"Are you sure that this is okay?" he asked Kasumi as he sent her a concerned look.
The eldest Tendo daughter blinked at him as if that was a surprising thought. "What do you mean?"
"Your sis just got knocked out. That might be bad, ya know."
"Oh, right. Hmmm.... Perhaps I should send her to the doctor like I set her up for."
"That might be for the best," Hayate allowed as he stepped outside. "You're mailing her to the doctor?"
"Only if he's in Borneo," came Ryu's dry tones.
Ayane's brows drew together as she looked towards her own sibling and wondered why she hadn't thought of that.
"I'm sure that he won't mind if she stops in for a visit. Why, the doctor did leave so quickly after our last visit that he might be missing us," Kasumi murmured to herself.
Something about this rather disturbed the pigtailed boy, and he frowned as he sensed that trouble might be just ready to hang around him. Unfortunately, he had little to no idea of what exactly he should be on the watch for. All that he did know was that girls were a lot more aggressive now, but he was also perfectly aware that such... eagerness could take many forms. It was like watching out for a snake and not knowing if it would bite, wrap around, or spit at him.
So, as a protective measure, he held himself back and kept an eye out for possible bits of trouble coming his way. "Okay then, what exactly do you want to do now?"
"Well, if you have to ask, I'm sure that there are plenty of things that we can try," the eldest Tendo girl answered, her eyes lighting up at the possibilities.
Almost as one, the ninja Kasumi, Ayane, and Hitomi came to stand between him and the Tendo girl, crossing their arms over their chests.
"Or maybe we can make you comfortable."
"There is that," her father agreed and then turned to faced his young guest. "Although we do have to keep in mind that you came in mind to see about taking one of my daughters as your bride."
"Oooh. You do know that I have always wanted to be a wife with all that it includes."
"Yes, yes. You've never hidden your desire in that regard."
Listening to what Kasumi was saying made Ranma begin to think that this might not be so bad. Not only was she not immediately dismissing the engagement to him like she had on the 'last time around', but she seemed to be actually wanting to do it. To be honest, he was having trouble seeing her as a threat, and he did know that he'd like her as he knew her before. So, if she wasn't that much different than the 'old' her, then this wasn't going to be too much of a problem.
And then the sound of footsteps came in from the doorway and he began to realize that this wasn't going to go quite as easily as he'd have liked.
"Please don't forget about me... er, us, sister dear," Nabiki drawled as she and her younger sibling came back into the house. "We are interested in what we're being offered as well."
"Hmph, dumph cumph meh ouf!" muttered a grouchy looking Akane.
"Were we supposed to understand any of that?"
"Wa? Yeph!"
Nabiki glanced over at her little sister and then tapped her lips.
"Geh? Uh...." mumbled the youngest Tendo girl before she recognized what was being mentioned and went to yank off her tape gag before speaking again. "Ouchie."
"You might have wanted to be more careful about that."
"Yeah, right. Whatever."
"Still, it's not fair to go on without us, Kasumi," Nabiki admonished.
Looking almost apologetic, Kasumi Tendo shrugged. "I would never think to deny either of you an opportunity to get something wonderful."
"Of course you wouldn't, seeing as you are so reluctant to act for yourself."
"It would be terribly unseemly to make a scene."
"Ah, yes. Sure," the middle Tendo daughter replied, the sarcasm in her tone matching that of her expression. "It wouldn't be advantageous to simply give up on what looks to be a golden opportunity though."
"Then you all are still willing to honor the promise?" Soun asked, looking pleased by the prospect.
"Daddy, do you really think that you have to ask that question?"
Akane gave a little huff and turned up her nose. "Exactly. Like I wouldn't jump on a guy if I had a chance. There's no way that I'll be missing out on this."
Surprised by the words from the one who had been his Tendo fiancee, Ranma had to admit that it was having such a turn around in her attitude. Honestly, having her constantly dismiss the engagement had both been an annoyance and a blow to his pride, even if hadn't happened all the time. But having her eager to marry him did have to account for something didn't it? He just had to wish that it didn't have to come when it seemed that girls were acting... kind of strange now.
"It does seem that we almost got the short end of the stick, had we missed this. Then again, we might still be getting one," Nabiki commented as she turned to look at their prospective fiance.
"Uh, you mind repeating that?" Ranma asked.
"It's really quite simple. You wouldn't buy a horse without looking at it before hand."
"What's that got to do with me?"
"Simple. Maybe we should take a look at what's being offered here."
All three sisters looked eager at the prospect, with anticipation glowing in their eyes. Smiles curved their lips and each of them seemed more than ready to move. In fact, Nabiki's fingers were flexing, and it rather seemed that Akane was getting ready to make a rush again.
Sensing that the threat level was rising and that the sisters were eyeing him like an appetizer at a four star restaurant, the pigtailed boy took a step back. "Nope. Not happening. Sure as hell not putting myself up for that."
"Now, now. I'm sure that they just want to see what sort of person you are," Soun put in.
"You sure about that?"
"Absolutely. Why wouldn't they want to get to know the boy that they will be marrying?"
"Well, if you put it that way...."
As their prospective fiance seemed to lower his guard, Nabiki began to anticipate what was coming. Soon enough she would get a chance to get her hands on this prime example of beefcake. All her naughty bits got nice and tight at the thought of being able to do kinky things with him. In fact, if his abs were as firm as they looked to be, she couldn't wait to run her tongue down them. All that she had to do was to let him say the word, and then she would be able to enjoy herself....
"Say, are we going to have tea when we do this?"
And she'd have the chance to stay confused at his reaction. "Huh? What are you talking about?"
"I thought that you were supposed to have tea or something like that when you sit down for a chat. Or at least have some sort of refreshments. But tea is supposed to be the 'polite' way of doing it, right?"
Every girl there seemed to stop to blink at him in surprised, but the sisters did seem to do it for a different reason than Hitomi and the ninja siblings did.
"What? Did I say something wrong?" Ranma asked, not quite recognizing how close he'd come to being molested, while:
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