Part 9: First Day Living at the Tendos.

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.

	Ranma put his uniform in the closet.  It was last piece of clothes to put
away.  With that, he was now moved in at the Tendos.  A quick survey of the
room revealed a large bed with a red cover, a desk with his backpack on it,
and in the doorway, his favorite feature ... Akane.
	"May I come in?" Akane asked.
	"Sure," Ranma said.  "What do you think?"
	Akane looked around the room.  "It's a little plain." she said, 
	"Well, I've never really had my own room to arrange before," Ranma said.
"And training trips teach you to travel light, so I don't have much to put
in one.  Mom says she's going to bring some things I had when I was little,
but I don't think I really want them."
	"Well, you can always thank her then put them away where you don't have to
see them," Akane said, sitting on Ranma's bed.  It was a double bed that
her father had been thinking of selling.  "By the way, what is it with you
and Ryoga?
	"Well, his apartment was next door, and I found out about his family's
curse and offered to help him get to school," Ranma said, sitting beside
Akane.
	"What is his family's curse?" Akane asked.
	"They're always lost," Ranma said.  "He says the only thing he can ever
find are his parents, and even that's not always true."
	"Poor Ryoga," Akane said.
	"Yeah, I really feel sorry for the poor guy," Ranma said.

	Kasumi was on the edge of the pond, staring at the fish.  Nodoka found her
there, and took a seat beside her.  "Good Morning Kasumi.  It's nice to see
you relaxing for a change."
	"I really should be cleaning the Dojo," Kasumi said.
	"Kasumi, you are fifteen years old," Nodoka said.  "You've had to take on
duties way too early in life.  Don't get all wrapped up in them, or you'll
end up an old maid.  I almost did."
	"That would never happen to you, Mrs.  Saotome," Kasumi said.
	"Call me Auntie," Nodoka said.  "I wish I could say it didn't, but when my
Genma left with Ranma, all I knew how to do was cook, clean, and manage
some of the family investments.  I was quite good at the latter.  Anyway,
one night a robber tried to break into the house.  I grabbed the family
sword and some how managed to drive him off.  My old friend, Arisa, who is
Ranma and Akane's Gym Teacher now, heard about it, and suggested that I get
some sword training.  My Sensei thought I was good, and after seeing me
help out a younger student, decided that I should become his replacement as
the school system's sword master.  I'm currently helping him out part time
while I'm getting a degree in Physical Education.  I should finish up next
fall."
	"I never could do that, Auntie," Kasumi said.  "I'm barely getting by at
school.  I don't have time to talk to my friends.  I seems all I ever do is
study, clean, and cook.  And I'm acting more like a mother to my sisters
than a sister."
	"You need to learn to delegate," Nodoka said.  "Let others take some tasks."
	"I don't see how," Kasumi said.  "I've already got Nabiki and Akane
alternating doing the dishes, but I can't get them to do much more.  Akane
is a disaster waiting to happen in the kitchen, and Nabiki won't help cook.
 If I left it to Akane to clean her room, it would be a pig stye. And I
still haven't been able to tell Akane how babies are made, and she's been
having periods since the day after Mother died."
	"If you'd like, I can give Akane that talk," Nodoka said. 
	"Would you? I've been dreading it," Kasumi said.  "She and Ranma have been
getting really close and I'm afraid that something might happen."
	"I will talk with Akane," Nodoka said.  "But it will have to be tomorrow.
I've got a class to get to."
	"I'll see you tomorrow then, Auntie," Kasumi replied, standing up.
	"I left some of Ranma's stuff inside," Nodoka said, heading toward the
gate.  "Tell Akane to look on page eight of the photo album.  She'll
understand."
	Kasumi entered the house.  As she headed toward the kitchen, she spotted
the photo album.  Curious, she opened it to page eight.  On that page was a
picture of a three year old Ranma, naked, riding a broom across the room,
like it was the wild horse he'd been named after.  "Oh my!"

	Soun watched Akane and Ranma sparring in the dojo.  He'd already spotted
some improvements in Akane's form and attack methods.  She'd tightened up
her defenses and wasn't attacking in anger anymore.  That had always been a
problem with Akane.  She tended to get frustrated with her opponent when
she couldn't get a shot in and get angry.  She also tended to lose control
when she got hit.  She was holding her own with Ranma, each of them testing
each other, but something seemed to be slightly off.  Ah.
	"Ranma, please put a little more power into your attack," Soun said.
"Akane, try attacking him a little lower."
	"I can't get by him there," Akane responded, as Ranma jumped over her low
attacks, and a kick got though her defenses.  "One for you Ranma."
	"You'll close that hole soon enough," Ranma said, executing an
unsuccessful attack toward Akane's left side.
	"It only opened due to that attack Dad suggested," Akane said.
	"If you don't try those attacks you won't learn how to do them right,"
Soun said.  "Break." Akane and Ranma stepped out of their stances and bowed
to each other.  "Ranma, spar with me."


	Akane relaxed in front of the television.  It was almost time for the
movie she and Ranma had decided on for this week.  It was old musical that
Kasumi had suggested called "The Pirates of Penzance."  Akane had expected
Ranma to suggest a martial arts movie, but that was what he didn't want,
but perhaps he'd had enough of them.  After all, martial arts was all his
father let him do.
	"Hurry up, Ranma," Akane called, making sure the oversized t-shirt she was
wearing was down far enough.
	Ranma entered, just wearing a pair of boxer shorts.  "This is subtitled,
not dubbed, isn't it?" he asked, taking seat beside her.
	"Yes," Akane said, snuggling up against him.  "Just boxers?"
	"You said to put on what I wore to bed," Ranma said, placing his arm
around her.
	They watched the show for a while.  After the second song, Ranma said, "he
accidentally was apprenticed to a pirate instead of a pilot!  That sounds
like something Dad would do."
	"Your Dad can't be that bad," Akane said.
	"Try him," Ranma said, he looked do to discover that Akane's T-shirt had
worked itself up around her waist.  "You really should wear more than a
t-shirt, Akane."
	"So I forgot," Akane said, moving into Ranma's lap.
	"I don't mind if you forget that more often," Ranma replied, running his
finger across her slit.
	"Pervert," Akane gasped.
	"You're the one who forgot the panties," Ranma said, returning his focus
to the television, but not moving his hand from Akane's vagina.  Akane had
no objections. 

	An hour after the end of the movie, Soun discovered Ranma and Akane asleep
on the couch.  After turning off the television, he covered them both with
a blanket, before turning off the light and heading for his own bed.

Part 10: Sunday Morning.

	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 had just finish eating his breakfast on the porch 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 beside him.  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 my parents'.  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 feint?  Perhaps he's just
standing there waiting for me to attack?  An attack, 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.  Not into the pond.  Good, he's done.
	"Ranma, nice view," Nabiki said from the porch as Ranma stood up and wrung
the water from his hair.
	"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 are," 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 household financial records 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 member 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 as needed, but by no more than one a month
until I'm up to six," Soun said.  "It's how I started out."
	"Very well, I'll send 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.  "You know how..."

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