Chapter Five: Price To Pay! Wish To Make!

Tatewaki, and Ranma, who still had wishes to make, and who were still in each other bodies, yelled, chased, and fought each other, around the house again. Tatewaki, at this point, pulled Ranma, over to him, with his right hand shaking in anger. "Why you! After all this time!"

Ranma, stepped back, has he sent out an angry narrow, right back at Tatewaki. "This is all your fault, for making us switch in the first place!"

"That wasn't my fault! Unlike that, this is all your fault."

"This was by accident!"

"Well so was that!"

They continued to clash, brawl, wrestle, and practically strangle each other. When things really started to get out of hand, Akane, and Nabiki, went to settle the matter.

Nabiki, handed both of the huffy-warned out boys. "You two need to cool down."

"I know, what is the matter with you two?" Akane, clearly not receiving an answer.

Soun, stood there as he shutter. "Will you take a look at this."

Tatewaki, and Ranma, pointed at one another.

Akane, scowled aside. "You two are unbelievable!"

After that Tatewaki, and Ranma, both got kicked out of the house.

Genma, eyed the two, as he grunted. "And don't you two return, until this matter is settled you hear me."

Tatewaki, and Ranma, both sighed. After that Ranma, simply muttered under his breath. "Great..."

Later that night Tatewaki, and Ranma, sat there on a log, that was placed around a camp fire, talking.

Tatewaki, swallowed before he turned to Ranma. "So how long have you-"

"Well," Ranma, shrugged aside. "It was before we met."

Tatewaki, simply continued. "Why did ye wish to change into a girl."

Ranma, scuffed as he laughed aside nervously. "I didn't wish for this." Ranma, shrugged aside. "It just happened."

Tatewaki, eyed him. "No one wakes up one more, and just turns into a girl."

Ranma, starched his brow, before he glanced aside.

Tatewaki, blinked before he made his next inquire. "So, how did it happen."

Ranma, took a long deep breath, before he went out answering. "Well..."

After Ranma, finally finished his story, Tatewaki, sat there in thought. "Kind of what Nabiki, did to me back there?"

Ranma, nodded in reply. "Yep."

Tatewaki, and Ranma, exchanged looks, before another inquire raised.

"So, you have three more wishes, what's your next one gonna be?"

Tatewaki, sighed with a shrug. "I'm not sure yet myself."

Ranma, yawned before he got up; he glanced back towards Tatewaki. "I'm heading in."

Tatewaki, simply nodded, as he continued to gaze at the fire. "I'll be in, in a few minutes."

While Ranma, was cozy- up in the tent, Tatewaki, was sat there on the log, lost in his own thoughts. (What to do now?) Tatewaki, folded his arms. (I guess I'll have no choice, but to use one of my wishes, to change us back...withal, I have to make sure I get that kettle first.)

Tatewaki, eventually headed off to the tent for some sleep, when he notice that Ranma, was still awake. "Art thou still awake."

Ranma, sat up before he sighed. "Yeah- I just, I can't to sleep."

Tatewaki, glanced at Ranma, before he turned away. "If I were in your shoes, I wouldn't be able to sleep either."

Ranma, just leaned his over at Tatewaki. "You're practically already there." Ranma, simply pulled back. (He's more tired then what I thought.)

Tatewaki, folded his arms, before he turned to Ranma. "That's not what I meant." Tatewaki, narrowed at Ranma, before he made his next statement, referring to the genie. "You're just as bad as she is."

Ranma, scowled back with a glower on his face. "Oh yeah."

"That's right. Thou art likely to become thousand, no zillions times worse, then that genie."

"Oh yeah, as if you can do better !"

"I can become the best genie there is!" Tatewaki, boosted.

"Yeah, well who knows what kind of wishes you'd grant," Ranma, spat back.

"I can easily change into a genie, right here and now."

Ranma, atomically wrapped his hands around Tatewaki's mouth. "Don't even think about it!"

Tatewaki, eyed Ranma, with annoyed look, before he mumbled. "Let go."

Ranma, studied him, before he slowly had let go; he slowly backed away, as he kept his eyes on him. Just then another thought had hit Ranma, before he made his next query. "How'd she turn into a genie anyway?"

"She told me that she feel into this spring, called spring of drowned genie."

"Great.." Ranma, muttered under his breath. "Now, there's a spring of drowned genie?"

Tatewaki, widen his eyes, as the thoughts finally connected. "Just like that spring of drowned girl, that ye hath feel into."

Ranma, eyed Tatewaki in vein. "Oh I see, so you're planning on wishing to go to Jusenkyo, so that you can jump into the spring of drowned genie."

Tatewaki, shrugged. "Wherefore wouldst I not? I don't trust the genie to wish it for I so-"

Ranma, snapped at the moment. "Oh! No you don't! Not in my body, you won't!" After that, he shook Tatewaki, like there was no tomorrow. "Not without me anyway! If you wish to hike off to Jusenkyo, you better just take me with you, so that I can make sure, you cure me instead."

Tatewaki, scuffed aside. "Huh? As if? Do it on your own time, when thou has been giveth they body back."

"And when that going to be, huh?" Ranma, scowled.

Tatewaki, handed Ranma, a look of low opinion. "I'm not making any wishes, until I get that kettle."

Ranma, started shaking Tatewaki, stupid. "Why, would you need the kettle, if you're planning on becoming a genie anyway!"

"So thou use it not, while I'm gone!"

Ranma, continued the earthquake "I don't think so!"

Tatewaki, finally pushed Ranma, off. "And quit doing that already!"

After that they once again throw blows, and ripped each other's hair out, while they wrestled around; all until they were too exhausted to continue.

Akane, and Nabiki, stopped by the next morning , to see Ranma, and Tatewaki, look like they've been attacked by dogs. Nabiki, started taking pictures, as Akane, started to protest about it. Tatewaki, and Ranma, finally wake up, due to the noise, when they paused at the sight of the camera.

"Nabiki!" The two shouted in unison.

Nabiki, laugh before she spoke, looking at the camera. "I wonder how much theses will sell for?"

"Don't you dear!" The two yelled in unison, once again.

"What are you guys doing here?" Ranma, finally asked.

"Our daddy, and Mr. Saotome, have a surprise for you, and Akane, back at the dojo."

"Oh no," Ranma, pulled back. "Don't tell me, they used that kettle!"

"Don't worry it's safe. Nozomi, has a hold of it," Nabiki, answered back.

"And she won't go back in it, until the rest of your wishes our made," Akane, added in at last.

Ranma, shrugged aside. "Well, if it gets us out of here."

Everyone was soon back at the dojo, to see that he was all decorated for a weeding.

"This is for your weeding."

"Don't you know we just want what's best for you."

"No way!" Akane, snapped.

"Nothing shalt happen, innless I, Tatewaki Kuno, get a hold of that kettle first."

"You're not getting it that easy," Ranma, started up.

Nozomi, stood there, tired of it all. "What's the point, if I'm not even in it."

Everyone, exchanged looks, when they overhead Tatewaki. "Then I Tatewaki Kuno, shall wish for ye Nozomi, to return back to the same kettle thou hath came out of."

Everyone, then froze in thought.

Everyone, but Soun, and Genma. "NO!"

Soun, and Genma. "YES!"

Just then Tatewaki, and Ranma, raced for it, when they found it in Genma's hands. "NO!"

"Yes! I got it," Genma, bragged in happiness.

Ranma, kicked the kettle out of Genma's hand. "Oh no you don't." After that, he turned to Tatewaki. "What the hell Kuno!"

Suddenly, the tea kettle, was slipped into Nabiki's hands. Tatewaki, and Ranma, both had noticed this, when they had turned to face her.

Nabiki, eyed them both, with an idea in her mind. "If you hand over the kettle, I won't expose your pictures."

Tatewaki, and Ranma, gulped, both terrified of what kind of wishes, she would made.

"Nabiki, hand the kettle to your father!"

Nabiki, simply ignored her father, as she past the kettle onto Akane.

Everyone, backed Akane, to the wall, before they all tried to persuade her, to hand it to one person, or the next. "Uh= uh."

Just then Ranma, with a plan in mind, snatched it back, away from her. "Sorry Akane, but I need this."

"Not so fast Saotome!"

Just then Genma, tripped Ranma, before he snatched the kettle in his hands.

The tea kettle, made its way around the group, flying around the room. Suddenly, it went to high, when everyone tried to reach it at once. Everyone feel, when Ranma, just barely had the kettle, before it finally hit the ground.

Everyone got up in shock, then slowly to the last person who had it. Genma, widened his eyes. Suddenly, Soun, and Genma, raised up to happiness, when they started to dance around, cheering on Ranma, and Akane's so-called weeding.

Ranma, went down to touch the water. "It's cold."

"So," Nabiki, added at a loss.

"So- it means, she only comes out, with hot water," Tatewaki, explained.

Most of the group sighed in relief, when Soun, and Genma, suddenly burst into tears.

"Good then, now wish her back," Ranma, demanded on cue. "Before this whole situation, get's any worse."

Tatewaki, simply turned away. "Humph...wherefore should I?"

"JUST WISH FOR HER TO COME BACK!" The group, yelled all at once.

Ranma, scowled furious. "Before I knock you out, and take it myself."

Tatewaki, eyed them all angrily. "As if!" Yet, he made his third wish. "I wish for Nozomi, to back out of the kettle, and into this very room."

Ranma, then grabbed the kettle, and Tatewaki, by the ear, before Ranma, glared up at him. "You're coming with me."

After that Ranma, dragged Tatewaki, outside, behind the gate, now on the street.