Disclaimer: Ranma ½ and it’s characters are the product and property of Rumiko Takahashi and viz video.

It was a sunny day in Nerima district, Tokyo. The calm was enhanced with the song of bird’s chirping and the calm bustle of merchants preparing for another day. With the normally chaotic life of the people in Nerima, these rare moments had become some of the few treasures people had . . .

"RANAMA NO BAKA-" The skyline was suddenly given the new perspective as people witnessed one of the many attempts at flight without the use of wings.

"Oh my." Kasumi witnessed the couple’s squabble between Akane and Ranma, which ended up in his impromptu departure. "I hope this doesn’t make him late for school." With breakfast on the table everyone turned their attentions to the food.

"Stupid jerk." Akane muttered.

"Well sister dear, I must say your attempts at seduction are quite unique."

Akane turned on Nabiki, "I’m not trying to seduce that pigheaded, perverted, JERK!"

"Now Akane, I know Ranma didn’t mean to hurt your feelings." Kasumi’s tone became motherly as she attempted to ease things between the couple.

"I don’t care what the jerk says. Why did he have to say I looked like a tomboy anyway?!" Akane roughly sat down at the table and started to pick at the meal.

"That’s not quite what he said." Kasumi made a note of talking to Ranma about the proper ways to flatter a girl. Somehow he didn’t understand that saying someone looked less like a tomboy was not a compliment.

Nabiki stood up and grabbed her backpack and headed for the door. "I’ve got to get going. There is money to be made."

"Huh?" Akane suddenly became aware that she wouldn’t have anyone to walk to school with today since she punted Ranma into Leo. "Hang on Nabiki. I’ll walk with you."

"Oh, Akane."

"Yes, Kasumi?" Akane paused at the door to look back at her sister. Kasumi sat pointing at Ranma’s backpack sitting against the wall. "Right." Akane picked it up and ran after her sister.

Soun flipped down the top half of his paper to pick up the cup of tea in front of him. "Are they gone already? What good kids to take school so seriously." He promptly went back to reading his paper, blocking out the rest of the world only practice can do. Kasumi sighed at her father’s ignorance and began to clean up the table.

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"HEADS UP!!"

Ranma came crashing into the school grounds with as much of a controlled descent as he could muster. He was proud to note that the flying practice he’d been getting for the last year and a half have given him a certain grace when falling from fifteen thousand feet. Pulling himself out of the crater his belly flop created, Ranma took a look around and found himself to be in a school courtyard.

"Well Mr. Saotome, you are here early today." A young attractive woman sauntered over to him. She wore a tight dress, which left little to the imagination as Ranma roamed her shapely assets with his eyes.

"I am? Where am I? How do you know my name?" Ranma looked around the school trying to place it with one of his memories, something he seemed to be lacking at the moment. Ranma noted the slight shock in the teacher’s eyes and he became quite nervous.

"Ranma? Did you hit your head when you landed?"

"Landed?" Ranma was shocked to see the crater he’d been standing in which held the definite impression of a man’s body. "Yeah, I guess I must have. I’m lucky to be alive."

"Lucky? I see you flying through the air almost every day. I think you better come with me to the nurse’s office."

"No that’s okay. I seem to be fine now. Could you just point me to Jusenkyou. I’m supposed to be training with my pop there." Ranma was ready to walk out of the school, but the woman grabbed his arm and dragged him off to the nurse.

Something is definitely not right here, Ranma thought. A large group of students had begun to form at the front of the school, watching in shock as the schools greatest martial artist was dragged off like a young pup through courtyard.

"So vile cur, not only have you taken the sweet Tendou Akane into your clutches, but now you presume to ensnare our fair teacher, Hinako sensei? I shall smite thee and end your sorceress reign." The annoying young man stood before the main entrance to the school with a bokotu raised above his head. "I Tatewaki Kuno, Blue Thunder of Furinkan High, declare it!!"

Ranma cocked his head at the boy questioningly. Why had he talked like a bad poet? Miss Hinako stopped a few feet before Kuno and waved her hand dismissively, "That won’t be necessary Mr. Kuno, I’m just-" She got no further as Kuno dramatically posed the horror of the situation.

"What a brave lady you are. Attempting to cope with unwanted attention of such a low-some creature such as Ranma."

Ranma tapped on Miss Hinako’s shoulder, "Am I supposed to know this loser?".

"How dare you, peasant. Insult me by forgetting your greatest enemy, the noble Tatewaki Kuno. Prepare to defend yourself, vile sorcerer!!" Kuno lunged at Ranma before Miss Hinako could subdue the young man with her . . . coin? Ranma sidestepped and dodged each of his strikes.

Akane just arrived and watched with certain contempt as Ranma fought with Kuno. "Hurry up, Ranma. You don’t want to be late for class do you?" She dropped Ranma’s backpack to her feet and watched the rest of the fight, annoyed at how long it was taking.

Ranma flipped through the air and looked at the girl who’d spoken. She had short black hair and wore the school’s uniform. He thought she would be cute if she weren’t scrunching up her face so much. Kuno made another attempt to slash Ranma across the chest but could only swipe air and the water fountain in front of him. The pipes were cut through and no longer able to hold the water in them, it became Furinkan’s newest geyser.

Ranma was able avoid the water but was soaked while dodging another of Kuno’s strikes.

"Ha! You can not conceive of hiding from me behind a water display you pitiful whelp!"

"Who’s hiding?" Ranma rushed through the water, swooping gracefully below Kuno’s attack and came up with an uppercut to the kendoists jaw. Kuno flew over the school landing in the girl’s changing room where he was beaten repeatedly by the enraged students. Ranma smiled to himself and started to remove his shirt to ring out the water when the gathered students gasped.

"Ranma you pervert! What are you doing?!" Akane quickly rushed over and pulled his shirt back over his head.

"I’m just trying to ring out the water, why?" He then noticed that the violent tomboy was now eye level with him. That was odd, he could’ve sworn he had been taller than her a moment ago. Another second passed by as Ranma took a look at his soaked shirt and noticed something that wasn’t there a moment ago. He opened his shirt and screeched, fainting to the ground.

"What’s wrong with him? Did he forget he changes into a girl?" One of the female students in the crowd asked.

"Damn we almost got a real peepshow!" This time a male student and his buddies pouted over the lost opportunity.

Akane bent over Ranma’s unconscious body concerned. She thought he’d been acting strangely during the fight with Kuno. It seemed like he didn’t even know who she was. And fainting like that at seeing his cursed form, Akane became very concerned. "Ranma?" She held the small girl's head in her lap, stroking the red hair gently. "Ranma, are you alright? Come on, Ranma! Wake up!" Akane was starting to feel very distressed. She had never seen Ranma faint unless he was seriously injured.

Miss Hinako shook her head to regain her composure. "Alright, everyone get to class before you are late." The students started to move off leaving Miss Hinako alone with Ranma and Akane. "I think you’d better come with me Miss Tendou. I think Ranma may be in some trouble." Akane nodded as Miss Hinako picked up the unconscious girl and carried her to the nurse’s office.