Someone bugged me about this on the Ranma list, so I went and finished 
this chapter.



    Chapter Seven -- Sisters Have To Stick Together

	Skuld walked into the kitchen, looking around to see who was
there.  "Belldandy?"  She wandered around the temple for a few minutes,
surprised that even Urd was gone.  *I guess no one's here*
	Keiichi's door opened, and Belldandy poked her head around the
corner.  "Oh, hello Skuld.  I'll be right out."  Skuld blinked a few time. 
*Those two...  they make me wish Kenji was here.* The door opened again
and both Keiichi and Belldandy came out.  Keiichi was blushing, but
Belldandy looked perfectly innocent. 
	"Ah...  so Skuld, how did it go yesterday?"
	Skuld grinned at Keiichi.  "I finally met someone who has a harder
time saying those three little words(1) than you do."
	Keiichi blushed even harder, and glanced at Belldandy.  "Um... 
how about I just leave you two alone to talk shop..."  He turned and left
to go to the garage, where he could find something calming to work on,
like that bike that seemed to have a death wish for him.  He found
machines trying to kill him much easier to deal with then Skuld.  Of
course, it was frequently both when it came to Skuld...
	As soon as he was out of the room, Belldandy started giggling. 
"Skuld, you're so mean to him!"  What would normally have been a strong
rebuke, was weakened by Belldandy's giggling.
	"Gomen, Oneesama.  I just can't help it.  It's funny to see him
blush."  Skuld tried to look contrite, but it was hard when she could
barely stop from giggling at Keiichi herself. 
	"So, how did it go?  Did you have any problem with the wish?"
	"Not yet..."
	Belldandy led her younger sister in to the kitchen.  "What do you 
mean, 'Not yet'?"
	"I'm not finished yet.  He wished that his fiancee could cook...
and, it's going to take a while to teach her.  She's very... dangerous in
the kitchen.  Well, at least that one is."
	"'That one'?  What do you mean by that?"
	"He has four fiancees."
	Belldandy dropped the bowl she was mixing in shock.  *Four?!?*

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	It only took Ranma a minute to catch up to the Tendo sisters. 
"Hey Akane, I just thought of something..." 
	"Oh, that's a good one Saotome."
	Akane glared at Nabiki.  *He's MY fiancee Nabiki.  I'm the one
that gets to insult and abuse him, not you.* "Nabiki, leave him alone. 
What did you think of, Ranma?" 
	"Um...  well, I was thinking...  Skuld is teaching you how to cook,
and she cooked some strange gaijin food for breakfast.  Is that the kind
of cooking you'll be learning?"  Ranma jumped up on the fence, and
continued to walk along.
	*That's strange.  Not that my sister's fiancee is stupid, but
that's a remarkably intelligent comment.  I should have thought of that.*
	Akane turned to look at Ranma.  "I...  I'm not sure.  I didn't 
think of that.  Do you think...  it'll be easier to learn, and maybe...  
thats why...?"
	Ranma shrugged.  "I dunno.  Even if she teaches you how to cook 
strange foreign food, I don't care..."
	Akane's eyes grew wider.  *Does he mean...?*
	"...Just as long as it isn't toxic anymore."
	Akane smiled sweetly at Ranma.  "Ranma..."
	Ranma turned to look at Akane, and blinked when he saw her 
smiling.  *Woah...  that's weird.*  He jumped down and stepped closer to 
Akane.  "Yes...?"
	"DIE!!!!!!"  Akane pulled out a one way ticket, stamped Tendo 
Airlines.  Then she kicked him.  Hard.  "RANMA NO BAKA!!!!!!!!" 
	"KAWAIIkune....."  Ranma yelled as he flew out of sight.  *All I
said was I'm glad she's learning to cook!* Lucky for him, Ranma landed
face first in front of Furinkan High School.  Unlucky for him, someone 
was there waiting for him.
	"Saotome Ranma.  How I have waited for this day, you sorceror of 
black arts..."
	Ranma pulled his face out of the ground.  "Oh, hey Kuno.  Nice to 
see you too."

				*****

	"She's learning to WHAT?"
	"Cook.  I, ah...  met this girl who, um... offered to teach her." 
*Gotta be careful.  Can't let anyone know she's a Goddess*
	"But, Ran-chan!  Why do you need Akane to cook for you when you 
have me?!"
	"Um..."

				*****

	"Tendo, this is a great day."
	"Yes it is, Saotome.  Our children will be together soon."
	"And Akane will be able to cook for them."
	"Perhaps we should can call your wife now.  I'm sure if Ranma was
married it would fufill the promise, curse or no curse." 
	*Splash!*  A large Panda sitting in the pond held up a sign.  
<Not just yet, Tendo-san.>

				*****

(1) One way of saying 'I love you', in japanese, is 'Suki da yo'.


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