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A Ranma 1/2 Fan Fiction
The Loss

	'I'm gonna lose,' he thought to himself. He never lost, not ever, or so he thought. But here in the Tendo dojo, he had to finally face the facts. This opponent was too good at this. Ranma looked into his opponent's smiling face and snarled quietly. 'How can she be so calm?'  

	His opponent sat on the tatami mat just a few feet away from him. Her face was serene as she continued to fight him. Kasumi gave no sign that she felt or saw Ranma's failure looming up as he did. 

	'How did I get into this?' Ranma wondered to himself.

	Kasumi had come into another one of his and Akane's fights. It had been the same old stuff. He called her uncute, she called him a pervert, he insulted her looks and cooking, she pulled out that mallet and flattened him. Been done hundreds of times before.

	As Kasumi bandaged him up, yet again, she had asked him why he constantly fought with her little sister. Akane might have some faults but surely she wasn't as bad as Ranma made her out to be. Kasumi listened to his long speech about her shortcomings without saying a word. Finally, after he was all done, she told him just one thing.

	Saotome Ranma, she had said, I challenge you.

	At first Ranma had refused of course. Not only would it be honorable to fight someone as weak as Kasumi, but he didn't want to deal with Soun if he hurt her, nor did he want to lose his dinner. It was Kasumi's threat of him losing her cooking that brought him around to accepting. 

	Her challenge was this, if Ranma could defeat her in a contest that she named, she would make him what ever he wanted for a month. But if she won, he would have to do whatever she said. 

	Thus started the first Anything Goes Martial Arts sitting still contest. And Ranma was losing. 

	Most of Nerima had turned out for the contest. Soun and Genma sat speculating on the outcome of the 'duel'. It was a given what Kasumi would ask Ranma to do, finally take Akane's hand in marriage. Which is why the rest of the populous had shown up. The rest of Ranma's girls sat there as a reminder that they would be most unhappy if he lost, and with the way Ryoga and Kuno were fiddling with their weapons suggested that they would be unhappy as well. 

	Akane sat off in one corner of the dojo sulking that yet again she was being fought over, even if one of the challengers was her sister. And truthfully, she had to admit that if Kasumi asked, she would give in. She would after all get to take it out on Ranma, numerous times. 

	Sweat beaded Ranma's brow as he concentrated on sitting still. Kasumi was still smiling. Her eyes were closed and her smile was closer to one that was normally worn by Nabiki than herself. 

	Finally with a scream, Ranma fell over sideways. Kasumi opened her eyes and with her sweet voice said, I won the challenge. 

	Looking sullen and rebellious, Ranma nodded.

	The dojo erupted into yells and demands as the girls and the guys protested Ranma marring Akane. Akane screamed that there was no way she would marry that hentai baka. 

	Kasumi looked puzzled, Marry Akane? she asked. Actually I wanted him to help out with the dishes.

	The room became silent as everyone froze. Finally Ranma asked in an incredulous voice, The dishes?

	Yes, Kasumi replied, I really could use some help and you and your father use up a lot of them. 

	Massive face faulting commenced. 

	When everyone picked their jaws off the floor, they started to make their way out of the door. Ranma was just at it, ahead over everyone else when Nabiki asked him the one question he had hoped to avoid. 

	Hey Ranma? she called, How come you fell over after only 10 minutes?

	Ranma gulped.

	Yeah Ranma, how come you did? Akane asked, I've seen you sit there for a half an hour without moving.

	As the noises and demands behind him grew, Ranma decided that this morning would be perfect for seeing China.   

	Kasumi watched as everyone left after the sex changing martial artist. Don't forget about the dishes Ranma! she called after him. She smiled again and said to herself, After all, your marriage to Akane can wait until tomorrow 
End

Nihao!

	Ahhhh I feel much better. I think that going to AnimeExpo99 really helped a lot. I wanted to write the minute I got back, of course I also wanted to sleep and that won out. Ok, Journal of the Ages: Ranma Chapter 5 is written along with the third chapter of Gentle Rappings. Both have been through the pre-reader stage and I can honestly say I hate them. If I may ask my pre-readers indulgence, I need to rewrite them properly this time and get them out. 

	Ranma 1/2 is owned by the incomparable Takahashi Rumiko I make no claims on it. And as always, C&C is wanted, asked for, demanded, and begged for.

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