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.

44. Chapter 44

Chapter 44: Wedged

While the Tendo's enjoyed their breakfast for dinner, back at the Saotomes it was another spicy dish that Nodoka pulled through. She missed her son and daughter and could tell they didn't get along with Tenka and likely didn't approve of her being taken into their family. She needed to focus on Tenka for the time being and hoped when they came back after the weekend, they could talk about things.

Cut back to the Tendo's as they had finished with dessert. Happosai finished off his tea with a relaxed breath, in a good mood, an even better one at seeing how Ranka and Ranma were there. He turned around and ruffled through his bag of treasures, he had gained on his evening heist. He pulled out a " lacie number." " Here my dear, a present for you, since I'm in such a good mood, I'll forgive you." He held out his peace offering to her. Ranka wrinkled up her nose in disgust, with an annoyed look. "Please, you stole that from someone else. Hey, it's not my fault you fell for a demon." She said in reference to how he had fallen for Ivory, who was a she-devil.

Ranma growled as he grabbed it away from the old man. " You dirty old man!" Happosai smirked evilly as he grabbed his glass of water, flinging the contents of the cold water into Ranma's face, then leaping into the air with another bra. " Don't worry Ranma, I got you a present too, so put it on." Ranma-chan shook her head off, connecting her fist to old man's head, splatting him down into the ground. " No way!" Happosai muttered from the ground, before pulling himself up. " Ranma.. how dare you treat your master this way!"

Ranma had grabbed his bag of treasures while he had been down. Happosai at seeing this, demanded it back. Ranma-chan smirked. " You mean "this"?" She tossed it over to Ranka who caught it. Happosai scurried over to the other side of the table. " Ranka dear, be a good girl and give that to me." Ranka smirked and tossed it back over to Ranma. They played "monkey in the middle" with the old man a few times before Genma grabbed it from Ranma. " That's enough you two, can't you see he's had enough." Happosai sniveled into his sleeve. Genma was about to hand the bag back, until Soun interfered. " Saotome, how could you?.. As part of the neighborhood watch committee I cannot allow this."

While they were busy fighting, the old man nabbed the bag back and disappeared in a blur, off into his room. After a few minutes Nabiki let her father know that the old man was gone.

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A little later everyone was headed to bed for the evening, as they all took turns with the bathroom. Akane was waiting her turn, when she heard pig noises from the outside porch, at spotting her pet pig, she scooped him up into her arms. "P-chan, where have you been, huh baby?" Ranma furrowed his brows at seeing the pig. "What's your excuse this time huh you little porker." He poked his finger to the pig's nose. Akane hmpfed. " Ranma don't pick on him, he just came back."

Ranka came out from the bathroom, wrinkling her nose up at seeing P-chan. "Oh, P-chan's back huh. Here, I'll hold him for you." Akane kept her hold on him. " It's fine, he's a good boy." To Ranma's dismay, she took the pig off to the bathroom with her. "He's not staying in the same room as you two.." Ranka sweat dropped. " Yeah okay, you can tell Akane that then." Ranma groaned. " Why does she gotta be so darn stupid.." Ranka gave a shrug.

A cheerful Akane came out from the bathroom a few minutes later, still holding P-chan, giving both siblings a stern look. " I don't want either of you trying to hurt him." Ranka had her arms crossed. Ranma and Ranka were conversing with each other privately, about the matter at hand. Ranma huffed as he said good night really fast, going off upstairs in a huff, before he tried to kill P-chan. Which Ranka assured him, she'd do her best to deter P-chan from being perverted with Akane.

A few minutes later, they were upstairs in Akane's room. Ranka cursed to herself about not getting changed downstairs, but then she didn't think P-chan would show up. She sighed as she went over and grabbed P-chan by his bandana, setting him down inside the desk's drawer, before shutting it shut. Akane bristled at seeing what she had done. " Hey!" Ranka crossed her arms at her, with a flustered look. " Listen, if you want me to stay with you in your room, I'm NOT going to change in front of P-chan, okay.." Akane gave her an annoyed look. " He's just a pig, Ranka." Ranka gave her a bit of a glare. " I think I'll just go stay with Kasumi." Akane pouted. " Fine, but take him out when your done." Ranka waved her hand about. " Yeah, yeah. You'd better get changed too."

After they finished, she was true to her word and made sure to let P-chan out from the drawer, to which Akane nabbed right back up. Ranka ignored it as she finished laying out her futon, then getting cozy under the blanket. Akane was all snuggled up in her bed, with P-chan, as she looked over at where Ranka was on the floor. " Did you bring an outfit?" Ranka rolled over with an annoyed look on her face. " If I didn't, I wouldn't hear the end of it, now would I? But are you ready to "put up, or shut up?" P-chan looked back and forth between them, as he took note how flustered Akane was getting. Akane hmpfed with a bit of a smirk. " I can do that right now."

Ranka sweat dropped as she waved her hand about. " I wouldn't.." Akane huffed. " And, why not? Are you backing out of the deal "we" made?" Ranka sighed with an annoyed look. " It is tempting.. but no, I mean are you seriously going to put something like "that" on, when there's a boy in here." To further her point, she pointed at P-chan. Akane looked to where she was pointing and giggled. " It's just P-chan, he's harmless." Ranka shook her head at her. " Just" him huh. Okay well, I guess I gotta be a stick in the mud, and remind you." She sighed heavily as she scratched at her head. " How would you feel if it were the other way around, Akane? Say for example, Ranma had a little pet, say a cute little girl and slept with it and loved it up, all the time in front of you. Don't you think, that you'd get upset about it?" Akane mulled over what was said. " Well I think he's being ridiculous, P-chan's just a pig." Ranka quirked an eyebrow at her. " Are you really sure about that?" Akane gave her an odd look back. " He's a pig, Ranka, don't tell me you're jealous like Ranma is of him? You could, well.. you could join us." Ranka rolled back over. " No, thanks."

Akane held P-chan up with her hands. " Ranka's just as bad as Ranma, isn't she?" P-chan sweat dropped, as his eyes darted back and forth. She set him back down, before she snuggled up with him, shutting her eyes.

Once Akane was asleep, Ranka nabbed P-chan away, setting him down on the ground with an annoyed look, before turning her back to him. P-chan was sweating all over, nervous as hell. Knowing if he didn't want to get on Ranka's bad side, he'd better not stay in Akane's bed. Ranka sat up, taking him up by his bandana once again, before she plunked him down on top of the futon, a ways from where she was. P-chan's eyes got all big at seeing she was allowing him to stay with her. He curled up on his side of the futon, giving her plenty of space.

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Soon it was another morning and everyone was eating breakfast at the table. Ranma ate his food with an annoyed look on his face, as P-chan seemed to be quite the chipper mood, with annoyed him more, tripled by the fact Akane was spoiling him by sharing her food with him. He didn't feel like starting a fight before school though, by barking back and forth with his fiancée. Once they finished, they all headed off to school.

Sadly once they got there, Kuno was rampaging at seeing Ranma coming with not just Ranka but Akane as well. " You foul heven, is it not enough you keep the lovely goddess Ranka all to yourself, but now Akane Tendo as well." Ranma grumbled at his rant. " Shut up Kuno.." Ranka had her hands on her hips as she stormed up to Kuno, giving him a whack to his head. " Stop picking on my brother, you jealous bastard." That earned a bunch of snickers from the near by crowd of students.

Kuno rubbed at his head. " Alas my poor sweet goddess Ranka, you cannot help but follow the vile sorcerers biddings." Ranka gave him another good whack to his head. " Shut up, Kuno.." That earned a lot of laughing from a bunch of on lookers, seeing that the kendoist got told off the same by both siblings. Ranma had enough of him, as he crackled his knuckles, warming up before he sent him flying. They then took their leave as they escaped off inside the school.

As they school day went on and gym came around, Ranka made sure to take Thrista aside, gesturing that they go to the nurses office, which they did. Thrista looked nervous as she rubbed at her arm. " I'm surprised you want to talk to me.." Ranka sighed as she rubbed her head. " Yeah, so am I.." She said in a bit of a sarcastic tone. " Listen, here's the deal. I'll look past what happened, if you earn back my trust. Starting with what I have to say.." Thrista's eyes widened at what she was hearing. " Go on.." She could barely contain her excitement. Ranka fidgeted about some from where she was sitting on the side of the bed. "Remember you basically told me that you can influence people's minds."

Ranka scratched at her head as she continued on. "You did do something with nightmares to Akane, didn't you?" Thrista sighed. " Only because I was trying to help.." Ranka sweat dropped. "So you can give people nightmares then?" Thrista pouted. " I can influence dreams." Ranka hmmed thoughtfully. " So.. you can kinda spy on people with your powers too?" Thrista rubbed at her head, anxiously. " Kinda." Ranka got a serious look on her face. " I'd like you to watch over my mom, maybe even influence her dreams." Thrista blinked. " Are you and your mother fighting?" Ranka sighed heavily. " Something like that.. there's a little devil that's influencing my mom.. and out to get me.." Thrista had a concerned look on her face as she listened. " Did you leave home, again?" Ranka nodded. " Me and Ranma did, temporarily.. I can't help but worry about her…" Thrista hmmed. " But you told me to leave your friends and family alone." Ranka ruffled up her hair in annoyance. " Ugh I know, so now I'm asking if you could use your powers to influence and watch over my mom, since she won't listen to me or my brother.."

Thrista pondered over things a minute. " So, I could also influence this little demon?" Ranka had a dull look on her face. " Yeah, sure whatever." Thrista smiled. " And this will put us back on the path of friendship?" Ranka started to get annoyed. " Isn't that what I said.." Thrista nodded. " It is, so is it alright if use my powers to contact you through your dreams?" Ranka sighed. "If ya gotta, I guess so.." Thrista smiled back. " Alright then, it's a deal." She then giggled. " Your talking like Ranma and Ranko." Ranka got all flustered at having that put out there. " Yeah well, it happens, we are related. It's.. a bad habit, I try to talk as proper as I can but it just pops out at times.." Thrista just smiled. " Uhuh." She then frowned a tad. "Are you not feeling well, is that why your not going to gym class?"

Ranka sighed. "Is it that obvious? Mainly it was just to talk with you." Thrista gave her a knowing look. " It really is. I can tell, this little devil is the cause." Ranka groaned. " You got me, I just can't concentrate in that way right now. If I went to the gym, I'd probably get smacked in the face by the ball again and ultimately.. end up here anyway's.." Thrista sighed. "That's awful, it's good you didn't go to gym them. So Ranka, you said before that you were a clone."

Ranka looked nervous at being confronted and damned herself for getting so over emotional, that she had spilled that information out to Thrista. Well she was caught and couldn't take it back. " Unfortunately I did say that.." Thrista had big eyes with anticipation. " So, who were you cloned from? If I had to guess, I'd say it's your twin sister Ranko." Ranka sweat dropped. "Ah hah, it's that obvious.." Thrista giggled. " Ooh I got it right, but you know what, you two may look identical, but you two do your own things. For one, Ranko she gets way more fired up than you do." Ranka felt embarrassed. " I don't know about that.. I mean, I get mad." Thrista hmmed. "I think Ranko gets way more mad and seems a lot more feisty and in your face. Besides I don't see you as a clone." Ranka looked off the other way annoyed. " Stop trying to kiss up to me.." Thrista blinked at hearing that. "I'm not, but if you want me to, I could." Ranka gave her a distressed look. " Okay, I get it already! Don't do it.. Shampoo will hunt you down and she'll kiss you.. to death.. I've been trying to keep that from happening, but you'd really be pushing it.. with that.." Thrista looked a bit flustered. " I was, just joking.." Ranka gave her a stern look. " Yeah well, Shampoo does not joke, she's dead serious." Thrista couldn't help but gulp. " Okay well, I'd better be going." She then disappeared off into the hallway.

Ranka had a nice little nap for a while, before she was woken up. Ranma looked annoyed for a minute, before changing to a more concerned one. " You sure your okay?" Ranka grumbled a bit cranky from being woken up, pretty suddenly. "I'm fine, I was having a nice nap.." Ranma furrowed his eyebrows. " You weren't thinking about running off, were ya?" Ranka gave him a dull look. " Why would I be taking a nap, if I was going to do that." She huffed as she sat up. " I just can't concentrate on gym right now and I wanted to talk to Thrista."

Ranma quirked an eyebrow at hearing that. " I thought you were mad at her?" Ranka rubbed at her head. " I am but, she can use her powers to watch mom, so I put that aside for now. I think it'd be better to have someone that powerful on our side." Ranma thought on the matter. " Well yeah but can she be trusted?" Ranka sighed. " If she does what I asked, it's a step toward regaining trust." Ranma hmmed, then got a serious look on his face. "So what did the piece of bacon, pull last night?" Ranka sweat dropped as she waved her hand about. " Nothing, like I said, I made sure of that. It's just.. Akane well.. she see's nothing wrong about what she does. I tried to point that out to her, about how would she feel if it were the other way around." Ranma rubbed at his chin. " It is kinda tempting, but she's so dumb, she probably wouldn't get it anyway's." He said with a chuckle. Ranka sweat dropped. " Ah yeah, but don't let "her" hear you say that." Ranma kept pestering his sister. " So you staying here or you coming to class?" Ranka looked annoyed. " I'm coming alright.."

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A bit later they were all gathered at their desks, having their lunch. Kasumi had graciously made them lunches as well. While Ranka was grateful and it wasn't as if, it wasn't delicious, it just wasn't the same as her mothers. Ranma sort of felt the same, but wasn't as affected as his sister was over it. The environment carried on as usual, with everyone enjoying their lunches, as they also made conversation.

Meanwhile back at the Saotomes, after having some lunch, Nodoka smiled at Tenka. " Tenka sweetie, let's take a bath together." Izzy tensed up at hearing that, she had managed to avoid such a thing, until now. There was no way she was going to bathe with a human, much less "the demon hunter." Or so she thought, but Nodoka had already grabbed her up, as she hauled her off to the bathroom with her. " Now now dear, bathing is important." Tenka looked dumb founded as she was forcefully stripped by Nodoka, who then stripped down herself. Once done she picked up Tenka again, plopping her down into the warm bath tub gently, before getting in with her. Before she could dart away, she was swept up in Nodoka's embrace. "Isn't this nice, Tenka." Tenka sat in her spot, frozen in place. Inwardingly she was grumbling as Ranka's word's echoed through out her mind. She groaned as she had been ensnared into the human woman's trap, just like the traitor had been.

After having to bond in the bath, once they were all dried off and dressed, she was forced to bond further with the human woman, as she was dragged off with her to food store. Nodoka lifted her up, as she set her down in the front part of the shopping cart. "There we are." She then pushed the cart off as she wheeled off down an aisle, as she hummed a happy tune.

Back at Furikan, the school day had ended, as a beaming Akane walked back home with both siblings. Nabiki wasn't present, as she had business to attend to. When they got back to the house, they were all greeted, warmly, by Kasumi. Genma bolted up from where he had been sitting, at seeing Ranka. " Ranka, tell your father this instance how to fix the curse you put on me!" Ranka rolled her eyes in turn. " This again, old man? I already told you, there's no cure. You already knew that." Genma sobbed, trying to guilt her. " How could you inflict such a horrible technique upon your only father." Ranka gave him a dull look. " Says you.." Genma sweat dropped, as he didn't follow her sarcastic remark, then shaking his head about, as he placed his hands on her shoulders. " Ranka, you must do the honorable thing and also endure such a cursed technique."

It was Ranma's turn as he rolled his eyes at his fathers lame attempt to guilt Ranka into sharing his pain. Akane looked worried as she had her hand to her mouth. Ranma shook his head at his father's stupidity. " Don't worry Akane, he's not gonna win."

Ranka smacked his hands off her shoulders, with an annoyed look as her red gem lit up, putting a barrier around her. " No, thanks." Genma growled as she tried to make a grab for her, only to be repelled. " Do the right and honorable thing." Ranka furrowed her brow. " Oh, YOU want to talk about honorable, huh. You runaway from everything.." She glared into his eyes, long and hard, which made the older martial artist cower.

Happosai had suddenly appeared out of no where, as he sipped some of his drink. " She's got you pegged Genma, why not just admit defeat." Genma's lip quivered. " Master, how could you speak so ill of me." Happosai just laughed in reply. Kasumi looked quite upset, in her own way. " Mr. Saotome, that's quite enough.. It's not right to try to force such a horrible thing on your daughter." Soun nodded in agreement. "Here, here." Genma started pouting at being picked on by everyone. He ran out the front door, once he had his shoes on.

Not too much later the girls went off to the kitchen, which left Soun and Ranma, though he was already on the prowl, as he went off upstairs in search of P-chan, wanting answers out of his mouth, about last night. That and if he was in Akane's room, he wanted to try to shoo him out. He tensed up as he stood outside his fiancee's room, but only for a brief minute, before he soldered on. If he was going to do it, it was now or never, with Akane and Kasumi busy in the kitchen and Nabiki hadn't come home yet.

He turned the knob on the door, as he entered the room as silent as he could. He had a hot tea kettle at the ready, as he spotted his prey, much to his dismay. There was P-chan all curled up on Akane's bed. He made his move as he dashed forward, pouring some of the hot water out from the tea kettle's spout. P-chan was faster as he sensed the danger, darting out the open window with a loud squeal. Ranma growled as he gave chase, going out the window, after him, as they took their chase up to the roof top.

Downstairs in the mean time Soun was reading his paper, he twitched a bit at hearing the noise from on top of the roof, going back and forth for quite a while. He hoped whatever was going on, that his home wasn't a casualty of it in damages. He was interrupted from his thoughts as he heard the front door open and close, as his middle daughter Nabiki appeared. She gave a slight wave. " I'm back." She then looked up towards the roof. " Don't tell me Ranma and Ryouga are at it again." Soun nodded.

Back up on the rooftop, Ranma had managed to get Ryouga wet enough with the hot water that he had changed back. They were too into fighting, as they took it down to the ground. Ranma and him were throwing punches and kicks at each other. Inside the girls had finished making dinner and were setting things down onto the table, just in time that they all got to see Ryouga in his naked glory. Ranma realized as he heard Akane yelp, giving him a kick, sending him further away from view. " Jeez Ryouga, cover up man.."

Akane in mean time at seeing him naked had fainted, to which Ranka pushed through her embarrassment to catch her. At the same time Nabiki, caught Kasumi who had also fainted from the overwhelming sight. Ranma gave Ryouga a whack over his head. " Idiot!" He dragged him off really fast to the bathroom.

Ryouga sunk down in the hot tub, his face ten shades of red as he had realized all the girls had seen him full on naked. But only for a minute, until he bolted up looking furious at Ranma. " Ranma! This is ALL your fault!" Ranma tightened his fist. " My fault?! Says the little pervert piggy!" He gave his rival another whack to his head. Ryouga growled. " What was that for?!" Ranma growled back. " That's for letting Akane and Ranka see your ass naked!"

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A few minute's later everyone was sitting at the table having dinner, as awkward as it was for the girls. Once Ryouga was finished, he bowed his head down on the floor, thanking them for the wonderful meal, as well as apologizing like crazy. Akane broke the silence first. " Why were you, naked out there Ryouga?" Nabiki couldn't help but make him look worse. " Oh you know Akane, it's one of those things that guys like to do. Lucky for you Ranma's also a girl." Ranma looked annoyed as he grumbled and kept eating. Akane gave Ryouga a questionable look. " Is.. that true Ryouga?" Ranka kept quiet as she sipped her drink, though she had a dull look on her face. Ryouga turned red all over from embarrassment. " I'm sorry Akane, please don't look at me!" He had gotten back up and dashed out through the porch door really fast, disappearing in a blur.

Kasumi was shaking her head at the whole thing. " Oh my.. oh dear.." Nabiki was playing with her chopsticks. " Well it's been an interesting evening so far." Soun set his chopsticks down as he finished his meal, then he rubbed at his head. " Saotome never came back did he?" Kasumi shook her head. " I'm afraid not father." Soun cleared his throat. " Well I'm sure he'll be back soon.." Before he could finish, Happosai had appeared out of no where and started devouring Genma's plate of food. " Don't mind if I do." Soun sweat dropped. " But Master, that was.." Happosai gave him a glare. " That was.. what?" Soun admitted defeat.

Happosai then took his glass of water and flung the contents on Ranma, turning him into a girl. He chuckled as he finished off his plate. " Ah, much better." Ranma-chan growled as she tightened her fist. " Better for WHO?!" She went to throw a punch at him, only for him to leap away with a chuckle. " Catch me if you can, Ranma!" That prompted Ranma-chan to chase him around the house in anger. " I'm gonna get ya, you dirty old man!"

While they were running around back and forth, Soun tried to ignore it. Kasumi smiled as she started to clean up the empty plates. " They really do like their exercise." Akane rolled her eyes at the whole thing, until she heard a squeal from the back yard, which made her eyes light up. " P-chan! Oh baby, did you get lost again?" It was Ranka's turn to roll her eyes, before she went about to helping Kasumi clean up. Akane came back in, holding P-chan in her arms. " Look who I found, he must've gotten himself lost in the yard." She looked confused. " Though I could've sworn I left you in my room." She put on an apron, then setting him inside the front pocket, like a kangaroo pouch. " There you go." She then went about to helping Kasumi and Ranka with clean up. Kasumi took notice of P-chan in the pouch of the apron. " Oh my, that's so cute." Ranka kept to her task, not paying him any attention.

After they had finished clean up and things had settled down, since Happosai had left to go patrol the area. Everyone else was watching tv at the table. Ranka joined them after she made a quick phone call to her mother, not staying on it very long, before she joined everyone as well. When the tv show was over, everyone went off their separate ways.

Or would've, if Ranma who had changed back to a guy, hadn't spotted P-chan in Akane's arms. "Don't tell me your gonna sleep with that pig.." Akane huffed as she tightened her grip some on P-chan. " Fine then, I won't." She said as she meant how she wouldn't tell him. Ranma glared daggers at P-chan. " I see, so that's your game huh." Akane gave him a suspicious look. " Game? Stop being jealous over a pig, for crying out loud, Ranma!" Ranka watched them go back and forth at it. Nabiki had to put her two cents in as she went off upstairs. " Well he has every right to be jealous, P-chan is another guy."

Akane hmpfed. " Well he's being stupid, isn't he baby?" She said in a sweet tone to P-chan. Ranma grumbled and mumbled as he stormed off upstairs, to distance himself. He knew his sister would deal with it, though he just didn't want her or Akane in the same room as that pervert, even more so after they had seen the lost boy, naked. For the time being he went off to his room, that he shared with his father. Akane huffed as she held P-chan, going off upstairs. " I hope your not jealous too." Ranka had her arms crossed. " Don't worry, I'm not, I just sympathize with Ranma on the matter." Akane grumbled at hearing that, as they went off to her room. "I really wish you weren't."

Ranka gave her an annnoyed look. " Well I am." Akane huffed more as she set P-chan down on her bed. " Since you two are so close, you can tell him, he's being ridiculous!" Ranka hahed. " I'm not going to do that. Your the one who is being ridiculous Akane. I mean, you don't think it's weird how P-chan has the same bandana as Ryouga?" She said, trying to throw a subtle hint at Akane. Akane shook her head. " Now, YOUR being the ridiculous one Ranka." Ranka shrugged her shoulders. " Yeah okay, so I am."

Akane hmpfed with her arms crossed. " Maybe I shouldn't, show you what I was going to show you.." Ranka gave her an odd look. " And.. what were you going to show me? Remember there's a boy in the room too." Akane tightened her fists. " He's just a pig! Now, I'm going to show you anyways!" Ranka sweat dropped as Akane pulled her pajama pants down enough to show off the lacey underwear she was wearing. Ranka got all flustered. " I told you, you shouldn't do that with a boy around.." On the other hand her head was spinning, as she couldn't believe she had delivered on their deal.

P-chan's eyes bugged out at getting a glimpse of the lace, falling backwards as his nose bled. Akane yelped. " Oh no, what's wrong P-chan? Why are you bleeding?" Ranka smacked her hand to her face. " Because, he saw something.. he shouldn't have seen.." Akane had already pulled her pants back up really fast, as she centered her attention on Ranka. " Well I delivered, now didn't I? So, that means you have to too." She said with a satisfied smile on her face.

Ranka groaned as she balled her fists. "Yeah yeah, but no peepers allowed." She tossed Akane's blanket, up and over so it covered P-chan, before she went to her back pack to pull out the chinese top. Then tossing off her t-shirt, before pulling it on and buttoning it up into place, with a frustrated look. " Happy, now.." Akane's eyes sparkled in reply. " It looks really nice on you, Ranka." Within a few seconds she had taken it back off and pulled her t-shirt back on.

Akane protested. " Hey! That wasn't what we agreed on and.. I'm still wearing mine.." Ranka crossed her arms. " No where did we agree how long either of us had to wear our things. So, you can take them off whenever." Akane puffed her cheeks. " You're such a liar! I.. finally.. did it.." Ranka was ready to leave and go stay with Kasumi for the night, but she had promised Ranma she'd keep P-chan in check another night. Though.. he had already gotten a glimpse of Akane's panties, due to her own stupidity.

Ranka sighed heavily. " You're the one who took me a bit too seriously Akane. I choose what I choose, because I was hoping you would never go through with it. I honestly didn't think you would.." Akane hmpfed. " Well, I proved you wrong." Ranka gahed as she cut the conversation short. " I'm done, I'm going to bed."

Once she fell asleep, Ranka stole P-chan from her, like she had the previous night. There wasn't any refusal on his part, as he curled up on his spot.

Off in his and his fathers room, Ranma was just starting to fall asleep when the door to the room opened and his father who was obviously drunk, stumbled into the room. He then flopped down on his futon with a very satisfied look on his face. Ranma gave his dad a kick to his leg. " What's the big idea pops, I was just about sleep and your loud ass came in." He waved his hand about. " Ugh you stink, what have you been doing?" Genma chuckled as he settled into his futon, ignoring his son. Ranma got more annoyed at that fact. " You missed dinner old man.. the old fart ate your share."

Genma smiled and rubbed at his belly. " Luckily I had a wonderful dinner, so.." He had a cheesy grin on his face, before he rolled over with a big yawn. "Ah, I couldn't eat another bite." Ranma gave him a weird look. " Uhuh.. so where'd you get so much money to go pig out in one night?" Genma was already starting to fall asleep, as he smiled. " It's all thanks to.. Ranka." He trailed off as he was fast asleep. Ranma sweat dropped, not liking what he had thought he had heard, but was too tired to drill his dad about it, it'd have to wait till tomorrow.

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Meanwhile, outside the Saotomes house hold, a shadowy figure stood as she sent her butterfly after it's prey. Once it got inside, it homed in on it's target as it found Nodoka. Thrista then sent another one loose, as it entered the house and found it's target, Tenka. Nodoka tossed and turned as she found herself having a nightmare, quite a vivid one. Within it's clutches, she found herself being further distanced from her son and daughter.

Nodoka had Tenka by her side all the time, despite it was right in front of her, showing her that the girl had devil horns and a tail. Ranka tried one last time to tell her, but she had no voice and she looked very exhausted and depressed. It came down to one day that she didn't see Ranka any where, no matter where she looked she couldn't find her. The phone suddenly rang, with her picking it up and hearing the devil, who told her, that Ranka came back to him and Nodoka had lost. She dropped the phone, just in time to have Ranma have heard, and he started walking off, getting further away from her reach.

Tenka on the other hand, found herself in her own nightmare, as what Ranka had warned her about, had ended up happening. Her fellow she-devil's shunned her, no longer accepting her as one, with how cozy she had become with the demon hunter and traitors. Her plan was falling apart, and Ranka's words kept haunting her. The final hit was how she wasn't able to turn back into a she- devil. She woke up panting as she yelled.

Nodoka at the same time, hit her limit as Ranka was gone and Ranma was almost no longer visible from how far he had walked away, making her bolt up with tears in her eyes. She looked down and noticed that Tenka seemed to have a bad nightmare as well. "Oh dear, Tenka sweetie did you have a bad dream too?" Tenka sweat dropped at hearing that.

Meanwhile Thrista took her leave, moving on as she made her way to the Tendo's, where she sent one of her butterfly manifest ions after it's target. Once it found Ranka, it connected her through a dream to Thrista, who was taking a nap in the yard. Thrista entered through to Ranka's dream as she waved at her. " Ranka, I did what you asked." Ranka gave her a questionable look. " So, what's going on?" Thrista sweat dropped. "Oh, I just gave them both things to think about. Oh right, you wanted me to watch them too, right?" Ranka had a dull look on her face." Duh.." Thrista nodded. "Okay I'll give you another update tomorrow night then." She then took her leave from the dream scape, as she woke up outside it, taking her leave.

Back at the Tendo's during mid morning, where everyone was up and having breakfast at the table together, was when Kasumi decided to drop the news. She clasped her hands together. " Good news everyone, Father and I have decided we should all go have a nice day at the beach." Nabiki smirked at hearing that. " I'm all for it." Akane got all excited at hearing that, since she had been jealous at how Ranma and Ranka had gone to the beach before, without her in tow. Genma smirked as well. " Ah, it sounds like such a lovely plan." Ranma scratched at his head a minute, before he remembered he had a swim suit there probably. Ranka on the other hand rubbed at her head looking flustered.

Nabiki caught sight, but so did Akane, as she was quicker. "Don't worry Ranka, you can borrow one of my swim suits." Nabiki snapped her fingers, since she could've gotten her into a bikini, if she had gotten to her first. Kasumi just smiled. " Alright, let's all try to be ready to go in an hour then." Nabiki went off to the kitchen to help her sister, since Akane had already dragged Ranka off upstairs with her.

Ranma gave his dad a suspicious look, as he was going to try to get him to spit out what he was mumbling on about last night. " So pops, what the heck were you saying last night, about Ranka?" Genma acted like he hadn't heard him as he carried on about the beach. " Ah the white sand, the sparkling waves, it's been too long." Ranma started to get annoyed as he tried again, only for his father to keep going on about something else.

Meanwhile upstairs in her room, Akane had excitedly gotten out all her swim suits. " Pick anyone you want." Ranka sighed as she grabbed the pink one piece with white stripes. "I guess, this one." Akane started to get mad, as she felt like she was complaining. "Is something wrong with my swimsuits, Ranka?" Ranka gehed at seeing the anger rising from her. " No there's not, I just wish it had a skirt." Akane's anger dropped as she felt no insults were being directed at her. " Oh, well maybe Nabiki might have something." Ranka gave her an amused look. " I'd rather not have to borrow anything from her.." Akane sweat dropped as she nodded in agreement.

Once everyone was all ready, they took their leave from the house. Soun and Genma were all giddy as they were a good ways a way from the house. " The master is no where in sight." Soun smiled. " It must be a good omen." Ranma had turned into a girl before they left, since there was no point since there'd be water. Nabiki was fixing her camera, while they waited at the bus stop. Kasumi took notice. "Oh my Nabiki, do you plan on taking a lot of nice beach pictures today?" Nabiki smiled as she had Ranma-chan and Ranka, as well as Akane in her sights through the lens. " Indeed I do."

Ranma-chan caught sight of Akane holding P-chan. "Oh no, he's not going to the beach again!" Akane gave her fiancee an annoyed look. " HE can go to the beach as many times as he wants!" Ranma-chan hmpfed, before she smirked evily. " Sure he can, if he wants to become bacon that is, the sand get's pretty hot." Akane tried to take a swipe at her. " Leave P-chan alone, you jerk!" Ranka sighed as she tried to say the same thing her sibling had but a bit nicer. " Ranma's not really wrong, the sand does get pretty hot, so it's possible that might happen." Akane turned her annoyance from one sibling to the other. " I can't believe you'd say that, Ranka!" Ranka gave her an annoyed look back. " It's like when it's so hot on the pavement, that you could cook an egg. It's possible with the sand, or he might burn his feet."

Akane hmpfed as she walked ahead of the two, feeling insulted. Ranka had an annoyed look on her face as she muttered. Ranma-chan shook her head. " That's Akane for ya. Man I really wish she'd left him home.." Ranka sighed. " That's not going to happen."

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Before they knew it they were all set up on the beach. Kasumi started in on everyone about playing it safe with the sun. She fussed as she addressed Ranka first, rubbing some sun block on her back, before turning hers to her. " Ranka would you mind, helping me?" Ranka's cheeks flushed a little before she nodded and returned the favor. Nabiki seeing this started in to get in on the action. " Yoo hoo, me too Ranka." Ranka looked a tad annoyed as she helped Nabiki put some on her back.

Akane took notes as she grew flustered, as she decided to take what she could as she cleared her throat. Nabiki smiled as she decided to help her little sister out. "It looks like Akane need some help as well." Ranka sighed as she moved over to where Akane was and helped her apply sun block lotion to her back side as well. Akane's cheeks flushed, she also would've wanted Ranma to, but knew that was too far out of reach. She could at least feel like it was, since Ranka was his other half. Ranma-chan got a bit flustered about the whole thing.

After Akane was attended to, she held up P-chan. " He need some too." Ranka got flustered in an annoyed way. " Well you can apply it to him then." Ranka ignored her as she went over to where her sibling was, helping rub some on Ranma-chan's back as well, having read how she was feeling. Ranma-chan wasn't as bothered by her sister and close contact, like she had been earlier on. In fact, out of everyone there, that is who she was most comfortable with doing so.

Ranma-chan was at ease with her sister, it would've been a bit more awkward as a boy of course. "Thanks sis." She then gave her sister a serious look. " You are not putting that on him.." She said as she referred to P-chan. Ranka tensed up, looking annoyed. " No, way.." Ranma-chan smiled as she gave her sister a pat on her back. " Good." She then stuck her tongue out at P-chan.

Akane caught on, as she grew annoyed. " What is your problem, Ranma? Stop trying to pick a fight with him!" Ranka went over to where Akane was, handing her back the sun block. "Here, you go, it's all yours." She then went back over to where she was sitting with Ranma-chan.

Akane hmpfed as she put some of the sun block on her finger as she went about to rubbing some on P-chan. While he had recovered from not getting that treatment from Ranka, he of course had wanted her to be the one to. He couldn't help but enjoy the attention from Akane though.

Happosai burst out from his hiding spot, from Akane's bag as he pitched a little fit. " No fair, I want some sun block too!" This caused everyone to give him annoyed glares. Akane gasped. " How did you.. I checked my bag.." Happosai chuckled. "Not enough, besides it's all your faults for not inviting me! " Soun tried to pacify him. " Forgive us master, but you were no where to be found." Happosai hmpfed, but only for a minute as he went to try and bother Ranma and Ranka, only for Ranma-chan to give him a whack to his head. " Knock it off!" He then turned his attention to Akane, as he sprinted towards her. " Akaaanne!" Which earned him double punches from the two red heads.

Akane took notice how both Ranma and Ranka had defended her, which had her giddy, on the inside. Happosai grumbled as he recovered from the double blows. " Ranma, Ranka, how dare you treat your master like that.." He would've said more but his attention was drawn away by all the girls on the beach in swim suits. "Ooh I just love the sea!" He started to sprint off, only to get grabbed by the back of his bathing suit by Ranma-chan, who gave him a good whack to his head. "Sure you do.."

Happosai protested as he was dropped on the ground, about to dart off, but Ranma-chan was faster as she punted him off like foot ball, sending him flying, sky high, as he soaring through the sky, over the ocean. " Why don't ya cool off, ya freak."

The group applauded Ranma's action, making her eat up the attention, as she smirked smugly. After awhile, Kasumi sent her father and Mr. Saotome off to get drinks for everyone. Ranma- chan had just sat back down when she and Ranka were both ambushed from behind by Shampoo.

Shampoo swooned as she glomped onto both her airens. "Aiya, so happy to see you two." Akane tightened her fist as her anger rose. "Hey, what's the big idea, Shampoo!" Shampoo let go of her hold on them, giving Akane a smirk. " Well Shampoo just happen to be having work day at beach today." Akane grumbled. " Yeah right, you're such a liar, you knew, didn't you?!"

Nabiki listened intently as she continued to sun bathe. Kasumi just smiled. "Oh my, they always have so much fun together." Shampoo smirked, as she decided to taunt her rival. " Well Shampoo of course has to be where Shampoo's airen's are." Akane fumed in response to that. Kasumi greeted Shampoo. " Hello Shampoo, would you care to join us, we were just going to have lunch." Shampoo nodded and greeted her back. "Thank you very much, Shampoo give everyone free lunch." She got up and smiled before leaving for a few minutes. " I be right back."

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Once Soun and Genma returned with a bunch of random drinks, they came back to the smell of ramen and the two amazons. Kasumi helped them with the drinks as she smiled. " Welcome back father and Mr. Saotome, Shampoo and Cologne brought lunch for everyone, so we can all enjoy it together. Cologne finished up hers as she excused herself.

Shampoo was trying once again to feed Ranma some, to which Ranka diffused that by satisfying her, by doing it to her first. Shampoo swooned at the attention. Akane glowered in jealously and was about to rage, when she got the same treatment, as she flushed in her cheeks. Ranka had figured how it had worked on Shampoo, that it would also work on Akane as well. It did as she was taken a back with no words. Her heart pounded in response with her cheeks blushing.

Where as Ranma didn't understand or able to get through such an embarassing thing easily, it was easier for Ranka to, she saw it as a tactic to end conflict. While it was a bit embarrassing, having dealt with bigger embarrassments with Ryouga, it seemed small in comparison.

There was no more bickering through the meal, with Akane and Shampoo as they were quite happy. Shampoo took her leave for the time being, once she had finished eating. Kasumi let everyone know there were sandwiches and rice balls if anyone was still hungry. To which she passed out to those who wanted them. Akane had set the rice ball down on the towel for P-chan to have. A sea gull swooped down and snatched it away, making Akane yell. " Hey!" Her lip quivered as it flew higher. " That's P-chan.."

Ranka on instinct, like she had done her last beach trip when the same thing had happened, chucked her can of soda up into the air, smacking the sea gull with it in mid flight. The realization hit her, at the bad thing she had done, as she bit her lip, expecting to get reprimanded for her action.

The sea gull struggled to recover, which made it drop the rice ball, which Akane caught, while Ranma-chan caught the soda as that came back down. Everyone was impressed by what Ranka did, giving her applause. Genma was quick to praise her with a thumbs up. " That's my girl!" Akane gave it back to P-chan with a smile. " There you go baby." She then beamed at Ranka.

Unlike Ranma she didn't gloat about the attention, she was more taken a back by it, as her eyes were wide. Ranma-chan touched the cool soda can to her sisters face, making her snap out of her daze. "Not everyone's gonna react like mom does." Ranka took her soda can back as she nodded, she still couldn't help but feel a little guilty, but also how the situation made her miss their mother. She had conflicted thoughts as she nibbled on her sandwich. Ranma-chan on the other hand was munching away.

After they had finished eating, Akane took notice that P-chan was gone, letting out and upset gasp. " Oh no, P-chan's gone!" Ranma-chan looked annoyed as she waved her hand about. " It's fine, he'll find his way back eventually." Akane's eyes trembled as the tears welled up, which made Ranma-chan get nervous. She hung her head in defeat. "Okay, let's go look for the pain in the butt." Ranka rubbed at the back of her head. "It'd be different if we weren't at the beach." Akane started to sniffle, which got both of them up.

They decided to split up to look for him, because of how hopeless he was. Ranka went off in the other direction, leaving Ranma with Akane. While Ranma-chan wasn't thrilled, less so with the fact that her sister was off by herself, but they both wanted to find P-chan fast. As neither wanted Akane to be upset.

Ranka finally found him, almost on the other side of the beach, sitting on a rock, that was a ways from the shore. She yelped as she waded into the cold water, not having the time to get used to it. P-chan was in his own thoughts, as he had run off from Ranka's rejection, regarding the sun block but also how he just needed to get away. He wasn't paying attention as a sudden ripe tide, ripped him from the rock and into it's grasp, making him squeal loudly as it started to carry him away.

Ranka saw this un folding before her eyes, as she yelled out and grabbed on to P-chan's hoof. " Ryouga!" P-chan's eyes teared up as he was saved by Ranka, as she pulled him over, setting him on top of her head, as the rip current pulled them in. Which she felt she shouldn't fight, as she kept a float and let it take them.

In the mean time, Ranma-chan being able to link up with Ranka, knew what was going on as she grabbed Akane by her hand, as she ran towards that area. " Hurry it up, Ranka found P-chan and now their in trouble!" Akane got a bit happy at hearing P-chan was found, but her expression changed to a perplexed one. " Their in trouble? How do you know?" Once they got close enough to the area, Ranma-chan let go of Akane's hand and dashed off, looking around frantically out in the water.

Akane gasped as she took in how far away from the other side of the beach they had gone, as well as the situation her beloved pet had gotten himself and Ranka into. Ranma-chan at spotting her sister pretty far away from the shore, yelled out. " Ranka!" Ranka yelled back. " I'm okay!" Ranma-chan ruffled up her hair in frustration, before she jumped in and started swimming off.

Akane watched on the shore nervously, till they finally both came back to the shore. She was overwhelmed with relief over all, but her attention went straight to P-chan, as she nabbed him from a top Ranka's head, snuggling him to her face. " Oh my poor widdle baby, I'm so glad you're okay." She cuddled him to her chest, turning her attention to Ranka. " I'm glad your okay too Ranka." Ranka rubbed at the back of her head. " Thanks but I wasn't really the one in danger."

That prompted a gentle but stern whack to her head from an annoyed Ranma-chan. " Sure looked like it to me." Ranka pouted a tad. " I wasn't, but I'm sorry I worried you.." Ranma-chan scratched at her head irritated, before giving P-chan a quick glare. " Your not the one I'm mad at.." She bit her tongue further, not wanting to start a fight with an already upset Akane.

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Once they made it back to the others and they had sat back down to relax a bit, she couldn't help but blurt out how she was feeling about P-chan's behavior. " You'd better keep that porker on a leash, Akane.." Akane felt a bit threatened by the remark, which made her want to lash out, but that feeling fizzled out as she knew Ranma was furious at how P-chan's actions had endangered his sister. Instead she just nodded.

Nabiki couldn't stay quiet about it. " I see you found him huh Akane. I can't help but agree with Ranma, you guys were gone for a good while." Ranma-chan was grumbling and mumbling to herself, as was still very mad about Ryouga's dumb ass actions.

After awhile Akane got up with her inner tube in tow, as she went over and got Ranka to go with her. They mainly sat in the shallow part of the ocean water. Akane looked sheepish. " I'm sorry Ranka.." Ranka was busy, as she had her sights set on anything colorful that caught her eye, racing against the waves as she grabbed for the item in the water, before it was dragged away. "I'm fine, so stop worrying." She smiled a tad as she opened her hand, showing off the shiny shell. " Pretty right? You can have it." Akane's cheeks flushed as took it from her, making her smile softly.

The last time she had felt left out, hearing how they went to the beach without her, so getting the sea shell in person on the spot, as well as she was the first one to this time, made it feel that much more special to her. She cared for both sides of Ranma, but it felt especially nice at how similar, yet also different Ranka was from Ranma, in a lot of ways. She could at times be just as much of a jerk as him, but more so she was gentler and not as prideful as him.

Having communicated telepathically, Ranma-chan eventually came and joined them, getting into playing the snatch it as fast as you can, game, with the ocean like Ranka was doing. Akane just had fun watching them, go at it for awhile. Watching how frustrated Ranma would get when the ocean got the better of him, or when she bested it and mocked the ocean. Where Ranka on the other hand made disappointed noises when she'd loose track of things.

After awhile they all went in the water for a little swim, with the others joining in as well. Even Kasumi took a little dip, before returning. Eventually everyone was back to sitting down, with some laying down. Of course the whole time guys had been oggling, especially the twin redheads, but Ranma kept giving them death glares and if she wasn't the guy's girlfriend was.

Akane took P-chan out from the picnic basket that Kasumi had brought, having put them there to stay out of trouble, while she wasn't sitting with him. Nabiki seemed to be behaving, though when they weren't aware, she was of course taking pictures of the siblings and her little sister, that she could make profit off of later on.

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A bit later on after getting back to the house from the beach trip and settled down from it, everyone was hanging out in the yard. Soun and Genma were grilling up the kabobs. They were in good spirits since the master was still missing. Nabiki was off in her room, going through the pictures she had taken for the day, while Kasumi was busy in the kitchen. Ranma was glaring at P-chan, who was being held by his fiancee. Ranka was on the other side of Akane, as she took notice it was getting closer to evening.

Akane caught Ranma glaring at P-chan, which she threw the glare right back at him. " Knock it off already, leave him alone Ranma!" Ranma grumbled. " I didn't do nothing to the porker.." He then smirked. " Though I wouldn't mind having some pork kabobs." That prompted Akane to take a swipe at him. "God your such a jerk! Well I know that Ranka won't let you hurt P-chan either!" Ranka sweat dropped as she waved her hands about. " Why are you bringing me into this?" Akane then got up in her face. " What, are you saying you would hurt P-chan?" She was like bull, snorting right in your face, as she starred down Ranka.

Ranka looked more put on the spot. " Have I?" That was able to calm Akane down enough, as she hmpfed, getting up with P-chan, going off into the house to check on Kasumi. Ranka let out a long sigh, before looking over at her brother. " Do you think you could call mom, this time." Ranma scratched at his head, able to tell his sister wasn't feeling up to it. " Yeah, sure thing." Ranka smiled a tad. " Thanks." Ranma got up and went off to go do so.

While Akane came back out, taking her seat. Her anger was gone as she could tell Ranka looked upset. " Hey Ranka, are you okay?" Ranka kicked her foot about at the ground, looking frustrated. " Yeah, I just.. don't want to talk to my mom, right now.." Akane didn't quite understand her reasoning and wanted an answer. " Well, why not?" Ranka tensed up, looking a bit flustered. " Because.. I went and hit a sea gull again.. and she told me.. not to do that sort of thing.." Akane smiled a little. " Well, I'm glad you did, me and P-chan both are." P-chan nodded. Ranka smiled a smidge. " Yeah well.. I shouldn't have done that though.. I'll never hear the end of it from my mom.. if she finds out.." She groaned in frustration. Akane put her hand on her shoulder. " How about I tell her, how it was a good thing." Ranka blinked. " Um.. I.. wouldn't."

Back in the house, Ranma was on the phone with his mom. Nodoka was a bit surprised as it had usually been Ranka, though she was happy to hear her son's voice as well, especially after that horrible nightmare. She still worried about Ranka though. " Is Ranka alright? Usually she calls me." Ranma rubbed at the back of his head with one hand, while he keep his other one on the phone. " Yeah she's fine, just a long day at the beach." Though hearing that put her a bit at ease, she'd feel better if she could talk to her daughter. " Well, could you put her on for a minute, I'd still like to talk to her." Ranma sweat dropped at his mothers crafty~ness, though it was easy for him to play the same game. " Yeah, hold on a minute." He set the phone down, going off for a minute, before returning, having turned himself into a girl with cold water.

Picking back up the phone and playing along like he was Ranka. It seemed to work as it put Nodoka more at ease, but then she wanted to talk to Ranma again. Ranma-chan started to get nervous, as she went off again, coming back, having turned back into a guy. Talking a few minutes more, before the call was ended on both ends. He hung up the phone with a relieved sigh.

When he got back out to the yard on the porch, the girls were gone. They were busy helping set up the table for dinner. Ranka was in the kitchen with Kasumi, helping her finish up. " Um Kasumi, do you.. think what I did to that sea gull at the beach today was wrong?" She said with a sheepish look. She wanted Kasumi's honest opinion, since she was similar to her mother in some ways. Kasumi smiled, putting a finger to her lips as she pondered the question. " Well, Mr. Seagull was in the wrong, it's not like you were intentionally mean to him and you helped Akane, so I don't think what you did was wrong." Ranka felt a bit better at hearing that from Kasumi, as she thanked her and helped her take the dishes out to the table.

Nabiki came down stairs once she smelled the food, knowing it was all set up. " Mmh smells so good daddy." She said as she kissed up to her dad, for extra points." Soun took in the praise as he smiled from his seat at the table. " Thank you Nabiki." Ranma rolled his eyes at the whole thing, as he was busy enjoying one of the kabobs, though he was also annoyed, watching Akane hand feed some of hers to P-chan. P-chan was eating it happily, till he caught an annoyed look from Ranka, making his eyes widen. It was very fast, as she was already looking away, munching on her kabob.

His eyes widened more as he caught Nabiki smirking at him for a second.

After dinner, dessert was watermelon, which had Genma start up a spitting seed fight at Ranma, which led to them taking it outside in the yard. Akane shook her head at the scene. " Honestly.. almost every time we have watermelon.." She then turned her attention to P-chan. "Isn't that right, baby?" P-chan nodded, before Akane fed him a piece of the watermelon. She then turned her attention to Ranka, noticing that she watches them. " Do you want to join in?" Ranka quirked an eyebrow at her. "Do, you? What kinda question is that.." Akane sweat dropped. " Well I just thought, you would." Ranka gave her an annoyed look. " I find it gross.." Akane laughed nervously at her error, of thinking that Ranka would want to join in. This was one of the differences when it came to her and Ranma, which definitely showed she was a real girl.

Akane then pressed on a different matter. " You said you don't hate P-chan right?" Ranka hmmed as she finished nibbling on her piece of watermelon. "I never said that.." Akane gave her a serious look. " Then prove it, go on, feed P-chan a piece of watermelon, if you don't hate him." P-chan's eyes were all big and wide. Ranka got all frustrated. " Yeah fine whatever, if it gets you to shut up Akane.." She took the piece from Akane and popped it into P-chan's mouth. " Now, stop grilling me.." P-chan fell over, from the happiness he was feeling. Akane gasped. " Oh no, what's wrong P-chan?"

Ranka looked off the other way, hiding her face.

Suddenly an annoyed Ranma stormed in from outside as he whacked P-chan over the head with his fist. " Stupid porker!" Akane yelled at him. " Hey, what is the matter with you! Stop attacking P-chan all the time!" Ranma gave her a serious look. " Why the hell did you force Ranka, to feed him, like you do.." Akane felt herself grow smaller, as she realized just how tight the siblings bonds were. " I.. uh.. it's not a big deal.." Ranma grumbled. " Ah yeah it is.."

Soun didn't like the bickering and came over. " What's all the fuss about P-chan?" He thought he could try to diffuse it, by joining in as he took a piece of watermelon and fed it to him. " There now, let's stop fighting over this silly nonsense." P-chan's eyes were bugging out. Ranma burst out laughing from the whole thing. Akane looked bewildered. " Dad.. your embarrassing me.." Ranka stayed out of it and didn't make any further eye contact with P-chan.

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Not too much later everyone was off doing their own things. Akane had gone off to take a bath, leaving P-chan in the living room, since her father had disapproved. Genma and Soun were immersed in their game of shogi. Nabiki took the chance as she smirked at P-chan. " So, I heard you want to see a certain red head." P-chan's eyes lit up as he nodded his head up and down. Nabiki smiled as she poked him on his nose. " I'll help you out for 500 yen." P-chan gave her a dull look, as he gave a nod in agreement. Nabiki smiled wider. " And another 500 for the water." P-chan almost fell over at hearing that, but nodded again. Nabiki smirked as she picked him up by his bandana.

A few minutes later she was outside with a flash light, as she went and got the ladder, setting that up. She had also set the kettle of hot water down on the ground, along with P-chan. Once she was set up, she climbed the ladder with P-chan on top of her head, as she held the slim flash light with her mouth. When they got to the balcony outside Akane's room, she set him down. Taking the trip back down to grab the kettle, as she trekked back up to pour the contents on P-chan, before she went down to the ground. She was able to hold the flash light now, as she gave him a thumbs up.

While Akane was enjoying her bath, Ranka was sitting on her futon on the ground in Akane's room, reading a magazine, when she thought she heard noises from the window. She got a very frazzled look on her face, at seeing Ryouga outside the window. At first he wasn't sure why she seemed frozen in place, till he realized it. He eeped as he covered himself with his hands and looked around for Nabiki.

Ryouga pssted to her down below. Nabiki smiled down below, as she held up a pair of shorts. Ryouga groaned as he knew he would be charged for it, as he caught them, as she tossed them up to him. Once he was wearing them he went back over to the window, giving it a gentle tap, then making some gestures with his hand, all nervously.

Ranka sighed as she went over and slid the window door open. "What the hell do you want..?" She was red in the face. Ryouga rubbed at the back of his head, standing out on the balcony. " I.. just really wanted to talk to you, Ranka." Ranka crossed her arms. " Better make it quick, before someone catches you.." Ryouga got a bit flustered as he fidgeted about nervously. " I'm sorry about what happened at the beach.. I.. know you think I like Akane.." Ranka quirked an eyebrow at him. " Hey man, it's fine if you like her feeding you, what do I care."

Ryouga could tell she was clearly annoyed. " I.. wanted you to do it instead.." Ranka's face flushed some, which prompted her to turn her face away, as well as for her to change the subject. "Oh, are you sure you didn't like Mr. Tendo doing it instead." Ryouga got all embarrassed, making him wave his hands about. " No, way! I.. want you, Ranka." Before anymore could be said, the door knob to the room started to turn. Ranka furrowed her brows as she grabbed the near by glass of water, splashing Ryouga with it, then grabbing P-chan, pulling him into the room from outside, having pulled the shorts off him, tossing them away.

Akane came in all dressed for bed. "Ah, that was a nice bath." She spotted P-chan and smiled. " Hey baby, how did you get up here?" Ranka sweat dropped. " Oh Nabiki brought him up." Akane picked him up. "Is that so? Did you miss me baby?" She gave him a little kiss to his snout, before putting him down on her bed. She went through her dresser drawer, before she pulled her blow dryer out. While she was bending down she spotted the shorts on the ground, making her confused. " Why.. is there boys shorts in my room?" She furrowed her brow, as she was ready to go yell at Ranma. Ranka grabbed them up nervously, with a nervous smile. " Ahaha.. sorry their mine."

Akane gave her an odd look. " I see, I didn't know you wore boys shorts." Ranka laughed nervously. " Old habits, never die hard." She made sure to stuff them into her back pack, a bit flustered. Akane was busy blow drying her hair, but had a feeling from how embarrassed Ranka looked, that those weren't hers. She then wondered if they were Ranma's and maybe they had gotten mixed up, through the laundry.

Back at the Saotome house hold, Nodoka had received a job and was looking around for her katana. Thinking she had misplaced it, but the more she looked, nothing seemed to turn up. Which started to force her to start to think about what Ranka and Ranma had been trying to tell her. After a bit more searching, she went to the living room where Tenka was watching some tv.

She furrowed her brow a bit at the child. " Now Tenka dear, if you know where my sword is, I would like you to tell me." Tenka thought on the matter for a few seconds before she responded, acting like she didn't know. " I don't know where it is." Nodoka let out a sigh. " I really need it and I'm sure it didn't get up and walk out of the house, on it's own.." Tenka feigned innocence, which put Nodoka in a pickle. She ended up not going to take the job.

Back at the Tendo's, once Akane had fallen asleep, Ranka was ready to retrieve P-chan. To her surprise though, P-chan did it on his own this time as he hopped down off the bed and walked over to Ranka's futon. Her eyes were all wide, with her face flushing some. To which she laid back down with her back to him, so she could hide how flustered she was. P-chan felt pretty proud and certain of himself as he curled up on the other side of the futon, at how he had showed Ranka, that he wanted her over Akane.

Once Ranka fell asleep, she was visited in her dreams by Thrista, who told her what was going on back at home. Hearing how her mother was starting to realize, perhaps her and Ranma were on to something, made her feel a little better about having to go back.

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It was the last day of their little vacation away from the house, as everyone was enjoying breakfast at the table. P-chan was stuck in Akane's hold, but his eyes were locked on Ranka. For a minute he was thinking about how he should get loose and go over to her and have her feed him, instead of Akane. He ended up keeping it a thought and not acting on it.

After the meal and the clean up, Ranma and Ranka were busy packing up their things. Akane fussed as she was working on her homework at her desk in her room. " It's too bad you guys can't stay longer." Ranka finished packing up the rest of her things. While she was busy, P-chan had jumped into her back pack. She sighed. " Our mom wants us back as early as possible today." She finished as she closed up her book bag.

Not too long after that they took their leave, after saying their good byes. Ranma could tell his sister was on the glum side. He mulled over what to try to say to help, but also stern. " Don't let that brat get to ya sis. I know her game." Ranka smiled a tad as they walked. "Yeah I know." She frowned a tad as well. " I just wish mom did.." Ranma rubbed at the back of his head as they continued their trek. " Well maybe that's changed, since we were gone." Ranka tightened her hold on her book bag's straps. " Maybe.."

To their surprise, once they got back to the house, their mother was already outside and had embraced them both as she welcomed them back. She also stated she wanted to have a family meeting, after lunch, much to everyone's annoyance. The two siblings went off upstairs, after Ranma turned into a girl with some cold water, going off to their room. Ranka had set her book bag down, opening it up as she started un packing some things from it. While Ranma-chan was busy un packing hers, she quickly put away the chinese outfit, before she went back to getting more things. She got flustered as she noticed P-chan all curled up in some of the clothes, looking a bit groggy from being woken up.

That's all it took when he made a noise for Ranma-chan to zoom in on him, as she snatched him up and out from her sisters book bag, holding him by his bandana. " Well well, what do we have here? What were you up to huh, Ryouga?" P-chan was wide awake as he growled at being held by Ranma, also more so seeing how he was in the same room as Ranka. He tried to take a chomp at his rival, but tensed up at the very upset look Ranka was giving him.

Her words echoed through his mind, how when he hurts Ranma, it upsets her greatly. Which made him stop. Ranka sighed as she finished putting away the rest of her things. Ranma-chan opened one of the desk's drawers, setting him down in it. " That's where you get to stay." Ranka groaned. "Now we gotta tell mom.." Ranma-chan gave P-chan an annoyed look. " Yeah, thanks a lot man." She put her hand to her face. "First we gotta deal with the family meeting.." Ranka nodded as she grabbed P-chan up by his bandana, taking him off to the bathroom, while Ranma was finishing up getting her things all un packed, having been interrupted.

Ranka set him down inside the sink, turning the facquet on some. " I bet your thirsty from being a stole away." P-chan nodded as he took the invitation, drinking in the water with a happy look on his face. Her actions showed that she did care about him and had his heart all a flutter. After she felt he had enough, she grabbed him back up by his bandana, going back to the room and putting him back in the drawer.

Soon everyone was sitting at the table, having lunch, which Tenka was pouting about as Nodoka had not given her a choice on what to eat. Ranma had turned back into a guy and was enjoying his lunch and the fact that it was obvious the little stinker, hadn't gotten her way. As was Ranka as she savored the taste and the discontentment of the little demon.

The time went by fast as lunch was over and the family meeting had begun as Nodoka cleared her throat. " Now, Ranma, Ranka, I've decided that Tenka should join our family and that you two should treat her so, as I expect the same from you Tenka. To get along with your siblings and vice versa."

Ranka had a dull look on her face. " Yes but she's a demon, you know.. the things you slay.." Ranma had his hand to his face. " She's got you right where she wants ya, mom." Nodoka gave them both stern looks. " I can't believe you two are being so rude."

Tenka looked a bit nervous from where she was sitting. Ranka didn't hold back, what she had on her mind. " We're rude? Yet someone so rudely ruined and hid all your demon hunting gear mother dear, kinda suspicious don't you think?" Ranma chimed in as well. " Yeah, that all went down after Tenka came home with ya."

Nodoka gave them stern looks again before she proceeded. "I asked her the other evening and she said she didn't do it and I would like to believe her." Ranma and Ranka both looked un amused. Nodoka cleared her throat again. " But also Tenka sweetie, you can't be selfish about having meals your way, all the time. If you want spicy food, you may spice it up on your own plate. Not everyone has the same tastes and we need to be respectful of that." Tenka had her arms crossed with her cheeks puffed, how she could no longer torment Ranma and Ranka in that way.

Ranka fidgeted in her seat as she decided to sway the meeting. " Um mom, Ryouga ended up coming back with us.. so.." Nodoka had a stern look in her eyes. " I didn't see him come in with you two.." Ranka bit her lip, while Ranma looked annoyed. Nodoka shook her head in disbelief. " He's in his cursed form.." She had a feeling of what was going on as she got up out of her seat. " The meeting is over for the time being and that boy will NOT be staying in your room young lady, understand." Ranka was bright red in the face as she nodded. Nodoka dashed upstairs to Ranka's room, calling out Ryouga.

Ranma and Ranka listened as they could hear their mothers loud foot steps, doors being closed and opened and then closed again, before she came down the stairs swiftly. Ranka twiddled her fingers, looking frustrated as she tried to protest. " It's not like I wanted him to come back with us.." Nodoka kept herself busy. " I didn't say you were the one at fault, all I have said is he will NOT be staying your room, no matter what form he is in.." Ranma had a smug look on his face, as he was enjoying the fact that Ryouga had been caught out, by his mother.

Nodoka fussed further about the matter. " And has Akane been told about his curse?" Ranka and Ranma both sweat dropped. Ranka sighed. " I tried to hint at that fact to her.." Ranma looked annoyed. " You can't get through to her, she's as dumb as bricks." Nodoka shook her head at the matter. " This is too much.." She looked to her daughter. " And was Akane sleeping with him?" Ranka bit her lip. " With P-chan.." Nodoka took a seat, so she was off her feet, at how heavy she was feeling.

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Eventually Ryouga came down stairs, looking very sheepish as he decided he had better leave. Nodoka confronted him on the matter, getting the story that it was an accident. She knew better than to believe that. She couldn't completely fault the boy, also how she had put him up as a suitable suitor. She also wanted to try to talk to him about things, and she would feel bad sending him off without a proper meal, so she got him to at least stay for dinner.

Ranma's mother's kindness, never failed to sway Ryouga. He had a weak spot to it and could see how similar Ranka was to her mother, of course also to a point Ranma but more times he was a jerk. Ranma mumbled about Ryouga staying, to himself. While Ryouga was zoning out, Tenka took the chance as she acted like it was an accident, taking a glass of water and splashing, mainly him, but also Ranma with the cold water as they were sitting on the couch. "Whoopsie."

Nodoka and Ranka were off in the kitchen, planning dinner. P-chan made angry squeals as she shook himself off. Ranma-chan growled as she tightened her fist. " Little stinker, YOU did "that" on purpose!" Tenka smirked with a little giggle in response, before she grabbed P-chan into a tight hug. " We're going to play dress up." P-chan's eyes bugged out as he shook his head back and forth and squirmed about. Ranma-chan chuckled at his dismay. " Have fun P-chan."

Ranka was the first one to come out after hearing the commotion to see P-chan wearing doll clothes, to which she snorted a bit at seeing. P-chan's eyes bugged out more at being seen by the girl he was crushing on. Nodoka then came out as she put her hand to her mouth. " Oh my.. Tenka sweetie, he's not a doll. Ryouga is our guest.." She then noticed Ranma was also in his cursed form. " What on earth happened in here?"

Tenka put her hand to her mouth with an adorable look. " Oopsie." Nodoka smiled some. " I see, it was an accident. Well let's be more careful next time, Ryouga and Ranma can't help that they have a mystical curse." Ranka had a dull look on her face. " Right.. an accident.." Ranma-chan gave Tenka a glare. " Accident my ass.." Nodoka reprimanded her for swearing. " Ranma! Language... we have little ears present, that is even more reason not to." That caused both Ranma-chan and Ranka to chuckle, as they knew better. Nodoka gave them both a stern glance. " It's not something to laugh about." She sighed as she turned her attention back to Tenka. " Now Tenka dear, one more dress and then no more dressing up our guest." Tenka pouted at her fun being ruined but nodded.

Nodoka smiled and gave her a pat on her head. " That's my good girl." Tenka smiled all big. " Yep, I'm the good girl." She was purposely directing the jab at Ranka. Ranka in turn gave her a deadly glare, really fast before getting called back over into the kitchen.

Nodoka got back to planning dinner, but could tell Ranka was in a bad mood suddenly and more so as she got cranky with her. Ranka had her arms crossed. " Oh so, we're actually having a normal dinner, finally? I'm surprised you even want my help anymore.. You know since I'm not "the good girl"." Nodoka sighed. " We are, I realized I was doting a bit too much on Tenka and it was unfair to you and Ranma." Ranka still very annoyed. " Oh really? Yet you still won't believe me about how the katana's magically disappeared? Or.. how you always wanted "her" to help with cooking and not me anymore.."

Nodoka in turn gave her daughter a hug. "I'm sorry I made you feel that way Ranka dear." Ranka had a frustrated look on her face. Nodoka let go of her and went back to planning the meal, adding in. " I promise it won't be spicy." She did realize from her children leaving and the horrible nightmares she had, had, that she didn't want to end up pushing them away. While Ranka was still annoyed, she was a lot less upset.

While dinner was all prepped and cooking, Nodoka took action as she took P-chan away from Tenka. " Our guest is not a toy, alright Tenka." She apologized to P-chan, taking him off upstairs to the bathroom, as well as the clothes he had lost after transforming. Ranma-chan couldn't help but snicker at hearing that. She then took notice that the little stinker wasn't in the room, making her sweat drop as she heard a bit of arguing from the kitchen.

Tenka was trying to spice up things that were cooking on the stove top, but was stopped by Ranka. "I don't think so.." She kicked the chair that the kid had brought in, off a ways as it slid away from the stove. Tenka yelled in frustration. " Stop getting in my way, traitor!" Ranka glared daggers at her. " You're NOT ruining another meal. Remember mom said, spice your own plate up.."

Tenka bristled as she was about to make a move, until she felt she was wet, which made her blink all confused, until she looked up, seeing Ranma-chan with an evil smirk on her face and an empty glass in her hand. Ranma snickered some before she yelled. " Hey mom, I think Tenka wet her pants again!" Nodoka came downstairs in a flash at hearing that, shaking her head at Tenka. "Oh dear, not again.." Tenka's face was bright red as she tightened her fists and protested. " It's was big brother's fault!" Nodoka shook her finger at her. " What have I said about blaming others. Come now Tenka, let's get you cleaned up." She pulled her off upstairs with her, just as Ryouga was coming back down the stairs.

Ranma-chan hehed. " That'll teach tinkles to mess with me or my sis." Ranka couldn't help but giggle at that. " Don't.. let mom hear you say that." Ranma-chan hahed. "I don't plan to, so what was that little stinker up to?" Ranka sighed. "Trying to ruin dinner, that's what." That made Ranma-chan growl at hearing that. "Such a brat.."

Ryouga rubbed at the back of his head nervously as he poked his head into the kitchen, as he was worried at hearing some yelling before. "Is everything okay, Ranka?" Ranma-chan had an annoyed look on her face. " Oh were you done playing dress up with the brat, P-chan?" Ryouga grumbled at his rival for bringing it up. Ranma tried to shoo him. "Everything's fine, I took care of the brat." Ryouga butted heads with her. " I wasn't asking YOU.." Ranka sighed. "It's fine just like Ranma said." Ranma-chan stuck her tongue out really fast at Ryouga.

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Soon everyone was the table, enjoying the dinner. Though Tenka pouted at being thwarted, she did indeed, spice up her own plate. She silently fumed at seeing how her enemies were enjoying their meal. There was no fun in it. Ryouga enjoyed the lovely meal, which ended up in him and Ranma fighting over getting more helpings. Nodoka ended up breaking it up and letting Ryouga have more. " Don't be rude Ranma, Ryouga is a guest." Ranma-chan grumbled and mumbled to herself. Nodoka smiled some. " If you're still hungry dear, I'll make something else for you." Ranma-chan's eyes sparkled, with a big smile. " Yes, please!"

Once Ryouga had finished with his meal and thanked Nodoka for her hospitality he said his goodbyes as he took his leave pretty fast. It was upsetting he hadn't been able to do what he had planned to, to be a lone with Ranka to talk. He had taken the risk, not taking other factors into account. He be rated himself at his stupidity as he ran off all upset.

Neither sibling really batted an eye about his departure, as Ranma-chan was busy enjoying more food that her mother had made and after that was ready to move onto dessert. After clean up, Ranka went off upstairs to go take a bath. Tenka was sitting on the couch, watching tv. When Ranma-chan was all done, Nodoka had her go with her out on the porch to talk, seeing how Tenka was glued to the tv.

Ranka took a pretty quick bath, as she went back to her room all changed for bed, as she got her hair dryer set up and turned on. Down stairs as soon as Nodoka and Ranma went off to talk, Tenka made her move as she snuck off upstairs with revenge on her mind, as she crept into Ranka's room. Ranma had finished talking with her mother as she went off upstairs, intent on taking a bath, as she headed towards the bathroom.

In the room, Tenka leapt up from the ground while Ranka was preoccupied with drying her hair, grabbing hold of her gem from necklace, as she tightened her hold on it, bringing both of them down, as the chair fell backwards with a loud clatter to the ground, as did the blow dryer after it was dropped. Tenka didn't let that phase her as she could hear the gem as it started to crack, making her smirk. It was pretty loud too, she thought with a sinister smirk, till she released her mistake. Ranka glared daggers at her as she had found the devil girls, own hidden gem, that had slipped down her arm in the form of a bracelet with an orange gem, and had a tight grip on it as it was also cracking at the same time as hers. At the same time they death glared each other as they crushed each others gems into pieces.

Ranma-chan came rushing into the room, hearing all the noises, just in time to see the shattered gem pieces and Ranka laying on the ground face down as she writhed from the pain that jolted through her. Ranma-chan fear the worst at seeing the gem was shattered, also bringing up bad memories, which pissed her off more. She snarled at Tenka, as she grabbed her up the collar of her shirt and slammed her up against the wall. " What the hell did you do to my sister!" She screamed at her, about to punch her, but able to hold herself back at the very last minute as the girl yelled.

Faster than lightning Nodoka had sped up the stairs and into the room, about to yell at whoever, her face paled at the scene that laid upon her. Ranma-chan chhted angrily as she dropped her hold very suddenly on Tenka, letting her drop to the ground. but let her anger be known. " If she hurt Ranka, she's dead!" Nodoka was more concerned about Ranka as she just lay there on the ground. She ran over in a fast kneel as she tried to get her to respond, before she shook her gently. " Ranka! Ranka dear, wake up!" She felt a bit of relief as she could tell she was still breathing.

Ranma-chan on the other hand was beyond furious. " Get "her" the hell out of here, now, before I hurt her!" Nodoka could see the fire in her son/daughters face as she grabbed up Tenka, taking her and leaving the room. It was upsetting but she knew what she had to do and right now that was deal with Tenka, she knew Ranma would look after Ranka.

Ranma dropped down on the ground and gave Ranka a pretty rough shake. " Cmon, you gotta be okay, wake up!" She had a really upset look on her face. There was a faint red glow from Ranka's arm, as a barrier went up around her, which surprised Ranma-chan for a second. Her anger dropped as she saw some movement from Ranka, changing more to concern, but also some annoyance. " Jeez Ranka, I thought.. you were dead.. I mean, your gems all shattered.." She looked more frustrated now. " But then I remembered you have more than one, so what the hell happened?!"

Ranka groaned a bit with her head still down on the ground. "I'm not.. but it still hurt like hell.." She was glad she had decided to switch her main gem to her bracelet, switching to one of the other ones for her necklace. While loosing the gems wouldn't kill her, since she was no longer teethered to Satan, they were made with her blood and a part of her, so loosing a gem, was quite painful to her. Her gem also worked on healing her from falling backwards and to the floor in the chair.

Ranma-chan furrowed her brows at hearing that. " So what the hell happened?" Ranka slowly got up, to sit. " The little demon brat attacked me is what.. but I found her gem too." Ranma-chan got a stern look on her face. " Yeah, well how come she's not dying?" Ranka rubbed at her head some. " Her gem likely works different than mine, but if that's what she was using to help charm mom, well.." Ranma-chan smirked at hearing that. "Then the gravy train is over." Ranka nodded in agreement and got all wide eyed as she got a sudden bear hug from Ranma-chan. Ranma looked frustrated. " Don't.. scare me like that again.." Once they pulled apart, Ranka got all flustered. " It's not like I did it on purpose.. and I can't help it, that's just apparently how the gems work, but.. I'm sorry I worried you."

Ranma-chan looked frustrated. " Damn right you are." She ughed. " I still want to kill that damn little stinker.." Ranka sighed. " It would hurt mom." Ranma-chan grumbled at hearing that. Ranka got up from the floor, as she went about to picking up the chair and then her blow dryer. She pouted as she tested it out to make sure it was okay, it seemed to be alright. Ranma on the other hand was still very angry, but had moved from the floor to her bed to stew. While Ranka went about to fixing her hair, as she brushed it out gently. " It's probably best we both calm down before we have to go down stairs.." Ranma-chan grumbled more. " Do we have to?"

Ranka kept at her task. " I'd say so, things need to be resolved, and I doubt mom will sit still for too long if we don't show our faces soon.." Ranma-chan huffed about it. Ranka put her brush away, once she was finished. " You were going to take a bath, right?" Ranma-chan furrowed her brows at her sister. " I.. was, but I can't do that when that little stinker might try to attack you again." Ranka sighed. " For the record, I was caught off guard since the blow dryer was going. Go take your bath, I'll put up my barrier, so no worries." Ranma-chan let out a long sigh as she accepted, going off to have her bath.

Notes: I do not own Ranma 1/2 or any of it's characters. I hope you all enjoyed.