After getting his bangs trimmed and enjoying breakfast, Ranma got the surprise he'd been anticipating.
He was going to school with Nabiki and Akane.
With just his extra manliness, school had been something he had never enjoyed, particularly when it came to showering after gym.
With his new curse, Ranma really didn't want to find out what school was going to be like, let alone the locker room.
Fortunately, he was made of sterner stuff than most. He might have to deal with a bunch of idiots, but they'd have to deal with him as well.
On the way to school, Nabiki mischievously looked up at Akane's Master despite aiming her question at her sister. "So, sis, you fill in your studly Master on your little morning ritual yet?"
After a moment of glaring at her sneaky sister for butting in again, the schoolgirl grudgingly told the story. "It's all that jerk Kuno's fault. He made this stupid proclamation about how I'd have to be defeated in combat before he 'allowed' anyone to date me. So the jerks try and defeat me each morning. It's just a big bother."
Walking along with the girls, Ranma seemed to consider it. That he was considering something else surprised the girls. "Nabiki, none of this slave-girl stuff at school or in public, okay?"
Grinning widely, Nabiki openly teased him. "Oh, and what are you going to do about it? You really think I'll let you spoil my fun?"
Quirking an eyebrow at her, he instead turned a grin of his own towards his student. "Alright, Kasumi is off-limits, but how about Miss Smart Ass there?"
Not particularly feeling sisterly love or loyalty at the moment, Akane stopped and shrugged carelessly whilst frowning. "Knock yourself out."
His grin switching into predatorially amused mode, he maneuvered Nabiki to pin her against the wall beside the street.
Despite knowing what the position meant, Nabiki reacted in the habitual manner that had made her so imposing at school.
Unfortunately her attempted demands and protests were silenced almost immediately by the kiss. Her in control manner lasted for about five seconds.
At heart, all three of the Tendou girls were closet romantics. Kasumi was sweet and gentle about it, but mostly relegating it to something to read about in books as it wasn't happening to her.
Akane mostly ignored such feelings as the boys she dealt with were all hormonally driven perverts that didn't particular make her think romantic thoughts.
Nabiki on the other hand was more in touch with her romantic and sensual desires. She didn't let it show because there were no good catches, but she wanted a cute boyfriend.
She wanted one badly.
After seeing the Ranma in action as a kisser last night, she had been considering him as the first serious option in years. After all, she'd only objected to the engagement on the grounds of how sudden it was, not that she was going to clue Akane in to that any time soon. Allowed to go on her own pace and her own terms, she was quite willing to pursue Ranma.
At the moment, she wasn't thinking of any of that, or anything at all. Instead she was caught up in the moment, feeling the passion and the energy and the emotional charge passing through her.
Akane raised an eyebrow as Nabiki got different treatment as Ranma's hands roamed over her body and under her clothes.
Not that Akane was complaining, as far as she was concerned, Nabiki had been asking for it and deserved it. She just wished they'd hurry up and stop making out in public.
Eventually, Ranma stopped and pulled back, fixing his victim to the wall with a satisfied yet evil grin.
For her part, Nabiki looked out of it, her clothing ruffled and out of order as she stared unseeingly at some distant point past Ranma.
Looking as fresh as a daisy, the young man let the normally manipulative girl slide down the wall to the ground after releasing her. Satisfied that he had gotten his point across, the rejoined his student with a smile.
Waiting for Nabiki to come to her senses and start straitening herself out, Akane turned to walk alongside her Master. "You think that'll really change anything?"
Grinning at his own private joke, Ranma handed his companion something on the sly. "You'd be surprised how good a point I can make. You can give those back to her later."
Curious, Akane held the small soft object up for a second to examine it. Immediately recognizing it, she moved quickly to hide it from sight before someone saw her. Turning to her Master, she whispered harshly, "Are these her panties?"
Acting innocent, Ranma tilted his head in mock thought. "I suppose she might have a little reminder today to behave herself."
Feeling an impulse to get angry at her Master and berate him for being a pervert, Akane stopped mid-motion. Gulping hard, Akane realized that she didn't want such a reminder while attending school, which with Ranma being her Master and all made her a more likely target than Nabiki. Still swallowing nervously, Akane decided she didn't need any reminders to behave herself. Surreptitiously reaching down, she casually plucked at the waistband of her skirt, feeling the comforting elastic of the waistband of her panties underneath.
Hiding Nabiki's panties away in her schoolbag, Akane walked alongside her master in reasonably companionable quiet the rest of the way.
That changed upon spotting the gates of her school and the waiting idiots at it. As she worked herself up in preparation of her charge towards avoiding tardiness, she jolted as a hand settled on her shoulder.
Suddenly remembering who was beside her, she barely avoided snapping at him. Squelching that troublesome impulse she instead looked at him questioningly.
Seeing that he had her attention, he calmly explained things to her. "You're not fighting them." Seeing her reluctance, he added a note of finality to his statement. "I mean it, that's an order. You're not doing this stupid challenge thing anymore."
Ignoring her emotionally confused protests, he continued on. "I want you treating me with respect, especially when calling me Master. We're going to end this challenge nice and simple, ya got it?"
Gulping hard, Akane was terrified at what his plan meant for her. It was an obvious and simple option, all he had to do was announce he'd defeated her in an official challenge match and that she was his. Obviously he was going to make it no secret that she was his completely, for a month at least. Even if she protested it, Nabiki would back Ranma up and the entire family had been witness to her defeat. Heck, knowing Nabiki there was probably a videotape of her admitting defeat and then submitting to her Master.
Oh yeah, and her older sister walking behind her without her panties on would likely be on the warpath already. As she had a sneaky suspicion that Ranma might be too much for even Nabiki to handle, her sometimes petty sister might set her sights on someone easier, like say her vulnerable younger sister.
Blushing in anticipation of future embarrassment, Akane meekly followed along beside her Master.
As they approached, the young men manning the gate in ready positions noticed something was wrong. Not only was Akane not charging, but she was beside some new guy that was acting familiar with her. In the first wave this morning, a boxer and large karate student charged forward, leading the way. While the new situation might have been confusing, they were prepared to improvise, despite only knowing of the options of either charging or backing off.
Idly handing his bag to Akane, Ranma casually stepped forward as if he were on a casual stroll.
As the two attackers committed their selves to their attacks, Ranma shattered that illusion by moving forward past their attacks and under their guards. Placing a palm into each of their guts, the two large guys flew back into the crowd of boys following behind him.
With the push Ranma gave them, the two oversized fighters bowled over the leading edge of the crowd. With the first row down, the second row was pushed back, while the third row surged forward into them.
In one well executed move, Ranma had downed most of the mob and effectively halted their charge. Striding forward, he prepared to get this mess over with. "Alright, enough of that. This stupid challenge is over."
As the mob crawled backwards away from him, slowly parting, a tall boy in a blue hakama strode forward from behind a tree. Holding his bokken proudly forward, he resolutely made his pronouncement. "Halt foul knave. Who doth interfere with our proud morning rituals while being so familiar with the lovely Akane Tendou?"
Preparing to make his own pronouncement and get this stupidity over, Ranma was interrupted as the bokken wielding boy spoke up. "Ah, but is it not proper to introduce myself first? Know your better, for I am Tatewaki Kunou, Junior in Group E, Captain of the Kendou Club and undefeated new star of the High School Kendo Fencing World. Tremble before me, the Chosen of the Heavens!"
Bearing the look of someone that really didn't give a damn, Ranma quirked up an eyebrow. "Right-o. I'm Ranma Saotome of the Musabetsu Ryuu school of unrestricted grappling. I'm also Akane's sensei now, which means I have final say about what challenges she accepts."
That announcement shocked everyone who heard it, though it came as a shock to Akane and the boys after her in particular.
Akane was staring in shock as the pieces of the puzzle started to fall together.
Finally fitting the pieces together in his own mind, Kuno came up with bumpkiss, so instead he fell back on his old standards. "Hah! Such bold lies, for surely there are none more skilled than Akane in such arts, much less a boorish knave such as yourself."
Still staring at Kuno as if he were a particularly odd science exhibit, Ranma glanced back to his student as she caught up with him. Taking his bookbag from her, he prepared to lay it all out. "Believe what you want, but we've got an agreement between our families to join our schools. Our fathers wanted us to get married, but we decided we didn't like getting rushed into that, so I decided we'd join out arts directly. We had a challenge match, Akane lost, so I'm her sensei until she knows enough about our art to consider the schools joined."
Looking over at his unwanted slave, he passed the conversation off to her. "Right Akane?"
Still surprised by his unexpected plan, Akane took a moment to get her own thoughts into gear so she could go along with it as ordered. "Uhm, of course Master. It's true, Ranma-san has a lot to teach me, so I'm glad it worked out this way."
Inwardly, Akane was thrilled by the genius of his plan. Not only did he nix the marriage, but he turned the trappings of her slavery into a sensei and student relationship with her playing the part of a respectful student. It was actually so airtight that Nabiki would be hard pressed to even come out and proclaim Akane as Ranma's slave without facing an easy rebuttal. It was perfectly understandable that she would agree to do whatever Ranma said as his student.
Smirking slightly, Ranma decided to make a guess and poke verbally at the boy. "Of course, if the oh so mighty Kuno ain't gonna 'permit' that, I guess I'll just have to marry her. So sad, forced to marry at such a young age to a practical stranger, isn't it Akane-chan?"
Catching on immediately, Akane stared at the ground and scuffed her foot along the ground, trying not to grin like a madwoman. "Oh, and I was looking forward to becoming better, not ending up a pregnant housewife in school. I mean, of course we'd have to produce an heir, so I suppose I'd have to drop out to take care of our child."
Smoke bellowed out of Kuno's ears as the taxed and well worn mental circuits burned out from the overload.
When the kendoist failed his first reboot attempt, the two shrugged and headed inside, ignoring Kuno as he continued his impression of a statue.
On his third reboot attempt, he finally fell over.
Hard reboot successful, Kuno finally passed out.
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