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.

33. Chapter 33

Chapter 33: Fun house

As the sun came up on a new day, with everyone waking up and going through the daily morning routine. With the two siblings running off to school, hoping to get around dealing with any morning trouble. Unfortunately trouble found them as Ivory launched herself down at both siblings, from out of now where. Ranka glared daggers at the she- devil, deciding to test out her new technique on her, as she took the position as she channeled her chi through her hand, shooting it out and blasting it off into her. It send her sailing through the air with force as she plowed through a near by stone wall and kept flying through things for quite a while.

Ranma watched the after math all wide eyed at seeing the multiple things Ivory went smashing through, before looking back at his sister. " What was that?!" Ranka looked a little embarrassed as she put a bit too much into the attack. " Oh "that", the old ghoul taught me a new technique the other day, so I figured I'd test it out on her." Ranma got an excited look at hearing about a new technique. " Hey, think I can use it too? I mean you could've "chestnut roasting on fired." her too." Ranka tensed up some looking off the other way. " Yeah.. I guess so." Ranma could tell that she was holding back, he had kind of noticed as well how she hadn't been using any of the same technique's, rarely if she did. He put his hand on her shoulder. "Hey, I don't care if you use the same technique's, so stop holding back, we're family." He said with a big cheesy smile as he patted on her shoulder.

Ranka sighed some. " I just.. would rather not." Ranma had a concerned look on his face. " Well I'm saying you can." Ranka tensed up some, tightening one of her fists. " That's what the old ghoul said too.." Ranma looked a bit annoyed as they kept walking. " Oh yeah, what else did she say?" Ranka kept walking as they talked. "Oh you know the usual." He hmpfed as they entered the school gates, knowing it likely wasn't good, as they both sped off into the school building in a blur, only stopping once they were closer to the classroom as they entered. Ranka at seeing Akane hmpfed and looked off the other way, getting the same reaction from Akane.

Sayuri sighed as she took note of this. " Oh Akane.. are you fighting with Ranka again?" Akane hmpfed again as she looked off the other way, even ignoring her friend. Ranka sat down at her desk after saying good morning to others. Ukyou shook her head at her. " You and Akane at it again huh." Ranka grumbled. " She's the one who started it.." Ukyou put a hand to her face. " Oh I don't doubt it." Thrista sighed glad that it wasn't her that Ranka was mad at it but still didn't like that her and Akane were still mad with each other. "Maybe she was but someone has to finish it too, and make up." Ranka gave her an annoyed look. " Hey, I wasn't the stupid one.."

Akane bristled at hearing that and grabbed her eraser and chucked it at Ranka. " YOU jerk!" Ranma sweat dropped at her actions as did his friends. Hiroshi shook his head about it. " Man Ranma, so Akane thinks you and Ranka are both jerks huh." Ranma looked annoyed with his hand to his face. " Yep.. we're both jerks.." Hiroshi smiled at Ranka as he flirted with her. " Hey it's okay, I like jerks." Ranka gave him an odd look. Ranma pulled him back over by his shirt. " Hey, knock it off!" Daisuke snickered at his friends, until the teacher stepped in just in time to get hit in the head by the eraser that was sailing through the air.

A few minutes later a huffy Akane was standing out in the hallway, holding a bucket of water by herself.

Soon it was time for gym class as they went around checking the lockers before they started to get changed. Akane wasn't finished with going at Ranka as her blood was boiling. " What's your problem?!" Ranka curled her lip at her. " YOU are! I warned you and you still had to go and be stupid!" Akane stepped back looking stunned some. " At least I'm not a jerk! JERK!" Ranka crossed her arms at her. " Whatever, I hope you enjoy being spied on by the devil, because you can't stay away from an evil P-chan. Yep get's to see everything, as long as you have that evil P-chan with you." Akane yelled back. " He's not evil! He hasn't done anything evil at all, he's just a cute little pig." Ranka shrugged her shoulders. " Whatever Akane, since you love him so much, why don't you marry him."

"But then, what about the real P-chan? How do you think he'll react when he see's you've got some other pig as your pet now."

Akane's face grew red as she became more flustered. Ranka gave her an annoyed look before leaving the locker room, leaving Akane to mull over what she had said.

The day went by with the two keeping their distance from each other as well as not speaking. Before they knew it, it was time to go home. Outside the school Ukyou and Ranka were chatting a bit, while Ranma went to talk to with Akane.

He sighed as he rubbed at the back of his head a bit nervous to try to stick his foot in. "Akane you gotta stop picking fights with Ranka." Akane started to get angry. " Is "this" what you had to say? To take "her" side, oh that's right you both take each others sides all the time!" Ranma waved his hands about nervously. " Hey calm down Akane, Ranka's just trying to warn you and you made her mad because you didn't listen. Honestly I'm not too happy either, that other P-chan is probably pretty dangerous." Akane hmpfed. " I have nothing more to say to either of YOU!" She ran off really fast as she stormed off in a huff.

Ranma came over to where Ukyou and Ranka were looking annoyed. " Dammit.. I get why you're mad at her.." Ukyou sighed and shook her head as she said good bye to them. Ranka looked down at the ground some as they walked off after their good bye's. "She just keeps pissing me off more.. I tried to tell her she can be spied on by him.. and she yelled about how he's just a cute little pig and hasn't done anything evil to her.." Ranma groaned. " Yeah well whatever, if she wants to be a moron, let her, sides she thinks we're both jerks right?" Ranka had a dull look on her face as they kept walking. " Yep it's like her nickname for both of us.."

Ranma had his hands in his pockets as they kept walking, having taken a different way to hopefully keep away from Ivory. " Yeah I guess she's not thinking about the real P-chan huh." Ranka got annoyed. " I tried to tell her that, but I also just.. got too mad.." Ranma also looked annoyed as he frowned some. " Yeah well, she probably deserved it." He then furrowed his eyebrows at sensing someone was near, tossing his book bag off at the stalker. "Pops, what the hell do you want? If it's about going back to the Tendo's, you can shove it."

Genma jumped down from the brick wall, holding Ranma's bag as he tossed it back to his son. " Silly boy, you're not who I'm after." Ranma blinked. " You're not?" Genma had big puppy dog eyes as he had taken Ranka's hands into his his or tried, to which she slapped his hands away. " Ugh what do YOU want?" Genma tightened his fist as tears streamed down his eyes. " Ranka dear, I know we're not on the best of terms, but I'd like to be. That cake you made for Akane was so delicious, can't you make me one as well?" He said with a big cheesy grin.

Ranka gave him a cold glare. " Why don't you ask your wife to make some cake." Genma shuddered and looked nervous. " I would but I don't want to die.." Ranka gave him a blank look. " Not my problem." Genma sighed heavily as he assumed the position and started bowing his head back and forth on the ground. " I'm sorry, I'm sorry! Please forgive your father, Ranka!" Ranka glared more at him. " I don't have a father, now buzz off before I get mad." Ranma started cracking his knuckles. " Yeah, knock it off pops, she's not interested." He then knocked him off up into the air with a punch, that sent his father flying off into the sky, to get his point across.

After getting home and greeting her sister, Akane ran upstairs to her room,to see evil P-chan, who she scooped up into her arms. " Hey baby, did you miss me?" Evil P-chan bweeted all happy as he woke up from his nap. Akane giggled as she held him and went off downstairs with him. " You must be hungry, let's see what we can have."

Not too far off the real P-chan made his way as he wandered and found himself in the Tendo's yard, where he spotted Akane sitting on the outside porch. He ran over bweeting happily, till he saw she was holding the evil P-chan and feeding him. Akane dropped the chopsticks at spotting him. " P-chan! Come here baby! You have a little brother now huh?" P-chan teared up as he started to run off, but stopped at hearing Akane yell out for him. Evil P-chan squirmed his way out of Akane's hold and went charging off at the real one, knocking him over. Akane gasped as she started to get up to try to get in between the two little pigs. "Hey cmon, let's not fight.."

Her plea wasn't heeded by Evil P-chan as he charged at the real one again, once he saw him getting up, he opened his mouth with his poison fangs shimmering as he attacked the real P-chan savagely biting down and ripping at his flesh, making P-chan squeal loudly in pain. Akane grabbed up the evil one, who had his mouth shut, so she hadn't caught his dagger like fangs showing. " Hey, what did I say?!" She turned to try to help P-chan, but he tore off squealing loudly in pain. Akane shouted after him all upset. " P-chan!"

She ran off upstairs with the fake one, setting him down on the bed. "You stay here." She ran back downstairs in a rush as she let Kasumi know she was going out to look for P-chan, as she ran out of the house. She ran around yelling for P-chan, looking around the area, as she checked about frantically as she was concerned. She kept searching as the rain started to pour down, which covered her tears as she started to realize what Ranka had said had come true. At this rate she'd never find P-chan.. she needed help.

Nodoka got up from the couch at hearing loud knocking on the door and a clearly distraught Akane, as she answered the door. " Oh my Akane dear, what on earth are you doing out in this rain?" She pulled her off inside. Akane at seeing Ranka, teared up. " Ranka.. you were right.. now I.. can't find P-chan and I think..he's hurt.." She started sobbing. " I didn't think they'd fight.." Ranka stopped playing the video game that her and Ranma had been playing, getting up and giving her mom a look, asking for permission. Nodoka nodded, and Ranka grabbed an umbrella and ran off outside into the rain to go find P-chan as fast as she could, knowing by the sounds of things, he had likely been poisoned. Akane tried to go with her, but Nodoka held her back with a concerned look. " Don't worry Akane dear, Ranka will find him, you go take a hot bath before you catch a cold." Ranma looked annoyed as he put his controller down and got up. " I'm gonna go help Ranka look for him." Nodoka nodded with a concerned look. " Don't stay out too long." He nodded back as he grabbed an umbrella, going off outside as well.

Not too far off Ranka had found P-chan curled up in an alley way, not looking very good. Ranka could see he had a huge chunk taken out of his side and where he had been bitten had turned purple, enforcing the fact that he had been poisoned. Ranka looked down at him with a concerned look. " Ryouga.." She shut her eyes and communicated with her gem, as red light enveloped P-chan and started to heal him. Ranma caught up to her not soon after. " Looks like you found him. He okay?" Ranka nodded. " He should be, but he definitely was poisoned by the evil one.." Ranma sighed as he kept a hold of his umbrella. " Well we'd better get back." Ranka scooped P-chan up carefully, holding him in one arm, while she held her umbrella in the other hand as they ran back to the house.

After they got back, Akane had taken a quick hot shower and Nodoka had her borrow some of Ranka's clothes, while she put her wet ones in the dryer. Akane at seeing P-chan teared up. " P-chan, I was so worried.." Her eyes widened and teared up more at seeing the big chunk on his side. Ranka had put the umbrella away, still holding P-chan in her other arm. She was tempted to say something but decided it was better to not say anything about how it was Akane's stupidity that hurt P-chan, instead she started to head upstairs with him. " He's in really bad shape, so it'll take awhile for him to heal." What she would say was the truth. " As long as you have that evil P-chan with you, he's not going to want to or feel safe going back home." She then went off upstairs with him to the bathroom.

Ranma sighed heavily and gave Akane an annoyed look. "You should've listened Akane." Akane sobbed more. Nodoka coming back from putting her clothes in the dryer, sat down on the couch with her and rubbed her back. " It'll be alright Akane dear, try to calm down."

Upstairs in the bathroom, Ranka dropped P-chan into the hot bath, triggering the change back to his human form. Ryouga was kinda slumped over and out of it, as he was still being healed from the poison, though he was worse off before in his cursed form as P-chan, that was until he saw a beautiful girl, come to his aid. The wound had almost completely healed and the poison spread had been stopped, now the rest of the healing had to work it's way naturally. Ranka looked concerned for him. " Hey Ryouga, you okay? You should stay put till you start to feel better. You'll probably get really fever ish so you can sweat out the toxins. Just relax, I'll be back." She then took her leave from the bathroom, going back downstairs.

It was unspoken to the regular eye, but Ranma and Ranka had been practicing their new link technique and been speaking telepathically with each other, with Ranma of course not liking the idea of Ranka dealing with Ryouga in the bath, agreeing to take over that part. He then went off upstairs to the bathroom to deal with Ryouga, giving him an annoyed look, but also a bit of concern for his rival. " Hey man, you okay?" He could tell his chi wasn't the usual, but also that he didn't look too well and seemed to be in a daze. He sighed as he helped him out from the tub and dressed, before leading him to the guest room and setting him up on a futon.

Once Ranma came back downstairs, Akane's clothes were already dry. Nodoka looked up at her son. " Ranma dear, please walk Akane back home." Ranma nodded back at his mother. " Cmon Akane." Akane sniffled. " But.. P-chan.." Ranka had her arms crossed looking annoyed. " He'll be fine but he won't want to go back home, until you get rid of the other one.." Akane hung her head as she started to tear up again. Ranma took her by her hand and pulled her off outside, as it was no longer raining, but also to try to prevent her from trying to argue with his sister.

Nodoka looked concerned with her hand to her face. " Is Ryouga upstairs then?" Ranka nodded. " Is it okay if he stays until he's feeling better? He needs to fight off the toxicity from the poison." Nodoka smiled as she patted her daughter on her head. " Of course he can dear, as long as he stays in the guest room and I expect you to take good care of him." Ranka got up from the couch. " I will, I'm going to do that right now." She went off upstairs to the bathroom, where she prepared a damp cold wash cloth, before going off into the guest room, kneeling down next to his futon as she pushed his bangs out of his face, to lay the wash cloth on his head.

Ryouga was still in a daze but he could see who he knew was Ranka, then he felt a bit more comfortable as something cool was laid on his forehead, which relieved his fever that had suddenly hit him. He shut his eyes for a bit as he could hear footsteps leaving the room and then coming back just as fast. After a while he heard someone tell him to open his mouth, then feeling the water go down his throat.

Ranka set the glass of water down on the little table near by, then grabbing a rice ball off the plate and pulling off a smaller piece of it, that she fed to Ryouga. Ryouga started to feel a little less dazed and his focus as he was able to clearly see Ranka. " ahh.. Ranka, is that you?" Ranka gave him an annoyed look. " Yeah it's me, I'd say sorry this happened, but I warned you.. but then I had warned Ranma too.. about not getting involved with the devil.. but you both did anyways.." She tightened her fist some. " Now "he" wants you to suffer.." Ryouga hehed some. "I don't regret what I did, you're more important.." Ranka looked off some. " But now.. he's trying to have your cursed form take you out of the picture.. I should've..killed him when I had the chance.." She said as she muttered under her breath. Ryouga had his eyes shut enjoying the cool wash cloth. "Why.. was he with Akane? Doesn't she know he's evil.." Ranka sighed as she popped another piece of broken up rice ball in his mouth. " I tried to warn her.. but she won't believe he's evil, I even managed to scar him on his eye, so there's a difference, I told her how dangerous he likely is.. but she's so stupid.."

She popped the the last of the rice ball pieces into his mouth. " I'm going to let you rest a bit, but if you're hungry there's some more rice balls on the table here and me or Ranma will come check in on you a little later, okay." He hadn't responded as he had already drifted off to sleep, feeling comfortable enough to, with some relief from his fever, falling into a dream where Ranka was dressed up as a nurse and taking care of him.

Just as she came downstairs, Ranma came back in from taking Akane back home. Nodoka had started on making dinner. Ranma took off his shoes, before going over to the couch and flopping down. "So, how's Ryouga?" Ranka rubbed at the back of her head. "He's stable, right now he's resting." She went off into the kitchen and Ranma went back to playing the video game.

Dinner came and went as well as clean up. Ryouga was still resting as he heard foot steps coming and going, back forth, then squinting his eyes at the light that had been turned on. Ranka set the tray of food down on the little table. "Here's some dinner if your hungry." She then exchanged the cool damp wet cloth for a new one that she put on is head. "Hey, I know I said before I'd come looking for you at the Tendo's this weekend, but I'm not going to with that evil P-chan there. So if you're not still here Saturday, come here to get me." She twiddled her fingers shyly for a moment. " Are you feeling any better? I know it took me a couple of hours to get over it."

Ryouga couldn't help but blush some as he had been dreaming about her. He pushed himself up slowly. " I am." Ranka handed him the glass of water, which he took as he sipped some of it before putting the glass down. " I uh.. don't blame you on not wanting to go there with the evil P-chan there.. It feels surreal seeing myself in my cursed form.." Ranka rubbed at the back of her head a bit nervously. " I tried to warn you, it wouldn't end well getting involved." Ryouga looked serious as he put his finger to her mouth, knowing what she was going to try to say, which made her blush furiously as she backed away, then her expression on her face looked frustrated.

Ryouga at realizing he perhaps went a bit too far, got all nervous and fwailed his arms about. " Ahh I'm sorry I just.. didn't want you to start talking badly about yourself.." Ranka kept her distance from him still looking flustered. " It's not that I'm saying anything bad, it's just.. the truth. Though in my case, compared to your clone of your cursed form, well.. it's a lot different."

Ryouga rubbed at his chin in thought. " Why did he just clone my cursed form then?" Ranka sat back against the wall, trying to hide how flustered she was but also a bit upset. " If you couldn't tell he's more interested in the cursed form, but also.. he's learned not to go too advanced.. like me, again.. since compared to a cursed animal form, I'm too much to handle. I don't think he expected that, when he messed with Ranma." Ryouga snorted at the last part. " That's for sure, he definitely picked wrong." Then he got all nervous as he laughed. " Oh but not that.. I mean.." Ranka smiled a tad. " You should try to eat some dinner before it get's cold." Ryouga couldn't leave things how awkward they were as he pushed through his nervousness. " I mean he wasn't too smart to use Ranma, but I'm glad that the did, because.. I got to meet you."

Ranka looked off the other way, to hide how red her face was, and also being in sync with Ranma and having the same memories of all the times with Ryouga and sighed, before getting up to leave the room. " You should try to eat some dinner." She took her leave from the room pretty fast, going off downstairs.

Ryouga sighed as he pushed himself to eat some of the food, almost choking as who he thought was Ranka, come back into the room. Ranma had gotten annoyed thinking about them all alone up there, and went and changed into a girl, wearing similar casual clothes to his sister, and had put his hair up in a ponytail to confuse Ryouga more.

Ryouga got all nervous and laughed as he stopped eating. " I uh sorry I got a little carried away." Ranma-chan gave him a glare really fast before smiling. " Oh well, you can't seem to help yourself, now can you P-chan." She said in an annoyed tone. Ryouga sweat dropped as he got nervous again, seeing that Ranka was mad about him as P-chan with Akane? Or the evil P-chan. " I'm sorry.. I mean with Akane she just grabs me, I really can't get out of her death grip, and well I wish I could tell the other P-chan not to hurt you, but I don't think he'd listen anyways.."

Ranma-chan had her arms crossed as she was getting annoyed at hearing about Akane and him. "Uhuh.. so you just think that YOU can hug up on Akane's boobs and try to get close with me. You are such a two-timer.." Ryouga waved his hands about all flustered. " No of course not! I promised didn't I.. and this will be our second date, and I haven't gone on any dates with Akane for a long time now." Ranma-chan gave him a cold look, at hearing about another date.

Downstairs Nodoka was watching tv with Ranka, but also a bit concerned at all the noise she was hearing from upstairs as she excused herself and went off upstairs. She heard what sounded like an angry girls voice, before she opened up the door and blinked at the two. She looked over at who looked like Ranka and blinked for a moment, before realizing she knew Ranka was downstairs and it dawned on her, as she furrowed her brow and grabbed her son up by his hand, pulling him out from the room. " That's enough of "that"." She said in a somewhat stern tone, before turning to Ryouga and smiling. " Please do try to eat some dinner, won't you, then you can visit with my son and daughter after." She shut the door behind her as she pulled Ranma-chan off into her room.

Nodoka shook her head at her son. "Ranma, what on earth are you doing?" Ranma-chan looked all flustered at being caught by her mother. " I uh.." Nodoka gave her son a serious look. " I will have to punish you for your actions, but not tonight. She smiled and patted her on the head. " But no more teasing him tonight, understood. And since you want to play tricks as a girl, then you should stay one." Ranma-chan nodded sheepishly and gulped. Nodoka then opened the door and went off back downstairs, shaking her head. She figured by telling Ranma he couldn't change back into a guy for now, how that would leave him wide open to be discovered by Ryouga, if he tried to tease him again.

Before they knew it, it was time for bed. Ranka at seeing the time looked a little concerned. " I should probably bring Ryouga something for dessert huh." Nodoka smiled and patted her on the head. " That's so very thoughtful of you dear, but don't worry about it, you've done enough for tonight. I'll check up on him and bring him something." She then sent them both upstairs to get ready for bed. Ranma-chan looked serious and a bit frustrated. " I think I'll stay in our room tonight." Ranka shrugged her shoulders as she went off to go get ready for bed first. Ranma was very tempted to go mess with Ryouga but knowing she was already in hot water with her mother, she resisted the urge to.

Once they were all ready and in their own beds and settled in, Ranma-chan started up the conversation. "I just think it's better that I stay with you, while.. Ryouga's here.." Ranka didn't argue the point as she was looking through a magazine. Ranma-chan furthered her point. " I mean the dumb ass did bust in here before.. that other time.."

Neither one of them could really hide things from the other, being in sync with each other, and how they could just link up and check each other's minds and memories. Ranka flipped through another page. " I'm not disagreeing." She sighed as she looked through some pictures and articles. "It doesn't help though when you keep teasing him."

Ranma-chan tensed up some at being caught, or thinking she had been caught. "Well I.." Ranka smiled a bit. " I know it's because you care." Ranma-chan blinked. " and.. you're not mad?" Ranka put her magazine down and gave her twin a dull look. " I don't easily get mad at you, like Akane does." Ranma-chan relaxed a bit. " I know but.. I just expect it.." Ranka sighed again. " Well you need to stop thinking like that." Ranma-chan looked guilty. " Soo.. you're not mad I was messing with Ryouga?" Ranka shrugged her shoulders. " Not really no, as long as you don't go too far with it, but then when you tease him as a girl, it's why he has a thing for me."

Ranma-chan looked frustrated at hearing that, as she had heard it from Akane as well. " Well I.. didn't think nothing of it." She said referring to all the times in the past that she had taunted and toyed with Ryouga as a girl. Ranka shook her head at her sibling. " And you got caught by mom, so what did she do to you?" Ranma-chan tensed up some. " Well so far, she basically said no changing back tonight and yeah.. i'm in trouble.." Ranka tsked her sibling. " I think since you used your girl form, she's going to punish you as a girl. If you recall she did say she'd treat things by what gender accordingly." Ranma-chan shuddered at the thought, regretting that she got too comfortable. Then putting on a serious look. " So, what were you two talking about for such a long time?"

Ranka was still looking through her magazine. "He was just being silly." Ranma-chan hmmed. " He is always silly.." Ranka knowing that if her sibling wanted to know, could easily find out and it was easier to just say it at times. " He got ranting about things basically." They chatted a bit before saying goodnight and turning in for the night.

After getting up and going and changing back into a guy, Ranma went back to his room to finish getting ready, before going off downstairs, following the aroma of his mothers cooking. Not too much later Ranka came downstairs to the table as well. After everyone finished breakfast, they started getting their things together. Once Ranka got her things together, she started to put together some breakfast for Ryouga. " I should see if he's hungry." Nodoka fussed back. " That's so sweet of you dear, but you worry about getting yourself off to school, I will make sure he is taken care of." Ranka stepped away from what she was doing. " Okay." Not soon after did she send both her children off to school.

Ranma rubbed at the back of his head as they walked. " I'm surprised mom didn't say nothing." Ranka looked over at her brother. " Oh, well she wasn't going to have you go to school as a girl, so she's probably saving your punishment for later." Ranma sweat dropped at hearing that. "She's frightening with that stuff.." Ranka nodded in agreement, before her gem lit up and she jumped back. " Watch out!" She said in warning as she sensed Ivory throwing an attack. Ranma picked up on the warning as he jumped back as well, the thrown mail box missing them. Ivory snapped her fingers in annoyance. " Darn you, ruining my morning amusement." Ranka glared at her as did Ranma. "Shouldn't you be more concerned about getting to school on time?" Ivory laughed at her ex friend. " I'll have you know I finish before I'm late, besides it's not a big deal, I have "his" aid."

Ranma didn't let her finish as he launched the chestnut's roasting on fire attack at her. "I've heard enough out of your damned mouth, it's too early for this crap!" Ranka then added insult to injury as she used her new attack on her after, sending her ex friend busting through a brick wall and being thrown off into other things. Then they both took off running off to school.

Luck wasn't on Ranma's side as it started to rain, changing him into a girl, as she skidded to a stop thru the gate. " Oh, cmon! It wasn't supposed to rain today, dammit!" It was too late though as Kuno had spotted her. " Aah, pigtailed girl! How I've missed you!" He then ahemed. " I mean, Ranko, but alas I still cannot help but call you by what I have known." He kept carrying on till Ranma-chan planted her foot in his face. " Shove it, Kuno!" They both ran off to Doctor Tofu's after that, making it back just in time to be late. The teacher shook his head at them both. " Mr and Miss Saotome, you're late, go stand out in the hallway." Ranma growled as they both got handed the buckets of water. Ranka noticed out of the corner of her eye before they left the classroom, what she thought to be P-chan poking up from Akane's bag, sending a thought to her head. ( " "She", didn't..")

Out in the hallway Ranma was grumbling to himself all angry. Ranka was too intent on the bad feeling she was getting and used the new link technique to converse through the mind with Ranma. ( "I know you're mad but listen, I think.. Akane brought that evil P-chan to school..") Ranma looked really annoyed. ( " What the hell is wrong with her?! ") Before they could continue the door the classroom opened up and the teacher had them come back in. The teacher staggered some, looking ill. " Everyone study on your own for a bit." He then took his leave from the classroom.

Ranka wrinkled her nose up as she spotted Akane and sure enough the evil P-chan smirking at her. " What the hell is wrong with you, Akane?! Didn't I tell you to stay away from him?" Akane hugged him close. " I told YOU, he's not evil!" Ranma grumbled at his fiancee's attitude. " Well he is Akane, so loose him." Akane bristled at both of them. " No, and you can't make me!" Ranka ughed at her stubborn ness. " What on earth possessed you to bring him to school?" Akane hmpfed at her. " Not that it's any of your business, but he was practically begging me not to leave him alone. No one else has a problem with him being here, right Sayuri?" Sayuri suddenly slumped down at her desk, making Akane yelp. "Hey, are you okay?"

All the other students in the room followed as they slumped down at their desks. Thrista had a bit more resistance to the poision then the others as she pointed at the evil P-chan. " He bit everyone.." She said before she slumped down with her head at her desk, starting to feel the poison. Akane aahed in protest. " No he didn't, she's lying and he hasn't bitten me." Ranka gave her an annoyed look. " Well "he" obviously did Akane and he meant to, as it looks like he poisoned everyone in the classroom." Ranma growled as he went to grab at the evil P-chan. " Alright you, that's enough!" Evil P-chan jumped away and then charged at him with his fangs out, only to smack off the gem's barrier, which Ranma had been smart enough to use at hearing he was there. He then charged at Ranka doing the same, until Akane yelled at for him to stop. Akane teared up. " Please stop, I know you're not a bad boy, right?" Evil P-chan squealed making upset noises as he ran out through the half open door.

Ranka gave her a cold glare. " This" is ALL your fault Akane, for not listening when I warned you." She then ran off out the door, down the hallway, trying to find the evil pig. Ranma grumbled as he rubbed at his head in annoyance. " Why do you gotta be so darn stupid Akane!" Akane had tears streaming down her face. " He didn't mean to.." Ranma had his arms crossed. " He definitely meant to, just like how he meant to attack the real P-chan, stop defending him."

Ranka meanwhile spotted what she thought was evil P-chan, as she tried to grab him, only to grab air as the shadow version disappeared. "Dammit.." She sweat dropped as she heard multiple yells from different classrooms. "Oh no.." Then from behind her evil P-chan appeared and started growing in size.

Back in the classroom Akane was still fighting with Ranma in protest. "He's not evil.." She was also in a state of shock and denial. Ranma shook his head at her. " Yeah right, that's why he went and bit everyone, even the teacher. You saw, he tried to bite me and Ranka. And from all the yelling.. it sounds like he's biting more people.." He ran off outside the classroom to go help Ranka. Akane ran off after him. " Don't hurt him!" Ranma skidded to a stop at her ignorance. " Are YOU serious Akane?! Gimme a break!"

Akane's eyes widened as she saw the giant evil P-chan down the hallway charging at Ranka. " P-chan 2, please stop!" He did for a second, before he started pawing at the ground with his hoofs. Ranka took the chance as she pulled her small knife out from under it's holder, from under her skirt on her leg, as she slashed him on his side with it, then sheathing it and sticking it down her shirt, as she jumped up over him, as he plowed through the wall in a mad fury, running off as he shrank back, squealing in pain. Ranka landed back on the ground from her high jump as she steadied herself. Ranma gave her a concerned look. " You okay, sis?" Ranka nodded. Akane on the other hand had tears in her eyes as she fwailed her arms about in a tizzy. " You didn't have to hurt him, like that! "

Ranka gave her an annoyed look. " Oh yeah but it's okay that "he" went around biting whoever and poisoning them? Get your standards straight Akane!" She jumped back as a door to a near by class opened and a sickly looking Kuno staggered about, holding his kendo stick. " Fear not my goddess, I Tatewak.." He didn't get to finish as he fell down to the ground face first as he couldn't take the poison any longer, his kendo stick clattering to the ground. Akane gasped as she spotted everyone from his classroom slumped down at their desk, even her sister Nabiki, which made her cry out. " Oh no, Nabiki!" Ranka crossed her arms at her. " So.. he's not bad boy, huh. "He" didn't hurt me, but he's fine hurting everyone else." Akane teared up more. " That's not fair! Instead of hurting him, why don't you save him! He's like your brother. I can't believe you're being so cold about this, you were just like him!" She shot out.

Ranma had his arms crossed as well. " Hey now.. that is not even close and you know it, don't take it out on Ranka just because you're mad about things." Ranka sighed as she tightened her fist. "Yes and no, but he's very different from me, and I can't turn a blind eye to what he's doing. Whose more important huh Akane, your friends and family or a fake P-chan. It may be true that in a sense I was like him.."

Akane pleaded with her as she looked into her eyes desperately. " Then save him! You got away, so.." Ranka sighed heavily. " He" can't be saved, if he could I would, but it looks like his gem is imbedded deep inside his body. So you should be worrying about the real P-chan instead and right now there's bigger things to worry about then him." She ran off down the hallway, back to their classroom. Ranma stopped any further barking from Akane, with a dead serious look.

Back in the classroom, Ranka took a deep breath as she communicated with her gem as it lit up with it's command, as it enveloped the whole classroom in a red glow as it started to heal the students. She wasn't used to healing so many people at once, which made her stagger back a bit. Ranma came back in the classroom just in time as he caught her, so she didn't fall over. " Maybe you shouldn't be doing that.." Ranka regained her composure. "Thanks but, time isn't an option." Her gem stopped glowing as did the red glow in the classroom. "Everyone's out of danger now, for our class anyways." She left the classroom and went off to the others that had been afflicted with poison to go heal them as well.

Akane sniffled as she wiped her tears. Ranma was in no mood as he had his arms crossed. ""This" is all your fault Akane, and if anything happens to Ranka, because she's cleaning up YOUR mess.." That made her tear up more but she knew he was right, but she also was skeptical. "Is she? Everyone's still not looking very good.."

A few minutes later Principal Kuno stuck his head in the classroom and at seeing all the sick looking students gasped and went off checking other classrooms and yelled at seeing the huge hole in the wall, that evil P-chan had busted through. He then ran off to his room, where he made an announcement, announcing an early dismissal for the school.

Ranka finally came back into the classroom, taking a seat at her desk looking tired. Ranma looked at her concerned. " You sure, you're okay?" Ranka nodded. " I'm fine." Akane looked upset and un certain. " Why aren't they getting better?" Ranka gave her an annoyed look. " Gee I dunno Akane, demon poison doesn't just magically go away. I healed it, so it's no longer a threat, but the rest of the healing is the body needs to get the toxins out. It's what I went through.. and it's what P-chan is going through right now and I'm a bit stronger than others are, so it's going to a take some time."

Thrista started to feel a bit better as she lifted her head from her desk some. "Oh wow.. I don't feel too good." The other students moved about some as well. Ranka took notice of that. " Well you did just get poisoned.." Thrista giggled a tad. " And you saved me." Ranka ignored her as she was too busy tending to Ukyou. Akane teared up as she saw her friends looking a little better. " Sayuri, are you okay?" Sayuri still looked ill and dazed. " I.. don't feel so good, after P-chan bit me.." Akane bit her lip at hearing that. Ranka gave her a stern look. " We should try to get some of them home, so they can rest sooner." Ranma took the lead on that. " Okay, I'll help Daisuke and Hiroshi and meet up after." Ranka nodded in agreement. " I'll help Ukyou, Akane you should help Nabiki get home." Akane tried to protest some. " What about Sayuri?" Thrista managed to get up from her seat with a smile. " I'll help her get home, worry about your sister, okay."

They all split up with their objectives. Before Ranma left with his friends, he gave Akane a serious look. " "We" need to talk Akane, I'll stop by after I'm done." He then left as he helped guide his friends back to their homes. Akane sniffled as she went off to Nabiki's classroom and helped her get up, as they walked together. "Nabiki.. I'm so sorry.." Nabiki looked ill still but able to get up and walk with her sisters help. "You definitely owe me big.. Akane.." Akane gulped as they walked. Ranka helped Ukyou as they walked out from the school, letting Ukyou lean on her like a crutch as they walked. " You okay, Ukyou?" Ukyou nodded slowly as they walked. " I.. just.. feel.. really sick.." Ranka had a concerned look on her face. " That's because you've been poisoned."

Once they made it to the restaurant and got in, she helped Ukyou get upstairs to her room, as well as helping her change into something more comfortable, a long tshirt, as she set her up on her futon. Ukyou started panting as she grew feverish, with her body starting it's own healing process. Ranka tried to get her to drink some water, knowing that'd help but she could also tell she didn't have it in her to on her own. She sighed as she got flustered knowing what she had to do, as she drank in some of the water into her mouth, then giving it Ukyou, through mouth to mouth. Ranka got up all flustered as she went and got a cold wash cloth, that she returned with and put over her head, before she felt the tired ness wash over her from over doing it with the healing, as she slumped down next to Ukyou on the futon.

Elsewhere Akane had managed to get herself and Nabiki home, where an upset Kasumi took over as she tended to Nabiki. Akane ran off to her room upstairs all upset as she flung herself down on her bed crying. After awhile she heard knocking on her window, which made her wipe her tears away as she went and answered as she slid open her window, to which Ranma came in. Akane sniffled. " So what, you gonna yell at me?!" Ranma grumbled as he took a seat at the desk chair. " You're the one yelling.." Akane then changed her mood. " So uh you got Hiroshi and Daisuke back their places?" Ranma gave her a dull look. " Well duh, isn't that what I said, if you're worried about the other students in our class, I'm sure they got back after they felt well enough or their parents came to get them, anyways.." He got a serious look on his face. " You went way too far, with what you said to Ranka back there.."

Akane huffed as she sat on the side of her bed. " So, you did just come to yell at me.." Ranma quirked an eyebrow at her. " I'm not yelling, but I am mad. I mean did you hear what you said?" Akane shot back at him upset. " Nothing I said, wasn't true! Ranka's a clone just like P-chan 2 is and she was being controlled and doing bad things like he was before.. and she didn't care!" She teared up. Ranma had an angry and annoyed look on his face. "It's not exactly the same and you know it. You need to get over the fake P-chan for your own good." Akane tightened her fists. " Oh, like you should've just gotten over her!" Ranma frowned at her intensely. " That was way out of line Akane.. she already told you, the evil P-chan can't be saved. I'm done talking with you for now." He then took his leave from her room swiftly out the window in a blur.

Ranma made his way over to Ukyou's as he went off inside and found them upstairs, sweat dropping at how Ukyou was holding onto Ranka like a stuffed animal and had her face planted in her chest, which made him leave the room and go back downstairs. Ranka at sensing he was there woke up, as she pulled herself out of Ukyou's grip, ten shades of red as she went off downstairs where her brother was.

He looked a bit annoyed but also concerned. " You lied about being fine, didn't you?" Ranka looked off the other way some. " I am, I'm just a little more tired then I thought I'd be.." Ranma had an annoyed look on his face still. " Uhuh.." Ranka sighed. " Anyways Ukyou's going to need something to eat." Ranma twirled a smaller spatula in his hand. " I could make her some okonomiyaki." Ranka thought about it for a second. " Sure, but make sure it's small. I'm going to make her some rice porridge." They both went about to making both things up.

Ukyou woke up a bit as she could smell what was being cooked. A few minutes later Ranka came into the room and set the rice porridge bowl down on the little table. "Hey Ukyou I made you some rice porridge and Ranma made you some okonomiyaki." Ukyou sweat dropped at that, as she knew he kind of knew how but wasn't the greatest at it either, but it still made her heart swoon that he did. Ranma set the plate with the smaller okonomiyaki down as he rubbed at the back of his head. " Yeah, it's probably not as good as yours but I tried." He had batter all over his face, as he rubbed at the back of his head nervously. Ranka pointed to her face with her finger. " You got a little batter on your face." Ranma aahed as she went off to bathroom to wash up. Ukyou smiled a tad. Ranka blew on a spoonful of the porridge, before feeding some to Ukyou, which also made her smiled, she couldn't deny she was enjoying being pampered by both of them. Having some food she felt well enough to sit up and eat the porridge herself. " Thanks Ranka, I can do it now." Ranka looked un certain. " Are you sure?" Ukyou nodded as she did so, eating a good amount before she laid back down. Ranka went off to refresh the wash cloth, while Ranma came back in.

He noted she had eaten some but none of the okonomiyaki. Ukyou was battling with the fever again, but smiled at him. " Don't you worry.. Ranma huney, I intend to have some.." Ranka came back in with the refreshed cold wash cloth that she laid back onto her friends head. " Don't push yourself, okay." Ukyou mumbled through her fever ish state about how she had to try it. Ranka cut a tiny piece of it with the chopsticks and feed her a piece of it. " There you go, now hurry up and get better so you can eat more of it." Ranma looked flustered and Ukyou had a big happy smile on her face as she enjoyed the little piece. Ranka looked at the time on the wall clock. "You should start feeling better in awhile. Do you need someone to stay with you?" Ukyou shook her head a bit. " No, it's okay.. you two have to get back, right?" Both siblings looked at each other from where they were sitting on the floor.

Ranma scratched at his head some. " Well yeah but as long as we're not late getting back, we can stay a little while." Ranka nodded in agreement. Ukyou smiled. "I appreciate that but.. I'll be fine, I just need some more rest." She patted around for that stuffed animal she thought she had before, which made Ranka get flustered and get up. " Okay well if you do need help, just call the house okay." Ranma nodded. " Yeah, we'll let you rest okay Uuchan, get better soon okay." They then both took their leave as they went off downstairs and out the front door, making sure to lock up before shutting the door behind them.

As they walked back, Ranka was on guard knowing that Ivory could appear at any time and attack, especially after how they had "served" her up a good helping. Ranma gave Ranka a concerned look as they got closer to the house. " Hey, you okay from Akane's little out burst?" Ranka smiled a tad for a brief second. " Yeah I'm okay, it's not that she was completely wrong anyways.." Ranma frowned at hearing that. " It's not that she's completely right either though. She was completely out of line, saying all that crap to you, all because she's so wrapped up in that fake porker.." Ranka sighed in agreement. "That's exactly the problem, "he's" got Akane, right where he wants her.." She said referring to the devil. They both sighed before going off inside the house.

Nodoka blinked as she spotted them come in. " Oh my, you two are home a bit early, aren't you." She noted how tense they looked, as she figured out something bad happened and she was going to get one of them to spill as she put her hands on her hips. " I would like an explanation.." Ranka bit her lip. " Well.. Akane brought that fake p-chan to school and he bit and poisoned the whole class and then some.." Ranma was grumbling to himself with his hand crossed. " That's because she's stupid and didn't listen to Ranka about the evil porker.." Nodoka reprimanded her son some. " Ranma.. that's no way to talk about your fiancee." Ranma wasn't going to back down on that though. " Well, she is.. " Ranka sighed heavily. " She really is.." She went off upstairs to go change, then she went and checked on Ryouga. "Hey Ryouga, how are you feeling today?"

Ryouga who had been resting, at hearing Ranka come in, opened his eyes. " Oh ah hey." He said nervously. "I think I'm feeling a lot better today, um how about you, you seem like you're a little upset?" Ranka looked away some. " Well.. that would be because Akane brought your evil P-chan clone to school today.. and he bit up most of the school and poisoned a lot of people.. then she got mad at me, for not caring about the evil P-chan.." Ryouga blinked looking dumb founded. " Oh.. Akane.. how could she do such a thing.." Ranka had a blank look on her face. " Because she's stupid.. obviously.. and heads over heels in love with another P-chan, the devil knows that's her weak spot now." Ryouga sighed heavily. "Well maybe.. it's not her fault, and he's done something to her." Ranka shook her head. " Nope, it's just her stupidity, whether you want to admit that or not, that's fine. Anyways, I'll check back with you later." She then took her leave from the room, as she went back downstairs where she sat down on the couch.

Nodoka had just sat down a plate of snacks on the table. "Ranka, don't you want a snack?" Ranka replied back as she nodded off, feeling the tiredness hit her again, before she even replied she was already sleeping. Nodoka at sensing something wasn't right bolted over to the couch, giving her a light shake. " Ranka dear, are you alright?" Ranka mumbled something in her sleep, but didn't wake up, which worried Nodoka more, as she gave her a bit of a rougher shake. "Ranka sweetie if you're tired, why didn't you say so?" This time she didn't get a response but could see she was just sleeping. She put her hand to her mouth as she looked over to Ranma. " What happened at school today?"

Ranma had finished eating as he set his drink down looking annoyed. " I told you, Akane was stupid and Ranka had to clean up her mess and it was obviously too much on her to heal half the school so fast.. I asked her if she was okay and she said she was, or she thought she was, but she fell asleep when we were taking care of Ukyou too. And Akane said some messed up things, so yeah she's being stupid." He said in angry tone. Nodoka glowered a bit herself as she tried to maintain her composure, but truthfully she couldn't help but agree to a degree with her son, at seeing the toll that Akane's foolish actions had taken a toll on her daughter's well being. While she cared about Akane as she was Ranma's fiancee, she could not over look the trouble her actions had caused. Depending on if her daughter ever would wake up again at this point, was a thought that crossed her mind and the severity of Akane's actions that could weigh on her. If for example Ranka didn't wake up later on in the evening or tomorrow, she would definitely have to go and see Akane one on one.

Ranma wasn't stupid as he could tell by his mothers chi and by sense that she was angry as hell.

Time flew by and before Ryouga knew it, he was woken up as the light turned on and he thought it was Ranka, since she did say she'd check back on him later, though his smile turned to a a bit of a frown at seeing Ranma. Ranma had a dull look on his face as he set the tray of food down on the ground table. " Were you expecting someone else?" Ryouga looked off the other way. " Well I wasn't expecting YOU." Ranma rolled his eyes at him. " Yeah well man, this isn't what I wanted to do either, but thanks to damn Akane.." He tightened his fist as he was starting to get angry again.

Ryouga could tell by the way his rival was acting and from the bit Ranka had told him earlier on. " So uh where is Ranka, she sounded upset with Akane about what happened at school today.. " Ranma put his hand to his face looking more annoyed. " Oh yeah, bet she didn't tell you how "she" had to clean up after Akane's mess she caused with your fake P-chan clone." Ryouga blinked. " Cleaned up?" Ranma got more annoyed. " Hey! Don't go thinking pervy stuff! She had to heal our whole class and then half of the school, she's been falling asleep and did it again but hasn't woke up yet.. So there's your answer, that's why she didn't come."

Ryouga's eyes widened at what he heard and he looked down. " I still can't believe Akane would do such a thing.." Ranma gave him a bit of a glare. " Whatever man, she did was stupid and said some really messed up things to Ranka too, because her widdle fake P-chan was more important." Ryouga hmmed as he remembered what Ranka had told him. " Oh yeah, she did say how Akane was mad at her for not caring about the fake P-chan." Ranma pfted at him, still looking annoyed. " She said way more then that, but you know what, think whatever you want." He got up and started to go for the door. Ryouga stopped him as he blurted out. " Is Ranka okay?" Ranma didn't answer him as he took his leave more annoyed at his rival. Not to mention at how badly he wanted to go change into a girl and mess with him, but knew better, not wanting to get caught a second time by his mother.

Back downstairs Nodoka had tried quite a few times to wake up Ranka, but nothing had worked so far. She was starting to get worried, since she couldn't get her up for dinner. Laying back she turned the tv channel to a romance show. Ranma came back from dealing with Ryouga as he sat back down on the couch looking annoyed. Nodoka looked over. " Ranma dear, I hope you weren't fighting with Ryouga." Ranma grumbled at that but grumbled more at the romance show. " Aww cmon mom.. that anime is on.." Nodoka was about to fuss back some, but lost her train of thought as she saw Ranka was finally awake, making her drop the remote and embrace her, which made her wide awake. Instead of fussing back at Ranma, she was busy fussing over Ranka, trying not to cry. "Oh Ranka thank kami, I was so worried.."

Ranma had taken the opportunity to pick up the remote, but was also relieved that his sister had finally woken up. " Yeah really.. we weren't sure if you were ever gonna wake up." Ranka sweat dropped looking off some feeling guilty. " Sorry, I didn't mean to." She got all wide eyed and flustered as Nodoka had grabbed her by both sides of her face pulling her face to look at her. Nodoka had an upset but stern look on her face. "Ranka, I never want you doing something like "that" again, do YOU understand me, young lady!" She gulped as she nodded sheepishly, feeling a bit more relieved as her mother let go of her face with her hands. Her mother was back to smiling but it was also stern as she got up and grabbed Ranka by her hand, pulling her off to the kitchen. " Now, you need to eat some dinner and I won't take "no" for an answer.."

After she had eaten, they were all relaxing on the couch, but also Nodoka was interrogating Ranka about what happened at school. " Did you use your blessed weapon?" Ranka nodded. " I did, that's what sent him running off, though it really upset Akane that I had to hurt him.." Nodoka had a stern look on her face. " Don't feel bad for doing what needed to be done." She sighed as she put her hand to her face. " I really wish the school would let you carry your katana.." Ranka had a nervous smile on her face. " Ahaha.. that's asking a bit much." Nodoka was about to say something until she heard the phone ringing, making her get up and go an answer it, only to hang it up after a few short seconds. " I have a job, so I'll be back in awhile." She started to head upstairs to get herself ready.

Ranka looked serious at hearing that. " I'll go with you." Ranma also looked serious. " Yeah, me too." Nodoka beamed at her children but then shook her head. " Ranka I don't think you're in any condition to go out with me and Ranma we do have a guest, so I'd like you to stay." Ranma grumbled looking frustrated. " Why do I gotta stay with him.." Ranka shook her head back and forth. " I'm fine now." Nodoka sighed. " Fine, but if you're not ready before I leave then you're not coming and if I find out you're lying Ranka, I will not hold back on your punishment." Ranka gulped. " Got it." They both went upstairs and started to get ready.

Not too much later Nodoka left dressed in her demon slaying outfit with her katana at her side, followed by Ranka wearing her black hoodie and pants, with her weapon as well they raced off to their destination. Ranka smiled to herself with excitement as she had made sure to bring containers to store the demon blood as she had plans for it.

Back at the house Ranma was annoyed, while he was sitting on the couch, watching some tv, until he realized how he was less likely to get caught, since especially his mother wasn't there. He was going to enjoy, messing with Ryouga big time, as he went off upstairs to the bathroom to change into his girl form with some cold water, before going and changing into a casual outfit and putting his hair up into a ponytail like Ranka's.

Ryouga was sitting up as he had finished having some of his water, also in deep thought, until the door opened and he spotted Ranka who looked annoyed. He lit up at seeing her. " Ranka, you woke up, I'm so glad." Ranma-chan crossed her arms and hmpfed at him. Ryouga sweat dropped looking dumb. " Umm, what's wrong? Uh.. were you mad before?" Ranma-chan gave him an annoyed look. " Damn right I'm mad, because you're taking Akane's side." Ryouga got all flustered. " Well I.. I just it's hard for me to believe.." Ranma-chan shook her head at him. " " Are you sure you shouldn't just go on that date with Akane instead, since you're not gonna take my side."

Ryouga got more flustered as he fwailed his hands about nervously. "What no!? I want to go.. with you.." Ranma-chan turned her head away from him and snickered to herself as she continued. " Could've fooled me.. I mean that tomboy went and said really mean things about me.. and.. you don't care, because you care more about Akane.." She said with a poutie look. Ryouga aahed nervously. " No, I don't, please believe me, Ranka!" Ranma-chan hmpfed. "Only if you agree that Akane was being stupid. So, when I come to check on your butt later, I want to hear you say it to me, that she was being stupid, otherwise.. well I'd better go." She got up and left the room really fast before Ryouga could say anything else, having a big evil smirk on her face after she was out in the hallway. " That'll teach ya."

Over at their destination, Nodoka was fighting a demon and Ranka backed her as she fended off other demons from getting close to her mom, as she went through the motions with the katana, as she sliced through a bunch of them and collected the blood on the side. Suddenly and at the same time both mother and daughter were attacked from the shadows by a different foe, as they both crossed swords with their attackers.

Alley sneered at Nodoka as the clashed blades back and forth. "Nodoka Saotome, should you loose in our duel, I will be taking back the girl from YOU, as ordered by my master." Nodoka swang her katana back at her. " That" will NOT be happening." She said in a dead serious tone.

Ranka's eyes widened for a second at seeing Alley, but kept her concentration locked on Ivory and their own duel, as she glared at her. " Demon, wench." She said in a flat and cold voice. Ivory arghhed as she lashed out through her sword at her. " DON'T call me "that!" Stop acting like that "bath toy!" Ranka ignored her as they clashed blades back and forth. Ivory kept up with her ex friend. "Oh okay since you're gonna play me like that.. Onna!" She yelled in anger at her. "How dare YOU blast me through all that stuff and double tag team me with that "bath toy! Stop acting like YOU belong with them and shed "that" foolish disguise!" Ranka had a blank look on her face as she stopped going easy on her, as she sped up her movements, for a brief moment she thought about saying something, but came the decision that silence was best, as she had tried a few times to tell Ivory the truth that was being hidden to her by Satan.

Nodoka had pushed Alley back from all their clashing and before the she devil realized it she felt her self back into a tree, with the other woman taking that split chance as she shoved the blade through her chest, pinning the she- devil to the tree with the blade. " Yield demon." Alley gritted her fangs together at feeling the pain shooting through her body. Nodoka pulled her blade out from her and with a swift motion, sliced her head clean off. Alley yelled out from her severed head. " Aaah, not again!"

Back at her fight as she sped up her attacks on Ivory, the she- devil started to loose her footing as she jumped back away from Ranka really fast. Nodoka showed no mercy as she rushed over and leapt up into the air as she came down from the sky, slashing off Ivory's head next, as she landed to the ground gracefully. " Leave my daughter alone, demon!" Ranka whistled, as she slammed her boot down on Ivory's gem necklace that was on the ground now, shattering the gem and killing her again. Nodoka exhaled as she wiped her forehead with her handkerchief. " My, that was a good work out, let's get back home now." Ranka nodded and gave her mother a smile before they both sheathed their katana's and started walking back.

Down in hell in her room, the real Ivory that was hidden away, screamed in pain as she felt one of her extension's having been killed off again. " Damn you.. Onna!" She said through her gritted teeth, as she writhed about. Every time a copy of her was killed, it felt like she might die. Satan came in stroking his goatee as he sat on her bed side and rubbed her back. Ivory nnghed as she started to feel a bit of relief. " Why can't I myself go?" Satan smiled at her. " Please my dear, both you and I know that you'd be killed and you are much too important to be killed, which is why it's better to send a copy." He sighed as he got up. " Speaking of which, I'll have to make another clone of Alley." He said as he took his leave from the room.

Before getting back to the house, Nodoka was stern with Ranka as she took both her hands to her sides of her face. " Ranka I don't want you listening to what that demon says to you." Ranka nodded in understanding, which made her mother take her hands away as she smiled a bit, though sadly. " It is a shame that she's been so brain washed, but there is no turning back once you have become a demon, especially a she-devil." She then smiled as they walked off inside. " I am very proud of how far you've come Ranka dear, I know it must be hard on you." She gave her a thoughtful look, knowing how she had used to be working for the leader of all evil. Ranka looked a bit flustered for a minute, before her mother pat her on her head. " Go on, get changed."

Nodoka greeted her son who was watching tv on the couch. Ranma was smart enough to turn back into a guy, once he was done messing with Ryouga. " Hey, you guys are back, everything go okay?" Nodoka smiled a tad. " Demons were slayed, so yes." She went off upstairs to go get changed out of her outfit as well, before going back downstairs.

Ryouga lit up at seeing Ranka come in to check on him again, like she had said. She smiled a bit as she rubbed at her arm some. " So, you're still here huh." Ryouga laughed a bit nervously. " Well uh.." He fidgeted from where he was sitting up in his futon. " You.. we're right, Akane was being stupid.." Ranka looked flustered as her eyes widened some for a second before she smiled some. " Oh, really? Wow, you better not let Akane hear you say that, or she won't like you anymore." She gasped. " Or she might call you a jerk like me and Ranma." She said laughing some. Ryouga fell into one of his dumb love struck zone outs as he watched her, making him glad he had listened to what she had asked of him. He snapped out of it as he felt himself get poked and saw how close she was to him. Ranka smiled some at him. " Are you hungry? I can bring you up something if you want." Ryouga nodded in a dumb state. Ranka started to leave the room. " I'll be back in a bit then." She said before she went off downstairs.

Not too much later she was back, as she set a bowl of shaved ice down on the table. " I didn't know what flavor you wanted, so I just threw them all on it." Ryouga smiled brightly. " Thanks. So um I think I know where we should go tomorrow." He said as he felt himself blushing some. Ranka gave him a bit of a smirk. " You sure?" Ryouga laughed a bit. She smiled as she went to the door. " Well I'm going to bed, so good night." Ryouga got all flustered. " Ah ahaha.. good night." He sighed happily as the door shut and he enjoyed all the different flavors on the shaved ice. He really could see how different Ranka was from Ranma, not as rude for one and very generous, and she was really in a much better mood now.

Off in her room after getting ready for bed, Ranka was chatting telepathically with Ranma, while she used some of the demon blood she had gathered and her own as she made up some more gems. After chatting for a bit she turned in for the night, as she turned off her light.

The sun peeked through the blinds as it shone on Ryouga, waking him up from his slumber. At realizing today was going to be his second date with Ranka, he bolted up from his sheets all excited, also at the fact he was finally feeling better from being poisoned by his evil counterpart.

Nodoka smiled as she spotted Ryouga come downstairs and to the table, watching how he started to blush at seeing Ranka at the table as well. "Good morning Ryouga." Ranka greeted him as well as she finished eating her breakfast. Ryouga couldn't help but look her over, she was wearing a light blue shirt with flowing sleeves and cute pink frilly skirt and her black boots.

After sending them off Nodoka smiled happily to herself. Before leaving, Ranka pulled on her pink sweatshirt jacket over her shirt, as they walked away from the house. Ryouga had a dumb smile on his face as they walked next to each other. They walked around for awhile, and any time Ryouga started to walk off to far from the destination at hand, Ranka would pull him back onto track. Ryouga rubbed at his head as they made it to the shopping district after awhile and looked around for the place he had in mind, but they ended up somewhere completely different. Ryouga aahed all upset at the place they were at and he hadn't been paying attention and paid for, as they got handed roller blade skates. Ryouga and her were sitting in seats as Ranka gave him a questionable look. " You know how to roller blade huh?" Ryouga laughed nervously. " Well uh.. I do know how to skate." Ranka gave him a dull look. " I know." Ryouga started to changed into the skates. " Do you?" Ranka looked off flustered. " No.. but it shouldn't be too hard, right?" She started to change into her skates as well.

Ryouga got up carefully as did she, getting out onto the rink, by clinging to the side. Ranka wobbled some as she tried to steady her legs, and watched how others were moving about. Even though she had never ice skated like Ranma had, she had the memory of the event, that she could look to, and ice skating was way more complicated than roller blading. Ryouga laughed some as he tried to steady himself a bit more. " Well it isn't as bad as ice skating, that's for sure." Ranka smiled a bit. " Well it's not slippery." She tried to move her legs back and forth slowly and aahed as she rolled a bit from where she was. Ryouga did the same though a little better, though not by much. Ranka put a little more push in with moving her feet, which sent her rolling off much further, making her loose her balance and fall on her butt. She blinked as she felt someone pick her up, when she was saw who it was she ughed.

Mikado smiled seductively at her. " My what a small world it is, for US to meet again, it must be destiny." As she gave him an angry look, knowing what he was up to. Ryouga aahed at seeing the perverted, kiss crazed ice skater Mikado, holding his date in his arms, skating over on his wheels a bit wobbly but able to land a punch to his face, making him let go of Ranka. Mikado glowered in anger at Ryouga, putting his hand to his face where he had been it. " How dare you hit my face, and such a refreshing way to wish me a challenge. That being said I challenge you and your girlfriend to an ice skating match, if I win, she won't' be yours anymore."

Azusa threw something from the side line that hit Mikado in his head. " Mikado enough flirting, we have practice soon." Mikado growled as he rubbed at his head from the random heavy object his annoying ice skating partner had thrown at him. " Alright already!" He then looked all serious and charming as he handed a card with the address on it to Ranka. " I look forward to seeing you beautiful, a week from now at our challenge." Ryouga glowered back at him. " Back off or do you want me to punch you again?! What are you even doing here, this isn't an ice skating rink.." Mikado hahed as he pushed his hair back all charmingly. " I like to dabble in all forms of skating, I shall see you in a week, so prepare yourself." He said before he skated out from the rink.

After they had left, Ryouga kept apologizing. Ranka waved it off. " Hey cmon, it's not.." She struggled with what to say. " It's.. not that bad." Ryouga sighed as he hung his head. " It is.. I never thought I'd have to go back on the damn ice.. or deal with those two weirdo's again." Ranka steadied herself as she stood on the side, sighing. " Well we'd better get in a lot of practice before then, so.." She blushed some looking annoyed. " You'd better teach me, how to skate, to make it up to me." Ryouga snapped out of his upset funk at seeing her cute expression on her face, making him smile and laugh for a second before nodded his head all serious. " Right."

They practiced for a little while longer, while a lot of jealous guys looked on at the lucky guy who was was the cute red head beauty. After a while they had left the rink as they gladly traded their skates back for their shoes. Ranka ahhed as she pulled her black boots back on, while sitting in the chair. Ryouga put his back on as well. "So, are you hungry?" Ranka gave him a smug look. " Are you?" Ryouga laughed a bit as he rubbed at the back of his head. She smiled back at him. " Yeah, that was hard work, so I think just about anyone would be hungry after that." Ryouga smiled back stupidly for a second before snapping himself out of his daze at seeing the food area. "Alright then." They went over to the counter, looking over the menu and settled on some meat buns and rice with some drinks.

After that, Ranka pulled him off into the arcade area all excited, as she pointed at one of the games with big eyes, a 2 player team up fighting one, that they played together. When they were done with that, she pulled him over with her to a whack a mole one, where she ended up getting the highest score for whacking the hell out of the game, then pulling him off with her to another one. He held a huge handful of connected prize tickets in a happy daze as he was transfixed on her.

While she was like Ranma in some ways, she was also very different, so much nicer. He watched as a younger little boy was crying about not having enough tickets for a prize he really wanted, and how Ranka took a big chunk of hers and went over to the kid with a smile and gave him them. She walked back over and looked sheepishly at him. " Sorry, I should've said something first." Ryouga shook his head with a smile. " No it's fine, that was really nice of you to do for that kid." Ranka played with the end of her ponytail, showing she was nervous as she blushed. "Yeah well.. and we've still got plenty, so is there a prize that you really want?" Ryouga blushed at being asked. " Oh no, it's fine, you get what you want." Ranka looked a bit annoyed with him. " No, not fine, you'd better pick something." Ryouga laughed a little and waved his hands about nervously. " Okay I will." He felt relieved when he saw her smile again and they both settled on a pair of the same anime character keychain figures of chun li from street fighter.

Back at the house Nodoka hadn't let Ranma off from his punishment as she had him go change into his girl form and also kept him busy so he wasn't able to fuss. Ranma-chan sighed at being taught how to sew, grumbling while she did so, watching her mother as she guided her.

She kept messing up and pricking herself and cursing, but was kept busy, just the same. After a break, they moved on to cleaning around the house, where she put Ranma in charge of vacuuming the downstairs and then dusting, which she guided her through first.

Not too far away was Ranka and Ryouga as they walked back from the shopping district area, with her taking the lead, making sure that he didn't stray. Ryouga at spotting the park got a bit nervous. " Ah Ranka, do you think we could sit a bit and talk a bit more." She nodded as they went off to the park and did so. Ryouga got all nervous as he thought he should try to clear up any misunderstandings about what he said before. " About what I said before about the ice skating, I didn't mean that I don't want to skate with YOU!" He said in excitement. Ranka looked flustered and wide eyed. " Ah.. right." He got ranting on about his experience with having to be Ranma-chan's ice skating partner and how this was very different.

Ranka had a hand to her face as she listened. " I've told you before Ryouga, I have all the same memories as Ranma does, so I know what you're talking about, even if I myself haven't actually gone through it." She looked thoughtful as she continued on. " You say you want me as your girlfriend, well let's just start with that then, but you don't get along with Ranma and always butting heads and you know I'm pretty much his other side." She sighed as she went on. "I've probably told you this before, but I've had a similar conversation with Akane. Well first she yelled at me, about how I always side with Ranma."

She looked down some as she shuffled her feet at the ground with her boots. " We're in sync. As I've also said, you'll make me angry if you upset my brother, and well if you really like me.. you're stuck with Ranma as well and I most likely will take his side. Can you really deal with that?" She said with a bit of a concerned look.

Ryouga had a serious look on his face as he put his hands on her shoulder's nervously, making her look surprised for a second. " You're worth it, I.. really.. like you.. and I know you keep saying that, but Ranka, you're so different from him in so many ways."

She tensed up a bit as she moved away a bit, hiding her face from him, clearly embarrassed. " You're so stubborn.." She said looking frustrated, as she was hoping she could get him to give up, as she had mixed feelings on the matter and didn't really know how to deal with going in that direction as she fidgeted with her fingers. " I'm not used to being loved.. so much, by everyone.." She said looking off in the distance. "There wasn't any of that before and I wasn't taught that, I just had to do what I was told and like it and if I didn't do it fast enough, I'd get punished.. so I.. it's all new to me." Ryouga looked a bit flustered, but also a little sad as he nodded, then smiled a bit. " Well I know, I'd do anything to keep seeing you happy Ranka." Ranka's eyes widened some at hearing that, then she looked off very flustered. "You've done more than enough.. Ryouga, really." She said with a small smile. " I can't be truly happy until I can get rid of my past for good, which is.. not going to be easy at all.." She said referring to Satan and his crew.

She leaned back as she rubbed at her wrist with the marking from the amazon amber. "Though thanks to granny's meddling, she's made sure "he" can't claim me anymore." She looked frustrated as she went on. " Of course because of Satan's meddling.. I ended up having to get engaged to Shampoo, so the amazon's already claimed me." Ryouga took her by her wrist gently. " I don't care, I.. still want you." Ranka blushed some. " You're something else, Ryouga Hibiki." Ryouga went off into one of his dumbfounded nervous fits. Ranka sighed. " Try not to get cooked up as a pig by Shampoo, okay." Ryouga sweat dropped looking really nervous as he just laughed. Ranka stretched out her legs, before giving him a quick kiss on his cheek and getting up. " Okay dates over, we'd better get back and we should practice ice skating every day, up until the match, or well.. maybe Ranma would want to do it instead."

Ryouga had a giant sweat drop on his head as he shook his head. " We don't have to tell him." Ranka gave him an annoyed look. " No huh, you say that, after what I said.." She sighed heavily at him. "I can't hide things from him, just like how he can't hide things from me either, so he's going to find out either way." Ryouga sighed as he got up, but was also happy at getting a peck on the cheek. Ranka looked discontent. " You see, me and you, it likely wouldn't work and the sooner you realize that, the better."

After getting back to the house, Ryouga was set to leave but Nodoka insisted he stay, swaying him to at least stay for dinner. Ranma had after doing everything his mother wanted of him with him as a girl, let him go change back into a guy. Ranka went off upstairs to go take a quick bath and get changed, while Nodoka was out in the garden.

Ranma had his arms crossed as it was just him and Ryouga on the couch, watching some tv, to which Ranma broke the silence. " So.. did you enjoy your date with my sister.." He had a serious look on his face. Ryouga got all nervous, making him laugh some. Ranma hmmed at him more annoyed. " Well now you two should be even and she doesn't owe you anymore." A few minutes later Ranka came back downstairs in her usual casual outfit a tshirt and pants and had her hair down that she had just blow dried, which had Ryouga staring. Ranma gave his sister a look. " Do I have to beat up someone?" Ranka looked over at Ryouga with a sly smile for a second. " Nah, we had fun at this arcade, roller blade rink place, well.. until Mikado showed his face, anyways." Ranma bristled at hearing that. "What?! Don't tell me he tried something again?!" Ryouga rubbed at the back of his head all nervously. Ranka sighed. " He did, but Ryouga beat me to punching him and "we" got challenged to a duel.." Ryouga had a stupid dumb love struck look on his face, which annoyed Ranma more.

Nodoka had come in and heard some of the conversation, putting her hand to her face. "Oh my.. you and Ryouga got challenged to what sort of duel, dear?" Ranka looked off flustered some as she muttered. " An ice skating one.. in a week." Nodoka's eyes shimmered. "Ooh." She then looked a little worried. " But Ranka dear, you don't know how to ice skate, do you?" Ranka shook her head. "Nope, so I'll need to practice as much as I can before the duel." Nodoka beat Ranma to it as she asked out of curiosity. "And what might the prize be? There are usually prizes when duels are involved." She noticed how flustered her daughter had become as well as the boy known as Ranma's friend, making her put her hand to her mouth. Ranma was able to figure it out without words as he glowered, knowing full well that perverted ice skating guy was after his sister.

Dinner came and went with Ranma eating more furiously then normal since he was angry. Ryouga was laughing nervously as he enjoyed the food that he knew Ranka had helped cook with her mother. After he tried to take his leave, only for Nodoka to sway him to stay the night. Nodoka reminded her children that they would be visiting with her friend Kalu tomorrow, to which she heard some groaning. Ranma and Ryouga were playing a video game, with Ranma showing no mercy on him, smirking at how bad his rival was at playing. Ryouga protested back. " Hey no fair Ranma, at least let me get the hang of this.." Nodoka and Ranka giggled at the boys. Ranka smiled smugly at him. " You'd better learn really fast then." Ranma hehed in agreement at what was said, as he kept enjoying having the upper hand against his rival at the moment.

With the clock hitting a certain time, Nodoka sent them off to bed. Ryouga drifted off to sleep, lost in his thoughts about things, while Ranka and Ranma were having a conversation through their link up. Ranma huffed as he was looking through a manga in his room.(" Listen I don't want you doing that stupid ice skating match, so I'll do it..") Ranka was off in her own room as well, looking through some of her magazine. ("Suit yourself, but I'm still going to practice for it.") After a little longer they said good night as they both went to bed for the night, needing their sleep if they had to deal with Kuno's aunt tomorrow.

Everyone was up and eating breakfast at the table together. Once Ryouga finished he tried to take his leave again and was once again swayed by Nodoka to stay. Ryouga tried to protest some. " Well uh I really do appreciate your kindness Mrs. Saotome but I shouldn't stay, I mean you're all going out some where.." Nodoka smiled as she started cleaning up. " Alright since you feel that way, you can go about your business and come back for dinner." Ryouga nodded nervously and said goodbye to them before he took his leave for awhile.

After Ranma finished eating his breakfast he stretched before getting up. " I'd better change into a girl then." Nodoka looked a little guilty. " Well you don't really have to, but you can if that is what you'd like to do, but I have told Kalu about your curse.." She muttered quietly to herself, how it was more she forced it out of her, before putting her hands together. " Well, we should get going."

Upon leaving she made sure the house was locked up as they walked off to their destination. Not too much later arriving at a house, or was it more like a castle? They starred at awe at the gates. Nodoka hit the buzzer and talked into the speaker, stating who it was. A few seconds later after the gates had been opened and they were let in an excited Kalu met them at the door. " Ah good Doka, you made it, with your lovely children as well." Nodoka smiled and greeted her friend, as did her children. Kalu waved her hand about. " Come on in." She studied Ranma, which made him nervous with dealing with another Kuno. Kalu smiled at him. " So, you're what all the fuss has been about hmm." Ranma sweat dropped and rubbed at the back of his head nervously. Nodoka frowned a bit at her friend. " Kalu.." Kalu cheesed at her. " I meant it in a good way. Anyways, who wants to swim?!"

Nodoka smiled nervously. " Oh, I didn't.." Kalu cut her off with a smirk. " Didn't bring swimsuits? That's alright, I have plenty, so you may all use whatever ones you'd like." She had them follow her to what looked like a bath house set up for changing rooms, one side for the girls and other for the boys, which she showed Ranma off to. She then smiled at her friend and her daughter as she led the way into the girls changing room, where she showed off all the bathing suits, where she picked out two one piece pink ones for them.

Once everyone was done changing into their swimsuits, they all were led by Kalu to where two large indoor pools were. " Here we are, go on have fun she said to the two siblings." While her and Nodoka sat down at one of the little umbrella tables to chat. Ranma was wearing a tank top and swim trunks as he jumped into the pool all excited at not having to hold back with the curse, as he changed into a girl and swam about. Kalu watched in fascination for a minute before taking a sip of her drink. " How intriguing. Perhaps I should visit this cursed place. I wonder if they have one for an alligator." Nodoka shook her head at her eccentric friend.

Ranka on the other hand wasn't in a rush to jump in, sitting on the edge of the giant pool, touching her foot to the water. Kalu watched her some, as she was tempted to run over and shove her in, but knew better. Ranma-chan was having fun floating on her back, till she felt like something brushed her, making her look annoyed, until she spotted what looked like a shark fin, go back under the water. Ranka thought she saw something for a second, making her rub her eyes before looking over at where her mother and Kalu were. " Aunt Kalu, do you have fish in the pool?" Kalu smiled at Ranka. "No dear, I have sharks, oh but don't worry they have been trained and are harmless." Nodoka looked a bit nervous at hearing that. " Kalu! Why do you have a pool with sharks?! And you let my children swim in it?!" Kalu waved her hand about at her freaked out friend. " Calm down Nodoka. Because I can and I like to swim my widdle sharkies."

Ranma-chan sweat dropped and looked frustrated at hearing that. " Sharks?! Then one rose up from the water with it's jaw's wide open as it went to attack her, making her yelp. " Holy crap, it is a shark!" Nodoka gasped and gave Kalu and upset look. " I thought you aid they were trained?!" Kalu sweat dropped at remembering. " Oh that's right.. I didn't feed them yet today. Whoopsie." She said sticking her tongue out.

Ranka at hearing that sweat dropped and yelled to Ranma. " Hurry up and get out of there, before they eat you!" Ranma-chan swam really fast with a shark hot on her trail, coming after her fast. "Aaah, stupid sharks!" Ranka had her hand out stretched, as she grabbed Ranma-chan's hands and helped pull her out from the pool really fast, before the shark slammed into the side of the pool, sending a good wave of water that soaked both of them. Nodoka got up and ran over upset. " Are you two okay? I think we've had enough swimming for today.."

Kalu waved her hand about. " Nonsense, we'll just use the other pool." Ranma-chan looked frazzled as well as annoyed. " What's in that one? More sharks.." Kalu laughed the familiar ohoho, which made the two siblings cringe some. " No sharks, I assure you." Nodoka gave her an annoyed look. " I sincerely hope not.." Ranka sweat dropped as she went over and put her feet in and yelped at feeling something brush against her foot. Ranma-chan gave Kalu and annoyed look. " What's in there..?" Kalu smiled. " Dolphins dear." Ranma-chan bristled in annoyance. " Then why did you let us go in a shark infested pool?!" Kalu giggled. " I forgot which pool they were in." Nodoka shook her head at her. Kalu held up her hand in response. " Dolphins love people, so you don't have to worry." Ranma-chan grumbled as she hopped into the pool. Ranka followed shortly after, with a dolphin popping up making noises, which had her in awe.

Nodoka sighed a bit more relieved as she started to calm down. " Why don't you have a regular pool, Kalu.." She thought a bit more on it. " How deep are these pools?" Kalu waved her hand about from where they were sitting. " Obviously very deep, but there's layers and then a little hole that the dolphins or sharks can come up through." She tossed a plastic beach ball over into the pool and yelled to them. " Why don't you play with them."

Ranka sweat dropped as she took the ball and tossed it over at a dolphin, who bopped it back at her with it's nose. Kalu and Nodoka eventually came in and Kalu showed them how they could also ride them dolphins, if they so pleased. After awhile they went and got dried off and changed, being led to a dining area.

Kalu had a whole spread of fancy foods on the large table. " Please help yourselves to whatever you'd like." Ranma having changed back to a guy, eyes were sparkling as he grabbed a lobster. " Don't mind if I do." Nodoka shook her head. " Kalu you didn't have to go through so much trouble for us, but thank you." Kalu smiled as she put a hand fan out over her face, hiding her mouth. " It's no trouble at all, go on Doka, have some." Nodoka sighed as she helped herself to some things, as did Ranka. After awhile Kalu smiled at Ranka. " So Ranka, you're mother has told me that you've been going along and helping her out on her little demon hunting expeditions."

Nodoka pursed her lips at hearing that some. Ranka looked a little awkward at hearing that. "Ah yeah." Kalu smiled back. " That is such a relief to hear that." Nodoka smiled as she set her tea cup down. A bit more time passed before they moved on to a different room, with Kalu leading the way. " Well now that everyone's had their fill, I thought you two would like to play with my dance dance revolution game." She motioned to it, as she took a seat on the fancy couch with Nodoka. Ranka eyed the video game looking item, that had what looked like a platform attached to it. Kalu laughed a bit. " You play it like a game but step on what the game what's you to step symbol or lights wise, go on have fun with it." Ranma looked it over as well, before they got into it.