As such, it was easy enough to wait for her Master and his father, not that she hadn't gotten enough experience in such things as it was. Due to her understanding of more intellectual matters, she was depended on to work on such things, and it was 'traditional' to leave plenty of the dull work to one's slaves. Besides, she wasn't exactly always welcome in places, and not only because she was a slave.
After all, no matter how trusted a slave was, female slaves wouldn't be easily accepted in 'men only' baths.
Leaning the textbook that she'd been studying from into her lap, she tilted back her head and smiled wryly. As it was, her gender was the only thing that really separated her and her Master in some ways. He might have been a macho jock obsessed with fighting, and she might have been a cynical and opportunistic girl, but they meshed well together. However, seeing as she was certainly female, there were certain... issues between them.
The thing was that she wasn't too keen on letting things be. If she could see a chance to get something advantageous out of a situation, she was going to aim for it. By her way of looking at things, there was nothing wrong with wanting to better one's lot, and hers was the sort that could use some help. Oh, she'd never been all that troubled by having the cartouche declaring her to be Ranma Saotome's property. What bothered her was the idea of them being stuck grubbing a life from nothing, and she rather wished to at least have him being able to have his own dojo.
If she was going to be his support, then she was going to go all the way. Even had she been given the possibility that someone could buy her from him, she was going to do her best to help him out. Someone had to look out for the big lug, and it wasn't like his father was about to start now. And to be honest, she wasn't about to deny that she rather liked the way that life was with him... among other things.
Nabiki had never been a girl who'd ever denied the truth to herself, and the reality of her relationship with the boy that owned her had her closing her eyes. Other girls might have lamented the fact that they had 'normal' owners, or that the guy that they belonged to was a jerk, but she had little illusion about Ranma, or her feelings about him.
The fact was that had he just asked, she'd have probably already slept with him. Denying him access to what he owned wasn't something that she was terribly focused on, and no matter what sort of sexual 'use' level she was at, she was still able to let her own feelings decide who she was attracted to. They'd never been 'touchy feely', but that didn't matter in this way. Many boys would have loved to be able to use a female slave however they liked whenever they decided to, but she was pretty sure that he wouldn't be that way.
What was funny was that the slave girl knew that she wouldn't have terribly minded if he'd decided to 'take advantage' of her. Had he slipped into a forest pool when she was taking a bath, or groped her when they sat together at a campsite, she might have let him go right with it. Yet, he'd never shown a sign that he would 'jump her bones', and she was getting the distinct impression that someone would have to educate him before he'd feel comfortable enough to initiate anything.
Her Master really was a dork in some ways, and she laughed to herself over it. He was perfectly able to jump to rooftops and snap trees with punches, but place him with a scantily clad girl and he'd panic. It wasn't like he'd get into trouble with her, or anyone else, for approaching her like that. Running away wasn't likely for her, and it wasn't like she'd go away even if he found another girl. In reality, even marriage didn't mean that one had to give up one's slaves, especially ones like her.
With a shrug, she dismissed the familiar thoughts on her situation and turned her attention back to her studies. Ranma might have his issues, but she was planning on doing what she could for him. Should the buff young man with the tasty abs become a tournament fighter, or a sensei, he might need a manager, and she could certainly do well in that. And they certainly got into plenty of strange things, so learning about those sorts of mysteries did seem to help.
As a girl with a plan, she was certain that she was set, while:
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