Silly
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by Bravoexo

A fanfic inspired by the anime Ranma 1/2 created and copyrighted by Rumiko
Takahashi
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Nabiki closed the book she had been reading the past hour or so, and was
looking forward to some refreshing snack when she stopped abruptly on her
way towards the kitchen.  'That's odd' Nabiki thought to herself as she
slowly took a slight detour into the dinning room.  In front of the koi
pond, sitting on the outside porch, and across each other where the two
heirs of the Tendo dojo.  Ranma and Akane were sitting across each other,
arms folded in front, and uttering no word, moving not a single second,
and they were looking at each other straight in the eye.  "What the hell
are they doing?"

Kasumi walked past Nabiki and provided some answers to the riddle in her
head.  "I think they're arguing."  Nabiki looked back at her older sister,
and obviously gave a melancholic stare.  "Um, I could be wrong though."
Nabiki sighed, realizing that it was now up to her to unravel the truth
between the strange behaving Ranma and Akane.  Just then, a bell sounded

"Time!"  Ranma shook his head, as if shaking off some discomforting pain.
Akane just wiped the palms of her hands down her face and even somehow
pressed down the sides of her cheeks.  Ranma fell back and laid down
wearily on the wooden plank porch.  Akane rested her back to one of the
wooden post near her.  Both looked tired, Nabiki concluded from her
initial observations.  She investigated a bit further.  A clock timer was
also on the floor, and a tray of snacks that obviously came from Kasumi's
kitchen.

"What are you two doing this time?"  No one answered her.  This made
Nabiki a little bit hot under the collar, but the sight of Akane, her eyes
closed resting on her back, and that of Ranma, half asleep down on the
floor, convince Nabiki that they wouldn't even have the strength to even
look up to her at that moment.  Fortunately her father was playing shogi
with Ranma's father nearby.

"Huh?  Oh those two.  What do you think Saotome?"  The oversized and mute
panda just brought out a single sign that Nabiki immediately grasped from
Genma Saotome.

"Argument?  What are they arguing about?  They haven't said anything all
morning.  How could they be arguing?"  Both her father and Genma just
smiled at Nabiki, further infuriating her  frustration.  Nabiki hated
being left out of things, mostly she had the most secrets at her utmost
disposal.  But, this 'thing' between her sister and her fiancé, Nabiki
felt too important to ignore.  She was about to press on with her
interrogation but the timer rang again.

"Time!"  Ranma jumped back into the position he had maintained for the
whole morning, and Akane crawled back to her place once again.  Then the
same scene occurred again.  Ranma and Akane facing each other, neither one
blinking, not one wiping off the sweat off his or her brow, their eyes
locked to each other's dangerous looking stare.  Nabiki frown a bit,
somehow she knew a major fight is happening in front of her, but it wasn't
a physical one, like so many fights that had happened to the dojo, to
Akane and Ranma, and in so many more occasions she just couldn't recall
right now.

Nabiki looked at her watch, and then looked at both Ranma and Akane.  She
even got close enough to Akane that she almost got in front of her.  "Hey,
watch it,  Nabiki get out of the way."  Ranma burst almost shocked Nabiki
and made her trip forward and eventually cross the almost insurmountable
middle ground between Akane and Ranma.

"Ha.  I win!"  Akane jumped and leaped up enthusiastically, as if she had
almost been rejuvenated from a thousand year slumber.  Ranma too leapt up,
but in vile protest.

"No fair.  Nabiki was in the way!"  Nabiki picked herself up and continued
to look and stare confusingly at Ranma and her little sister.

"Hey, you blinked!  That's why you lost, Ranma!  Don't blame Nabiki!"  The
two were shouting at each other as both of them walked towards the
training hall.

"Oh! Come on!  She was in front of you, how could _ I _ tell if you didn't
blink yourself!"  Ranma paused a bit, as Akane caught and grasped his hand
and dragged him towards the empty training hall.  "Akane!  This is not
fair!"

"You surprised her, Ranma.  Nabiki didn't cross our sights until you
shouted at her.  So technically I win!"  Akane slid open the doorway,
pushing the reluctant Ranma inside.

"Shucks!  Do we have to do this?"  Ranma's voice faded as he disappeared
inside.  Akane just giggled while she closed the door behind her.  Nabiki
stood perfectly astonished by everything.

Both Soun Tendo and Genma were at tears as they also stood witness to the
bizarre events.  "Do you think he'll admit it now Saotome?"

Genma pulled out another wooden sign that only read..'He better, or we'll
have to think of another silly contest again.'  Soun nodded in agreement.

"So true Saotome.  I suppose if he still won't say it, we could try a
'no-sleep' contest."

The large panda popped out another sign. Do you think that's a good idea?
They might end up sleeping with each other, Tendo.'  Soun just chuckled.

"Exactly, Saotome!"

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Nabiki was eavesdropping at the door.  'What are you two doing?' was all
she could think of.

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Inside, Akane was arguing with Ranma.

"Say it Ranma!  I won, you lost.  Now say it!"

"No way.  I didn't lose.  Your sister got in the way.  So _you_ had
outside interference.  Technically I won."

"Technical what?!"

"Hmmp. I'm not the one that'll say it.  You lost, Akane."

"Why you!!"  Several loud bumps and grinds was all that filled the void of
the training hall.

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"What the?"  Nabiki knew fighting when she hears it, and one major fight
just echoed through the training hall.

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Inside, when the dust settled, Akane was on top of Ranma, both exhausted
and lying on the floor.

"Why don't you just say it, Ranma?"  Akane said weakly to her fiancé and
she was almost at tears..

"But you lost?"  Akane just pinched Ranma's arm, which was embracing her
and was the only thing near enough for her too get her hand on.

"Shut up.  I won, you lost!"  Akane nestled her head a bit more on Ranma's
chest, and Ranma just embraced her a bit tighter.

"No, I think we both won."  Akane looked up at Ranma's face, and was
greeted by his pleasant smile.  She felt the same way.  She crawled up
over him and both reached out to kiss.

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"Are they still in there?  Dinner is getting cold?"  Kasumi pleaded
uneventfully to the rest of her companions on the table.

"Let them be."  Soun looked back at the training, then to Genma.  "I'm
sure they're ironing out their differences."  Both elders smiled like
they've never smiled before.

"Gee.  Daddy.  I hope you plan to get them married soon."  Everyone looked
strangely at Nabiki.  "The two of them have been awfully quiet inside
there."  Genma and Soun looked at each other.

"Nabiki, you mean?"  Sound saw the confidence exhumed by his daughter
about her suspicion.  "Kasumi, better prepare everything for a wedding."
Soun was on his way to the door, and Genma was following suit.

"Oh, father!  Where are you going this late hour?"

"I'm going to get a priest!"  Soun disappeared out the door.

"I better get Nodoka!"  Genma soon disappeared through the door.

Kasumi cleaned up, made a few phone calls, and made a shopping list.

"Gee.  What am I suppose to do?"  Nabiki thought for a moment.   Just
then, a knock came through the door.  "Who could that be?"

"Hi, Nabiki.  I've brought this special okonomiyaki for Ran-chan.  Is he
home?"  Nabiki couldn't smile energetically as the guest had smiled to
her.

"Gee.  Looks like I'll be doing the dirty work."  Ukyou looked strangely
at Nabiki.

"What do you mean, dirty?"  Nabiki burst out laughing..

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END

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Something I cooked up while waiting for the guys on the IRC #fanfic
channel.

C&C greatly appreciated