Devils Child

by chikane-chan

The devil is sick of Ranma evading him, and he creates a clone of Ranma's girl side to frame him. But things don't go as he planned as the girl breaks away from his control. Ranma gains a sister from the after math, that sticks by his side and there for him and his mother. As well as the usual cast here and there and some other oc's and appearances from some lesser characters.

21. Chp21

Chapter 21 Fall out

A shadowy figure crept around outside the girls locker room, darting back and forth as it watched from the shadows, at all the pretty little things and all the treasures that were waiting for him. He chuckled to himself as he found himself drooling and licking his tongue about, in anticipation.

All the girls had finally left and Happosai blurred about as he made his move, sneaking into the girls locker room, with his sack ready. He darted around the locker room as he started loading up his sack with new "silky darlings" to add to his every growing collection.

Ranka still wasn't feeling a hundred percent, her senses were nagging her and making her feel off, and slowing her down some, as she was still getting ready for gym class. She finished up as she pulled her shoes on, looking up to see the old man, loading up his sack with her classmates undergarments. She frowned as she got up and went over and whacked him on the head, just as Ranma had done many times. "Hey! You can't do that, that's stealing.." She crossed her arms, giving him a stern look. Happosai looked up at who he thought was Ranma, as he rubbed at his head for a minute, before smiling, seeing how although his pupil was telling him to stop, here he was in the girl's locker room, dressed up like a girl. " Well hurry up Ranma my boy and help your master out, since you're here." He tossed another sack at his pupil, and went back to ransacking another locker.

He felt another hard whack to his head and found he was started to get annoyed at Ranma.

Ranka grabbed the sack from the old mans hands, dumping it's contents out. " Yeah, I'm not Ranma and you should know better, he wouldn't help you."

Happosai blinked in confusion for a minute or so, until he remembered hearing there were two Ranma's now. He started chuckling. " Ooh so you must be the one, who made all my dreams come true that other day." He remembered how who he thought was girl Ranma came into his room and agreed to be trained and called him master, and even put on some "silky garments" for him. The girl that looked like Ranma's girl side, made a disgusted looking face. "It's Ranka, and I was being controlled.. so none of that counts!" She said getting red in the face. Happosai chuckled again. " Well since you're also technically my pupil, you'll need to make it up to me, for today." He jumped up onto her chest snuggling, and slipping her bra off from her, as she slugged him again. He laughed as he ran off stuffing her bra into his shirt. " I'll take "this" as payment for interrupting me today!" He disappeared into a blur and back into the shadows, leaving an angry Ranka in the locker room.

Ranka grew angrier at realizing he had snatched her bra. " Pervert!" She yelled as she grumbled. This was going to make gym class, no.. the rest of the day, a lot more difficult for her. As much she wanted to skip gym class, she had done so too much already.

Ranma felt better as he finally spotted his sister on the girls side, for awhile anyways. Till not much later, he caught a bunch of the guys oggling at the girls side, including his two friends, to his dismay.

Akane caught notice of the boys side going nuttier than usual and focused on where the attention was going. While they were taking a break on the side lines, while a different group was working out, she decided to try to talk to Ranka. " Ranka.. are you not wearing a bra?" She whispered to the red head. Ranka had an annoyed look on her face, also a bit red as she blushed. " Um.. no.. because Happosai stole mine.. because I stopped him from raiding the locker room." She had her arms crossed. Akane gasped and found herself getting angry, but not at Ranka, it was grandfather Happosai she was mad at. She was thankful that Ranka had stopped him from raiding the locker room though.

Ranma could see Akane was talking with Ranka and then how she looked upset, and he started to get flustered as he pieced it together.

After school the siblings were walking back, after having left Doctor Tofu's clinic, the whole time Ranka was pretty quiet. It was really bothering Ranma-chan. " What the hell happened at gym class today huh?" Ranka looked off somewhat as she got flustered, but was also greatly annoyed. " The old pervert, took my bra, that's what! You happy, now?" Ranma-chan was red in the face and almost fell over, but caught herself, and the rest of the walk back to their mothers was in awkward silence. It only got worse as they got back to the house, Nodoka was outside watering the plants as she spotted them walking to the front door, she immediately noticed. She dropped the hose she was so taken back as she gave Ranka a disapproving look with concern. " Ranka dear, you should know better." Ranka clenched her fist, knowing exactly what her mother was going on about and was cursing that stupid old pervert. She mustered up a cute face to her mom. " Ahaha clumsy me." Nodoka nodded sternly, picking back up the hose going back to what she was doing, then turning it off properly. Ranko was giving her a cute look. "But it wasn't her fault mom, it was a pervert's fault." Nodoka put her hand to her mouth. " Oh my.."

When Ranka came downstairs, after changing in casual outfit, she was met with her mother's sad looking eyes. Nodoka felt very guilty for jumping the gun with her. " Ranko told me a pervert is why you had no bra on, is this correct, Ranka dear?" Ranka nodded with a flustered look on her face. Nodoka then changed the subject. " Well enough of that, did you give your apology with the cake, to the Kuno boy." She thought about blaming the pervert, for that too, but decided it was better not to, as she faked a smile. "Yes, I did and he ate it all in one bite." Nodoka put her hand to her mouth as she giggled for a second. " My, he should've paced himself and shown some manners." Ranka took the opportunity to make Kuno look bad further in her mothers eyes. After all, neither her or Ranma wanted to be set up with him, like their mom and Kuno's aunt Kalu, seemed to be planning. "I don't think he has those, especially not at school, anyways."

Ranma having come downstairs, after also changing into her usual casual outfit, wasn't going to miss out on the bashing of Kuno, either. Besides, that was their plan, to make Kuno look as bad as possible to their mother. "Nope, none." Nodoka had a displeased look on her face at hearing from both her daughters, the Kuno boy, lacked on manners.

Dinner came and went, as did the rest of the evening, until it was time to settle down for the night. Ranka came back from having a shower, her loose hair still a little damp as she sat down at the kotatsu on the floor. Getting to work on doing her homework. Ranma-chan joined in, getting to work on her's as well, after awhile she decided to try to talk with her sister. They both finished up their homework and started to put it away. "So you're feeling better now, huh." Ranka rubbed at her arm some. " Well enough." She kept putting the rest of her school things back into her book bag.

Ranma-chan sighed as she leaned back some. "Cmon Ranka I know this isn't just about Shampoo." Then another thought occurred to her. "Tell me, you're not thinking about STILL going to devil again.."

Ranka rubbed at her head, looked stressed out. " Ughh you're not going to stop, are you.." She already knew the answer but still said what she said. "I wouldn't dream of it." She said in a sarcastic tone, which only incited her twin further.

Ranma-chan gave her a sterner look " You're damned right I'm not going to stop, so are you going to admit defeat, or I can just keep going and going. I hope you're not being serious."

Ranka had, had enough as her gem sensed how she was feeling, as it lit up brightly. " Alright, enough already!" She kept rubbing at the temples of her head, as she calmed herself down some. " You know I'm not. I thought about it once, and that's it. I just.. have been having a really bad feeling, which usually is correct." She mutters under her breath to herself. "

Ranma-chan still wasn't satisfied with her sisters answer. " So, are you going to tell me what really happened the rest of the weekend, while I was at the Tendo's or am I going to have to look, for myself?"

Ranka looked nervous at what Ranma had said, rubbing at the back of her head. " You really shouldn't, but your just going to do whatever the hell you want anyways. Just remember that I warned you." Of course her twin had jumped the gun, before she finished what she was saying, and saw the bewildered and shocked look on her face.

She gives her sister a blank look. " I told you, so.."

Ranma-chan finds herself shuddering at what she had seen, that.. her mother had almost cut Ranka down, no one was safe from her mother's blade it seemed. She shook herself out of her bewildered state somewhat, but still was also taken back how her mother was also a part time demon hunter, it seemed. Ranka gets up from the ground table and gives Ranma a look, before going and setting up her futon. " Baka."

Ranma-chan grumbled as she knew her sister was right and couldn't argue the fact, as she had warned her. She went over and pulled out her own futon as well. " So mom knows you can use magic now, huh." She said as she flopped down on her futon, after setting it up.

Ranka tensed up some as she went over to the small book shelf, against the wall, taking one of the gems that she had hidden. "She figured it out, yes.. Like I said, she's a very smart woman." She walked back over to her futon, where she sat down, looking pretty serious. Then she held out one of the gems she had made before in her hand, looking flustered. " Since you're worried about me, going back to "him." Here's some insurance." Ranma-chan hadn't looked that far linked up, to see what her sister had been up to. She blinked at her, looking confused. "How so? And more importantly, why?" Ranka rubbed at her head, looking off the other way. "Just in case, anything happens."

Ranma-chan started to get annoyed, with how her sister was acting. "Uh no, because nothing is going to happen." She said sternly.

Ranka sighed as she was still looking off the other way. "I'm not so sure.. I really pissed "him" off.. So if anything does happen.." Ranma gave her an annoyed look as she took the gem from her hand. " And I already told you, it's not." Then she wondered, suddenly, how did her sister get another gem? And found herself asking that question. "Where did you get another gem?"

Ranka got a a bit flustered. " I made it. You would've known that but I guess you didn't look that far." Ranma-chan waved her arms about. " Woah, hold on, how do you make, "that?"

Ranka started playing with her hair. "Demon blood and my own, simply put and when mom took me out demon hunting, well I got my hands on some, finally."

Ranma-chan looked at the gem skeptical. " And it's not the same one you originally had, right? And is that how you use magic?"

Ranka nodded about the magic part. " It's not the same, because the original one.. was with "his" blood and demons."

Ranma-chan rubbed at her chin in thought for a few minutes. " So, can anyone make a gem and use it for magic?"

Ranka thought about it for a second before answering. "It's possible, but you'd have to use your blood with the demon's blood and lucky for you, I still have some." She smiles a tad. "I'm not sure exactly how it would work. I mean I still keep figuring things out here and there, but if you were able to use magic, you'd be able to fend against Ivory if she tried something."

Ranma-chan liked the sound of that, being able to go up against her. " Alright, let's try it then."

Getting up, Ranka went over to the small desk, opening up a drawer, finding a sewing kit that she took the needle from. Going back over to sitting on her futon, as she hands it off to her sister, before going back over to the book shelf, taking her two jars of what's left of the demon blood , back with her as she sits back down. Ranma-chan didn't like the thought of having to stab herself but she powered thru, as she thought about how she could be able to have an advantage against Satan and his crooked crew, especially that damned Ivory. She still couldn't forget what she had said to her and that nasty smirk she gave her. She winched some as she jabbed the needle enough to get some blood. Ranka had uncapped the two jars and gotten enough of the two different demon bloods, to shape into more solid ball forms, and then did the same with Ranma's blood, before she gave her sister the three balls of blood. "Now just rub them all together in your hands. If you don't want red, you could probably change the color by channeling in some of your chi to it." Ranma-chan nodded her head and followed the directions, before she opened her hands to see a green gem, nearly falling over from the surprise of it all. "So, how does it work?"

Ranka rubbed at her head some. " Well try using your chi and think about what you want to do, say like heal your jab, or putting up a defense barrier."

Ranma-chan tries using it to heal where she stabbed her wrist with the needle, and to her satisfaction there was a soft green glow at the wound as the gem lit up green, healing it. "Hey wow, it worked!" She said excitedly. Ranka smiled some at her sister. " Congrats, but I wouldn't use it too much as it might drain your energy. I'm not sure, really.."

Ranma-chan nodded but was still really excited about the fact, that she could use magic if she wanted to now, though she still wondered how her sister knew all this. "So how exactly did you learn this little trick?" She said quirking an eyebrow at her sister.

Ranka went to put the empty jars back, before sitting back down and rubbing at the shoulder. " A premonition of sorts, showed me " how."" She stretched and yawned. " Well I'm going to bed now, night." She disappeared under the covers of the futon. Ranma said good night to her sister as well, then getting up and turning the lights off for the night, as she settled into her own futon.

Not much later, in her sleep, Ranka was having haunting nightmares about her ordeal with Satan, and how he had treated her. She thrashed about in her sleep, kicking her legs about. She was far enough away from her sister's futon that, she wouldn't hurt her, but Ranma-chan could sense her sister was in turmoil, as it woke her up and she then worriedly woke her sister up. The last thing she saw before being woken up, was Satan's face smirking sinisterly as he told her to her face, he wanted her back. She looked about wide eyed, then blinked as she realized Ranma had woken her up.

Ranma-chan looked at her sister concerned. " Hey, you okay?"

Ranka forced a small smile. " Ah yeah, sorry just a bad nightmare. Thanks for the save." She then went back under the covers.

Before they knew it, it was time to get up again for the daily school grind. Ranka had gotten up first and went off to get ready. Nodoka ushered them out the door after they had had their breakfast and gotten all their things for school together. Ranma made the daily stop at Doctor Tofu's, to change back and go to school as a guy, before they went off to school, the rest of the way.

Getting to the school gates, it looked like Kuno wasn't present, until he popped up suddenly in front of Ranka, taking her hands into his. " Sweet goddess Ranka, that cake you made me the other day was other worldly, and extremely powerful, it was as if the gods themselves were jealous and they struck me down." Ranma whacked Kuno over the head with his fist, before he could finish. " Kuno, stop bothering my sister.." He said sternly. Ranka yanked her hands away from Kuno, while he was distracted.

Kuno bounced back from the whack to the head, looking rather annoyed at Ranma for interrupting his heart felt proclamation to his third love. " How dare you interrupt me, Saotome! I will not let you have your way! You enemy of women!" Brandishes his kendo stick at him, getting in position to strike. Ranka with an annoyed look on her face, sticks her foot out in his pathway, making him trip and land face first to the ground. There was laughter all about, from the students that had been watching the ordeal. The siblings then took their leave, going off inside.

Nabiki arrived a few minutes later, as she spotted Kuno's downed figure on the ground. " Oh Kuno baby, you never learn, do you?" She then walked off, having taunted him enough for now. Akane on the other hand was glad she was able to make it inside without having to deal with him.

Classes went by until it was time for lunch. Everyone had put their desks together. Ranma's friends both of course, kept trying to talk to Ranka and had wanted to sit closer to her, but the other girls stole that chance. Especially Sayuri, she had made sure she got to sit next to her, as did Ukyou. Akane sat next to Sayuri, and had no complaints this time around.

The school day went by and soon it was over. Ranma was off talking to Akane outside again. Ranka and Ukyou were talking amongst themselves as well. Ranka shuffled her feet about some. " I haven't forgotten about helping you out at your place, I've just been really busy.. and also very punished.." Ukyou waved her hand about. " I know you will when you can." She couldn't help but giggle at Ranma's twin, about the being in trouble part. Ranka pouted some. " It's not funny.." Ukyou gave her a smile. " It kinda is though." She did find it funny, as that's how it was for Ranma, he was always in trouble or "it" found him, and it was the same for his twin. Ranka murred, looking a bit annoyed with her. " Anyways, maybe sometime this weekend I can try to come help out, since we won't be having to visit anywhere this weekend…"

Meanwhile Ranma finished talking with Akane and rejoined them, then shortly after they said their goodbye's as they left, making their way over to Doctor Tofu's clinic as usual. Not too far off, Ryouga was wandering around in a daze, as he spotted them, he especially spotted Ranka as he blushed, noticing her in her cute black and white Asadaiba sailor girl school uniform. He waved his hand about in the air and tried to say hi to her, as he called out her name. He started jogging to try to get closer.

Shampoo watched from her perch above in a tree, as she jumped down, with a container full of cold water that she tossed over Ryouga, watching as he turned into the black piglet.

Ranka stopped walking for a second, looking around at having thought she heard someone calling her name. At not seeing anyone, she continues walking, and then her and Ranma both disappear off into Doctor Tofu's clinic.

Shampoo smirks at the bewildered looking black piglet, as she jumps up into the air, leaping up onto a rooftop and disappearing in a blur. She followed after the siblings stealthy after they had left the clinic. As she tailed them, she was in her own thoughts. Knowing it was obvious that the "pig boy" liked Ranka, now that she had changed her mind about her, she didn't want him around her stake in claim. She watched from her perch on top of a neighbors rooftop that she had settled on, where she was situated in a spot where she had a clear view of the bathroom window. Deciding that whichever twin went to take a bath, she would drop in on them first, as she took out a thermos of cold water out from her sash, dumping the contents over her head as she changed into her cat form.

Ranma-chan after changing out of her school uniform and into the usual casual outfit, was downstairs relaxing and watching tv. Ranka on the other hand decided to take a bath, as she laid back in the tub relaxing. Shampoo kitty made her move in a blur, sliding the window open with her paw and claws, letting herself in, as she jumped into the bath with a splash, changing back into her human form. Ranka geh ed as a giggling and wet Shampoo, glomped onto her. " Aiya." Ranka's bright red in the face, as she tries to yank her off her. "Dammit Shampoo, what did I tell you about coming back here…" She says sternly and as quietly as she can. Shampoo giggles as she keeps herself glued onto the other girl. " Not to." Ranka manages to finally yank her off her. " Do you want to die? Because you will if my mom finds you here.." Shampoo smirks in response. " Then you better make Shampoo leave."

Ranka groaned in response as she takes the shower head and turns the cold water on, spraying Shampoo with it, long enough that she turns back into a cat. Then she grabs the purple and pink cat up by the scruff of it's neck, putting her down outside the tub, and gets out herself, after fishing out Shampoo's clothes. Wrapping a towel around herself, she then picks the cat up again by the scruff, going off to the room and opening up the window. She drops the cat down on the roof, then tossing the wet clothes on top of her, before shutting the window really fast and locking it. Going back to the bathroom to finish her bath, as she shuts and locks that window too.

Ranma-chan's still watching tv, relaxing till she spots what looks to be Shampoo in her cat form, sitting outside on the porch, making her fall off the couch. Ranka comes downstairs done with her bath, and changed into a casual outfit, as she skids over to the the porch, shutting the doors shut before Shampoo can get in. Nodoka at hearing all the noise, looks out from the kitchen, seeing that the doors to the front porch are shut and Ranka seems to be the one who did it. " Ranka, what on earth? I was going to go water the garden, after I finished making snacks." She had her hands on her hips. Ranka smiled at her mom. " I'm sorry mother, it was a little too cold, so I shut it for now. I'll go water the garden, no worries." She waved her hand at her mother, as she put on shoes and went out the front door, before Nodoka could say a word.

Once outside, she grabbed up Shampoo kitty by the scruff of her neck with one hand, with the other she picked up the hose and watered the garden really fast. Then putting it down on the ground, looking around to see that the coast was clear, before she jumped up onto the rooftop, grabbing Shampoo's clothes, along with the sash purse, that she stuffed the clothes into before putting it on and around her shoulder. Still holding Shampoo kitty, she jumped off to another roof top and a few more, before jumping down to ground, out of sight, in a secluded area of the park. She then dropped Shampoo kitty down on the ground gently. " Go home, Shampoo." She said sternly as she took the sash purse with the clothes off her arm and about to put it around Shampoo kitty, so she could carry it back with her.

Ivory sneered with a wicked a smile, as she was by chance walking back from school, ready to meet up with her master. " Well well, look at who we have here." She put her hands on her hips. " Are you done playing house, now?" She said sarcastically. "Ready to come back, to where you belong? Since you know, you're really a devil."

Ranka's eyes widened as she started to back away, but also had a stern look on her face. " Ivory.. I don't know what you were told, but.." Ivory cuts her off and shakes her finger at her disapprovingly. " Stop playing dumb and look… and then, you can stop playing around." Her purple gem lights up and her form changes into a she devil, her tail thrashing about angry. " NOW, hurry up and shed your foolish disguise and show you're true self!"

Ranka blinked at her a few times, before going back to looking at her sternly. " So.. that's what " he" told you, huh. I'm not playing, he lied to you, I'm not.." Ivory's fury makes her cut Ranka off " Shut up! Your lies, are why I look like "this" now!" Her purple gem lit up brightly as she manipulated it's power, having it take the form of a whip, then lashing the whip out at Ranka. "I'll told you, I'll make YOU pay!" She hissed. Ranka jumped around back and forth, to avoid the whip. "Cmon! I don't need this right now!"

Shampoo kitty growled and hissed at the she devil attacking her claim, leaping up in the air and launching herself onto Ivory's face, as she attacked her with her claws, without mercy.

Ivory yelled as she stumbled backwards some, taken by surprise by the sudden attack to her face, lost her concentration and the light whip, disappeared. Shampoo kitty then detached herself from her face, jumping down to the ground. Ranka smirks and attacks Ivory, while she's off her guard, slamming her fist into her gut, knocking her back a bit more. "To show you, that I'm serious." Ivory snarled as she regained her footing just in time. Shampoo kitty from behind her, chomps her teeth down on her tail, making her loose her concentration again. Ranka glares daggers at Ivory, and snaps the necklace off from her neck. " Here's my payback, for yours, it's only fair." She then tossed the necklace off into the orbit of the sky, and as far as she could.

Ivory's eyes widened in horror at watching her gem necklace sail off into the distance, she cursed under her breath, before disappearing really fast, in hot pursuit of her necklace.

Ranka heh ed as she picked up Shampoo kitty and took her off to the parks bathroom, and using a water bucket, filled up the bucket with hot water, then putting Shampoo kitty in a stall as she dumped the bucket of water over her head. Then putting the sash purse down on the ground, shutting the door to the stall shut.

A few minutes later Shampoo came out all dressed, still looking very angry. " Shampoo, give that girl "kiss of death." Ranka shook her head at the amazon. " It's better you don't get yourself that involved with Ivory.. she's already dead anyways." She rubbed at the back of her head some. " You shouldn't have butted in, but thanks.. now, go home. You can't come by whenever you want, or do you want my mom to kill you?" Shampoo smirked at the red head and put her hands to her face as she closed in quickly, giving her a kiss on the lips. "Shampoo do what Shampoo want." Ranka shoved her away really flustered and ten shades of red. " Go home dammit! And don't you dare come back here!" She took off running off in a blur. Shampoo stood there for a minute giggling, before she took off herself.

Meanwhile back at the house, Nodoka is sitting at the table with Ranko, whose eating her snack. She taps her foot, noting that Ranka's been outside watering the plants a bit too long, as she gets up and goes outside. At finally spotting her, she puts her hands on her hips. " Ranka dear, that's enough now, you were beginning to worry me, being out here so long." Ranka having made it back just in the nick of time, before her mother stepped out to check on her, had made it look like she was still watering the garden. She smiled cutely at her " Tee hee, sorry I just got really into it, I even watered the neighbors garden too." Nodoka hmmed to herself. " Well that's a bit much, a sweet gesture but they may not agree. Now come on inside and have your snack."

Inside Ranma was still eating her snack, and had a fair idea of what her sister had been up to, since she went out there to try to get rid of Shampoo, most likely. Nodoka sat down at the table as did Ranka.

After getting back to the Nekohanten, Shampoo came in all giddy. " Great grandmother I back." Colonge looked up from her task in the kitchen, at seeing Shampoo come back in thru the back door. " You look happy, seems you were up to mischief again hmm." She said with a smug giggled in response. Colonge quirked an eyebrow at her. " Were you teasing the girl again?" She then laughed and poked some fun at her. " And you were set to kill the girl hmm, now you won't leave her alone." Shampoo blushed, getting flustered at the older woman. She didn't want to admit that her great grandmother had been correct, and she greatly enjoyed how much more feisty Ranma's sister was. Colonge puffed on her pipe as she took a break. " So, did you find anything more about Ranka/" Shampoo giggled a bit more. " She no afraid of cats."

Cologne took another puff before responding. " What did I tell you, eh Shampoo. So, did you confirm that fact with her?"

Shampoo smiled and looked off the other way some. " I see with my own eyes, but no she no say, so."

Colonge started setting out some ramen dishes on the counter as they talked. " You were too busy flirting hmm. Well from what you told me from your last encounter, how she just picks you up in your cursed cat form, well we know Ranma can't do that. His sister Ranka, may have the same memories, but she wasn't put thru the same ordeal, so it obviously doesn't affect her, as it does him." Shampoo nodded in agreement, as she started helping her great grandmother out in the kitchen as they talked on.

Back at the Saotome house hold, the twins had finished doing their homework. Ranma-chan leaned back where she was sitting at the ground table. " So, you gonna tell me what went on out there or what? Because I know you weren't just watering the garden." Ranka got flustered at remembering, as she finished putting her school things back into her book bag. " No, go ahead and look then." Ranma-chan rubbed at her head, and did, then ended up falling over from where she was sitting, at what she had seen. She sat back up pretty quickly, looking really flustered. The whole thing with Shampoo didn't need to be spoken about. The other thing, however, did need to be spoken about and also had Ranma upset. " Why didn't you link me, about that damned girl coming after you again?!" Ranka looked off the other way. " Because I handled it." She got up and left the room, going off downstairs really fast, to go help her mother with cooking dinner.

Ranma-chan tightened her fist, sighing as she got up and went off to go take a bath, knowing that her sister was downstairs with their mom. It had become an un spoken thing, but that was also an opportunity that Ranka gave Ranma, while she was downstairs helping Nodoka in the kitchen, that Ranma could take a bath. Making sure the bathroom door was locked, before getting into tub with hot water, changing back into a guy and being able to relax. But man, Ranka was just as stubborn as he was, maybe a bit more at times. It was hard to get her to budge, if she really didn't want to. He really was very annoyed with her, that she was near that damn Ivory girl, again. He also knew she wouldn't easily tell their mother either. To a point he was thankful that Shampoo had assisted her.

Down in the kitchen, the two girls were finishing up as things went into the oven. Nodoka wiped at her forehead, feeling a bit hot, as she went and got two drinks for her and her helper, then as they went and sat down on the couch with their drinks as they waited on the food. Nodoka took her thoughts as they watched some tv as they waited. Ranka kept surprising her, she had seemed to be the more mature of the twins, but there were plenty of times where she showed otherwise. Again she had to remind herself, the two girls were twins after all.

After dinner as soon as Nodoka had finished eating, she set her chopsticks down and cleared her throat. "Girls, I have some very big news. I've decided to add on to the house, so during the time the work is being done on the weekends, why don't you two stay with the Tendo's. I'll be staying with Kalu at times. If you'd like you two can come as well, as long as you behave." Ranma-chan shook her head. " Tendo's is fine." Ranka shrinked back in her chair. " Ah yeah.. I don't think I can.." Nodoka gave her a disappointed look. " Didn't you give Kuno an apology with the apology cake, Ranka?"

Ranka scratched at the back of her neck, looking nervous. " Yeah I gave it to him." Ranma-chan tried not to laugh. Nodoka thought back to the party and how the boy had been given his cake, face first. She gasped in realization. "Ranka, you didn't… Tell me you did not shove it in his face…" She said sternly.

Ranka bit her lip some, as she thought if she should lie, but decided not to. " He asked for it.."

Nodoka shook her head in disbelief. "Ranka.." Ranma-chan came in to the conversation. " It's true, he said he wanted the cake, shoved into his face." She shrugged her shoulders. Nodoka put her hand to her mouth looking distressed as she looked over to Ranka. " Is this true, Ranka?" Ranka nodded her head. " Yep, so that's what I did." Nodoka shook her head again in disbelief, Kuno was a weird boy indeed. The other boy on the other hand, Ryouga who had saved Ranka out in the woods, seemed a bit more to her one daughters liking. Then she realized that Ranka should do the same for him as the other boy. " Ranka dear, you haven't appropriately thanked that boy, Ryouga have you?" Ranma-chan tried not to gag. Ranka blinked at her mom. " Yeah I did, I did say " thank you." to him." Nodoka got up from her seat going over to where Ranka was sitting, taking her by her arm and pulling her up from her chair. " That is not a proper apology, so come now, let's make a nice cake for him." She said as she dragged Ranka off into the kitchen. Ranka got flustered as she got pulled off into the kitchen. " But I already made him one…" Nodoka smiled. " I'm sure he wouldn't mind another one then."

She went about pulling out everything that was needed to make the cake, as she patted her daughter on the head, before going off to get the dirty dishes from the table. "Ranko dear, would you like to make a cake as well?" Ranko forced a smile and shook her head. Nodoka didn't press her on the matter, as she didn't have a reason to. " Alright dear, but if you change your mind, let me know." She patted her on the head as well, before going off into the kitchen again.

Later on Ranka came upstairs into the room, pulling out her futon, and setting it up. Ranma-chan was laying on her own futon, reading a manga, as she put it down looking excited. " What luck huh, that I can go back to the Tendo's for awhile." Ranka gave a tired looking smile. " Very lucky." She got together her pajama's, as she went off to the bathroom to get ready for bed.

After coming back in her pajama's, she flopped down on her futon, with her face down in her pillow. Ranma-chan looked over at her. " Mom really worked you, huh. Man, I'm glad I'm not a girl." Ranka rolled over looking annoyed. "Haha, very funny."

Ranma-chan decided to change the subject back. " It'll be nice, since you'll get to stay for the whole weekend too. Way better than the Kuno's." Ranka replied back. " Yes and no.. I might just stay here." Ranma-chan rubbed at the back of her head. "Aww cmon don't be like that. You can stay with me and pops."

Ranka rolled over to face Ranma, with a blank look. " If I did that, I might end up killing the old man." She said coldly, before rolling back over the other way and getting under the covers. " Besides, I highly doubt the Tendo girls would allow that."

Ranma-chan scratched at her head as she thought about it, and didn't say anything further about the old man as it seemed like her sister's colder side was already incited. It seemed like every time she dealt with that Ivory girl, it happened, just another reason for her to hate that damn girl. She grumbled to herself about it as she picked back up her manga. "You know, you don't have to give stupid Ryouga that cake tomorrow, he probably won't even be around."

Ranka sighed annoyed. " Maybe not but I'm still going to have to.." Ranma-chan shook her head. " You don't gotta, just leave it in the fridge, problem solved." Ranka had her back facing her sister. "Yeah maybe.." She said goodnight to her, as she closed her eyes.

Morning came, as the twins left the house for school after having breakfast and getting everything they needed. Nodoka grabbed Ranka by the back of her shirt. " Ranka, you forgot your "thank you" cake." She put it in her hands, with a stern smile. " Be sure to give it to him properly." Ranka forced a smile as she held the container with the cake in it, as she walked off. Ranma-chan rubbed at the back of her head. "Sorry I guess that didn't work.." Ranka huffed. " Nope.." They made their way over to Doctor Tofu's clinic, going off inside. After coming back out with Ranma a guy again, having changed outfits and changed back with some hot water, resumed walking to school. He rubbed at the back of his head again. " Why don't you just ditch it at Doctor Tofus?" He really didn't want Ryouga getting cake from his sister.

Ranka bit her lip nervously. " If I did that, then mom would find out and she'd bring the cake to school.." Ranma looked super nervous at hearing that. " Okay.. never mind.."

They entered the school yard and Ranka was looking around pensively. She really didn't want Kuno to see she had another cake, but to her dismay it was already too late. Kuno's eyes sparkled as he set his eyes on it. " Ah lovely goddess Ranka, I see you have fallen for me, to bring me more of your heavenly desserts." Ranka frowned at him. " You already had your cake…" Kuno stroked his chin confused. " Perhaps but here you are ready to give me another." He was hovering closer as he smelled the sweetness. Ranka moved away as he did. " It's not for you." Kuno looked confused. " Who for is it for then, if not for I?" Ranka got all flustered as she looked away. " Someone else.."

Meanwhile Ryouga happened to be wandering about as he randomly appeared by the gates, looking around in a daze, that is until he spotted Ranka. Then he spotted Kuno and they seemed to be arguing, making him rush over. " Hey, leave her alone!"

Kuno looked at the lost boy annoyed. " I won't! Be gone peasant, this does not concern you." Ranka at this point just wanted to get rid of the stupid cake, and lit up at seeing Ryouga as she shoved the container off to him. " Here for you, my mom made me.." She stepped back really fast to get away from the whole ordeal. A bunch of guys who had been watching, were grumbling about the cake, they also had their eyes on. Akane was watching as well from a distance, grateful to a point that the distraction had stopped the morning routine she usually had to endure, fighting thru the guys. Ukyou stood by with the siblings as well.

Kuno glared daggers at Ryouga. " How dare you fiend, you will hand that over to me, Tatewaki Kuno, the blue thunder, this instant!" He brandished his kendo stick at the lost boy. Ryouga snapped out of his happy daze. " No way, it's mine! She gave it to me."

Kuno started laughing at him. " Hah, the lovely goddess Ranka, gave me a cake first, not you vile peasant. Now, give me back my cake, or you will pay!"

Ryouga gave the kendoist a fanged smirk. " Oh really? I'll have you know, she gave me the most wonderful cake in the whole world."

Kuno scoffed at him. " Perhaps in your feeble dreams peasant, she gave me a beautiful and powerful cake just the other day."

Ryouga laughed back at him. " She gave me a cake way before that."

Ranma gave his a sister a look. " So.. you and Ukyou ate the cake huh?" Ranka sweat dropped.

Kuno shook his head about furiously. " I won't allow it, I wont, I won't! You vile peasant, I challenge you! Ryouga was too busy, stuffing his face with the cake, to make sure the annoying kendoist didn't get it. Kuno bristled up as he noticed, launching an attack at him with his wooded kendo stick. " Vile fiend!" Ryouga interrupted from the wonderful cake, blocks with his umbrella, growling at him. The braver guys from the on looking crowd, rush over and start fighting over what's left of the cake, while Kuno and Ryouga are fighting amongst themselves.

Ranka slaps her hand to her forehead, looking really embarrassed. Ranma's watching in disbelief at the utter chaos. Ukyou shakes her head. "This is why we don't bring cake to school." Ranka looks really flustered. " My mom made me!" Ukyou sweat dropped. " Oh…"

Sayuri was watching with Akane, she was half tempted to try to get some of the cake herself, but Akane had held her back from trying to. She also realized she could probably ask Ranka and she might make her one too.

Ukyou tapped Ranma on the shoulder. " Hey sugar, we should get out of here, before we get blamed." Ranma wanted to stay and watch the fight, but he also knew she was right. They all went off into the building as the fight raged on.

After a few minutes, Ryouga and Kuno noticed the rest of the cake had been pilfered away to their dismay. Of course, Kuno still blamed Ryouga. " This isn't over with, you vile peasant! Next I see you, I shall smite they!" He ran off upset into the school building about not being able to have any of the cake. Nabiki had been watching from out the window of the classroom, finding the whole thing amusing as hell.

The school day went by and came to an end. Nodoka looked up from finishing watering the garden as she spotted her girls coming back from school. " Welcome back, how was school?" Ranko didn't say much and just went off inside, Ranka on the other hand looked really upset as she went off into the house. Nodoka followed after her inside as she wondered if the cake had gone over well and decided to press the matter. " So Ranka dear, did you give that nice boy his thank you and cake?" Ranka threw her hands up in the air in frustration " It was a horrible idea mom! Don't ask me to bring anymore cakes to school, ever again.." Her face was bright red with frustration. Nodoka looked a bit dismayed as she put her hand to her face. " Well why not dear, it sounds like it was enjoyed." Ranka groaned at her mothers calm reply. " Oh it was enjoyed… and it caused complete chaos! Don't be surprised if the school calls.." Nodoka blinked in confusion at how upset her daughter was. " I don't understand?"

Ranma-chan could hear the argument going on from upstairs, as she finished getting changed into her usual casual outfit. Then she came downstairs to try to help out. " It was bad mom, really bad, all the guys were fighting over that cake." Nodoka took notice of her other daughter and paid attention to what she had said. " My, all that over a cake?" Ranka fussed more. " Yes! All "that" over that stupid cake.." She muttered under her breath. Nodoka clasped her hands together. " That just shows how sought after by so many men you are, Ranka." Ranka and Ranma-chan almost face fault to the ground at hearing that. Ranka shook her head. " It caused a battle royal, and that's all you can say?" She gave her mom a weird look before going off upstairs to change out of her school outfit.

Nodoka sighed and then looked over at Ranko, who apparently already had a boyfriend or so she said. Still, she was sure a womanly touch would be appreciated by her daughters special someone. " Ranko dear, you should make a cake for your boyfriend." Ranma-chan almost fell off the couch at hearing what her mother had just said and retorted back quickly. " Ah yeah no thanks, not after the whole cake mess today at school.."

Nodoka looked disappointed at the reply and decided to drop the matter for now, as she set snacks out on the table. After Ranka came back downstairs and sat down at the table with them, Nodoka announced the plans for the weekend. "After you two are done with your snack, you should pack up a bag for the weekend. I've already talked to Mr. Tendo about the weekend and they are expecting you two. " The girls nodded in reply.

After they were done and put their dishes in the sink, they went upstairs to start packing, like their mother had said. Then they both came downstairs all packed up, not much later. Nodoka embraced both of them as sent them off for the weekend, but not before saying something else. " Both of you be sure to call me every night to check in, alright. I'll see you two Sunday then."

Ranma-chan was practically skipping down the street a ways from their mothers house. She couldn't wait to get back to the Tendo's and take a bath and relax. Ranka trailed behind some on the other hand, not looking forward to staying at the Tendo's for so long. Just as she was thinking about trying to make a run for it, Ranma grabbed her by her hand and pulled her off with her, looking super happy. Ranka sweat dropped at being thwarted. It wasn't that she hated everything at the Tendo's, but there were a lot of annoyances as well.

Kasumi smiled as she greeted Ranma-chan and was very happy to see that her sister Ranka was with her as well. Ranma-chan then disappeared off down the hallway to the bath, after greeting everyone. Ranka and Genma exchanged glares at each other from a far. Soun tried to divert attention away from that. " So Ranka, your mother told me how she's renovating the house and you and Ranma will be staying her on the weekends while the work is going on." Ranka greeted him, taking her energy away from Genma for the time being. " That's right Mr. Tendo. Well, I appreciate it.." Kasumi cut her off, as well as Akane. Kasumi smiled sweetly but also sternly at her. " It's no trouble at all." Akane nodded as well. Ranka looked flustered as she was defeated.

Happosai poked his head out of his room, his eyes getting all big and wide at seeing Ranka, she was a beautiful sight, especially since she dressed like a girl. Now that he knew who she was and that she had been the one who had posed as Ranma to him that other time, making all his dreams come true. He decided to address her from how things had been left off, as he cleared his throat. " So, you've finally come back, you keep your master waiting a long time." Ranka gave him a weird look for a moment but then remembered what he was talking about. " Oh right, well I wasn't in my right mind, so none of that counted. I never signed up for that.." Happosai chuckled at the feisty red head. "Well of course you did, you're Ranma's sister, so." Ranka cut him off before he could finish. " Ranma didn't sign up to be your student either though.. It was just something you decided." Happosai just chuckled in response.

Kasumi shut down any further interaction as she took Ranka by the hand, lending her off upstairs. "Come with me and you can put your back pack down." Ranka blinked in surprise as she was hustled off upstairs. " Well um, Ranma wanted me to say with him.." Kasumi shook her head disapprovingly. " Nonsense, you'll be staying with me in my room." She took her into her room and showed her where to put her back pack and showed her around the room. " And don't be shy, while you're staying here, my room is your room." Sure she said that, but it was still embarrassing for her.

Kasumi then led them back downstairs to the others. Akane was a bit annoyed that her older sister had swooped in and laid claim to Ranka, as she was trying to get the courage up to invite the girl as her guest, but it was too late. Though she couldn't be too mad at her eldest sister, she did so much and didn't get to really interact with any other girls aside from her two sisters. Maybe though she could talk her into letting her have Ranka sleep over with her the next night, or the next visit perhaps.

Ranma came back from having a bath and putting his back pack up in his room, taking a seat at the ground table. Genma gave him a look, before pointing at him accusingly. " Ranma! How dare you bring that evil girl here!" Ranma smacked his hand away. " Shut up, old man.." Akane actually backed him up, which surprised him. " Mr Saotome, you're just angry and it's not right to take it out on others." Kasumi scolded him as well. " Akane's right Mr. Saotome, you should be ashamed of yourself.." Soun even chided in. " Now now Saotome, aren't you jumping to conclusions here." Genma groaned in defeat and glared daggers at Ranka, who was smirking at him. " But but.. she's.." He grumbled as he had plenty of glares on him. Happosai was sitting at the table on his pile of cushions as well as he snacked on a rice cracker. " Genma stop being such a sore loser."

After awhile Kasumi went off into the kitchen, and Akane and Ranka followed after her. While they were prepping ingredients for the meal, Akane tried to make some small talk with her. "That was a big mess today at school huh." Ranka groaned as she kept cutting up random things. " It really was.. all because my mom.. made me take that stupid cake to school…" She grumbled. Akane found herself wondering if her mother was still alive, if she would have acted like Ranma and Ranka's mother or not, and found herself interested more on the matter. " Why did she make you bring a cake to school?" Ranka kept at her task while they chatted. "She has this thing about making cakes for "apologizing" and apparently saying " thank you." too.." Kasumi giggled some about the whole cake thing, as she prepped her own things. Ranka noticed Akane wasn't cutting her vegetables too well and tried to guide her on how to do it the right way. She still wasn't getting it though, so she took to showing her how to, by shadowing her. Akane blushed some as she guided her hand with the knife. With the guidance she started to cut better.

Pretty soon dinner was ready and set up on the table and everyone was helping themselves. Kasumi had also served her father and Mr Saotome their dishes, before getting her own. Genma starred at his plate of food, uncertain, since that evil girl had been helping out in the kitchen as well, and he wasn't talking about Akane. He poked at the meal on his plate in front of him with his chop sticks, giving Ranka a glare. " Are you sure it isn't poisoned?" Ranma shot his father a cold glare. Ranka smirked back at Genma. " If it is, I made sure only your's was." Happosai started to laugh. " Well said my dear." Nabiki happened to come back in at that moment. " I'm home! Ooh dinner, I'm starving." She sat down at the table and swiped Genma's plate from him. "Don't worry Mr Saotome, I'll test it for poison for you." She smiled smugly at him as she dug in. Both Ranma and Ranka were trying not to laugh. Nabiki finished her plate and went for more, to Genma's dismay. Kasumi smiled with her hand to face. " Akane did a wonderful job of helping out too." Genma tried to get some more, only to be smacked away by Happosai's chopsticks. Soun took pity on his friend while the master was too busy eating, sliding over his second plate to him.

After dinner, the girls were off in the kitchen doing clean up. Kasumi enjoyed the extra helpers. Akane and Ranka were on dish drying duty. Akane huffed. "I can't believe Mr. Saotome." Ranka smiled some." He's just mad, because I put him in his place." Akane nodded in agreement as she wiped down a dish. " So your mothers's making the house bigger huh." Ranka nodded as she finished drying off one of her dishes. Akane finished another one of hers. " Ah so Ranka after we're done, do you want to spar with me?" Ranka finished another one of hers. " Sure." Akane got all excited at the fact and started working faster.

Nabiki was sitting at the table watching a show with everyone else, but she was in her thoughts as well. Her newest money maker was right there for the taking, she just had to figure out how to get her to herself.

After they had finished with helping with the dishes, they went off to the dojo. Ranka took her long sleeves shirt off, having a tank top underneath. Of course Akane had went off and come back in her training outfit, as she got into a fight stance. " Alright, let's go!" She said excitedly. Ranka gave her a quick smile as she made the first move. They went back and forth for quite awhile, before Ranka could tell that Akane was tired and let her know that it was time to stop, by sweeping her off her feet and throwing a towel over her head. Akane grumbled as she pulled the towel off her head. " Come on, I'm not tired." She went to launch an attack at Ranka, only to get knocked back down and the towel thrown back over her head. She growled and tried a few more times, getting the same treatment. Akane groaned as she tried to protest, but was finally too tired to, to her annoyance. Good god Ranka was very much like Ranma, how they both did that to her. Though with Ranma it was more in her face, and he'd make a point that he was stronger than her. With his sister Ranka, she did the same actions but there wasn't any taunting. She got back up from the floor finally, taking the towel and rubbing her face with it.

Akane patted the back of her neck with the towel some. "We should take a bath after such a work out."

Ranka gave the short haired girl a look. " We?" Geez Akane, I didn't know you were such a pervert."

Akane almost face faulted but caught herself and tried to keep from yelling at the red head. "I'm not! I just mean it's safer against the real perverts, if they try to peep."

That shot right there that Ranka threw at her, was very Ranma, she told herself.

Ranka aired out her tank top, taking her finger and moving an air pocket back and forth, self fanning herself. "Let's not kid around, I'm not fond of you and neither are you that fond of me. Neither one of us, likes each other, like that much."

Akane tightened her fists. "I know I misjudged you when we first met, but you weren't very nice to me either."

Ranka crossed her arms. "Well, you weren't very nice so.. you pissed me off." She then looked away some. " Also I wasn't aware of things.."

Akane looked confused. "I don't get what you're saying?"

Ranka groaned and leaned back some where she was sitting as she rubbed at her head. "I didn't know better.. So let's just leave it at that." She said getting all flustered. Akane started to get flustered as she rubbed at her arm with her hand. " I guess I'm guilty of the same thing then.. and I really am sorry. So um let's be friends."

Ranka gave her a questionable look. " You're not going to slap me across the face again, are you?" Akane got all flustered. " I'll try not.." Ranka thought about it for a minute before responding. "Fair enough."

Akane got up and went off to the bath with Ranka in tow. She was really flustered, but also to a point happy. Ranka let her go first, before she finally joined her afterwards, as they sat on opposite sides of the tub. Akane felt her face flush from blushing, feeling the awkwardness in the room, she tried to make conversation. "So um when you were here the last time, you know.. with your dress all messed up?" Ranka rubbed at her arm some. " Oh yeah that, it was.. from fighting and I didn't notice that um.. it was that bad.." Akane leaned back as she relaxed a bit more. " You don't seem to notice that kind of thing too easily, do you?" Ranka looked away a bit sheepishly. " Nope.. but I'm trying to be better about it." Akane waved her hand about. " I'm sure you definitely have more modesty than Ranma does." Ranka looked pretty flustered as she excused herself from the bath, taking her leave first.

Nabiki grabbed her as she came out from the bathroom, by the hand. "Hey there Ranka." Ranka almost yelped from the sudden surprise, then gave brown haired girl a cold glare. " What do you want?" Nabiki pursed her lips. " Well I think you know, you're a smart girl." Ranka nodded in agreement. "Uhuh.." Nabiki got up pretty close to her and whispered in her ear. "Come with me or I'll have to let Mr's Saotome know how Ranko's not going to school." She then pulled away with a smirk. Ranka sighed and rolled her eyes as she let Nabiki lead her off upstairs to her room.

Nabiki started pulling a bunch of outfits out from her closet. Ranka sat at the desk chair with her legs crossed. " You're too much.." Nabiki smirked at the red head. " I know. Alright so you know the drill." Ranka crossed her arms. " I'm aware but here's the thing, I'm not going to wear every little thing you want me to. It's either I get to choose what to wear and how to pictures go, or.. I'm walking.." Nabiki hmmed as she thought about it. "Why so deviant, compared to the last time hmm?" Ranka rolled her eyes at her. " Let's just say I wasn't aware of how things were, when I first dealt with you."

Nabiki smirked at the girl knowingly. "Oh right, well I liked that girls attitude better."

Ranka scoffed at her. " Well of course you did, because you could get away with whatever you wanted then and I didn't know how your little operation worked.. Now that I know you sell them off to fricking Kuno.. and whoever else." She paused as she shuddered. "Of course I'm not going to go blindly with what you want. But.. I will take some pictures so you'll keep your mouth shut.." Nabiki smiled in reply. Ranka then gave her a stern look as she crossed her arms more. " But if I take pictures for you, I want a cut of the profits, I think that's only fair, seeing as how you're going to give them to Kuno.." Nabiki chuckled at how smart Ranka, she needed her money maker, even if that meant taking a cut in some profits. " Alright it's a deal."

After awhile they came back downstairs. Nabiki took a seat at the table, helping herself to some of the watermelon that was for dessert. She also passed a plate to Ranka, showing her gratitude towards her money maker. When everyone had their fill, they all watched some tv together. Ranka remembered about giving Nodoka a nightly call and went to do so, also filling in for Ranko if she needed to.

Once the show was over, Ranma got up to go off to bed and tried to get Ranka to go with him. Kasumi shook her head disapprovingly at him. " It's alright Ranma, Ranka's staying with me." Ranma rubbed at his head. " Yeah, okay." He wasn't going to argue with her, so he said his good nights and went off to bed. Kasumi then ushered Ranka off to her room. "I don't know what he was thinking, it's improper." She said as she laid out the futon on the ground. "You can take the bed Ranka or the futon, it's up to you." Ranka sweat dropped at her. " The futons fine thanks. Well I don't think he was thinking about that, I mean we do share a room at our mom's house."

Kasumi fussed more. " Yes but when you do, I'm sure that Ranma's in his girl form." Ranka rubbed at the back of her head. " Well yeah.. but like I said, he's not thinking about that.." Kasumi fussed more. " Are you sure you don't want the bed, I don't mind at all." Ranka waved her hands about. " No it's fine really, your too kind." Kasumi patted the side of her bed signaling for her to come sit. Ranka sweat dropped nervously as she went over and did so. Kasumi smiled sweetly at her. " Let's do each other's hair, shall we Ranka?" Ranka nodded a bit flustered as she knew she was already dragged into a girls sleepover scenario. That's what they did for a while, chatted, did each other's hair and nails, before they finally went to bed.

The sun was up and so was Kasumi as she worked on making breakfast. Not much later Ranka got up and went down after getting dressed to help her out, so that breakfast was already ready and set out as everyone came to the table. After the meal she helped out with the clean up as well. Then she went off to leave thru the front door. Ranma noticed and blocked her path. " Where are you going?" Ranka gave him an annoyed look at first, then got flustered. " I told Ukyou I'd help her out, so that's what I'm going to do, I'll be back later." She then took her leave.

She made her way over to Ukyou's restaurant as she went off inside to find her. " Hey, I'm free to help you out today if you want me to." Ukyou beamed at seeing Ranka come in. " Oh I want you too, you promised you would after all." Ranka got all flustered again. "I know..just I've been really busy, but I'm here now." Ukyou had just started to open up the shop, so it was perfect timing as she went off and got a work outfit out for Ranka to go change into.

Shampoo watched from a tree not too faraway thru her binoculars as she scowled at seeing that Ukyou had her claim at "her" restaurant. Well she wasn't going to let that go too easily. For the time being she had to, as she left the tree, going back to her own restaurant.

Ranka came down from upstairs, where Ukyou had told her to change into the work outfit. She had her hair up in a pony tail, wearing a brighter colored outfit than Ukyou's. "Okay, so now what?" Ukyou laughed at her reply, as she was finishing up making an okonomiyaki. " Now you go outside and advertise, attract some customers for me, by giving out some free samples." She handed her off the plate with the freshly made pancake like pizza.

Back at the Tendo's, Akane had noticed the exchange that went on between the siblings an then that Ranka had left. " Is everything okay, Ranma?" Ranma rubbed at his head. " Yeah, she went off to help Ukyou." Akane looked a little disappointed. " Oh, I see. Do you think it was because of anything I said to her?" Ranma quirked his eyebrow at her questioningly . " What exactly did you say?" Akane started to get flustered. "I uh.. don't remember.." Ranma tilted his head to one side as he wasn't quite buying what she was saying, but didn't press on the matter, since he could easily find out later on if he wanted to. " Well I'm just going to make sure she actually went over to Ukyou's." Akane fidgeted with her fingers. " I'll come too." Ranma gave her a dull look. " Okay but no fighting with Ukyou, okay." Akane grumbled as she nodded, she then let her dad know they were going out, before she left the house with him.

While they started walking down the street, Akane found she was curious to what he had said. "What did you mean about making sure she actually went to Ukyou's? Where else would she go?" Ranma scratched at his head some before replying. " The devil wants her back, and.. she was thinking about trying to go back to make a deal with him, so he wouldn't mess with anyone." He said looking a bit distressed. Akane looked a bit shocked at what she had heard. " So, you don't trust her?" Ranma tensed up some. " I just want to make sure she actually went to Ukyou's." Akane looked a bit concerned. " Has she said anything again since, that would lead you to believe that?" Ranma stuck his hands in his pockets as they kept walking. " No, but it's on her mind and that bothers me. So I just want to check."

Out on the streets, not too far from the restaurant, Ranka was advertising and handing out free samples, which had already attracted a lot of customers. Kuno happened to be at one of the nearby shops, as he was coming out from it. He spotted a red head and ran over, almost saying " pigtailed girl", but stopped himself as he spotted the girls hair was up in a pony tail. "Ahh that honey filled voice, it is my goddess Ranka! What's this, that you advertise?" Ranka gave him a dull look but a small smile as she handed him a free sample. "It's okonomiyaki from Ukyou's. Tell a friend." She treated him as she would any potential customer. She passed out a few more samples, before she ran out and went back off inside. Kuno followed after her of course.

Ranka set the empty plate down on the counter. "I'm all out." Ukyou smiled as she worked on making a bunch of more orders up. " That's fantastic, you can take a break from advertising for awhile, now I need help with getting all these orders out." She beamed happily at seeing so her shop the busiest it had ever been. After she finished up, she took a break and went and got Ranka and herself a drink. Ranka took a seat at the counter to drink some the water from the glass. " Thanks." Kuno took a seat next to her to her dismay. " The fates have drawn us together today." She gave him an annoyed look. " Can't you see that I'm working?" Ukyou nodded in agreement. " Buy something or leave, this is a business." Kuno rubbed at his chin and decided on getting the main dish. "

Ukyou went back to work on the grill after finishing her drink. Ranka after finishing hers, picked up some plates, going off to a table with a large group of guys. One of the guys was giggling " Hey cutie, can you put a magical charm on mine? I'll pay extra if you do." The other guys followed suit in the demand. Ranka looked over at Ukyou, who gave her a thumbs up. She smiled really cutely at them. "Sure can!" She took some of the sauce on the table and drew a heart over the top. " Make it extra delicious!" She had seen the maid cafe, craze where the waitress would do such things. The boys were loving it. Kuno at seeing that, slammed his hand down on the counter. " I want that too, I'll pay triple!" Ukyou smirked. " Sure thing." After Ranka was done with doing the "magic charm" on the whole table's okonomiyaki's she went over to Kuno's and did that same. He smiled all goofily as he stared at the heart shape. A bunch of other tables started hollering from the same thing.

Ranma and Akane came up on the restaurant to see people lined up out the door. Akane blinked in astonishment "Wow… Ukyou's really busy today huh. I think it's safe to say that your sister did actually go where she said she was going." Ranma sweat dropped at the obvious. " Well yeah but I still wanna see for myself." Akane sweat dropped this time. " Sure if we can get in."

Hiroshi and Daisuke were already in the line and pretty close to getting in as they spotted them. Daisuke waved at Ranma, signaling for him and Akane to come over, which they did. Ranma gave both of them a not so happy look. " Funny you guys are suddenly eating at Ukyou's huh." Daisuke just smiled. " Well so are you and with Akane no less, so how about we all go in together huh." Hiroshi nodded in agreement. Akane blushed at the comment. Ranma got flustered and annoyed. " Hey.. it's not.." Akane fussed as well. " It's really not.." His friends just nodded and were like " Uhuh.."

Inside Kuno demanded another helping, so he could get the magical charm from his goddess again. Ukyou shrugged her shoulders and started making up another order, as far as she was concerned he could eat as much as he wanted, as long as he kept the money coming.

Ukyou at spotting Ranma, finished what she was working on at the grill, turning it down to low so she could get away for a minute. She went over and greeted him and his group he was, getting them a table. "Hey Ranma huney, I didn't expect to see you today." Akane fussed some, as she was never happy about a rival's interactions with Ranma. Ranma ignored her fussing and greeted his friend back. " Well Ranka said she was coming over to help you today, right?" Ukyou smiled back. "That's right and she is, she'll be over to take your table's order soon, okay. I've got to get back to the grill." She said goodbye to them, as she went back off behind the counter, turning back up the temperature on the grill.

After finishing with other customers, Ranka came over to the table, asking if they were ready to order. Hiroshi and Daisuke were too busy starring at her, till they got a stern glare from Ranma. They put in their orders, just in time, before she heard Kuno hollering, going off to the front where he was sitting. Ranma and Akane both shuddered at hearing Kuno's voice. Ranma got really annoyed, knowing he was there and obviously taking advantage of the fact that his sister was working there.

Ranka gave Kuno a forced an annoyed smile. " What can I do for you?" Kuno smiled at his new plate of okonomiyaki. " If you would my goddess Ranka, to recite you're magical charm." She groaned for a second, thinking how she had wished the guys who asked for the "magical charm" never did. She put on a cute smile and did the whole bit again, then dropping the nice act. " Okay, there it's done, enjoy." Hiroshi and Daisuke had been watching intently and knew they wanted the same thing done.

Akane couldn't believe how busy the place was, and was sure to let Ranma know. " Wow she puts even you to shame, in comparison huh Ranma." Ranma got flustered for a moment then turning to annoyance. " That's real nice, Akane.." Akane sticks her tongue out at him in response. Ranma grumbles " You are so un cute.."

Ranka finally comes back over with part of their order, before going back to get the other part once it's ready, before going back to the table. Hiroshi and Daisuke both wanted the "magic charm", until Ranka told them how much more it was. Then they dropped it. Akane found herself curious about it. " So Ranka is that a new thing that Ukyou came up with?" Ranka was busy playing with her hair idly. " Nope some guys asked for it." She ended up leaving pretty fast to go take care of a different table, not leaving any time to talk more.

Kuno after finishing his plate, was looking around for Ranka until he spotted Akane. He got up like a bolt of lightning as he dashed over. " Akane Tendou, it must be fate that you are also here." Then at spotting Ranma, he started to protest. " Why must YOU be here Saotome." Ranma glared daggers at him, but before anything could be started, Ranka slammed a metal pizza plate down on his head. She had her hand on her hip looking annoyed. " Kuno if you're done eating then leave, so another customer can get a seat. And no fighting in Ukyou's restaurant." The plate fell off Kuno's head, clattering to the ground as a huge bump appeared from the blow, on top of his head. He begrudgingly took his leave, going back to where he was sitting at the front. Clearing his throat he ordered another okonomiyaki.

Ranka picked up the plate and put it down behind the counter, before giving Kuno a look. " Don't you think you've had enough? Pace yourself man." Kuno smirked trying to come off in a handsome way. "I have a lot of endurance, so fear not my goddess Ranka, I can take plenty more." Ranka shrugged her shoulders. " Whatever." She then went off to another table.

After awhile Ranma and Akane finished their meal as well as his friends. They went and paid up front with Ukyou, before saying their goodbye's and taking their leave. Then they went up front and Ranma paid, though Ukyou gave him a percentage off of course. He decided he'd come back later, since his sister was way too busy to talk to, and he did what he said he was going to do. He had checked up on her to make sure she had gone where she said she was going. He and Akane said their good bye's to Ukyou before taking their leave as well.

Kuno smiled goofily at getting his 3rd helping and getting another "magic charm" from Ranka. After that the restaurant started to get a bit more manageable then it was before. Another group came in as they were seated at a table. The " magic charm" craze had caught on, so as long as one customer saw it, another one also wanted it. To Ranka's dismay, the group happened to have Ivory sitting along with them. Ivory smiled widely at seeing her. " Oh Ranka, is that you? I didn't know you worked here?" Having seen her do the "magic charm" at another table, she smirked for a second before slipping back in a fake smile. "I'd like the "magic charm" on mine, if you don't mind." Any other chatter from the group of people she was with was unheard, as they both focused entirely on each other, tuning the group out. Ranka forced a smile back. " Of course, but it cost's extra." Ivory smiled back. " That's fine by me." While she couldn't cause trouble in the establishment, she could try to hurt Ranka in other ways, like forcing her to show her some love.

Ranka finished getting the table's orders in, and once Ukyou finished making them, they were dealt out to each individual. Finally Ivory's was delivered. She faked the moment, like it meant something to her, announcing to group of people she was with. " Everyone watch my best friend, do such a sweet "magic charm" for me." She said sugar dripping from her voice. Ranka let out a deep sigh, before she put on a super cute look, smiling as she went thru the "magic charm" motion. The group applauded in response. Ranka didn't stick around to hear anything more, as it was just fake dribble, and she couldn't fall for it. It was still getting to her though, much to her dismay. She went and told Ukyou she was taking a little break as she went off outside the back door. She just wanted to get away from Ivory for a few minutes at least. Since Ivory was with a group of people, she wouldn't be able to do anything too outrageous.

Ukyou had been watching out of the corner of her eye, watching the interaction and then the reaction. She didn't need to be told the details, as she already knew that it was beyond obvious that the medium black haired girl with the group of people was none other than the girl that had been harassing Ranka. If she was able to, she would've banned the girl from coming into her restaurant but that would hardly be proper in business etiquette, but she would if it came down to it. She was interrupted from her thoughts, as Ranka came back in.

Ivory at spotting the red head, waved her arm around. Ranka came over looking annoyed and asked if the table needed anything. Ivory smirked at her. " We're ready for the check." She turned to some of the guys at the table with her. " Yeah "she's" the one who got me kicked out." Ranka tensed up some at hearing that and a bit more at noticing some of the guys were from Furikan that were in the group. Oh crap.. they must be the nerds from that club she had manipulated. She also noticed some of the girls at the table were from Asadaiba, more people that she had under her thumb. She went and got the bill and put it down on the table, before going off to another table.

Ivory was satisfied enough as she had one of the guys pay the bill, then the group took their leave. The science club guys in the group had been giving Ranka, nasty looks, until they had left. Ranka sighed a breath of relief as she noticed Ivory and her groupies had left the building. Kuno had taken notice of the particular faces that had been present from the science club and would be taking them under his wing. He also had noticed the tense exchange between his goddess and the black haired girl within the group. His train of thought was broken as he let out a burp, then excused himself. It was getting harder for him to finish his third helping, but he steeled himself thru, then lay his head on the counter as his stomach protested. "Another one.." Ranka came over taking notice, with her hands on her hips. "I think your stomach is telling you otherwise." Ukyou had a moment to pause and she had her hands on her hips as well. " Yeah Kuno, sorry but I'm cutting you off for today, so pay up." She got a bill slip and wrote out the total, slipping it over to him. He lifted his head from the counter taking the bill his face looking grimaced for a second before he pulled out his check book, writing out the total and his signature with his stamp, before handing over the check. He had wanted more but the hostess and his stomach said otherwise. Steeling himself up and out of his chair, he took Ranka by her hands, putting them in his. " Oh my sweet goddess Ranka, I enjoyed our time together today and your glorious beauty in the purist of forms." Ranka gave him a dull look as she pulled her hands away from him. " Uhuh.. She then went off to another table, focusing on the current customers needs.

Not much later, Ukyou called Ranka over to the front telling her how someone had called in for a delivery, asking if she'd be up to it and how it wasn't too far away. It was do able since the traffic of customers had let up enough that Ukyou could handle it alone for awhile. Ranka agreed to the delivery, as Ukyou handed over the boxed okonomiyaki and paper with the address on it. She took it and took her leave as she followed the directions on the paper to the address, not paying attention to where it had led her as she knocked on the door.

Shampoo opened the door with a wide smile as she pulled Ranka off inside. " Aiya, Shampoo no know you work at spatula girls restaurant." Ranka eyes went wide as she realized the address was the Nekohanten. "Ahh.. yeah, you ordered from Ukyou's?" Shampoo giggled in response. Colonge gave Mousse a whap to his legs behind the counter, to signal him, like they had planned. Mousee grumbled as he stumbled out from behind the counter. " I was the one who ordered the okonomiyaki." Ranka blinked a she handed over the box to him. " Oh okay, well here you go." She told him the amount owed. He put the box down on the counter and started fumbling around in his pockets for the money, but also to stall, long enough. Colonge while he was doing so, fast as lightning used the end of her staff, pushing a fancy vase off the counter that Ranka was standing next to, making the girl jump in surprise as the vase shattered into pieces, as it hit the ground. Shampoo put her hand to her mouth. " Aiya.. Ranka, you break very old and expensive family vase, been in family for many many generations." Ranka looked mortified.

Colonge hopped over on her stick and looked horrified. " Aahh that vase was priceless.." Mousee pulled out the money, handing it to Ranka, who rubbed at the back of her head, looking all flustered. " I didn't mean to.." Colonge rubbed at her chin. " Well I guess I'll have to talk to your mother about paying for the damages." Ranka tensed up at hearing that. " No, you don't have to do that! I'll pay for it.." Colonge kept rubbing at her chin. " Alright I won't bother your mother if you agree to help out at my restaurant, preferably on the weekends." Ranka nodded in agreement, not really having much of choice. "I'll try to come by tomorrow." She then took her leave, going back off to Ukyou's.

Shampoo giggled after she had left. " Great grandmother plan worked perfectly!" Colonge smirked as she threw back her head laughing. " Of course it did. Hey you, clean that mess up.." She said sternly to Mousee, as she pointed to the broken vase pieces all over the floor. Mousee snorted as he went and got a dust pan and broom to clean it up. " You're devious you dried up old monkey, fooling her like that." Colonge just whapped him over the head with the staff in reply. Shampoo twirled around, enjoying her victory she had gained.