Thanks for all reviews! I truly appreciate them! They helped me a lot!

Rabid Badger, oh so that's what happened. I know I knew what happened, I just don't remember all the details so thanks for telling me. Also with Akane and the mallet? I fixed it already since I guess you were right. She pretty much fights bare handed. Anyway, I'm happy that you liked my previous chap, hope you like this one too.

SithKnight-Galen, yes, I too want Ryoga back in the picture because he's my second favorite male in the anime. Actually, no. He's tied with Ranma as my first favorite male character. Anyway, for this chap he still unfortunately isn't. Don't worry, next chap, he will return and maybe even with Moose, or something like that. I promise.

thereviewergirl, thanks for telling that, I really felt flattered. I hope that would be so.

Okay, anyway enough of the author's note, I'll just start the next chap already. But before I do, I just want to point out that almost the whole story is from Akane's point of view. Well, that is all. Enjoy this chap.

Akane's POV

Another day Akane, another day without Ryoga and another day with that jerk Ranma. I can't believe this, Ryoga's been gone for more than a month. This is the longest time he had been gone. What could have happened to him? Of course I miss him, but of course a part of me doesn't want him back. If he comes back, things will be awfully in turmoil. I just have a feeling that he and Ranma won't get along. When he finds out what happened between us two, then it will be totally bad. They really won't get along. God, what did I do to deserve this? Well, I can't do anything though, I just have to face my life, and luckily I have Ukyo with me. She's so kind, so pretty and so talented. I don't understand why she doesn't have a boyfriend. Any guy she likes will totally love her. But sadly, she says that the guy she likes like somebody else. I wonder who he is? Wow, of all the people she could like, she had to like a guy who doesn't like her back, how bad. I pity her. She deserves to be happy, she needs to-

"Oh, hi Ukyo, just thinking about you," I said to her as I was about to leave the house and she entered it. She must be here to pick me up. She must want us to go to school together.

"So, ready for school?" she asked, smiling, trying to hide her sadness. But… I know that she's sad, it really looks like he loves that guy, if only I knew who he was, I would help her. I don't understand why she doesn't want to tell me anything about him. All I know is that he's a male and that he's a martial artist.

"Yeah, I am. I was just about to leave the house," I explained. Yes, apparently, I was correct that she came here for us two to go to school together.

"Okay, let's go then."

We then walked to school. We talked about stuff, and as usual, fought the boys who always got on our way. But weirdly, we didn't see Kuno for today. I know we didn't see him the other day too, but Ranma told us that some juvenile delinquent just attacked him, sermoning him for saying bad stuff about me. That must be Kuno, no doubt. But anyway, no, this day is weird. What is Kuno up to? I hope he finally found the girl of his dreams and has given up on me. I can't take his foolishness anymore. Why can't he see that I don't love him? Why does he keep insisting I like him? Why is he so-

"Hi there, girls. I see you have beaten all your admirers again," Ranma said, appearing from nowhere.

"Yes, apparently we did. What's it to you?" I asked. Seriously, Ranma's really weird. Why does he care? At one point he cares, another point, he doesn't care a hell.

"Oh nothing, just saying. But, just wondering, aren't you two weirded out to where Kuno is? He hasn't shown up yet," he explained.

"Yes we are weirded out. He isn't even here to annoy us, mostly Akane though," Ukyo said as a joke.

"Whatever, I don't care. It's a good thing. We won't deal for him for today. I just hope he will remain this way," I said, going off to enter the school. We're going to be late for Pete's sake. I then turned back for Ukyo. "Ukyo, you coming? You don't want us to be late."

"Coming," she said and ran towards me. We then both entered the school together, leaving Ranma alone.

Class

At class, I expected a normal and not stressful day, a few homeworks, no gossips about me and not much things having to do with Ranma. But it seems that I was totally wrong.

This day was like hell. Let's call it hell day shall we? Anyway, for today, all of our teachers gave us homeworks due tomorrow and on this week, projects for a few weeks later and even quizzes on the next day. I thought things couldn't even be worse, but apparently I was wrong. Though, I was right about something, it is hell day.

Our homeroom teacher apparently thought it would be wise for all of us to have partners in class. It was at first okay with me. I thought we would be the one to choose our own partner, but in fact, the teacher was the one who picked who will be partnered to who.

I really wanted to be partnered with Ryoga, even though he still isn't here, or maybe Ukyo since she is my bestfriend if being Ryoga's partner isn't possible. Yeah, I really thought it would either be my bestfriend or my boyfriend I would be partnered with since after a few partnering by the teacher, only four were left, including Ryoga who wasn't present.

"Okay, Ms Tendo, Ms. Kuonji, Mr. Saotome and also the absent Mr. Hibiki are the only ones left. Hmm… let's see… uhh…"

Please say my name with either Ryoga or Ukyo! Not Ranma please! Not him!

"Ms. Kuonji… you're partner is…"

Akane Tendo or Ranma Saotome, please! By that way, I get partnered to either Ukyo or Ryoga!

"Ryoga Hibiki."

End of POV

Normal POV

"The Lord heard my prayer!" Ukyo thought to herself, being happy that she would get to work with Ryoga in everything school related.

Akane's POV

Oh my gosh! Of a two third chance to have any of them as a partner except him, I had to get the one third chance. I can't believe that Ranma's my partner!

Wait a minute, why is everybody whispering? They must be talking about me and Ranma. What are those dirty minded classmates of mine thinking now? I have a boyfriend, why do they have to do this? I have to do something!

"Sir, are you absolutely sure? You know Ranma and I always fight and-" I tried to explain although the teacher spoke already so I decided to stop speaking.

"Yes I am sure. And apparently, the whole school knows that you two fight a lot. But I think this could solve your bickering and arguments. You have to work together in every school work so that might lead you two to get to know each other better."

I just sighed. I couldn't tell anything else. I may be sent to the principal's office again. I wouldn't want that.

Homeroom

After Homeroom period, Ranma then approached me. What does he want now?

"Listen Akane, I know you don't like me, and I kinda don't like you either. But I figured since we're partners now, we have to work together. So, I'm here to ask you for a truce. We're not going to fight each other for unimportant things, okay? We have to control ourselves. Agree?" he said maturely. Whoever thought he could say that? I sure didn't. I thought all he can do was be a jerk, but what he did was really nice. Maybe being partnered to him won't be so bad as I thought.

"Okay, I agree with you. Truce," I said, extending a hand to his. He then took it and shook it. After doing so, I told him, "So, we have a lot to do. Apparently, all the projects due are partner projects. We have to work on single one of them. Tell you what, let's meet up later. I'll go to your house. We can even help each other with the homeworks and the quizzes tomorrow. So where do you live?"

End of POV

Normal POV

"She can't go to my house! She'll find out that I live at Cat Café. She'll know I have something to do with the chefs there. I have to tell her no," Ranma thought to himself. "Can we just do the projects, homeworks and studying quizzes at your house? My house is kinda messy and my dad doesn't approve of much people coming over. I'm sorry," Ranma lied.

Akane's POV

"I see. Okay, just come over to the Tendo Dojo, you know where that is?" I asked.

"Tendo Dojo? Where it instructs martial arts? So you're a martial artist? Since your surname is the name of the school, I guess you must be the heiress."

"Correct, I guess I am, since compared to my other sisters, I am the only one who takes being a martial artist seriously. So, do you know where it is?"

"Yeah I do. I pass by it all the time. Okay, what time should I come over?"

"Hmmm… maybe at five in the afternoon."

"Okay then."

History Period

"Hey Akane," Ukyo called to me as a whisper.

"Yeah?" I asked.

"You coming with me to Cat Café today?" she asked.

Oh my gosh, I totally forgot. I promised her. But I promised Ranma too. I can't be in two places at once! Oh no! "Listen… Ukyo, I… can't. I'm so sorry. There are a lot of homeworks, projects and quizzes, and I told Ranma to come over at my house for us to help each other out in view of the fact that we are partners. I'm really sorry, I forgot."

"It's okay Akane. I understand you. Don't worry, I'll be okay. Well, hope you two don't argue much, okay?" she said with a smirk. What was that supposed to mean? Besides, Ranma and I made a truce.

"Don't worry Ukyo, we made a truce, we won't fight-"

"Ms. Kuonji! Ms. Tendo! Please be quiet! If you don't, I would be asking you to tell the whole class what is so important that you have to chatter so much during my period," the teacher said. Obviously, he heard us.

After School

Well, at least school's done. Although, the day still isn't. I know, I went home late because of some things I had to fix, but Ranma couldn't be earlier than me. I don't believe he's an early person anyway. I think he's a late person by the looks of things. And I- oh look, I'm home.

"I'm home!" I said entering the house.

"Welcome home Akane. What would you like for dinner? Oh, by the way, you have a guest," Kasumi said.

"A guest? Ranma? He's here already? What time is it?" I asked, puzzled that I was wrong about him.

"It's 5:05. Ranma's been here since 4:45. So, anyway, what would you like to eat?"

"Oh… food? Whatever is available is okay with me Kasumi. I love your cooking," I said, truthfully of course.

"Okay then. Wait, will I prepare for Ranma too? Will he be staying for dinner?"

"For all the things we have to do for today, I guess he will be. Yeah, I think you should prepare food for Ranma too."

"Okay, Akane dinner will be served in thirty minutes," Kasumi said then went off to the kitchen to cook.

I then went to Ranma so we could start what needs to be done, and I was so shocked to see that he had something with him, which I think is for me.

"Ranma, you're here. I'm sorry, I was late. I just had some stuff to do at school," I apologized.

"No, it's okay. I know you're busy. It's totally okay. Besides, you're here now. So… uh… I brought something for you," Ranma said then gave me some okonomiyaki from I presume, Cat Café.

"Oh, Ranma, you shouldn't have bothered," I said to him. He really shouldn't have.

"Well, as I guessed and I have heard from you and your sister Kasumi, I will be staying here for dinner. So, I decided to give you some food. And since I know you love Cat Café's food which I heard from Ukyo, I figured to give you some," Ranma explained.

"Are you serious? I know we made a truce, but I just have to be sure. Is there any poison in it?" I asked to be certain. Who knows? What if he didn't mean that truce?

After he swallowed it he then said to me, "There? See, I'm not dead. Don't worry, I meant the truce, okay? I do feel a little bit insulted that you don't trust me because I am a man of my word, but its okay, I understand. I mean, we used to fight a lot and it's hard to believe me, right?"

"Yeah… right," I said surprised while he was okay with it. I really thought he would get mad. He must be really serious of the truce. Maybe he is as he says, a man of his word. "So, let's begin?"

"Okay."

We then started to study for our quizzes tomorrow. It's Ranma's first time in school and I'm the one reviewing him, but to be totally honest, it's okay with me. It's actually quite fun to be studying with him. He's quite funny.

"So, if in the Yuan Dynasty the Mongols were the leaders of China, what was the other Chinese Dynasty that was ruled by a different race?" Akane asked.

"I think it is the Manchu dynasty. The Manchu dynasty can also be called the Ching dynasty since it was only named Manchu because of the rulers, the Manchurians. But honestly, if they really named it Ching, then the song to memorize the Dynasties wouldn't be Shang, Chou, Chin, Han, Sui, Tang, Sung, Yuan, Ming, Manchu. It would be, Shang, Chou, Chin, Han, Sui, Tang, Sung, Yuan, Ming, Ching. It wouldn't make that much of a great song. Seriously, it wouldn't fit to the song, 'Twinkle, Twinkle'," he joked.

"Yeah, I guess you're right." Yeah, I know, that wasn't that funny. But it just made me laugh. He did make a good point.

After studying a while, we then started to answer the homeworks, but before we got to solve the first algebraic expression which was totally hard to answer, Kasumi then came to call us for dinner.

Dinner

"So, Akane, who is this young lad? You're new boyfriend I presume? I know he's good looking and well built, but Ryoga's still your boyfriend. You haven't formally broken up with him. Don't you think it's-" dad said then was cut-off when I spoke.

"Dad, one, he's not my boyfriend. And two, I'm not cheating on Ryoga. He's just my partner in absolutely everything school related," I explained, blushing. Oh-my-gosh, why am I blushing! Yes, I am embarrassed for what my dad said, but that doesn't mean anything. I don't like Ranma. Yes, this must be because I'm only embarrassed.

"Oh, is that so? So you two or close friends?" Kasumi asked.

"Well… uh…"

"Yes we are," Ranma said with a smile. Why did he just say that? That isn't true. Well, maybe we're close because he's here, but not that close as Ukyo and I.

"I see. So, Ranma, are you an honorable young lad? I know it's none of my business, but I just want to know what kind of friends Akane has," Soun explained then drank his coffee.

"I guess… I am honorable."

"That's good to hear. So how long have you and Akane been friends?" Kasumi asked. "She has never mentioned you to us."

"Oh… uh… I met her before I entered Furinkan High, but… we became close when it was my first day. She helped me out right away," Ranma said lying.

What is he doing? Why is he lying? This wasn't in the truce. Though, he does make me look like a kind person, which is good. I wonder why he is doing this though.

"I see. Oh, Akane, how kind you were!" Kasumi said to me.

"Yeah…" I said, unsure of what Ranma's motive is. Why did he have to lie? Can't he just tell my family that we used to fight a lot and that we're not that close of friends?

The dinner just continued with silence, and afterwards, Ranma and I started our homeworks all over again.

After studying for about two hours already, meaning it's seven in the evening, I wondered when Ranma's gonna go home. I mean, he does have a home to go to, right? And it is kinda getting late.

"Ranma… so, when you coming home? I'm not asking you to leave, I was just curious. It's kinda dark already, and uh… are you sure you can find your way home?"

"Yeah, I can. Don't worry," he told me and continued to answer the homeworks.

"Okay, if you say so."

Now, another two hours have passed, we have finished all the homeworks and now, all that is left is the planning of our projects. Now, first was the poster to be submitted about three days from today.

"So, what do you want to put in the poster? It is a free poster making art project so we can do whatever we want, so want do you want to do?"

"I would like to make it to something of adventure. Why don't we put some martial arts on it? A boy with numchucks, perhaps?" he suggested.

"That's a nice idea. But it would be better if the boy is going to battle a girl with a sword. Let's add a girl," I suggested.

"Aha, that is good. Okay, let's get this started."

After a few more hours, we finished our project of the poster. It came out to be have a strong message and very beautiful. We may be very tired of doing it, but we're glad that we got to finish it only for a night. It was now then nine in the evening. Ranma's family must be worried for him.

Ranma should go now, we can do the other projects some other day. Besides, we already finished everything due for tomorrow.

"Ranma, why don't you go home now? It's nine in the evening already, it's really dark," I said to him.

"No, we can still do a few more things," he said then tried to continue what he was doing.

After another hour and when the sky was really dark and no one could see anything else, I just had to go to sleep. Ranma may not want to, but I sure want to. I'm very tired and sleepy and tomorrow's another day. If I don't sleep soon, I won't be able to get up early for school tomorrow. I may even be late.

"Ranma, let's call it a night. I'm really sleepy already. You should go home too," I suggested.

"You go up to your bed, I'll leave as soon as I finish this," he said and continued working.

"You sure?" I said then went to the door then yawned.

"Yeah."

I next went out the door and left him.

Why does he really study and work this hard? I didn't think it was his character to do so? I thought he was lazy. Besides, it's so late already. I can't leave him. I can't even let him leave the house this late. He should stay over.

I decided to go back to him, wanting to tell him that he should just spend the night here but I then saw him sleeping on the floor.

I better get him a futon and a blanket. He wouldn't sleep comfortably on the floor anyway.

After I did so, I placed him there. Yes it was hard, he was much heavier than me because he is a guy, but still, it was good to see him sleeping like that. He looked very peaceful, so cute- yeah, I guess I did call him cute.

"Sweet dreams Ranma," I said then stared at him. He kinda looked handsome I had to admit. Even attractive. Maybe because he kinda looks like Ryoga. Yeah, they do have a lot of physical similarities. I must just be missing Ryoga so much that I'm trying to replace him with Ranma. Wait, what did I just think? Replace Ryoga? That's insane. But… it is what it seems. No, Akane. You did bad enough to kiss Ranma accidentally before and… wow, he really is hot, and especially how he breathes. Okay stop it!

But, I can't take this. I just have to do this. He wouldn't know, right?

I then gave him a peck on the cheek. I just had to, the temptation was overcoming me. I know I shouldn't have, but I did. But no one would have to know about it, besides, Ranma's asleep. Yeah, anyway I should just sleep now. It's been a busy day, I'm sleepy.

The next day

I woke up from my alarm clock, still sleepy because I slept late. It was all because Ranma and I were busy for- Ranma! I almost forgot, I have to-

I then reached the kitchen and saw him.

"Ranma, what are you doing here?" I said as I was surprised.

"Oh, I'm making breakfast. I guess I slept here last night and I guess someone put me on a futon and put me to bed. So, I just want to thank your family for everything by this breakfast I'm making," he explained.

I see. I can't believe it. He's not all that bad as I first thought. He's actually really nice. "I see. Well… thank you Ranma. You shouldn't have. Kasumi could-"

"No, it's okay. Besides, I would really like to thank you all. Here, taste my ramen," Ranma said as he gave me some of his cooking by feeding me. Wow, it tastes great! He's a great chef.

"It's good," I said to him with a smile. "I couldn't imagine that you could cook, but you sure can. It almost tastes like the food in Cat Café, you should work there with Ukyo if you want," I told him, remembering this kind of taste. Yes, it's not really like the food in where Ukyo works, but it has a somewhat similar taste.

"Uh… you think so? Oh… it's because I try to copy their style of cooking. It's really delicious," Ranma said, with a small sweat drop, covering up that he knew how to cook with the help of the chefs there, Shampoo and Cologne.

"Yeah, I do. And I'm sure Nabiki, Kasumi and dad would love this."

"Akane are you cooking? It smells really- oh Ranma, you cook? Oh, and why are you still here? I mean its okay with me that you're here, but just wondering, did you sleep here last night?" Kasumi asked as she entered the kitchen from the smell of Ranma's cooking.

"Yes, apparently, I do. I'm cooking now for the kindness your family brought for me. I will be finishing soon enough. And for the sleeping here, yes I did. I got sleepy and apparently I couldn't go home. Somebody tucked me in to the futon and that's why I'm still here," Ranma explained.

"I see, so Akane, you tucked him in?" Kasumi asked me with a smile.

"Uh… yeah I did. I couldn't just leave him on the floor," I explained.

"I see."

After a while, Ranma's ramen was then finished, we then ate it and everybody loved his cooking, even dad.

"This is great Ranma, you should come here more often and teach Kasumi to cook this," dad said as a compliment.

"I guess I could do that."

End of POV

Normal POV- Kuno's House

It was just a normal scenery in the Kuno Household, silent, but deadly. And Kuno was just sitting by the garden, waiting for Master Happosai.

After a few moments of his patience, Happosai then arrived, passing thru the many obstacles of Kuno's house and was ready to teach his disciple. "So, Kuno, are you ready for your training?" the perverted old man seriously asked.

"If this training would help me get my Akane Tendo from that insolent pig and protect my pigtailed goddess from evil and perverted guys, then yes, I am ready," Kuno said with zeal.

"Very well then. Firstly, we should learn more techniques from the Goes Anything Martial Arts."

"Yes, of course."

A/N: Yeah, I had to end it there. Anyway, you may be wondering why Happosai's technique is Goes Anything Martial Arts and not Anything goes Martial Arts, correct? Well, there is a reason behind it. I will reveal it soon enough so don't worry. Well, R&R. I would really appreciate them.