She was still trying to come to grips with what had happened when she'd finished removing all of the hopelessly soiled tatami. Konatsu had swiftly picked up everything that was loose, and then fetched fresh tatami from the storage sheds, and then Akane had started dusting.
Kasumi started from the kitchen, and the two worked towards one-another, Konatsu bouncing between the two until all three converged on the stairs. "Whew," Akane sighed, throwing herself on the couch. Kasumi sat down by Akane, and then shifted her younger sister to lay with her head in Kasumi's lap.
"And how are you feeling today, Akane?" she asked gently, while Konatsu sat on a cushion on the floor.
"Confused," she admitted. "If you were to tell me a few days ago that I'd think sharing Ranma with my sisters and four other women was a good idea, I'd laugh my head off."
"And now?"
Akane groaned, covering her eyes with one arm. "Now it actually makes sense," she muttered. "I can't believe that ... he got Shampoo pregnant! I wanted to have his child!" she admitted.
"But, Akane-chan.... How do you know you aren't?"
Pulling her arm from across her face, Akane blinked. "Oh," she said in a quiet voice. And then, as she realized the implications, she said again, more loudly, "Oh!"
"Now, you may not pay much attention to your own cycle, Akane-chan, but ... yesterday happened to be the ... 'ideal time' for me."
Akane blanched. "But you, me, and Nabiki, we're all on the same...." She blinked. "Oh, boy. That Ranma." She scowled. "If I weren't so proud, and he weren't going to be a father, I'd kill him!"
"Please don't kill Ranma-sama," Konatsu murmured tiredly.
Before anyone else could say anything, there was a loud knock at the door. "I'll get it," the ninja offered, springing to his feet. He returned a moment later, two more girls in tow.
Akane recognized Miho, vaguely. If Akane remembered correctly, the girl had a love for taro-cards. The other girl looked attractive ... brown hair, somewhat longer than shoulder-length, wearing an ill-fitting yellow dress. And she seemed familiar, but.... Then it clicked for Akane. "Hinako-sensei!" she yelped, sitting up straight. "What happened to you?"
"She was most ominously taken yesterday," Miho said cryptically, a smile coming to her lips. It quickly faded to a look of uncertainty. "Ah, Akane-san ... is Ranma ... around?"
"Oh, my, did Ranma have madly passionate sex with you?" Kasumi asked cheerfully.
"Yes," both girls answered at once, sharing a blushing smile.
"It was ... incredible," Hinako said distantly, seeming about to drift into a fantasy. Then she shook her head. "But something's wrong with me! I'm stuck like this now! I can still drain chi, but not quite as much."
"Hello!" someone else called from the doorway. A moment later, Soun peeked in, seeming relieved to see the house intact. "Good morning, Akane-chan, Kasumi-chan! Er ... where is Nabiki?" And then, somewhat nervously, "And Ranma-kun, of course."
Behind him, Nodoka entered, smiling brightly and with a faint blush on her cheeks. Both Tendo daughters both locked eyes on Nodoka's right hand, clasped firmly in Soun's. They exchanged a glance, then looked between Hinako and Nodoka, and shared a mutual shrug. "Well, that could have gone worse," Kasumi decided. "The kitchen uses gas, so I'll make lunch."
"I'll help," Nodoka offered. For a moment, Kasumi looked about ready to refuse, but then she nodded, and the two girls vanished into the kitchen.
"Er," Soun mumbled, looking around at the assembled young women. "I'm glad that everything seems to be in order. Did anything exciting happen yesterday?"
Akane couldn't help but feel a bit annoyed at her father. True, her mother had been dead for so long that labeling his actions a 'betrayal' would be a joke in poor taste. True, she didn't really respect Genma, and thought nothing of Nodoka cheating on him (she deserved better, Akane was firmly convinced). True, Nodoka was practically a mother figure for her anyway. Yet ... despite all of this, she couldn't help think that it didn't seem fair that Soun wasn't at least partially rattled.
"Not really," Akane decided, taking a page from Kasumi's book. "After the orgy we pretty much just slept it off."
Soun's eyes glazed over, and he pitched forward, slamming to the floor.
"Ouch," Hinako sympathized. Miho nodded her agreement.
"Shall I put him in his bed?" Konatsu asked.
"Yeah," Akane sighed. "He'll be up in an hour or two, I'm sure."
"Nihao!" Shampoo called, she and Ukyou landing on the back porch, Ranma between them. A vital spark of life seemed to come back to his eyes as he reentered the Tendo home. Immediately behind him was a boy Akane recognized as Ryuu, carrying a K.O.ed Azusa, and he was chased by Natsume, Kurumi, and Rouge.
"The food place!" Kurumi exclaimed, looking around in recognition. "Yay! I like being here."
Akane frowned, staring at Ryuu. "Ranma," she said slowly. "He ... you didn't...."
He flinched suddenly, and Ukyou winced. "Um, Akane-chan?" Ukyou asked. "I'm gonna go upstairs with Ranchan. We need to have a private talk. As far as Ryuu here goes, no, Ranchan didn't."
"Waaait," Akane said, narrowing her eyes. "Why are you going to--"
"Because I'm the last person he slept with," Ukyou said quietly. "If he's got anything to give me, I've already gotten it. You might not."
Akane swallowed her protests. "I guess that makes sense," she said dubiously.
Ukyou nodded, and then tore up the stairs, Ranma trailing behind her. Akane flinched, but didn't immediately hear floor-shaking thuds or ear piercing moans of passion, and relaxed. "This sharing thing is going to take some getting used to," she muttered.
"We're back," Kodachi announced, from the front door. Akane raised an eyebrow. Kodachi seemed practically radiant with some hidden joy. Behind her, Nabiki's radiant joy was plainly visible, glittering jewelry dangling all over her. Cologne looked equally gleeful, a pack to rival the size of some of Happosai's grandest hauls on her back, though it appeared to be stuffed with roots and the like.
"I'm glad someone had a good time," Ryuu grumbled.
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