I have a Title!  Ok...  this went really slowly, so I think I may have to 
sit down and do an outline of some sort.  (Man, this is like english 
class now.)



			Moonlight & Cherry Pie


    Chapter Three

	Akane blinked.  "Wish?  What do you mean, his wish has been 
approved?  What wish?"  
	Skuld hugged herself in happiness.  *My first contract!  Oneechan 
will be so proud!*  Then she realized Akane was staring at her.  "Oh!  
You didn't hear him.  He wished for..."
	"AHHH!!!!  That wish counted?!?"  Ranma felt his heart stop.  
*I'm gonna be a girl forever.*  Ranma sank to the floor.  "Pop is gonna 
kill me.  I blew it again."
	"What wish?  Ranma, what did you wish for?"
	Skuld looked back and forth between the two, and began to look 
worried.  "You didn't want that wish?"  Skuld started chewing on her 
bottom lip, and could feel the beginning of a tear form in her eye.  
*Could I have made a mistake?  Urd will never let me live that down.*
	Akane glared at Ranma.  "What wish?!?"
	"Ah..."  *She'll kill me.  I know it.  Why couldn't I just keep 
my big mouth shut for once.*
	A blue aura began to form around Akane.  "RANMA!!  WHAT WISH?!?"
	Ranma jumped, and blurted out before he thought, "I wished you
would learn how to cook." 
	"You don't like my cooking?!?  Die Ranma!!"  Akane pulled out a 
wooden hammer from nowhere and jumped to her feet.
	"I'm glad I made that wish!  Then maybe your food would taste as 
good as it looks!"
	Skuld looked up in surprise.  *Glad?  Glad!*  "Great!" 
	Ranma turned to look at Skuld.  "Great?  You want her to kill 
me?"  *Well, at least it's a change from wanting to marry me.*
	Skuld and Akane looked at each other.  "But if you kill him," 
Skuld said with a grin, "Then the contract is broken."
	Akane pretended to think for a minute, the hint of a smile
creeping onto her face as well.  "Well...  it might be worth it..."
	Ranma's eyes grew bigger with each word.  "You're not..."  Then he
heard the giggles start.  "Ha ha.  Very funny."  *Why am I being so nice
to her today?  It's not like I...  ah...*
	Akane sat back down, and dropped the hammer.  *That's strange. 
Why didn't I hit him?*  "So, um...  what does this wish mean?"
	Skuld sat down as well.  "Well, it means I get to teach you how to
cook.  I learned from Oneechan, she's a great cook."  *Thank you,
Belldandy.*
	"But why?  I mean, why did Ranma get a wish anyway?"
	"Yeah.  All I did was dial the wrong number."  *It would be nice if
she could cook.  Then... wait a minute.  Why should I care if that tomboy
can cook or not?*
	Akane glared at him.  "I thought you said it was a wrong
number...?"
	"Well it was!  I dialed the wrong number."  Ranma looked at her and
raised an eyebrow.  "Didn't I just say that?"
	"But he dialed *my* number, so he gets a wish."  *No need to
explain how he dialed the number.  Only those very few friends to nature
can dial that number at all.*  "And he wished.."
	"But I know how to cook!"
	Ranma looked at the...  food...  before them.  "And this is a
perfect example of her cooking.  It looks great, but...  It'll kill you." 
	Skuld jumped up and grabbed Akane's hand, dragging her into the
kitchen before she could react to Ranma's words.  "Ok, first, let's start
with the basics..."  Her words trailed off as they left the room.
	*I wonder if even a Goddess can teach Akane to cook.*

				*****

	Kasumi hummed as she opened the oven to check on dinner.  *Dr. 
Tofu will love this.  If only...*
	Dr. Tofu walked into the kitchen then.  "Kasumi!  What a surprise 
seeing you here."  He then proceeded to trip over the open oven door.
	Kasumi giggled at him.  *If only Akane could learn to cook for 
Ranma, she wouldn't have to worry about his other fiances as much.*

				*****

	"Ah Saotome!  What a wonderful meal that was."
	"Yes it was Tendo.  What a splendid idea it was, going out to
dinner like this."  *I hope Ranma is alright.   Akane will surely poison 
him with her cooking if he's stupid enough to eat it.*
	"Yes, well, we must discuss our plans to join our children in
marriage, Saotome."  *If Ranma is still alive after Akane's meal tonight.*

				*****



Notes:  Ok, I left out a whole bunch of people.  But I need comments, I 
don't know for sure where to go now.  (Duh...  outline?  What's that?)


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mesg y I said!!!!!