*sweat drop* Oh dear.. um.. yes, well.. I’ve been reading lots of wonderful (you guys are so talented!) Ranma fanfics and one day, I wanted make one of my own. Mind you, this IS my first ever complete writing of anything, so don’t flame too much... Anyway, nice C&C, comments, criticism, praises (please), odes, haikus, presents, fanletters, invitations to parties, thanks and others very welcome at: neugodov2@hotmail.com Please keep death threats to a maximum of ten words (i.e. ”I want to kill you!” etc.). Even if you don’t have anything to say about the story, at least write and tell me you read it and I will be very happy ^_^ P.S. Suggested changes to the stories are not recommended. See, I don’t own an internet myself (even my PC’s a borrowed 486 laptop from my mom’s work), so I won’t be able to post revisions of my stories (story) very often, not that you lot care anyway. However, I am able to check my mail and reply, it all depends if I can knock the guard out every time. Misspelling notices will be overlooked. Disclaimers: I am but a very, very poor student, so please miss Takahashi, you are still my goddess, please do not sue me for using some of your wonderful cast. That said, all characters are copyrights of Rumiko Takahashi, Viz Communication, Shogakukan and all those other big companies, that make my life worthwhile. Symbols: ” ” are for talking ‘ ’ are for whispering < > are for thoughts * * are for certain sound effects and muffled sounds [ ] are for place names, time of day and Genma’s signs Add some spice in to your life: By: Mark Neugodov O-O [Nerima market, Evening] ”That’s all ??!!” Happosai asks bug-eyed. ”That’s all I have. If you want something else, you won’t find it here...” replies the market’s potionshopkeeper. Happosai looks very frustrated. ”You could of course try asking the potionshop next to this one...” the shopkeeper continued lazily. Happosai blinked for a moment, then looked to his left. Nothing. Just closed shops. He then looked to his right. Nothing there either. This was the only open potionshop on the market. In fact, it was the only shop, that was still open. ”But there aren’t any other potionshops around here...” Happosai said confusedly. ”Exactly” replied the shopkeeper as the small crow on the counter pulled out two fans and started dancing around the table. The shopkeeper shoos it away and then turns back to Happosai. ”All right, I’ll take it. But this better be worth it!” Happosai muttered. ”Oh, it will all right, if you know how to use it” replied the shopkeeper. ”Yes, explain to me how it works again” Happosai commands while staring at the small bag of white spice. ”O-kay, it’s sort of like a semi-passion spice. All you have to do, is sprinkle it to someone’s face, when he or she is asleep. Then make sure you’re the first one he or she sees, when he or she wakes up..” explains the shopkeeper. ”All right sonny, but stop it with the ‘he or she’ stuff! It’s a she, all right?!” Happosai jumps. ”Sure, sorry, but here comes the most important part, so listen closely.. The spice works so, that it leaves a sort of a first impression on the person in question. For example, if you say something nasty to, um.. her, uh.. she’ll hate your guts. If you say something nice to.. her, her feelings towards you will intensify. So remember the three rules: sprinkle, while sleeping, be the first person she sees in the morning and say something nice to her. Oh, and bear in mind, that it takes a while for the spice to work” the shopkeeper continues. ”I still wish I could have had some real passion spice...” Happosai grumbles. ”Well, you could try asking the other shops for it..” says the shopkeeper to no one in particular, scratching his beard. ”.. And there aren’t any other open shops here” finishes Happosai clenching his fists and looking down on the ground to control his anger. The crow starts to dance again waving it’s fans. The shopkeeper stifles a laugh and nonchalantly steps on the crow. ”Take it or leave it, sir” ”How much is it?” ”20.000 yen, please” ”20.000!! Are you crazy!!??” ”Of course, you could...” ”I’ll take it, I’ll take it!!” Happosai cuts him of and kicks the crow to the nearby stream. ”Here, hope you get robbed” he mutters as he pays the shopkeeper. Walking towards the Tendo house Happosai hugs the tiny bag to him and thinks to himself: < Soon, my dear Akane... You shall be mine and I can nuzzle in your bosom as much as I want> He hops trough a window to a house and is after a few rumbling sounds bashed trough the roof, followed by a female scream. ”Hey, remember, it only works until the next day!!” the shopkeeper calls after him, but is unheard by anyone. He sighs and in a puff of smoke, both he and the crow are gone. **** [Tendo household, Night] Landing in the Koi-pond with a light splash, Happosai quickly gets up and checks, if the spice is still dry. He then cackling to himself climbs up to Akane’s room trough her window. Without a sound he sprinkles some of the spice on Akane’s face. She wrinkles her nose and gives a quiet and an extremely cute sneeze. She then punches Happosai out of the window even in her sleep and continues to dream. **** [Tendo household, The next morning] Akane wakes up on her bed and gets up sleepily. She had had the most wonderful dream, where Ranma had finally been nice to her. He had told her how beautiful he thought she was and how he loved the smell of her hair and how she looked so pretty in that dress she had wore in that dream and... he hadn’t called her any names not once. They had sat on the beach and just stared into each others’ eyes. There had been a small cloud of sand, that had made her sneeze. Ranma had said even her sneeze was cute! Akane giggled at the memory. She couldn’t believe how giddy she was feeling this morning. Then they had started to lean towards each other on the sand until their lips were only millimetres apart and... Akane blushed at that and quickly brushed the thought out of her head. < No...> she thought. < Ranma doesn’t like me. He’s always calling me uncute and a tomboy...> She frowned at that. < If only he would say something nice to me.. He could at least say good morning to me or something...> she wished reaching for the doorknob of her door. **** Ranma wakes up as he feels a furry paw plastered on his face. Showing it aside, he gets up and glares angrily at his snoring father, now in panda form. < And I even had the greatest dream in the last three moths...> he thought to himself. Lately, most of his dreams had consisted of mostly nightmares of him stuck in his girl form or Akane leaving him... He shuddered at the thought ..To the nicer ones of him beating Kuno, Ryoga and his father over and over again. He didn’t that much like to beat people up, but those three were really getting to his nerves. And all those misunderstandings... Without realising it, Ranma kicked his fathers furry bottom. The panda just grunted and turned to it’s side. < But this night, it was completely different...> Ranma thought. True, this had not been a nightmare nor a good dream of him fighting the others. This had been a dream about.. He gulped ..Akane. They had just sat on the beach. He had finally told her how beautiful he thought she was. He remembered the smell of her hair... Ranma sniffed the air, lost in thought. His eyes spread open suddenly and he shoved the panda out of the window. Then he sat down on the floor and returned to his thoughts. He remembered how she was dressed in a light blue dress. < It looked like a night-gown..> he thought. And it was.. He gulped again ...almost see-trough. He remembered there had been a cloud of sand that had made her sneeze. Ranma chuckled at the memory. She had the cutest sneeze. Just like her laughter and smile.. Ranma trailed of and frowned. ”That was so close..” he muttered. If that stupid panda hadn’t woken him, they would have... He blushed at that. < But she hates me..> Ranma brushes the thought away and goes back to his dream. < Maybe this means I should be nicer to Akane..> he thinks getting up to walk to the door. Stepping out of his room he is still thinking. < I could tell her how pretty I think she is... nah, she’ll probably think I'm making fun of her and kick me into orbit again...> Then he sees something small in front of Akane’s room. **** Happosai is waiting in front of Akane’s door for her to come out and see him first. < Oh boy, oh boy, I can’t wait! I’ll just say how beautiful she is and she’ll be all mine!!> Ranma spots Happosai in front of Akane’s room. < The pervert... Waiting to see Akane in her night-gown again... Although she is rather stunning in it...> Ranma wonders how he thought of that, but quickly brushes the thought away. Happosai sees Akane’s doorknob turning. < Oh boy, oh boy...> Ranma stops behind Happosai. < But what could I say to her..?> he wonders. Akane’s door opens a crack. < Oh boy, oh boy, come to me, my sweet Akane! Let me nuzzle in your bosom!> Ranma doesn’t notice this and lazily kicks Happosai through the roof. ”Pervert...” he mutters. **** Suddenly Akane’s door is wide open and she’s standing in the doorway, staring at Ranma in surprise. She’s wearing a light blue nearly see-through night-gown. Ranma’s eyes bug out for a moment or so. < S-she’s... she’s so... so beautiful...> He stares for a few more seconds, then gaining his composure, stutters: ”Oh.. uh.. g-good m-morning, A-akane...” and then rushes downstairs. Blinking a few times, Akane replies: ”Uh.. ohayo gozaimasu, Ranma” even though Ranma isn’t there anymore. < I don’t believe it... > she thinks to herself. **** It being Saturday, everyone spends the morning laying around doing nothing in particular. The whole family gathers for dinner. Kasumi has once again made some delicious dishes and everyone is digging in happily. Akane is constantly sneaking glances at Ranma, who is trying to hide behind a bowl of noodles and looking very nervous indeed. Nabiki, as usual, notices this and pausing her eating leans in on her younger sister: ”What are you looking at, sister dear? she asks innocently. ”Hm? Oh, just Ranma...” Akane replies distractedly. Nabiki almost lost her cool demeanour at that. She had expected Akane to deny she was looking at anything as she usually did. ”I...see...” she says hesitantly, counting how much money she would get from this. **** Ranma, on the other hand is on the verge of a nervous breakdown. He is constantly looking at Akane’s way, at a loss of what to do. < What is she doing ?! Why is she looking at me like that ? Is she mad about this morning ? Does she think I was making fun of her ?> He’s stopped eating and doesn’t even notice Genma stealing his bowl. Genma, in panda form, waves the bowl in front of Ranma’s face and then lifts a sign: [ What’s the matter son ? ] Ranma doesn’t notice this either and Soun starts to cry. ”WWAAAAAHHH!!!!! Saotome-san! What’s wrong with your son ??!!!” As Kasumi moves to comfort her now soaked father Genma lifts another sign: [ I don’t know Tendo-san. Calm down, I’ll find out, discreetly. ] He then carefully crawls behind Ranma and raising to his feet (paws?), lifts his previous sign above his (it’s?) head. With it, he then unceremoniously whacks Ranma on the head. ”GYYYAAAAAAHHH!” Ranma snaps out of his trance. He then turns his head towards Genma, grabs the sign, and boots him out of the kitchen window. Sensing everyone staring at him, he slowly turns around and laughs nervously scratching the back of his head. < Now what ?> he ponders. < Well, say something!> his mind tells him. ”Ah.. heh he.. mm, how about that weather then ?” he asks stupidly. Everyone stares. < What are you doing, you idiot !? What’d you say that for !?> his mind yells. ”Almost as pretty as Akane..” he blurts. < WHAT !?!?> his mind screams. ”..um, I mean.. ”A-can-of”.. dog food ?” < Oh.. GOD!..> his mind slumps. EVERYONE stares. ”Y-yeah.. dog food.. ‘cos I’m afraid of cats, so I love dogs.. ahe heh..” he continues nervously. < I quit...> A very large bead of sweat forms on Ranma’s temple and he sprints out of the dining room. Everyone blinks for a few minutes and then Soun starts crying again. **** After dinner, Nabiki finds Ranma in the Dojo, banging his head against a large wooden pillar. ”Ranma, what the heck was that all about ?” she asks incredulously. ”Nooot nooow, Nabiiikiii..” Ranma chines between his teeth and resumes banging his head. ”Ranma. What was that about, and stop breaking our Dojo’s upholding pillar” Nabiki commands. ”I’m falling in love with her again..” Ranma answers, stopping his headbanging. He then clenches his fists and closes his eyes. ”..And did NOT meant to say that..” he says between his teeth. ”But you did” Nabiki says critically. ”You should tell her...” she continues. ”Why !? So she can just laugh at my face again !?” Ranma cuts in. ”Look you ! I.. she.. fine, live with it !” Nabiki storms out of the Dojo. ”Feh. Ask me if I care.. ” Ranma mutters and punches himself on the head. < But I do...> **** Akane, lying on her bed, arms and legs akimbo stares at the ceiling. Nabiki had just visited her room very briefly. ”He’s hopeless..” Akane thinks she had heard her mutter. < I wonder if he really doesn’t...> she wonders to herself. Glancing at her mirror at her nighttable, a thought springs to her mind. < ..Then did he really mean ..? > She hugs a teddy-bear to herself, her mind wandering. < Oh, Ranma...> **** In the Dojo, Ranma sneezes very loudly. < What the ..?> **** [Tendo household, Night] It’s night at the Tendo household. Everyone has gone to bed, Happosai is nowhere to be found and Ranma has fallen asleep on the couch, watching some Anime show about a bunch of cops using giant robots like people use cars these days. He wakes up as he hears someone coming down the stairs. < Pop ?> he wonders. **** Akane sneaks out of her room, knowing where Ranma is. < What is wrong with me? I know I care about him a lot, but now I feel even more attracted to him...> She steps down the stairs. **** Ranma realises it’s Akane, who’s walking past the living room and SITS NEXT TO HIM ON THE COUCH ! He suddenly finds the floorboards very interesting, even tough he can’t very well see them in a room that’s only lit by the light from outside streetlights and the TV. Akane looks at him, trying so hard not to look at her, irritated and crosses her arms under her breasts, faking a pout. ”You could at least look at me Ranma. I am your fiancee, you know...” she says in an as-a-matter-of-fact way. Ranma blushes for a moment and turns his head to look at Akane. She’s dressed in the same light blue night-gown she was wearing this morning. But, the way the outside light is framing her beautiful face, to Ranma she seems even more attractive. ‘..kawaii..’ Ranma whispers very, very silently. Akane guessed what he said and smiled at that. ”What are you doing here ?” Ranma asks, while turning his head back forward. ”What ? Can’t I watch TV when I want to ?” she asks in mock hurt. ”Oh..” Ranma replies sounding almost disappointed. < Wait a minute...> Akane’s eyes show a small flash of an idea springing into mind, although Ranma doesn’t see this. Shuffling a few inches closer, she whispers: ‘You know, there’s something I’ve always wanted to do to you...’ in a seducing voice. Ranma’s heart skips a few beats, but he keeps staring forward. She slowly leans close to him and gently blows into his ear... Ranma gulps rather loudly and closing his eyes, shivers visibly as waves of pleasure pass trough his body. He opens his eyes again and looking straight forward asks: ‘Wh.. what a-are you doing A-akane..’ His voice comes out in quiet whispers. ‘Shh..’ Akane whispers and leans even closer. ‘You’re supposed to close your eyes now...’ Ranma gulps yet again and slowly closes his eyes. He can sense Akane moving beside him as she is moving in front of him. He almost jumps when he feels Akane sitting down on his lap. < W-w-what is she...> he thinks to himself. Akane is now sitting on his lap and is definitely leaning towards him. His heart skips a few more beats when he can feel her warm breath against his own mouth. Her breathing is slightly heavy and her chest is heaving. < Is she.. I mean.. are we going..> Ranma’s heart is now beating loudly. Then he feels it. Their lips brush slightly before they actually settle against each other in a warm, passionate kiss. Ranma can feel himself tensing up a bit at that, but he soon relaxes in to the kiss. He slowly rests his hands on her slim waist as she wraps her arms around his neck. Their lips part ever so slightly and for a moment he could feel the tip of Akane’s tongue before she hesitantly broke the kiss. Smiling sweetly and blushing even more, she looks at Ranma absolutely flushed face and unwrapping her arms around his neck, she gives him a quick peck on the forehead and gets up to walk to the stairs. On the second step she turns around to see Ranma looking back at her. ‘Oyasumi nasai, my iinazuke..’ she whispers smiling so, that only Ranma could hear her. With that she leaves for her room. A small smile creeps up to Ranma’s face. **** [Tendo household, Morning] Ranma wakes up next to a certain snoring panda and jumps to his feet. < Oh no.. It was all a dream..> he thinks to himself. Kicking the panda, he walks to his door and nearly falls on his back, as he opens the door to see a nightie-clad Akane about to knock. He quickly collects his composure and stutters: ”Oh.. uh.. g-good m-morning, A-akane...” Akane blinks a few times and then replies: ”Uh.. ohayo gozaimasu, Ranma. I was about to knock” ”Yeah.. I-I noticed..” he replies nervously. Ranma rubs his toes on the floor and tries not to look at her face. Looking at the floor, she speaks: ‘Um.. about last night..’ she starts hesitantly and very quietly. ”Last night ?” Ranma asks surprised. < It wasn’t a dream ?> ‘Yeah, um.. I heard from Happosai. He said he had put some magic spice on me, that made me... act the way I.. I did l-last night...’ she whispers very nervously. ”Oh...” Ranma sounded very disappointed. < Then she didn’t...> ”So.. I’m sorry for what I did, I can understand if you’re angry at me..” she stopped. ‘Akane, I.. I.. l-liked what you did..’ Ranma whispered very quietly. ”You.. you did ?” ‘Uh huh..’ he swallowed. ‘..Really liked it...’ he whispered, emphasising the word ‘really’. ‘Oh..’ Akane forced herself to look at Ranma’s down-gazing head. ”I.. r-really wanted to do it without any spice, but I couldn’t dare..” she said, blushing. Ranma took her hand into his and looked into her eyes. ”I’m glad you did..” he said, smiling warmly. < Wow.. deja-vu all over again...> they both think at the same time. They began to lean towards each other and their lips near millimetres away... They hear an all too familiar voice: ”YOOOOOHOOOOO!! Akane sweetie!! Come to me and let me n.. *mmph!*” Happosai manages to say, before he is punted trough the roof by both Akane and Ranma. < Damn...> Ranma thinks while scratching the back of his head. Akane bites her lower lip and looks nervously at Ranma. ”Guess we better head downstairs for breakfast..” they both start at the same time. Blinking a few times they both chuckle for a moment and then head downstairs holding hands. FIN ^_^ Well, that’s it, hope you liked it. Hmm... of course you could have an alternative ending, where Happy notices, that the spice is just some normal white pepper. Now, how confusing would that be ? But no, I like this ending better. As before, please mail me at: neugodov2@hotmail.com (somebody tell me you liked it!!) I had lots of fun writing this and if you ask me enough, I might write more (please do not write to tell me not to, I don’t think it’s that bad!!) Special thanks to Lady Virgo (”my lady...” ^_^ ) for giving me the will to write like this. And don’t you dare blame her, if you didn’t like this!!