The chirping tune of a little songbird was greeting the new day.
Mumbling, Ranma slowly woke up. He always hated getting up early on Sundays. If it weren't for the stupid bird outside, he could have easily slept another hour or so.
He turned around and tried to sleep some more. Perhaps this bird would fly away some time...
SPLASH!
"Gyaaaaah!" Ranma-chan screamed, jumping out of her bed. "What d'ya do that for?"
"Time to get up, boy," her father said in a gruff voice. "The early martial artist catches the good spar."
"Try to catch THIS!" Ranma angrily shouted, kicking her Pops out and into the koi pond. A wet and slightly unhappy panda rose of it.
So, a usual day, like always.
Or so it may seem...
Because today... was the day the world would change.
Grumbling, Ranma-chan went into the living room, when she saw Akane coming down the stairs. "Morning, 'kane," she grumbled sleepily.
"Still not up?" Akane wondered. "You know, some people would think getting up at 10 in the morning wouldn't be too early on Sundays."
"Well, I'm not anyone," Ranma replied while flopping down on a chair. "I need my beauty sleep..."
"You're just lazy, that's all!"
"Morning," Nabiki greeted them while coming down. "Bickering again?"
"Ranma started it!"
"Akane started it!"
While the bickering continued, Kasumi listened from the kitchen and giggled. Sometimes, she really wondered if Akane and Ranma would make such a good couple... But, then again, married couples bicker all the time, right?
Just then, she felt dizzy. Staggering, she leaned against the sink. "Ooooh... what was that?" she mumbled. Shaking her head, she recovered from the dizzy spell. "Strange... perhaps I shouldn't stay up so late anymore..."
But in the living room, the other three teenagers also felt dizzy for some reason. "What... what was that?" Akane murmured.
Nabiki shook her head. "I just... felt lightheaded for some reason."
"Yeah, me too," Ranma nodded. "Wonder what that was..." Then, her gaze fell on Nabiki's face. She blinked.
Nabiki looked back. "What?"
Ranma raised her finger. "Um, Nabiki... perhaps taking a shave would help you..."
"What are you talking about?" the middle Tendo asked irritated.
"I think he's talking about your... whiskers." Akane said.
Nabiki blinked and ran to the mirror. They were right: Jutting out of her face were two pairs of long hairs, looking very much like a cat's whiskers.
"What the heck...?" Nabiki mumbled. "Since when did I grow facial hair? Great... Gotta have to remove this before I go to school tomorrow..."
"Perhaps you just need a better barber," Ranma grinned. Then she shivered. "Say, don't you think it's cold in here?"
"Not really," Akane replied. "Why do you ask?"
"Dunno why... but I'm cold, all of a sudden." Ranma wrapped her arms around her body. "I could use something hot..."
"Hot water, Ranma?" Kasumi asked and brought her a kettle. "Here you are!"
Ranma nodded, took the kettle and poured the hot water over her head. Once he was male again, he put down the kettle and sighed. "That felt... really nice. But... I could've used a little more."
"How about taking a hot bath?" Kasumi suggested. "We don't want you coming down with a cold, right?"
Ranma nodded. "Yeah, good idea! Oh, and Akane... don't come in again just so you got an excuse for hitting me, okay?"
Akane growled. "I have no idea what you're talking about..."
While Ranma went to the bathroom, Soun came into the room. "Good morning," he greeted his daughters, then he sniffed. "My, Kasumi... this smells delicious. Breakfast ready?"
"Almost, father," Kasumi replied. "But we have to wait for Ranma and Mr. Saotome."
"Yeah, where is the old panda anyway?" Nabiki asked while clipping her whiskers.
Akane pointed outside. "Sitting in the pond and sulking."
Nabiki shrugged. "Figures..."
Just then, their father had to sneeze. "'scuse me..." he sniffed and pulled out a tissue.
Accidentally, he also pulled out a small coin that rolled over the floor. "Oops!"
Nabiki stared when she saw the rolling, glittering coin. She just couldn't keep her eyes off.
Then she pounced. "MINE!" She landed on the coin with a heavy 'thud' and clutched it to her chest. "All mine..." she said... it almost sounded like purring.
Akane stared. "Nabiki... what the hell is wrong with you?"
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