Part 10: Sunday Morning.

What has gone before:
	Part 1: Akane meets Ranma at age 12.  They spar.  Akane walks in on Ranma
	Part 2: Ryoga first appears.  Ranma shows off in Gym class.  Ranma is
challenged to teach the class gymnastics.  Ranma walks in on Akane.
	Part 3: Akane teaches the uneven bars.  Sensei Ogawa has an agenda.
Nabiki takes a picture.  Ranma walks in on Akane.
	Part 4: Akane finds the picture.  Akane and Ranma eat away from Nabiki
Ranma and Akane pull a joke on Nabiki that gets Akane a kiss.  Ranma and
Akane talk in the bath.
	Part 5: Ranma and Akane finish teaching gymnastics. The betrothal document
is found. Kasumi walks in on Ranma and Akane.  Kasumi talks to Akane. 
	Part 6: Genma learns of Akane.  Soun cries.  Akane and Ranma walk on
fences.  Nodoka appears.
	Part 7: Nodoka plays sword master.  Nabiki finds out what is planned for
her.  Nabiki and Akane spar.  Nodoka waits for Genma.
	Part 8: Ranma has breakfast with his mother.  Akane and Ranma talk about
his parents.  Nabiki is teased during a lunch interrupted by Ryoga.
Ranma's move to the Tendos announced.  Ranma finds out that Akane is ticklish.
	Part 9: Ranma moves in.  Kasumi talks with Nodoka.  Soun evaluates Ranma.
Akane and Ranma fall asleep watching tv.

	Soun liked to get an early breakfast.  Unfortunately, Kasumi rarely was up
early enough to make it on weekends, so he had to brush up on the skills
he'd acquired during his training trips with his old master.  That and hope
that Kasumi didn't get too mad at him for messing up her kitchen.  He
passed through the main room to find Ranma and Akane still asleep in front
of the television.  Soun paused to pull the blanket back up around them
before heading to the kitchen.
	He was just finishing his breakfast when he heard the front gate creaking
open.  Soun had spent quite some time making sure that gate made a noise.
He met his old friend Genma in the hall.
	"Where is Ranma?" Genma asked.
	"He's sleeping in front of the television with Akane," Soun said.  "And
you aren't waking them up."
	"Why not?  Ranma needs to practice," Genma said, trying to get by.
	"Because my daughter needs her sleep," Soun said.  "Now how about a nice
game of Go until they wake up?"

	Ranma awoke to find Akane sleeping in his lap.  She looked so peaceful as
he pulled the arm that wasn't supporting her out from under the blanket.
He brushed a couple of her dark strands of hair away from her face.  She
was so cute.  Her eyes began to open.
	Akane's first view that morning was of Ranma's face.  It was a handsome
face, and she felt she could get use to waking up to it.  She felt Ranma's
strong arm around her back, holding her up against him.  She felt his hand
caressing her hip.  "Good Morning," she said sleepily.
	"Morning, Akane," Ranma said, then kissed her gently on the lips.
	"I guess you didn't get to try out the bed last night," Akane said.
	"Is that bed something special?" Ranma said.
	"It was my parents bed," Akane said, nuzzling up against him.   "Before my
mom got sick your room was where my parents slept.  Dad moved downstairs
then with mom.  I use to wake them up every morning by jumping right into
the middle of it."
	"So you want to do that again," Ranma said.
	"Would you mind?" Akane beginning to get up.  
	"As long as you come dressed like this," Ranma said, poking her behind
before the t-shirt slid down to cover it.
	"Stop that!" Akane said, playfully picking up a nearby pillow and throwing
it at Ranma.
	"So that's how you want to play it," Ranma said, grasping the pillow.
"Pillow fight!"

	Genma was concentrating on his next move when laughter erupted from inside
the house.  They'd set up the board by the pond outside.  Soun was winning.
 Genma had tried the usual cheats, but Soun was still winning.  So the
laughter was welcome.
	"That sounded like my son," Genma said.
	"And Akane," Soun said.  "It's nice to hear them getting along.  I was
worried that when they finally met they'd hate each other."
	"Since they are up, I think it's time that I spar with my boy," Genma
said, getting up.

	Ranma stood on the other side of the pond waiting for his father's attack.
 Would it by high or low?  Would he try a deliberate miss?  Perhaps he's
just standing there waiting for me to attack?  Genma launched an attack.
Ah, high and to the right.  Respond with dodge and punch as he passes.
Used punch to alter course and bounce off tree, coming in low.  Jump...
oops wrong move.  Ow that hurt.  Respond with kick to the right side to
draw his attention then rapid fire on left.  Darn he was ready.  Okay, low
attack, rapid fire on right as I stand.  Yes!  Ow, remember not to
celebrate until after he says it's over.  What's that ripping sound... he
ripped off my boxers.  Like that's going to work.  Let's return the favor.
Oh, purple with pink hearts, Dad lacks taste.  Good, he's done.
	"Ranma, nice view," Nabiki said from the porch.
	"Not my fault Dad ripped them off," Ranma said, trying to cover his
nakedness.
	"Here Ranma," Akane said, tossing him another pair of boxers, as she came
back to the porch.
	"Thanks Akane," Ranma said, putting on the boxers.
	"Nabiki, stop looking at him like that," Akane said.
	"Why not, you do," Nabiki said.
	Akane blushed.  "That's different, he's mine."
	"Nabiki, can I have a word with you?" Soun called.
	"Be right there, Father," Nabiki said.

	Soun was sitting at the table with the financial books spread out before
him, when Nabiki entered the room.  He looked up at her, and said, "Nabiki,
am I correct in interpreting these books to show that finances are tight?"
	"A little, father," Nabiki said, as she took a seat next to him.
"Fortunately, our investments are starting to bring in a little more money,
and if all else fails, we can raise the rent on the apartment building Mom
bought in better times.  We've paid off the mortgage you took out on it,
this month, so that will be one less expense."
	"Would it help if I resumed teaching?" Soun asked.
	"As long as you don't take them in for free," Nabiki said.
	"Nabiki, Ranma is your sister's future husband," Soun said.  "It would not
be proper to house him as anything other than a guest of the family."
	"I know," Nabiki said.  "When do you want to start teaching again?"
	"How about next Monday?" Soun said.
	"It will take longer than that to recruit students," Nabiki said.
"Monday, two weeks, and how many classes?"
	"Start with one, then increase every month by one until I'm up to six,"
Soun said.  "It's how I started out."
	"Very well, I'll set out the ads," Nabiki said.

	Nodoka Saotome found Akane in her room studying.  As she reached Akane's
open door, Akane looked up and shut her book.
	"Yes, Mrs.  Saotome?" Akane said.  "Kasumi said you had something you
wanted talk to me about."
	"Did she tell you what?" Nodoka asked.  "And please call me Auntie.  After
all, we're almost family."
	"Just that it had to do with my periods and that she had a hard time
talking about it, Auntie," Akane said.
	"It does," Nodoka began 
	[If someone would like to help me with this scene or write it, contact me]

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Author's Notes

This draft went well until the last scene.  I'm afraid that being male has
made it rather hard to write the last scene of this part.  I'd like any and
all feedback on this part and any other part you may have.

Revision on parts 8 & 9 is proceeding, and I'd like to thank those who
pointed my way to various Gilbert and Sullivan resources.

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