on our right. A wedding was celebrating and a young couple was watching the wedding from the outside of the church. Then the man knelt down and proposed to the woman.

Dr Tofu was watching them and went to the woman and told her: 'Oh Kasumi I so happy you accept to marry me!!!'"

A lot of thumbs were heard in the dojo.

Nabiki: "And???"

Kasumi: "And I thought it was his way to propose to me so we decided to get married!!!"

Dr Tofu was blushing and took Ranma in his arms: "Oh Kasumi, I'm sure we will be happy together!!!"

Kasumi laughed: "What a comic!!! So I thought that this church would be perfect for our wedding, ne Ono?"

Dr Tofu turned to Kasumi: "Oh Kasumi… meeting you here… of all places…"

Kasumi: "Akane, Yusuke how are going the preparations?"

Yusuke: "Very good! We had time to see each other and everything will be okay!"

Akane: "Yes, this will be perfect! I promise! I'm sorry for leaving the repetition the other day but…."

Ranma: "Ah yes, it's my fault… sorry…"

Kasumi: "Don't worry! I'm glad you finally get together, you make a cute couple!"

Ranma and Akane blushed.

Yusuke looked at them, 'Ahhh young lovers….'

Ranma looked at him, 'Now, I understand what Akane wanted to say that Yusuke had to remind me of somebody, if you put glasses on him, he is his brother!! But wait a minute! Doesn't Akane have a big crush on Dr Tofu before??? Yusuke is practically the same…!!"

Akane tried to read trough Ranma's eyes and she could see something was bothering him.

"Ranma, are you okay? Is it my hit on your head?"

"Nothing Akane… Just putting all in order in my mind!!!"

Dr Tofu and Yusuke got up: "We are going back to the office, it's getting late!"

Kasumi and Nabiki escorted them. Yusuke: "Good bye Akane! See you tomorrow! You are not coming back home?"

"No, I need a little more practice before getting to bed. Good bye Yusuke, see you!"

Ranma and Akane were let alone in the dojo.

"Akane, a little more practice? Who are you kidding? I begin to understand you when you want to be alone with me!!"

"Oh my dear Ranma, how confident you are!! Now I wasn't kidding anyone, I really want to practice."

"Yeahhh and I'm the Queen of England! It's almost 10pm and you still have a dress!"

"But I can practice in dress, if nobody watches me!!"

"You mean you don't want me here with you! I don't believe a single word!"

"Okay! Okay! For tonight, you are maybe right! But Maybe!!!"

"So tell me…"

"Oh nothing… just wanted to have your impressions about their wedding…"

"Well, that's a surprising way to propose to someone, and I'm not sure he was really aware of doing it… but they make a great couple and I'm sure they will really be happy together!"

"Yes me too!! And for the proposal, yes it is weird but I can't imagine Dr Tofu proposed to my sister without knocking a wall or proposed to somebody else!... I think a proposal must be personal and look alike the couple, must refer to something the couple shares, and in a romantic way…" Akane was dreaming!! "Yes! A great restaurant…Flowers, nice music… the night… or maybe the day, a big field, wind… cherry blossoms…"

"Euhh Akane?? Akane?? Are you on Earth???"

He pinched her: "Hey!! What are you doing Ranma?"

"I'm bringing you back to Earth! You were lost in your proposals! You know you ask too much I think…"

"You say that because you will be the one who will propose to me!"

He stayed dumbfounded; she put her hand on her mouth and looked to the floor 'What the hell have I just said???'

"ah ah ah! Ranma, I'm very tired, I'm going to bed, see you…"

He took her in his arms before she had a chance to move and kissed her hard, passionately.

And finally when the kiss ended, they were blushing fiercely because they had never felt in their lives so much passion. He took her hand and they headed back home.

When they separated at Akane's room, they were still blushing. He leaned down and whispered in her ear: "You are right Akane, I will…"

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Hello minna-san!!

Now that you know about the wedding, the first plot is coming to an end (yes, I know, 8 chapters for one plot…) but I promise the story will go on.

I will try to keep the rhythm of updates! I'm very happy to read your reviews!! Thanks

See you next chapter!!!

Célia