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	Ranma groaned. He didn't really want to deal with Shampoo right now, but 
knew that he would have to.

	"What are you talking about, Shampoo?" he asked.

	Shampoo thrust a piece of paper at him and shouted, "This!!"

	Ranma glanced down at the paper and recognized it as a duplicate of the 
advertisements he had taken from Soun and his father and destroyed.  He 
clenched the edges of the poster tightly and ripped it in half.  Holding the 
two bits of paper in his hands, he stared up at the sky.

	"Pops!!  Mr. Tendo!!  Those idiots!!"  Ranma screamed at the top of his 
voice.  "Why do they keep interfering!?"

	Shampoo took a step back at Ranma's reaction.  Split seconds after Ranma's 
shout, all the occupants of the Tendo home came rushing out.

	"What is the meaning of this, boy?" Genma demanded.

	Soun added, "Start explaining, son."

	Ranma sucked air in through clenched teeth and started ranting.

	"What is with you two fools?  You keep interfering in my life and screw it 
up even worse.  These ads that you posted saying that Akane's ring is an 
engagement ring is going to far.  I'm tired of you two always telling me 
what to do.  I.  Have.  Had.  It."

	"Shampoo not understand.  It is not an engagement ring?"

	Ranma snapped, "No, it isn't."

	"Then Akane should give Shampoo ring to prove it isn't."

	Ranma and Akane looked at Shampoo.

	Akane yelled, "What?  You want me to give you an expensive ring just to 
prove that it isn't an engagement ring?"

	The Amazon nodded, "Is only fair.  Mistake made because of ring.  If 
Shampoo have ring, then everyone will make the correct assumption."

	Ranma scowled.  "No, Shampoo.  It is not yours."  Exasperated, the 
pig-tailed boy said, "That's it.  Good-bye.  I'm going to a place where no 
one can follow me."

	Everyone watched as Ranma sprinted from the dojo.  Soon, the three Tendo 
sisters were the only ones left there.  The others had taken off in pursuit 
of Ranma.  Nabiki headed towards her room with a blank look on her face.  
Kasumi put a hand on Akane's shoulder and led her back into the house.
--
	Inside the Tendo kitchen, Kasumi made some tea for both Akane and herself.  
The eldest Tendo examined her younger sister.  She decided now was a good 
enough time to talk to her about the secret Akane and Ranma had.

	"Akane.  I've noticed that you aren't screaming at Ranma any more and your 
emotions seem to be a bit more on the depressed side.  Don't you think it's 
about time you shared your secret with me?"

	Akane looked up in shock at Kasumi's words.  She opened her mouth to say 
something, but nothing came out.  Kasumi set her cup of tea down and gazed 
into Akane's eyes.

	"I have a fairly good idea of what's going on.  It would explain Ranma's 
emotional outbursts and your ring."

	"The ring is your wedding ring, and you're pregnant with Ranma's child," 
Kasumi stated calmly.

	Akane nervously asked "How did you find out that Ranma's cursed form is a 
genie?"

	A stunned silence came over the two sisters.

	"What?"  They both chorused.

	"Pregnant? Married?"

	"Genie?"

	Akane and Kasumi stopped  and took sips of their tea before the chat 
resumed.

	"Akane, what do you mean by genie?" Kasumi asked.

	Akane sighed and explained what she knew and had experienced ever since the 
ring had shown up.  Kasumi frowned at the thought that someone would do that 
to Ranma.  She also felt a bit of pride that her younger sister showed 
responsibility in handling the situation.

	Kasumi said, "I'm sorry for jumping to conclusions, little sister."

	"What gave you the idea that I was...  Er... well..."

	"Ranma's outbursts and the way you looked at Ranma."

	"You seem awfully calm about this situation," Akane stated, as she gazed at 
her sister suspiciously.

	Kasumi replied, "I have to be calm, sis.  If I wasn't this family would fly 
apart.  Don't worry I won't tell anyone what you told me."

	Akane sighed in relief, as she said, "Thanks, sis.  It means a lot to me."

	Kasumi nodded.

	"Do you think Ranma managed to lose Shampoo and the others?"

	Akane jumped a bit at the change of topic.  Thinking about it, she grinned 
as she realized exactly where Ranma went.

	"If I'm right.  Ranma is already here,"  Akane said, while holding out the 
hand with her ring on it.

	"Hmmmm?"

	Not bothering to answer, Akane rubbed her ring.  As she suspected, red 
smoke came forth.  The smoke coalesced into Ranma-chan in her genie outfit.

	"What is your wish, master?"

	"Oh, my."

	Before Ranma snapped out of her trance, Akane quickly explained what had 
happened.  Kasumi and Akane waited as Ranma regained her senses.  She looked 
at Kasumi.

	"Thanks, Kasumi for not telling.  I don't even want to think about what 
would happen if someone else got control of me."

	Kasumi nodded silently.  Akane jumped a bit and looked into her tea, hiding 
a blush.  She quickly regained her composure and hesitantly began talking.

	"Err, Ranma.  You said you wanted my help to train you in your genie 
abilities."

	Ranma gazed at her master and replied, "That's right.  I need practice to 
become better."

	Akane thought for a few seconds of a wish that she could make.  An idea 
came to her.

	"Kasumi, you've always been so giving to us.  I think it's time you gained 
something in return.  Ranma earlier today, Kasumi and I were talking about a 
certain character that we had drawn for our dojinshi.  I wish Kasumi would 
have the skills and abilities of that character," Akane said. *I wonder what 
Kasumi will do with a cloak of invisibility.*

	Ranma could only recall one character that she recognized from the sisters' 
fan-mangas.  In her mind she superimposed the image of that person with 
Kasumi's.  Ranma delved into herself and pulled the power forth to make 
Akane's wish a reality.  Her eyes pulsed red as the magic was released.

	"Granted."

	Kasumi looked a bit stunned that Akane made that wish for her.  Her 
appearance and clothes hadn't changed.  She gazed at Akane who looked like 
she was about to hit Ranma.

	"Ranma, you screwed up the wish," Akane said, while walking towards Ranma.

	The genie backed away saying, "Your wish was vague, Akane.  And, I only 
recognized one character in your mangas."

	Kasumi stepped between the two and talked to calm things down.

	"Easy, Akane.  Ranma is right.  Your wish was a bit unclear."

	Akane's shoulders slumped a bit, and she quietly said, "Sorry, Ranma."

	Ranma nodded her head in acceptance.  "I'm sorry the wish failed, Kasumi.  
I'm still new at this."

	Seeing that the two had calmed down, Kasumi said, "That's better.  Thanks 
for thinking of me, Akane.  But, I am happy just being me."

        Akane looked down and mumbled something.

	"I thank you for the gift you tried to give me, Akane.  It's the thought 
that counts," Kasumi said. "I'll leave you two alone."

	As Kasumi left the kitchen, she heard Ranma state, "Akane, I'm going back 
into the ring.  I don't want to deal with anyone right now."

	"Sure, Ranma," came Akane's response.

	Kasumi could hear the sadness and guilt in her little sister's voice.  She 
realized that this situation with Ranma was forcing her little sister to 
grow up fast.

	*Be brave, little sister.  The two of you will get through this,* Kasumi 
thought as she headed towards her room.
---
	Back in the kitchen Akane sat alone with her thoughts.

	*I should have been more clear with my wish.  Kasumi should have gotten 
something for all she's done for us.*

	Akane slowly finished her tea as she mentally reviewed everything that had 
recently happened.  Gazing into the empty cup, she knew she could never 
return to the way she was.  Two vivid memories leapt into her mind.  The 
first was when Ranma asked her to make wishes so that she could get better 
as using her genie powers.  The other was only a few minutes ago, where 
Ranma stated that he didn't mind being under Akane's control.

	*Ranma trusts me.  Even though I've never trusted him.  What do I do?* 
Akane thought as tears rolled down her face.

	A shuffling noise caught her attention.  She looked around and saw 
something that put a smile on her face.

	"P-chan.  How are you?"

	The small black pig just squealed contently as Akane picked him up.

	Walking towards the front door, Akane said, "I hope this misunderstanding 
about my ring will be cleared up soon."

	P-chan felt a relief when he heard that the ring was not an engagement 
ring.

	Akane put on her shoes and exited the house, still carrying P-chan.  
Petting her pig to keep him quiet, she proceeded on.

	"I really haven't been paying you as much care as I should, have I?"

	P-chan bweed in agreement.

	"Well, that's going to change."

	Akane continued her walk as P-chan fell asleep in her arms.  She soon 
arrived at her destination.  It was a large white building with a stylized 
representation of a dog's head as a sign.  Opening the door, Akane went 
inside.

	"Can I help you, miss?"  asked the receptionist.

	Jostling P-chan just enough to wake him up, Akane replied, "Yes.  I want to 
see the doctor about my pet."

	"I'll buzz him."

	P-chan felt a cold shiver go down his spine as he realized where he was.

	A grey haired man, who was in good shape despite his age, came out and 
walked over to Akane.

	"You wanted to see me?" he asked.

	Akane nodded. "Yes, doctor.  I've just realized that my pet here hasn't had 
any shots and was wondering how much it would cost."

	The veterinarian looked at Akane and did a quick examination of her pig.

	"It'll cost about ten thousand yen to do a full treatment, this is a very 
unusual pet.  I haven't seen to may to many pigs.  You'll have to leave the 
pig here for a few days.  The shots will make it a little short-tempered and 
a bit sore."

	"I understand," She said, as she handed a frantically struggling P-chan 
over to the doctor.

	The doctor easily managed to hold on to P-chan and apply some pressure 
point tactics on him.  P-chan lost all control of his muscles.  The vet 
grinned a bit as he looked the pig right in the eye.

	"Give it up piggy, I'm a practitioner of Martial Arts Animal Husbandry," He 
said, while putting the limp pig into a small pen.

	Akane managed to keep a straight face as she saw the treatment her pet was 
receiving.  The veterinarian addressed her, after locking the holding pen.

	"Please come back Saturday for your pet.  The receptionist will get the 
necessary information from you.  If you'll pardon me, I have a sick parrot 
to get back to."

	Akane waved good-bye to the vet.  After giving the required information, 
Akane skipped out of the animal clinic.

	*That takes care of Ryoga for a bit,* Akane thought to herself.  *Maybe 
he'll go away now.*

	Akane leisurely strolled home.  She kept thinking on what to do when she 
got home and how to avoid the questions and annoyance that her father and 
Mr. Saotome would put her through.  She sighed as she could only think of 
one possible solution.

	*It's time for me to move out.*
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