Akane's Magical Mishap!

by Sara T. Fontanini

Part 1: Turnabout is Fair Play

Shampoo had been working on this all day. Soon, Ranma would realise that SHE was the only one for him. Sure, he might need some help to understand that, but this potion would reveal his true inner desires.

Yes, Shampoo is making another potion to ensnare Ranma's heart. Yes, it will ultimately fail.

But not in the expected way.

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Ukyo was ready. She was sure Shampoo was up to something today, and she'd be damned if she allowed the bimbo to get her way.

She readied her spatula, and moved out.

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Akane and Ranma were walking towards the Nekohanten. Why? Because Ranma was hungry, and he has yet to learn why he must never ever ever go there.

Akane was fuming, thinking that he was going to do something perverted.

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Kodachi had spotted Ranma-sama. She would follow him, and ensure that she would find some way to pry him from the grasp of these.....commoners.

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It has often been said that the gods have it in for Ranma Saotome, and mess with his life for jollies. But that's not true.

Only one god messes with his life, and even the constant torture of a single individual, even one such as Ranma, can get boring. So, you gotta mix things up.

That's why Akuma Akatsuki, the patron deity of chaos, was grinning widely as something very interesting was about to happen.

And he loved irony above all else.

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Ranma entered the Nekohanten, with Akane following closely behind him. Shampoo rushed to greet her airen.

However, in her eagerness, she forgot that she was still carrying the couldron that held the potion.

Akane pointed at the object. "And what is THAT?"

"I'd like to know that too, sugar."

"Only I may persuade Ranma's favour in such a manner."

Shampoo and Akane turned to look at Kodachi and Ukyo, who had somehow gotten inside without making a hole or causing damage to the building in any way. An unusual feat, to say the least.

Ranma thought it best to just get away, before the usual result occured. So, ever so slowly, he edged away.

He got to the door when the the chef and the gymnast jumped at the amazon.

What followed was pretty standard, really. Shampoo got out her bonbori (Don't ask me from where or how, cause not even I know), Ukyo readied her spatula, and Kodachi pulled out a ribbon (again, don't know where that came from). And then they began to fight.

Akane just stood and stared. She rarely got in the middle of these sorts of fights. In fact, usually SHE was the target. She wasn't sure whether she should join in (which meant admitting she likes Ranma, which she doesn't, of course) or to stand around and watch (which meant looking like an idiot and useless to boot). So.....she just stood and stared.

Nobody noticed the couldron full of love potion fly into the air, kept aloft by the combined aura of three very angry women (Akane's too confused to be angry right now), be pushed along the fight.

Before the fight could be resolved in some way or form, the potion fell to the ground. The loud noise of the metal clanging on the floor got the attention of all four young women. You could SEE the potion's fumes waft up and into the faces of Kodachi, Ukyo and Shampoo. They fell to the ground, stunned by both shock and potion side-affects.

And they were all staring at a certain tomboy.

I think we can understand what's about to take place.

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Ranma was just about to get away from the Nekohanten entirely when he realised one very crucial factor.

He forgot to make sure that Akane was okay. After all, she hardly ever got involved with those three in a fight.

He hit his head in frustration and ran back into the restaurant. And got the most shocking, and yet most satisfyingly hilarious sight he had had in years.

Before we begin to describe said sight, let me first explain the usual situation using the following formula:

Love Potion + Ranma + Shampoo = Bad News for Ranma

However:

Love Potion + Akane + Shampoo % Ukyo % Kodachi = Something a bit different

And this is the sight that presented itself to Ranma at the moment:

A shocked looking Akane frozen like a statue as three incredibly beautiful (in Kodachi's case, it's a little arguable) women draped themselves all over said shocked girl.

It was a sight that solicited ONE response, and one response only. Especially from Ranma.

He laughed.

No, that's not right. He guffawed, he wheezed, he chuckled, and even giggled. It was THAT funny to him.

After all, Akane kept on getting mad at him for always accepting the various women out to marry him or some such,as if he enjoyed it.

And now, she had no choice but to see things from his perspective, more or less.

Akane would've hit him if A) she could move and B) she wasn't already scared of the three lovestruck, incredibly aroused young women (when they're THAT close to ya, you can tell) doing something unspeakable.

Shampoo lifted her head from Akane's right shoulder, and moved her face closer to Akane's.

"Wo ai ni." The amazon said, simply.

And then she kissed the tomboy square on the lips.

Ranma just laughed harder at this.

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Meanwhile, in an area outside time and space, another person laughed heartily at these goings on. Oh yes, Akatsuki was going to enjoy himself immensely.

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And there you have it. My first foray into proper humour.

I got the idea very simply, by asking myself this question, or at least something like it:

What would happen if all the fancees and wannabe fiancees suddenly fell for Akane?

And, knowing Shampoo's propensity for potions (especially love potions), I was able to create such a situation.

Akatsuki may or may not enter into the plot on more than an observationary standpoint. It depends on what you guys decide. Just let me know.

Hope ya liked it, and please comment!