Hi!! people, is me again :)

Here's the next chapter of this story, and I'm aware that
there are still some problems here. (But hey give my prereaders a break
will'ya you can't expect them to find all the errors in just one check
do you :) 

By the way I'd like to thank them :Jason Liao, Angeline, Harper,
doKuSHInsHA, Short Yes and Thomas Scroggs.

I hope that you like this one too, feel free to C&C, MST, Flame, Dissect
(Did you guy's saw what Ronny did las time?? Something like that would
be good ^_^ ) 

Remember this is still a draft I will revise this again, in fact I
wasn't going to send this until I had news from all my prereaders, but
just like some people has pointed me out, this is a place for
experimenting, the final draft goes to the RAAC.

All Ranma characters are the property of Rumiko Takahashi, first
published by 
Shogakugan in Japan and brought over to North America by Viz
Communications.


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First Date First Blood ^_^
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The snow was falling at a steady pace in the mountains, covering them
like a blanket of the purest white. Ranma was feeling good, even if
the weather was a little too cold for his liking. He was running at top
speeds, feeling more free and relaxed that he had been in a long time.
The
feeling of the chilly winds hitting his face, just letting his body
react by
instinct to the race, jump a rock, evade a branch, jump over the cliff,
the fall, using one tree as a springboard and keep running. The place
didn't matter, he just let himself loose in the excitement of the
speed.

The people who saw him were amazed. He seemed to ride the wind, moving
so
fast that he barely seemed to touch the land. In the few towns he had
passed, people
were left looking in awe at the young martial artist with a big
backpack, he
seemed to be a blur of brown, black and blue, moving with the grace of a
feline.
Even those few who were paying attention, or were in cars barely saw the
smile of
sheer excitement, making him look even a little feral and wild, almost
like a feline in hunting.

After a few of  hours of running at top speed he had to stop for a
While. Even if he had the stamina of a horse he had to slow down, he was
fast but he didn't had the stamina of Ryoga. Smiling he said for
himself.
<but that's one of the things that I'm going to work more, strength and
stamina, or at least
that was what I told to the guy's back at the dojo >

Ranma smiled. His apparent stalkers had given up some time ago. Even
they didn't have the speed or stamina to keep the pace, and the
only one who could had gotten lost in the first ten minutes.
Yet Ranma hadn't cared. he just ran for hours.

When he slowed down he started to enjoy the view, and remembered the
latest
days in the dojo. Somehow his life had became both better and worse at
the same
time. The past week had been one of chaos, and just remembering it made
him
enjoy the feelings of peace and freedom the mountains gave him even
more.


* * * * *

A week and half before

The students in Furinkan were confused. Something was happening in the
School, even if it just seemed to be the beginning of it, and the
effects
were starting to be noted. Akane was mad most of the time, whatever made
her mad
seemed to be eating her. Ranma was, for a change, silent most of the
time,
he seemed to be thinking about a lot of things lately and was treating
Akane as if she were made of glass, this just seemed to anger her even
more. Nabiki for a change was being nicer to her classmates.

Lunch was one of the most expected moments in Furinkan. Not only the
students had time to eat and relax, but also the local martial artists
were
a good entertainment most of the time. You could always expect to see a
fight, discussion or even the newest problem of Ranma.

Today wasn't an exception, even if it was subtler this time.  Akane was 
ignoring Ranma.  While this wasn't anything new, she was also ignoring
Nabiki.
Now this would have passed as something semi normal, if it weren't by
the fact
that the rest of the fiancees had been casting glares at Nabiki as well.

One of the most popular games among the girls, was to gossip and try to
guess
was happening in Ranma's and his companion's life If they had any
trouble they 
could always pa... ask Nabiki for assistance, but this time, they
couldn't do that. 
For a change, Nabiki seemed to be the source of the problem, or at least
part of it. 
To make things even stranger, Ranma was treating Nabiki with more
familiarity, 
even if she was treating him with her usual cold demeanor.

One just needed to watch the scene for a while to see that something was
happening. Nabiki was making deals in her usual table, when Ranma
approached her and commented. "Hey Nabs..." Ranma received for this,
Nabiki's
full glare, the kind of glare that would have made a weaker man faint.
He just
composed himself and continued, "hmmm... hello Nabiki can I talk with
you
for a second please?"

"Yes... Ranma just give me a second." She answered in a cold and chilly
tone.

Walking her away from the rest of the students, he started talking to
Nabiki. By the 
way he moved his hands, and his facial expressions, one could swear that
he was 
explaining something to her. The strange thing was that after a while
she seemed 
to relax a little and paid closer attention to everything he said, her
features changing 
from. <Are you stupid? To that actually makes sense.>

After a time, they finished their discussion and both went to their own
tables. The 
whispering in the cafeteria started again. Akane seemed ready to jump on
Ranma and 
beat him senseless, visibly restraining herself to not choke him.

"So Ranma-honey what were you doing with the local Ice-queen of the
school?"
Unlike the rest, Ukyo didn't wait until Ranma came back to his seat to
ask him.

"Hmmm... who me? Er... I was just asking her for some advice. Why do you
ask
Uchan?" Ranma seemed taken back by this.

Looking at him a little unbelievingly, she answered. "It's just that you
seemed 
awfully interested in that conversation Ranchan."

Unfortunately for her, Ranma was already on his way to the table, and
didn't pay 
too much attention to her. Ranma seemed to be in a hurry to talk with
one of the 
boys that was waiting for him there. Ukyo watched as Ranma went to his
place 
in the table,  then started to talk with a guy named Yuichiro, whatever
he was 
saying, must have been very important to the aforementioned guy, because
he looked 
really nervous.

After a few minutes of this the boy got up and muttering what seemed to
be a thanks
to Ranma, he walked ever to Nabiki. <What's going on here?> Thought
Ukyo, she 
just watched as the boy started talking at Nabiki, who in exchange gave
a quick glare 
at Ranma, then smiling sweetly at the student, she nodded.

Ukyo couldn't help but ask Akane. "What it's going on here Akane?" They
both were 
looking at the boy who seemed to be walking over clouds at the moment.

"Who knows what's in the mind of that pervert?" Akane muttered, then
standing up and 
walking of to the classroom, she added with a scowl. "Besides who cares
for that matter."


* * * * *

Later, outside of the school, Ranma and Nabiki talked briefly for a few
seconds, 
"So Nabs how did it go?" Ranma asked in a candid tone.

Raising her eyebrow Nabiki spoke in a calm and cold voice. "I would
appreciate if you 
refrained from calling me Nabs Ranma."

Shrugging his shoulders, he said. "Ok Nabiki I got the message... and
... well?"

Rolling her eyes Nabiki continued "It went ok Ranma we have a date this
afternoon. 
Why do you ask?"

"Why? Well Nabiki, I have to go and watch how it goes." Said Ranma in
the same 
candid voice.

Looking at him more levelly, she said in a teasing tone. "My... Ranma I
never knew 
that you were that kind of guy, a little curious maybe, but not that
much."

Ranma rolled his eyes. "Aww c'mon Nabiki it's not like that, it's just
that I need to 
see you in action to see what are the problems in your form."

"Form? You make it seem like a fight." Seeing that he actually seemed to
take it 
like if, it was a fight she continued. "Ok Ranma you can go... but one
thing, I 
don't want him to notice that you are there ok?"

Ranma seemed really offended by this. "What? He note me? I'm a top
martial artist I 
can be so stealthy that even you aren't going to notice me."

"Sure Ranma whatever you say."

Ranma seemed to get rigid for a second, then he answered "Fine then
Nabiki. Anyway
I have to run. See you later." Then running like hell, he jumped over
the wall followed 
by Kodachi and Shampoo, and by the sounds and screams, Mouse had just
joined the parade.

Shaking her head Nabiki thought as she continued her way to the Dojo.
<That Ranma! 
There is never a dull moment around him.> When she was passing by the
gate of 
the school someone approached her.

Ukyo saw her opportunity to talk to Nabiki. Stepping in her way she
started, "So Nabiki 
what's going on?"

Looking at her coolly Nabiki answered, "What do you mean Ukyo?"

Ukyo frowned, "You know what I mean Nabiki, since the other day when you
and 
Ranchan got lost all afternoon, you two seem to be rather friendly."

Smirking slightly Nabiki answered, "so? Ranma and I have been doing some
business lately what's the problem with that?"

"As long as you don't get too friendly that's ok with me Nabiki," added
Ukyo in a 
threatening tone.

Smirking even more Nabiki told her "C'mon Ukyo you of all should know
well that 
I wouldn't do that, sure Ranma is nice enough, has a nice body, and he
even has been 
getting some manners lately, but he's still too much of a trouble.
Besides he's not my 
type you know."

Ukyo seemed more relieved at this. "I believe you Nabiki. Just be
careful; the other girls won't bother talking first. Remember the only
thing that you have to defend yourself it's that brain of yours."

"Thanks for your concern Ukyo but I can take care of myself fairly
well." Said Nabiki 
as she walked past her.


* * * * * 

Later that day Nabiki went out to the date with Yuichiro. The guy was
nice enough, he 
seemed to be a little shy and intimidated, after all Nabiki looked
stunning in the blue 
dress that she was wearing. It was elegant and yet it did a great
showing her figure. 
Fortunately, Nabiki knew how to make a guy feel comfortable. It was a
nice trick that 
She used too often in order to low the guard of many of her clients.

After a little chat and a little show by Mr. Tendo and his famous cry
#427, (WHAAA 
my little daughter it's going out ) they were on his way to a very
exclusive restaurant, 
with sporadic appearances of the fiancees and one or two enemies who
were looking 
for Ranma.

Nabiki had to admit it she was enjoying the date, but not because
Yuichiro was all that 
Fun. He was nice enough and when he finally relaxed, he had an
interesting conversation. 
No the real reason where the crazy stunts of Ranma, so far he had
appeared in three very corny disguises, both male and female and she was
just halfway to the restaurant.

By when they were in the restaurant, the number of disguises was up by
five, the fights had been two. One by Kuno who tried to free her from
the enslaving things that Saotome was forcing her to do, before any of
them both could do anything they were saved by a mysterious brown haired
girl with a red pigtail and thick glasses. The second was when Mousse
confused Yuichiro with Ranma and attacked them, this time they only saw
a blur of black and red before mousse disappeared in a corner.

All of this had Yuichiro pretty nervous. "A... are all your dates like
this Nabiki?" asked a paranoid looking Yuichiro.

Smiling sweetly Nabiki answered. "Not really Yuichiro it's just that my
father it's a little special, and he asked Ranma to keep an eye on me.
It seems that the fool took the orders pretty literally, but don't worry
he isn't going to interfere too much. <I hope>

When they entered to the restaurant, things seemed to calm down. The
waiter guided them 
to their table, after they were sited, they had the menus.

Yuichiro was feeling like he was in heaven, and hell here he was he in a
date with Nabiki Tendo, the ice queen of Furinkan and not only, she was
being nice to him, but he also hadn't said or did something stupid. She
looked so hot with that blue dress of her but not only that she looked
really elegant with it too. Now if only Saotome could leave them alone. 

He was grateful to him for helping him to get a date with Nabiki, but it
seemed that all the crazy things that happened to Ranma were following
him. Now so far it seemed like Saotome had taken the hint and
disappeared with the rest of crazy martial artist that were following
him.

Nabiki was watching Yuichiro while they were waiting for the menus, he
was good looking 
not like Ranma or some of his friends but he was presentable enough, a
little too bland and spineless for her tastes, but he had a fairly good
reputation among his friends, and he knew how to behave himself. 

If she treated him nicely, enough he would talk well of her in the
school. <Hmmm I should think less of this as a deal and more like a
date> Besides he  has an interesting enough conversation.

Then the waiter gave them their menus, seeing that Yuichiro had became
livid when he saw 
the prices in the menu she used her formal way to deal with this.
"Thanks for the invitation Yuichiro you really know how to treat a lady"
spoke Nabiki in a low and sensual voice.

The effect of this was that his thinking capacity was reduced to a
babbling idiot for a few minutes. Nabiki was having fun teasing the poor
boy was fun but still she didn't think he was that interesting. <But
then again compared with the crazy bunch that Ranma tends to attract
most people seem a little dull and boring>

After a few more minutes of idle chat, they ordered their food. Yuichiro
was of course too lost in his dream world to notice that he was going to
pay a lot of money for the dinner. Nabiki for her part was getting a
little bored. Sure the food was delicious and the ambience was great but
she was getting tired of the boy who was just looking at her with the
eyes glassed over and a silly grin in his face.

They ate in silence, Yuichiro seemed to be in his own dream world, and
Nabiki was looking for the next entrance of Ranma and his followers.

She was starting to wonder where was Ranma when she noticed a beautiful
waitress with 
black hair and a black dress that came with a white apron making her
look like a classical French maid, even if the skirt was a little too
short and the cleavage was a little too big showing her ample blossom
rather nicely. Nabiki was wondering if she was Ranma or not, then they
crossed looks and she knew that it was him. After all how many people
had gray blue eyes.

Smiling at him and with an expression that said gotcha, she decided to
pay attention to her date. Calling him in a bored tone "Yuichiro, hey
Yuichiro are you there?"

Yuichiro had an expression that could mach Ryoga when he was
daydreaming, "Yes I do."

Nabiki looked amused at this. "Yes you do what?"

He came out of the trance "Hmmm... nothing, nothing Just thinking how
great it's to be 
with you."

Nabiki raised an eyebrow, "Yes Yuichiro I to had a great time too."

Yuichiro was so entranced by this that he completely lost the sarcastic
tone that she 
was using.

The day hadn't gone too well for Ranma, this idea to help Nabiki with
her date was giving him a severe headache, so far he had two fights and
three of his fiancees after his hide. Now he was there wearing a stupid
maid dress that was too tight for his tastes, there were a pair of
idiots who tried to grope him and the couple that he was serving was
making him nervous. The guy was just drooling at him. (Just like the
rest of the guys in the restaurant) and the girl was glaring at him.

<Well at least this couldn't get worse> Thought Ranma, now if he had a
normal amount
of common sense, he wouldn't have thought this, but this is Ranma and
common sense 
is not his strong point. Like a divine retribution one of the girls in
the restaurant decided that she had enough, and decided to put her foot
in the way of the next waitress causing her to trip and drop the tray
with hot tea that she was carrying in the moment.

Nabiki was just observing Ranma doing a good impression of a French
waitress. he 
seemed to be really uncomfortable with the dress and the ogling men in
the restaurant, 
then she saw it come the falling waitress, the hot tea, the face of
Ranma after the change, and of course, the way the dress ripped after
trying in vain to contain a bigger body.

Ranma was feeling... rather ridiculized the stares in the place had
changed from ogling 
to surprise, and from glares to more looks that made him feel like a
piece of steak. He 
even heard a pair of, "What a pervert." "Yes but he has a nice tush."
So, he did the 
only manly thing that he could do, he bolted to the kitchen were they
still could hear a
couple of surprised yells and even a laugh.

Nabiki was laughing for almost two minutes before calming enough to be
able to speak 
normally. <Damn I should have brought my camera that face was priceless>
Still smiling 
she called the waiter "Well Yuichiro I think that we should go back to
or my father it's 
going to have a fit."

Yuichiro seemed to be still a little shaken by this "Tell me Nabiki is
he always like this?"

Nabiki was smiling knowingly. "Believe me Yuichiro you don't know the
half of it."


* * * * *

They walked back to the dojo talking more animatedly. Nabiki had been
telling him about
some of the crazier  adventures of Ranma, for first time in all the date
she was starting to just enjoy the company of the boy, even if she was
doing most of the talking.

"You must be kidding Nabiki, are you telling me that he entered in a
fiancee contest just to get some strange water to cure his curse?"
Yuichiro was surprised. He had heard a lot of stories about Nabiki how
she was cold and heartless, and how she used to make the boys to get
what she wanted and the she just dumped them, but the Nabiki Tendo that
went with him in a date, was completely different that the one he knew
from the school. She still was a little cold and distant, but once you
got to know her she was a nice person.

At the door of the Tendo dojo, they said their goodnights, "Thank you
Yuichiro I had a lovely Time. Goodnight" then Nabiki walked in the house
leaving a slightly disappointed Yuichiro.

"Well I guess that you can win em all, you can't expect someone like her
to kiss you in their first date." Said Yuichiro to himself.

Walking inside the house Nabiki noted the heavy atmosphere that was in
the house. Akane 
was mad (this wasn't really unusual lately), her father and Mr. Saotome
were playing shogi trying to ignore Akane, Kasumi was humming a song in
the kitchen when she was cleaning the rest of the dinner, but Ranma was
nowhere to be seen

"Hey Akane were is Ranma?"

Glaring at her Akane answered. "Why should I know where's that baka
Nabiki, last time 
I saw him he was hanging around his friends like always."

Walking out of the kitchen Kasumi added in a cheerfully tone. "Ranma was
playing with his friends Ryoga, Kuno, and Mousse, I hope that they don't
get hurt they seemed mad at Ranma for some reason. By the way Nabiki how
was your date?"

Nabiki looked at her older sister while she was walking upstairs. "It
went well Kasumi a little different of what I was expecting but it was
fun anyway."

Kasumi was smiling a little vacuinly, "Well it's nice to know that you
are having fun with the boys"

Walking into her room, she changed her clothes for a more comfortable
white short and a tee shirt, after that she looked at the garden she saw
the lights of the dojo on, and the stomping of Akane as she went
upstairs and went into her room. <It seems that Ranma's back, let's go
to see him> Taking her camera she exited the room.

Walking down and ignoring the rest of the family Nabiki went to the
garden and from there to the dojo, were she could see the lights on.
Steeping in she could see Ranma, he seemed to just had changed back by
the kettle that laid at his side, and he was muttering something when he
saw her.

"Stupid Jerks ganging on me..." Half growled, half muttered Ranma, then
he noted that Nabiki was entering to the dojo. Putting his best
nonchalant face he greeted her, "Hiya!! Nabs how was the date?"

Looking annoyed, she said. "Like if you didn't knew it... Now tell me
did you enjoyed your new job"

Ranma shuddered. "Don't remind me Nabiki, I hadn't felt so stupid in a
long time." Said Ranma while he was trying to apply disinfectant to his
wounds.

Nabiki took a picture of Ranma trying to clean his wounds, then taking
the medical box from his hands Nabiki started tending his wounds. "Here
let me do it. What happened to you this time?"

"I really don't know, I was running out of the restaurant by the
kitchen, trying to get back to the ally where I left my clothes. When I
was about to get there Kuno appeared and started spouting some nonsense,
something about how my evil ways didn't knew limits and how I was
wearing the clothes of my latest victim of some junk like that."

Nabiki laughed at the memory of Ranma in that skintight dress. "Well
Ranma you have to admit that you were rather stunning in that dress."

"Haha very funny, now are you going to listen to me or just make fun of
this?"

Nabiki calmed herself a little, "Ok, ok, you can continue, but first
take of your shirt please."

Ranma did as she told him, when  he was dome Nabiki took a couple more
of pictures, Ranma just looked at her strangely before continuing. "Now
were I was... ah yes. After I whacked him a couple times, I decided to
change clothes when the old pervert just came from the rooftop, telling
me that I was a very good student, but if I wanted to play the damsel in
distress for him I needed to be a damsel first. You can suppose what he
tried to do then."

Nabiki started cleaning his back from a couple of abrasions and noted
that there was a large gash running all over his back. "And were did you
got this Ranma? "

Ranma arched his back at the touch of Nabiki in the sore spot. "Owww,
wach out Nabiki that hurts. I got it from Kuno, after a few minutes of
fighting with the old pervert I got a very good kick in and sent him to
take a hike without being splashed. Then when I was getting my breath
back, that moron of Kuno attacked me from behind, seems like he wasn't
out cold as I thought at  first so I made sure that he went to rest in a
more painful way."

"Honestly Ranma you are so careless sometimes." Then aiming her camera
at him, she said. 
"Say cheese," and took another couple of pictures of his back wile he
was looking at her.

Ranma looked at her a little nervous. "Well after I changed clothes, I
had to deal with an irate looking Shampoo, she started chasing me,
because I was eating in some stupid restaurant, instead of going to eat
at her place. Then Mousse came blaming me, for trying to take Shampoo
from him."

Nabiki was finishing cleaning his back, she couldn't help but note that
Ranma was gaining mass lately, making his usual wiry complexion look
more muscular and filled. He also was starting to lose some of the
natural baby fat and being replaced by smooth and well toned muscles,
making him look more like a gymnast that a martial artist. <Hmmm...
Ranma has been growing up a lot lately, the girls are going to love this
pictures>

A couple of scratches cleaned and some more pictures Nabiki was done
cleaning his back. "Turn around Ranma I need to clean the rest of the
wounds," it seemed that his front was much lees damaged that his back,
aside from a couple of blows in his stomach, and a few cuts in his face
he didn't had any other wounds to be cleaned.

Nabiki was thinking for a while, Ranma was becoming a very handsome and
charismatic guy, 
even if he denied or tried to hide it. He could be really convincing
with the women if he really wanted to, but his own code prevented him
from doing that, now how could she turn that to her and her family
advantage, he could become easily a model, an actor or even an idol
singer. <but how can I make him decide to work for that, he's not all
that interested in the attention and the money its not so important to
him, all he cares is that stupid Martial arts of him>

Suddenly Nabiki caught herself, <What am I doing? He's supposed to be my
friend and I'm 
already planning how to coax him into another of my schemes. I guess
that I really used to manipulate the people> She felt ashamed of
herself. Ranma had got in a lot of troubles to help her, and there she
was already planning how to take advantage of him. <I guess that old
habits die hard>

Ranma was observing Nabiki while she was attending at his wounds. For
first time since he got to know her, and had to admit hat she was rather
beautiful and she had a great body too, <I can't believe that most of
the boys hadn't noticed this earlier, she's definitely better built that
Akane, and maybe she doesn't has the incredible body of Shampoo or even
Ukyo, but she definitely is in a great shape, just look at those legs of
her or the way that the little shorts were hugging her hips or the way
that the tee shirt...> Ranma caught himself staring at Nabiki, normally
this would have earned him a beating or the girl would be trowing at
him, and she wasn't even noticing him. <maybe Akane's right I'm a
pervert>

Then Ranma noted that she was frowning a little, and seemed to be lost
in her thoughts. Waving a hand in front of her got her attention. "Hey
Nabs are you there, you seem a little out of reality."

Nabiki was shaken out of her thoughts in as rather rude form. "Yes I'm
here Saotome, and please don't call me Nabs."

Ranma looked apologetic. "Well... sorry but you seemed to be lost for a
second."

"It's not like that Ranma I just had something in my mind." Changing the
conversation, she continued, "so Ranma, what do you think of the date?"

Ranma looked troubled at this, "the date?... I suppose that you want an
honest answer right?"

Raising an eyebrow, she answered. "Of course I want an honest response
Ranma."

Taking a breath Ranma tried to say as nonchalantly as he could. "To be
honest Nabiki, you really suck at dating boys."

Nabiki's brow darkened, < grrr... sensitive as always Saotome,> "What do
you mean Saotome? He said the he had a great time with me."

"Yes Nabiki but you sucked him dry. You made him take you to one of the
most expensive 
restaurants in the town, he must have spent his allowance for a month in
just one night." Seeing that she seemed to falter a little he continued.
"You are supposed to go to a date to have a nice time to make the poor
guy spend all his money on you."

Nabiki seemed to be troubled by this. "But... he had a nice time, he
enjoyed being with me."

Looking directly at her eyes  Ranma answered. "And what about you? Did
you enjoyed being 
with him? His company? When was the moment that you enjoyed most?"
pausing for a second 
he looked away. "You seemed to take the whole thing like a business,
making him comfortable, and getting him to low his guard, so you could
get what you wanted from him."

Nabiki was speechless. Sure she knew that Ranma wasn't dumb, but she
never expected that 
he could be so analytic, to see that clearly what she was doing. She
could only mutter. "How did you know?"

Ranma smiled bitterly. "Well Nabiki, I had been in some dates too,
mostly with Shampoo and Ukyo and most of these times were to get
something from them." then lowering his look, he said. "You see the
dates like a business to win, I see the dates like a fight to win, I had
to learn in the hard way to relax a little so what about you?"

Nabiki started to think about all this, She remembered the moment that
she enjoyed most in the date, and aside from all the crazy stunts of
Ranma, the best moment was when she and Yuichiro walked back home just
talking about her life and all the crazy things that happened around
Ranma. <How much money did he spent in that moment? What did you got
from him then?>

Nabiki felt that she had a lot of things to think for tonight, so she
decided to finish this for today applying the last touch to Ranma's
wounds she put a Band-Aid in his nose, "well Ranma seems like after all
you are good for something."

Ranma frowned at this, but it seemed like it was the reaction that
Nabiki was expecting because as soon as he frowned, she took another
couple of pictures. "Hey what's with all those pictures?" said Ranma in
a half jocking tone.

"These? they are just for a school project." Answered Nabiki with her
most innocent looking expression

Ranma didn't seemed to believe this. "I believe you just don't overdo it
ok?"

After patching all the medicines in the medical box, she extended the
hand at him. "There Ranma it's done and you only owe me 500 yen."

Ranma just stared at her before sighing. "Che Nabs you never change."

Nabiki looked at him "Why should I change?" Nabiki commented in a half
mocking time.

Ranma just shrugged his shoulders and handed her the money "Well Nabiki
I have to go see'ya later." Using only his hands for leverage, he lifted
all his body with his hands, then he did a backflip just using his hands
to propel himself, doing a ten point landing that would made a gymnast
green of envy. He turned to see Nabiki who seemed to be bored by all
this display.

"Showoff." A bored sounding Nabiki commented.

Ranma seemed downcast by this for a second after looking at her with his
usual cocky smile. "Envious?" walking out of the dojo, he was stopped
near the door by her voice.

Nabiki saw him walk out of the dojo he seemed to be a little annoyed by
the fact that she wasn't really surprised by his display of strength and
dexterity. After all, she had seen him do more hard stunts. Taking the
shirt that he ha left in the floor. "Ranma?" when he turned to see her,
she threw him the shirt. Then she seemed to hesitate for a second before
continuing. "...Thanks Ranma"

Ranma looked surprised at this. "Thanks for what?" Then he seemed to
take the hint and continued. "Ah you meant that... don't worry it wasn't
nothing" Then he exited the building, towards his room.

After a few minutes, Nabiki exited the dojo walking towards the living
room. Neither her nor Ranma had noticed Nodoka observing the both from
the garden.


Tony