Hey all,

Well I'm back after who knows how long an absence from the FFML.  For those 3 of you out there that still remember this little fic, I'm reposting it with massive revisions.  If you think you've read it before, please reread it, I've changed quite a bit.  If anyone would like a non-lemon version of this, let me know PRIVATELY and I'll send you one.  Hopefully I can get through the revisions and start new stuff very soon.  Anyway, enough of my ramblings, on with the fic.

C-Ya ='P

Jon Osborne

"Sometimes you just have to take the leap, and build your wings on the way down."
                 -Kobi Yamada

What Price Love
A Ranma 1/2 Fanfic
By: Jon Osborne
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Disclaimer: All characters within this fanfic belong to Rumiko
Takahashi.  I lay no claim to them and use them without permission.
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lemon.  If you're under 18, then don't read any further.  Parents
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  It was an unusually quiet night in the Tendo Dojo.  Soun and Genma were out celebrating (read: drinking) over the fact that Ranma and Akane didn�t have one cross word for each other over dinner.  (Actually they didn�t talk over dinner at all, but the two men would find any excuse to drink.)  Kasumi was out to a movie with Dr. Tofu, who had finally worked up the nerve to ask her out.  Nabiki was off extorting money from Kuno (though she referred to it as a date.)  That left Akane and Ranma home alone.  They were sitting on the sofa in the living room watching TV.

  Akane glanced over at Ranma.  <C�mon Akane, get with it.  You know there won�t be a better time for this for a while.> she thought to herself.  She turned to face Ranma. "Ranma, we need to talk."

  "What is it Akane?" asked Ranma.

  "Ranma, do you love me?"

  Taken aback by the question, Ranma began with his usual answer. "Are you nuts?  How could I love a violent, uncute tom..."  Ranma stopped in mid-insult when he saw the pained look on Akane�s face.  <Whoa!  She�s serious!  What am I gonna do?>  *sigh* <Guess I�ll have to bite the bullet.> "Akane, I�m sorry.  I...I...guess I do."

  Akane�s mind raced.  <He really does love me, but I need to know for sure.  I need to hear him say the words so I can be absolutely sure.> "I need to hear you say it Ranma.  Those four little words 'I love you Akane' Can you say them?"

  <Aw man!  She really _is_ serious.>  "I...I...I l-l-l-l-lo-lo- loveyouAkane." He finally rushed out.  He saw a sad little smile cross Akane�s face.  <What was that for?> he wondered.

  "Would you do anything for me Ranma?  Would you sacrifice your life for me?"

  Confused by this line of questioning, Ranma answered, "You know I would Akane.  I�d do anything to protect you."

  "Not just to protect me Ranma.  Would you sacrifice anything for me...out of love?"

  Suddenly suspicious, Ranma asked "Why?"

  Realizing it was time for an explanation Akane replied, "Do you remember when we first met Ranma?  How I said I didn�t like boys?"

  "Uh...yeah."

  "Well I was serious.  I have absolutely no attraction towards boys."

  "So, what, you like older men, like Kasumi?"

  Akane sighed, "No Ranma, I don't like any males like that."

  "You mean..."

  "Yes Ranma, I�m a lesbian."

  "A what?"

  "It means I like girls!  Geez, you're clueless."

  A shocked look crossed Ranma's face.  "Then you don�t love me."

  "Not exactly."

  "Whaddya mean 'Not exactly'?"

  "When you try, you can be sweet, kind and loving.  That's really cute.  But, you're also a guy, which I find disgusting.  When you're a girl...you're different.  Everything that's so kind and lovable and...well...cute about you seems to come out more.  And I find it irresistible.  The only reason I called you hentai all those times was to hide my own feelings for you."

  "Wait a minute!  I'm a guy!  I'm not supposed to be cute or lovable! I'm supposed to be handsome and rugged.  It goes against everything I was taught about being a man."

  <This is not going as well as I'd hoped.  I need to get Ranma back on track.> thought Akane.  "Hello!  Ranma!  Just who taught you all those things?"

  A dark look crossed Ranma's face.  "Yeah, well, he may not have been good with people 'n' stuff, but at least he taught me how to fight. Heh, after all, I defeated you the first time we met didn't I?"  Suddenly, Ranma's face flashed surprise.  "Hey!  After that match when you 'accidently' walked in on me in the bath, you were trying to look at me naked!  I should've been calling you a pervert!"

  Taken aback, Akane's face flushed scarlet.  "I'm sorry about that, but that's not why I started this conversation."

  "Then why didja?"

  Suddenly flustered, Akane stammered, "Well...uhm...you see..."

  Clearing her throat, Akane started over, "Really, I think a relationship could work between us, but only if you abandoned being a guy."

  "What?!?!  No way!  Ya gotta be kidding!  It's who I am!"

  "But only half the time!  The rest of the time you are a girl, whether you like it or not!"

  Ranma winced. "Just cause I look like one, doesn't mean I am!"

  "I'm sorry Ranma, I didn't mean to be so harsh.  What if I could prove to you that it was better being a girl than a guy?  Then would you abandon being a guy?"

  Ranma looked at Akane warily.  "How do you plan on proving that?"

  "Sexual pleasure."  Before a stunned Ranma could say anything, Akane continued.  "I�ll perform some foreplay and oral sex to both of you.  If you get more pleasure as a guy then I�ll give up my claim on you and you can marry Ukyo or Shampoo.  If you get more pleasure out of the sex act as a girl, then you�ll promise to give up your male form out of your love for me. Well Ranma, do you accept my challenge?"

  Ranma's male pride swelled.  "You know I never back away from a challenge."

  "OK then, let me get a glass of water from the kitchen, then we�ll go up to my room and do this."

***

  Up in Akane�s room, a naked and very nervous Ranma sat on the edge of Akane�s bed, with a naked Akane on her knees between Ranma�s legs. Akane was lightly caressing Ranma�s inner thighs in nervous, jerking motions, causing little shivers to run through his body, and his shaft to grow with Akane�s closeness.  Akane then moved her hands to Ranma�s shaft directly, causing it to become fully erect.  She bent over it and started licking it up one side and down the other, causing Ranma to moan in pleasure. She moved to just the tip of his penis and began to suck slowly on it.  Ranma�s moans became louder. Fearing Ranma wouldn�t be able to hold out much longer, Akane took Ranma�s entire shaft in her mouth, rubbing her tongue along it as she did so.  She began a quick bobbing motion with her head, that Ranma soon matched with his hips, increrasing the number and volume of his moans.  Shortly after Akane began the deep throat blow she felt Ranma tense in her mouth, and then his sperm came bursting out in a rush.  As a reflex, she swallowed, and then it was over.

  She stood and looked at Ranma.  He was collapsed back on her bed, panting.  She grabbed the cup of water off her desk and turned back to Ranma.  With a faint smirk she said, "C�mon Ranma, we�re not done yet." She tossed the water on him.  Having never seen Ranma change while naked, she watched in fascination as he became a girl.  His penis rapidly shrank and inverted as his waist thinned, his hips expanded and his chest grew into a pair of well formed breasts.  "Now it�s Ranma-chan�s turn."

  Any exhaustion Ranma had been feeling from Akane's blow job disappeared with the shock from the cold water. Ranma-chan sat up.  "OK Akane.  Let�s get this over with." she said, confident it couldn't feel any better than it had just a few minutes ago.

  Akane sat on Ranma-chan�s lap and began to play with the newly created girl�s breasts.  Ranma-chan gasped in surprise and pleasure as Akane�s touch caused little sparks of electricity to pass throughout her body.  Soon Akane had moved to Ranma-chan�s nipples and the sparks winging through Ranma�s body increased in strength and number.  Ranma had her head tilted back and was moaning from the pleasure. She felt a hot wetness gather between her legs as Akane�s ministrations continued. A louder moan escaped Ranma�s lips as Akane began suckling one breast and then the other.  The wetness increased between Ranma�s legs in time with the increasingly pleasurable bolts of electricity emanating from Ranma�s breasts.  Akane lightly touched Ranma�s inner thigh with her free hand, while suckling one breast and massaging the other. Ranma could no longer control herself and she went rigid as an orgasm exploded through her body, punctuated by an ear piercing scream of pleasure from Ranma.

  Akane smirked as she recognized the orgasm overtake Ranma. <Orgasming already and I haven�t even touched Ranma�s slit.  Ranma-chan is all mine for sure.>  "Well, enough foreplay.  Let�s get down to business."

  Once again, Akane took a kneeling position between Ranma�s legs. Without warning, Akane dove right into Ranma�s slit, tongue first.  The sudden touch of Akane�s tongue pushed Ranma into another climax.  Akane just kept licking the outside of Ranma�s slit.  Confident Ranma wasn�t going to orgasm with the next lick, Akane pushed her tongue between Ranma�s nether lips causing her pleasured moaning to increase in length and volume.  As Akane thrust her tongue in and out of Ranma�s slit, Ranma bucked her hips in a matching rhythm. Under Akane�s constant ministrations, Ranma was quickly reaching the end of her endurance. Sensing this, Akane pulled back for one final, all out thrust with her tongue, burying it completely in Ranma�s pussy.  This put Ranma over the edge and she orgasmed for a third, and final time.

  <Whoa!  I had no idea it was like that.  It was totally different from how I cum as a guy, but it felt good too.>

    Ranma�s thoughts were interrupted by Akane.  "Well Ranma.  Which was better, as a guy, or a girl?"  Ranma opened his mouth to answer, but Akane interrupted him.  "Remember Ranma, I�ll be able to tell if you�re lying.  Not to mention that lying would be a very dishonorable thing to do."

  "Akane!  That�s a cheap shot.  You know I�d never do the dishonorable thing, I'm not like oyaji."

  "So what�s your answer Ranma?"

  "You know the only reason I agreed to this is because I l-l-lo-love you. Because...of that...I can say with complete honesty that I've never felt anything as pleasurable as what I felt just now.  Since I gave my word, I will abandon being a guy."

  Akane, now standing, reached out her arms and pulled Ranma into a great bear hug.  "Oh Ranma!  You�ve made me so happy!"  Words failing her, Akane simply started showering Ranma�s face with kisses.

  The feeling of Akane�s bare breasts rubbing against her own caused the hot wetness, which Ranma now recognized as sexual arousal, to return between her legs. Breaking her embrace with Akane, Ranma said, "I need a good long soak in the furo."

***

  While Ranma sat, soaping her body before taking a soak in the furo, she began thinking about her current body and her decision to give up her male half.  <I truly want to make Akane as happy as I can, but at this point, I don�t know if I can make my cursed body my permanent body. I wish I knew how the curse worked, beyond the water trigger.  Is it magic?  Chi?  I just don't have enough information.  At this point, I guess it can't be helped.>  Shrugging, she rinsed the soap off her body with a bucket of cold water.  As Ranma stood to step in the tub, Akane knocked on the door.

    "Ranma, can I come in?"

  "Uh, sure Akane."

  Akane, still naked, entered the bathing room and stood before Ranma. "Ranma, can I ask you something?"

  Head bowed in embarrasment to keep from staring, Ranma replied "Yeah, I guess."

  "Remember on Toma's island, when you had your hair almost down to the floor.  How did you get it that long?"

  "Why do you want to know?"

  "Well, I just love a girl with long hair, and if you could make it long again..."

  "Ah.  Well, when I was still training with pop, I ate a special bowl of soup on a training exercise.  I was supposed to be stealing food for oyaji, but I was so hungry, I ate this bowl myself while i was still on the run.  As it turned out, that soup was a special baldness cure for men.  I already had hair, so it made my hair grow out at a phenomenal rate.  The only way to keep it from growing was to tie it back with the special ingredient from the soup, a Dragon's Whisker.  The soup vendor, after an explanation about my father, gave me the Whisker, cut off the extra hair that had grown and sent me on my way.  Pops never knew about it.  And, because it's a male hair restorer, my hair doesn't grow when I'm female."

  As Ranma finished her explanation, Akane splashed her with hot water from the tub, triggering the change.  She then quickly untied Ranma's pigtail and watched fascinated as Ranma's hair cascaded down his back.

  "Ack...Akane, what are you doing?"

  Just before Ranma's hair reached the ground, Akane dumped the nearby bucket of cold water over Ranma's head, triggering the change and stopping the hair growth.

  Ranma stood up, irritated with Akane.  "Akane!  What'd you do that for?"

  "I told you I liked girls with long hair, I just wanted you to be even more attractive for me."

  Ranma looked at the hair that now hung nearly to her ankles and sighed.  "Well you shoulda warned me before you did that."

  Akane bowed her head.  "Sorry."

  Ranma took the Dragon's Whisker from Akane and quickly tied her hair as tightly as she could.  <I sure hope this keeps my hair from growing,> she thought.  To Akane she said "It's OK, I guess.  Now get out of here, I want my soak."

  "I'll be waiting for you in my room, Ranma-chan."

  Ranma stepped into the warm water in the furo and felt the change overtake her.  Sighing in contentment, he settled in for a long soak. He checked his hair, but it was not growing as he had half feared.  He leaned his head back and closed his eyes.  As he concentrated on the warmth flowing into his body, he let the many concerns over his rather impulsive decision melt away.  <Time enough to worry about that later.>

***

  Once again female, Ranma entered Akane�s room to find her dressed in a simple T-shirt and lounge pants.  More clothes were laid out on the bed behind her.  Akane tossed Ranma a pair of panties and a bra.

  "Put these on, I want to see how they look on you."

  "What?!  I�m not wearing these, I�m a gu...Oh yeah, I forgot.  Are these yours?"

  "Why do you ask?"

  With a twinkle in her eye, she responded, "Well I don�t want the circulation to my chest cut off, and I don�t think these�d look good hanging loosely off my hips."

  Displaying an uncharacteristic bit of calm for her new lover, Akane simply said, "Actually I took them from Happosai�s latest 'haul'. I think they should fit you."

  Ranma pulled on the panties easily, but fumbled with the bra. "Uh, Akane, can you give me a hand with this.  Honestly, I don't know why girls wear these things.  They just seem like a pain to me."  Akane helped Ranma into the bra, then stepped back.

  Ranma squirmed in front of her.  "Man this bra feels weird.  I'm taking it off."

  "Oh no you don't Ranma.  You need to wear a bra.  Otherwise, you'll start to sag.  Besides, if a girl doesn't wear a bra then most people will assume she's a little 'loose'.  Maybe that's why Kuno's so taken with his 'pig-tailed goddess'."  Akane smirked.

  "No chance!  Kuno's a nutcase plain and simple.  But I guess I see what you mean.  Still, it feels awfully uncomfortable."

  "Don't worry how it feels.  After a couple of days, you'll hardly notice you have it on."

  "Great.  Just what I always wanted, to be comfortable in a bra."

  "Baka."

  Akane tossed Ranma the rest of the clothes on the bed.  "Here.  I bought these as a present for you just in case.  I hope you like them."

  In her hands Ranma held a purple silk blouse and black, pleated skirt.  She tossed them back to Akane and said, "I'm not sure I can wear these yet Akane, I mean, I'm still getting used to the idea of being a girl full time."

  "What do you mean, you've never seemed to have any trouble wearing girl's clothes in the past."

  "I don't know what you're talking about Akane."

  "Yeah right, Ranma.  What about the times you pretended to be Ryoga's fiancee?  Or when you pretended to be Ryoga's sister?  And what about that cuteness contest with Tsubasa?  You were dressed as a Playboy bunny for Kami-sama's sake."

  "Ummm..."

  "And let's not forget you're Rythmic Gymnastics tournament against Kodachi.  You didn't seem to have any trouble wearing a leotard then.  Besides, Ranma, with your Soul of Ice trianing you shouldn't have any problems wearing girls clothing.  After all, you were able to pose for lingerie shots for the old freak then."

  "Okay!  Enough already, you've found me out.  I like wearing girl's clothes when I'm girl.  I just couldn't do it because it wouldn't be 'manly'.  I had to disguise it as a scheme or challenge."

  "Well, that was a little more information than I expected to get. So you don't have a problem wearing those then?"  Akane smile sweetly.

  Ranma sighed in defeat and said, "Thanks for the gift Akane, it's a wonderful outfit.  There's a kung-fu love story on in a few minutes. Why don't you go turn it on and I'll meet you downstairs after I finish getting dressed."

  Akane went downstairs while Ranma went to her own room.  The bra still felt alien, but if she ignored it, it wasn't as noticeable.  She put on her new clothes and went downstairs to look for Akane.

  She heard some noise coming from the kitchen, but ignored it as best she could and sat on the sofa.  Shortly afterward, Akane came out of the kitchen with a couple sodas and a bag of chips.  She sat down next to Ranma, snuggling up against her.  "Thank you Ranma.  I love you for this more than you can know."

  Putting an arm around Akane, and relishing her closeness, Ranma replied, "I love you too Akane."

***

  Kasumi, being the first one to return that night, found Akane and Ranma-chan asleep on the sofa together.  Ranma was hugging Akane to her, while Akane used Ranma's chest as a pillow.  <Oh my!  They look so cute...I shouldn't disturb them.>  Kasumi moved silently upstairs and to her room.  As she lay in bed, drifting off to sleep, a thought slipped into her head.  <Ranma looked awfully cute in her blouse and skirt, but if she sleeps in that silk all night it will get terribly wrinkled.>

***

  About an hour later, Nabiki returned for the night, counting a large wad of yen as she walked through the door. When she saw the two lovers curled up on the sofa she got a calculating look on her face and rushed up to her room.

  She was back down the stairs in a flash, camera in hand.  She started clicking away madly, chuckling softly to herself.

  "Heh!  Kuno baby will pay a bundle for these shots."

***

  In the wee hours of the morning, Genma and Soun came stumbling in the door.  When they saw the position of their two heirs, they immediately turned around, intent to start celebrating anew, both too drunk to recognize that both children were female.  They made it as far as the dojo before they passed out.

***

  Kasumi lightly grasped the shoulder of a sleeping onna-Ranma. She shook it gently, calling softly, "Wake up Ranma."

  Ranma didn't even stir.

  Kasumi shifted her grip on Ranma's shoulder, lightly touching a pressure point.  Ranma's eyes popped open.

  "Who!  What!  Where!"

  "Good morning, Ranma-chan."

  "Oh!  Mornin' Kasumi.  Is it morning already?"

  "Yes it is.  I'm surprised you and Akane slept down here on the sofa all night.  Maybe you should wake her before the whole morning is gone."

  "Oh no!  I forgot about my sparring session with the old man."

  "I wouldn't worry about it Ranma. Father and Mr. Saotome came home very late last night.  From what I can tell, they are both still asleep in the dojo."

  <Passed out's more like it.> Ranma thought.

  With a cheery smile Kasumi said, "Well, I'll be in the kitchen preparing breakfast."

  Ranma looked down at the sleeping form of Akane.  She was curled up against Ranma, with her head pillowed on Ranma's breasts.  <Aw, man!  If I wake Akane in this position she's gonna call me a pervert and kill me.>  Then Ranma remembered the previous night.  Ranma's admission of love.  Akane's admitted sexual preference.  The "contest".  Finally, the two of them falling asleep on the sofa.  <I hope Akane rememebers before she clobbers me.>

  Ranma put her mouth close to Akane's ear and whispered, "Akane. Time to wake up.  It's morning."  Akane stirred, but didn't wake up. A mischievous smile crossed Ranma's face as an idea came to her. Ranma's tongue snaked out, licking Akane's ear.  Akane mumbled something unintelligible and her hand swatted Ranma's face, but she still slept.  Ranma's smile increased as another idea came to her.

    She gently maneuvered Akane's head off her breasts, careful not to wake her.  Akane now lay face up in Ranma's lap.  Leaning over, Ranma planted her lips on Akane's in a passionate kiss.  Still Akane didn't stir, and Ranma thought <Man!  Nothing wakes this girl.>  Then, Akane started to slowly respond to the kiss in kind.  As Akane opened her eyes, Ranma pulled away.

  "So Sleeping Beauty awakes at last." Ranma said, a smile spread across her face.

  Akane's face twisted in anger, and her entire body tensed as she prepared to clobber Ranma, then she remembered the previous night. She relaxed and settled for a disgruntled, "Hmph!  You're no Prince."

  "Of course not.  After all, a Libian Sleeping Beauty needed a Princess' kiss to wake her."

  Akane giggled.  "That's 'lesbian' Ranma.  And you're no Princess either."

  "I came close.  Remember Prince Toma?"

  "Yeah!  Well I was closer than you were.  He picked me remember?" Akane started to say more, but she saw a strange look in Ranma's eyes.  "What?  Is something wrong?"

  "Kami-sama, but you're beautiful."  Akane was stunned.  Before she could say anything in response, Ranma went on.  "Now could you sit up before that fat head of yours crushes my legs."

  Akane started seeing red, and was on the brink of summoning her hammer when she saw the smile on Ranma's face and realized she was only joking.  "Very funny Ranma.  You just can't say anything nice without balancing it out with something mean, or stupid, or both."

  "Yeah, well, you know.  Old habits..."

  Akane sat up, then stood up and groaned.  "Oooohhhh...that position may have been suitable for snuggling, but I definitely _do not_ want to sleep like that again anytime soon."

  As Akane started to do some stretches to work out the kinks, Ranma stood up and groaned herself.  "Ugh...Akane.  Remind me never to sleep in a bra again.  It chafes too much."

  There was a loud clatter from the kitchen that sounded like metal striking the floor.

  Ranma and Akane rushed to the kitchen.  They found Kasumi standing in the middle of the floor, the tea kettle at her feet, leaking water.  She seemed to be in shock.

  "Oneechan!  Are you alright?"

  At the sound of Akane's voice, Kasumi seemed to snap out of her shock and she looked around herself confused.  When she saw the tea kettle, she bent down to pick it up.  "Oh my!" turning to Akane, she said, "I'm fine Akane.  I guess I didn't dry my hands sufficiently and the tea kettle slipped out of my grip.  I'm sorry if I startled you.  I was startled myself.  Don't worry about me.  I've got everything under control now."  She quickly ushered them out of the kitchen.

  "That was strange.  I've never seen Kasumi out of sorts like that."  Ranma said.

  "I'm sure it was nothing.  Kasumi will be fine."

  Ranma looked at the clock on the wall.  "Well, it's too late for me to work out since I don't want to be late for breakfast.  I may as well take a bath."

  "Come to my room when you're done."  At Ranma's surprised glance, Akane replied, "We need to talk where we won't be disturbed."

  "Uh...Yeah, I guess so."  Ranma replied.

***

  As Ranma entered the changing room, a towel wrapped around her chest, she met Akane coming in.  "I left some clothes on the bed for you.  Get dressed and we'll talk when I'm finished."

  Ranma poked her head out the door to the changing room to make sure the hall was clear.  She then darted across the hall to Akane's room and slipped inside.  On the bed was a bra and panty set of plain cotton, a lace trimmed, white blouse and a pink jumper.

  Ranma sighed at the feminine clothing.  If he showed up downstairs, as a girl, in these clothes, the family would be extremely suspicious and Ranma wasn't ready to deal with her father yet.  Catching sight of herself in Akane's vanity mirror, Ranma stopped to study her appearance. With her hair at its extreme length, and the towel wrapped around her chest like any normal girl, Ranma noticed how very feminine she looked. She adjusted her stance slightly to one that she had seen many girls use, making her look even more feminine.  Slowly a plan began to form, her mouth rising into a bigger and bigger smile as the plan took shape. Quickly she dressed and sat down at Akane's vanity.

***

   When Akane entered her bedroom she saw Ranma sitting at the end of her bed.  Her head was bowed and her hands were placed demurely in her lap.  Her legs were crossed at the ankles.  Akane caught her breath.  <I wonder if she has any idea how sexy she looks right now?>

  Keeping her head bowed, Ranma spoke in a softer than normal voice. "Hurry up and get dressed Akane.  We need to talk."

  Akane dressed quickly, throwing on a favorite yellow sundress over her underwear.  She moved over in front of Ranma, studying her. Something had been nagging at her since she saw Ranma sitting there, then it hit her.  Ranma was wearing a very pale pink polish on her finger and toe nails!  As Ranma looked up at her Akane gasped.  She had also applied a small amount of make-up.

  "Ranma..."

  "No time for questions Akane.  Just let me talk.  I do l-l-love you, but I'm not ready to announce it to the world.  Especially not pop or Tendo, considering the conditions of our blossoming relationship."

  "But..."

  "Hush Akane.  I asked you to let me talk.  To be honest, I think Kasumi may be close to figuring it out, considering what happened in the kitchen earlier.  Plus, if Nabiki noticed us on the couch last night, she's probably thinking something's up.  If you want we can tell Kasumi later, and maybe Nabiki too, if we can garauntee her silence.  However, I need some time to work out the best way to break it to pops and Tendo."

  "I..."

  "Please, Akane, let me finish.  Now, I have a plan.  In a minute, I'm gonna need you to yell 'Ranma no hentai' as loud as you can then hit me as hard as you can."

  At Akane's worried look, Ranma continued.  "Don't worry, I'll block it, then drop to the ground hard enough to make a noise.  Slam your door, stomp your way downstairs and sit at the table in a huff.  I'll wait up here for about ten minutes, then come down as 'Ranko'.  In my 'altered mental state' pops won't be able to force his ideas of masculinity on me.  Pops and Tendo will get used to me being a girl pretty much full time, and we can figure out a way to let the family know about our adjusted relationship."

  Akane threw herself into Ranma's lap kissing her deeply.  "Ranma that's brilliant!  I didn't think you had it in you."

  "Yeah well, it's kinda been brewing in my head since my bath last night, but I needed some time to really sit down and think about it.

  "Now, we'd better put this plan into action, before the family starts wondering where we are."

  "Right!"  Akane took a deep breath.

  "Akane wait."

  "What?"

  Ranma smirked and handed her a tissue.  "Lipstick smears."

  Akane wiped her face off then took another deep breath.  "RANMA NO HENTAI!"

  As Akane screamed, Ranma tensed her body and crossed her arms in front of her to help brace against the punch coming her way.  Even with her preparation, the blow still knocked Ranma back into the bedroom wall, and she fell forward onto the floor.

  Getting into her role, which really wasn't all that hard considering how often she'd done something similar, Akane huffed, and turned from Ranma.  She stalked to her door and threw it open.  Storming out of her room, she slammed the door behind her.  She stomped down the stairs and moved to the breakfast table where she plopped down in a huff.

  Soun opened his mouth to say something, but shut it when Akane glared at him.

  Nabiki smirked.  "What now little sister?"

  "I don't want to talk about that pervert right now!" Akane responded in her best angry voice.

***

  Ranma listened as Akane stomped down the stairs.  When she reached the bottom of the stairs, Ranma stood, shaking her arms.  <Man, I hope that punch doesn't leave a bruise.>  Shrugging, Ranma went to Akane's vanity to double check her make-up.  She touched up the lipstick where Akane had kissed her, then stood up.  She practiced moving in front of the mirror, making sure she stayed as feminine as possible.  After ten minutes had passed, Ranma left Akane's room and started downstairs. Halfway down, she stopped and took a deep breath.  <It's showtime!>





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