dinner and do some exercise. She changed quickly and then made her way downstairs. But when she got to the dojo, she found that someone else had the same idea. And that someone was none other than Ranma. She looked carefully through the narrow crack in the door.Ranma had taken off his shirt so she could examine his well-built upper body in peace. One thing she had to admit, she had really gotten a very handsome fiancé. Not a single furinkan high boy could hold a candle to him, not even close. "What are you doing there, sister? Is there anything interesting to see there?" Akane was startled and turned around with a tomato-red face. Somehow she felt like she had just caught someone doing something damn embarrassing. "Nabiki, do you always have to scare me like that?!?" Akane snapped at her older sister. "Well, why are you yelling at me like that? And why are you so red in the face, huh?" Nabiki grinned devilishly. Suddenly the door of the dojo opened and (a `half-naked` * g *) Ranma looked questioningly at the two of them. “Why are you yelling around like that?” Akane blushed a bit. “Now I know why you're so red, sister.” Nabiki's grin grew wider and wider as she turned to Ranma."You know Ranma, I just caught Akane watching you so secretly here." Akane's face now finally looked like a classically ripened southern tomato and she would have loved to sink into the ground. She had no choice but to flee and so she stormed back through the house to her room and slammed the door behind her. > Oh my god, is that embarrassing !!!! How am I supposed to face him again ... now he has something nice to tease me with! Thank you very much Nabiki, someday you will get that back !!! ... <She cursed her sister in her mind for a while before she calmed down a bit and changed. <br />
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"Akane! Dinner is ready, will you come ?!" she heard Kasumi calling from below. "Yes, I'll be right there!"> So Akane, stay calm ... just don't pay any attention to Ranma ... he is not worth it that you get so ready here ... after all, he's just a pervert Spanner, you don't care what he thinks about you ... <With these thoughts she went downstairs into the dining room.Everyone else was already at the table and had started to eat. Ranma had put his shirt back on, for which Akane thanked him in her mind. She sat down next to him and began to eat too. She did not notice Ranma glare at her from the side for a moment. But Nabiki noticed it and immediately started grinning again. "Tell me, Akane, why are you so uptight about it now? There's nothing wrong with it, and besides, you've finally got engaged!" Then Akane's self-control was over and she turned bright red again. Soun and Genma pricked up their ears. "What do you mean, Nabiki-darling?" "I can tell you that, but it will be expensive!" "How much do you want?" asked Genma, he was so curious that he would pay her everything now. "700 yen and I'll tell you." She said, confident of victory. Akane loudly put her bowl down on the table and stood up, red-faced. "So this is really getting too stupid for me! I'm going to bed, good night!"" But Akane, you haven't finished eating! "Kasumi threw in." I've just gone hungry! "Akane gave Nabiki one more venomous look and then left the room. Angry, she stomped up the stairs> Nabiki, you will regret that, I swear to you and if it is the last thing I do !!!! ... Grrrrhh, why does she always have to be so mean? But for money she would really do anything, even embarrass her own sister to the bone ... <When she got to her room, she first threw herself on her bed and buried her face in her pillow. But she was so angry with Nabiki that she decided to go to the dojo and train. She changed her clothes and left her room. When she turned the corner, Ranma suddenly stood up in front of her Both of them caught their breath ... for a moment they just stood there motionless. Both felt the blood rising to their heads ... Akane looked at the floor, embarrassed, and walked past him to the stairs without saying a word.As she passed the living room door, she heard her father and Genma howling. She snatched phrases like "... finally, Saotome old friend, so there is still hope ..." "... yes Tendo, finally you are admitting your love ..." etc .. Red with anger on your face she raised her fists and trudged on into the dojo. <br />
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Ranma lay on his tatami mat with her arms crossed behind her head, staring at the ceiling. Again and again he heard a loud bang from the dojo. Since he had the window open, he could also hear Akane cursing and scolding loudly at her older sister from time to time. Involuntarily he had to grin ...> oh, oh, the poor stones ... she seems really damn angry ..... well, in principle she is right too, Nabiki really wouldn't have it all on her Having to tie his nose, that was really nasty ... <he blushed a bit at the tip of his nose when he thought of how she had looked at him.> ... but why did she do that? .... and then claim that I am a tensioner! ... <Nevertheless, he had to smile at the thought. > ... So she was watching me ... th th th, Akane, Akane, I wouldn't have thought you could do that ... << br />
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Around ten o'clock the noises from the dojo became quieter and less frequent, until finally nothing could be heard at all. Ranma didn't know why, but for some reason he wanted to see what Akane was doing. He was sure that she was still in the dojo, because the light was still on and Akane would certainly never forget to turn it off. He quietly opened the door and stepped into the dark hallway. It was as quiet as a mouse. He crept down the stairs and took a quick look into the living room. Soun and Genma had apparently fallen asleep playing shogi, because they sat with closed eyes at the small game board and snored competitively. Kasumi and Nabiki also seemed to be asleep. He went on to the dojo.But when he tried to open the door, he paused for a moment. > What am I doing here? I don't care what she's doing in there. What do I say when she asks me what I want here? What do I actually want here ??? Oh what the heck ... <he opened the door quietly and looked at the picture that presented itself to him. Broken stones were everywhere and Akane was sitting in the middle. She lay half-bent forward on what was probably the last remaining stone and slept. Ranma had to smile. He took three steps to her and crouched down next to her. Very carefully, so as not to wake her, he brushed a single strand from her face. Now he saw the glittering trail that had found its way from the corner of Akane's eye down her cheek. He was a little frightened. > Did you cry? But why? Is it because of me, is it so embarrassing? I don't know her like that at all ... <Carefully he wiped the last tears from her and then pushed his hands even more carefully under her body to lift her up.He slowly got up and walked out of the dojo. He felt her nestle closer to him and bed her cheek against his chest. He smiled at her. He found that he had never really looked at his fiancée ... never really. And he had to admit that she was pretty. The delicate skin, the long eyelashes, the soft lips ... plus the individual, silky blue strands of hair that hung over her face and covered part of it here and there ... yes, she was really pretty. And something else struck him; it was light as a feather. He really wondered how so much strength and energy could be stuck in this delicate, narrow, light frame in his arms. In the meantime he had reached her room and opened it carefully with his elbow. He put Akane, who was still sleeping, on the bed, gently stroked her cheek again with his hand and then left the room. <br />
Akane woke up shortly afterwards. She rubbed her eyes sleepily. > Oops, how do I get to my room?I was actually in the dojo and trained there ... I must have fell asleep, but how do I get here? Did someone take me up? Well, it couldn't have been Nabiki and Kasumi, they wouldn't be able to carry me all the way here; Paps and her Saotome tipped one behind the bandage, so I would say they drop out too .... so there is only one left ... > No, that can't be! Why should he of all people carry me to my bed ?! But how else should I have gotten here? ... <Akane decided that it must have been Ranma after all who must have carried her into her room. > I'll have to say thank you ... but now I'll go to the bathroom again ... <With these words she grabbed her nightgown and felt her way through the dark corridors to the bathroom. She didn't want to turn on the light in the hallway so as not to wake anyone. A short time later she felt her way back along the wall to the stairs.<br />
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Ranma was still awake in his bed and thought about how he had carried Akane into her bed. > Was that correct? In the end she's mad at me again because I dared to touch her ... well, I'll find out tomorrow morning at the latest ... <he got thirsty and decided to go for a quick drink. <br />
Like Akane, he decided not to turn on a light switch and grope his way. Finally he came to the stairs and was about to go down, but suddenly stopped suddenly. Wasn't there a sound? Down there by the stairs? Yet again! Yes. Ranma could hear it very clearly now. Someone felt their way up the stairs. But who is sneaking through the house in the middle of the night, except for him now? After all, everyone was already asleep. Carefully he left the stairs again and hid behind the corner. He stood still, pressed tightly against the wall, waiting for the person to finally walk past him.<br />
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Akane was very careful going up the stairs. But when she finally felt the smooth wooden floor under her feet again, she padded in the direction of her room, relieved. It was funny how quiet it was in the house. The silence was almost frightening. Really spooky. <br />
Just as Akane turned left, two arms suddenly shot out. One arm closed her mouth and the other held her hands in a tight