Well, there was also the fact that she'd always waited for Kasumi to cook as well, but then she'd volunteered to help out when her sister was sick, and the two fathers had only acted as if she'd offered to drop the Black Plague on them.
However, this time was different. Something made her rather... antsy, and she couldn't tell what it was at first. She knew that she did have the desire to ask them why didn't they heat up their own food, but couldn't say it. Going mentally over what had happened, she recognized how she disliked how Genma had acted, but then she'd never been one of his fans. At times, the man was almost as close to becoming a version of Happosai as he could, with only the groping seeming to be missing at times. However, he was pushing at her Master, and she felt an immediate desire to swat the one who'd tried to bother him...
And then she realized that she was feeling protective of the boy who was now her Master, to the point that she wanted to get between him and anything that might wish to attack him. Not only that, but she actually didn't mind it. So, other than a bit of surprise at the realization, she merely sat there and watched as the dimwitted dads ate.
"Good, as always, Kasumi," Soun complimented his daughter.
Kasumi smiled back. "Why thank you Father."
"You're welcome. It's good to come back to something like this."
"Good food is always a welcome treat."
"But it's better when one has had a chance to compare it to something else. Right, Saotome?"
"Exactly, old friend," Genma replied, puffing out his chest in pride, almost as if he hadn't just been pulled out of the floor to eat. "Going out allowed us to anticipate her cooking waiting for us."
"Exactly. Though, we did get to enjoy the drinks those bars served."
"Too true, old friend. And it let the children have an afternoon to themselves."
"Oh?"
"Just think about it. My son, and your daughter were here without anyone who would be wanting to do anything to their relationship. So, they had the time to get closer."
"That's right! They'd have some private time to get used to each other!"
"And I'm sure that they used that time to move towards the marriage as we promised!"
"How do you assume that?!" Ranma snapped.
"Simple, boy! I know that the two of you would be alone together, and I know human nature better than you do!"
"Yeah, right!"
"Glad you agree. Because I know that you'll be getting married soon enough."
The pigtailed boy glared at his father. "Just why would we be rushing to get married?!"
"Because you were told to!"
"And since when do I listen to what you tell me to do?!"
"Stupid boy! The two of you will get married, understand?! Tendo's daughter is going to be your bride!"
"Why would she do it just like that?!"
"Because I know that she'll listen to reason, and do what she's told to!" Genma snarled... and then let his eyes roll back up in his head as he flew through the air due to the uppercut that Akane had landed on his jaw.
"Stupid," the youngest Tendo muttered. "Like you can tell me what to do."
"Saotome! Are you alright?" Soun blubbered.
Ranma looked at Akane, and gave her a small smirk of congratulations.
When she saw that, she blushed heavily and felt a warmth in her chest grow from the knowledge that she'd pleased him. She wasn't sure if it was just happiness that he'd been complimenting her, something from her new mindset, or a mixture of both, but she was aware that she liked the feeling. Not that she'd expected otherwise, but logic told her that she would have been angry with him as well.
However, she was certain that such could not be the case. Heck, she couldn't even get mad at him once her mind returned to her. Nothing, not even her inexperience in such matters, could hide what had been done to her. Her body still had a lot of the reminders he'd left on her, and the aches and tightness had been a rather clear indication that he'd taken his pleasure from her. But instead of being angry, or even annoyed, she'd actually reveled in those sensations, and wanted him to do it again. Whether it be when she was conscious and able to assist him, or when she was mindless and just his toy to play with, she wanted him to possess her in any way he could.
Oddly enough that didn't scare her. Not even the fact that she was envious, instead of jealous, when she'd seen her sister's encounter in the furo was she feeling anything worse than a wish that it had been her in his arms.
Even when she'd been sitting apart from him when they'd first come into the room, it had been more out of habit and the knowledge that she 'should be fighting it' that kept her apart from him. But once she'd acknowledged that the reasons for trying to stay apart from him didn't have the same power they once did, she was went over and gave in to what she now really wanted.
To be honest, she did want him to play with her under her skirt. Only an ingrained desire to stop 'perversion', no matter where it came from, had stopped her from trying anything before. Truthfully though, she wanted to have him be the one who inducted her into the relations a man and woman had in private. She wanted to be seen as desirable enough for a guy to try and do things like grope her in intimate ways. However, she didn't want a guy who wanted her for some sort of completion of his self important delusions, idiotic hormones, or just plan mob mentality. What she wanted was a guy who actually desired her, and she was somehow sure that she got it, even if she couldn't be sure that there was some sort of control or connection thing going on.
All that combined to make her slightly satisfied in pounding the annoyance that had interrupted her Master's enjoyment of her charms as she sat next to him and smiled, while:
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