Akane felt like the Queen of Furinkan. And why shouldn't she? Up there, on the fence walking home alongside (and slightly up) from her was the hunkieset, handsomest studmuffin in the area. Her man. Her fiance. Her lover - Oh, sorry. Friend with benefits. Ranma Saotome. Give her another day and she was pretty sure she could summon him into bed, pantsless, with a snap of her fingers.
"Say, why don't we head to meet with Ukyo tonight?" Akane ventured, almost sounding like it was a completely random thought she'd come up with out of nowhere. "You know how stressed out she's been getting, a girl like that needs good friends like ours to help her settle down."
"Huh... I guess so," Ranma said. Lucky boy. Lucky, lucky boy. Wasn't Akane such a good friend? Letting him have sex with another friend with benefits, one as pretty and cute as Ukyo Kuonji! It was good for Ukyo as well, that girl plainly needed to get laid, and who better than her old buddy, her old pal, Ranchan? "I think we really helped her out earlier, you know? Thinking about it, she really was getting all pent up and out of shape..."
"You see? I do know what I'm talking about," Akane stuck her tongue out at him, but flirtatiously rather than aggressively. This really was so much better! "Come on, let's get home, get dressed, then stop on by and see how she's doing."
Funny thing, but Akane had a pretty good idea of how Ukyo was doing. By the time they got there, she had a sneaking suspicion that she'd be 'stressed out' again. Which was fine by her. It gave her extra opportunity to grow Ranma's harem - Ahem! That is to say, deepen their long lasting friendship. Ehehehe!
She really had to give it to those boys, those perverts had done a wonderful job in opening her eyes. They'd pushed her too far and turned her into a pervert without really meaning to - and when she was a pervert, her only goal was to bang the hottest thing around. Ranma. They'd instilled in her a love for the harem genre that might even surpass their own, and so she was determined, hell bent even, on gathering up a harem for Ranma... A task half finished because his own careless, stupid attitude and raw sexual magnetism had drawn plenty of babes to him already. All Akane had to do was give them a nudge. Be careful not to push them all the way like she had been pushed, and then turn them all into a bunch of happy sex friends who were all getting exactly what they wanted and deserved.
"We're home!" Akane called out, happily hanging back to let Ranma walk in first. Oof, there wasn't an inch of him she didn't like staring at. Less clothes would be nice, but alas her family would get in the way.
Speaking of which, Nabiki passed by her on the way out. Hrm?
"Where you off to in such a hurry?" Ranma asked.
"Hinako's place," Nabiki answered. "Meeting up with some friends for a study session. Back later."
A study session with friends? Right, sure. Akane nodded to herself while watching her sister off, vaguely certain that this was the last time she'd see her as a virgin. Okay. Good for her. Maybe she'd be a bit less... what was the right word here... Evil? She'd have to check in with her new besties how things went. Gentlemen might not kiss and tell, but she felt like they were gonna be doing a lot more than kissing!
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Ranma was still kicking himself by the time they arrived at Ucchan's. She was meant to be his best friend, and he hadn't noticed at all how wound up she was. Akane did though, and while he wouldn't admit to it he was truly grateful she pointed it out to him. Kinda reminded him of his own damn old man. Pops was a very self centred guy. Never thought about others unless he could get something out of it. Sometimes he worried he'd wind up the same way.
"Something on my face?" Akane asked, and Ranma looked away.
"Nothing," Ranma said. He'd have to make that up to her later. Uh... Let's see... He wasn't too great at the whole 'doing nice things for Akane' routine, she'd always take it the wrong way. Oh! But since they were now sex friends, she probably wouldn't take it that way anymore. Right? They weren't merely engaged anymore, they were <i>friends</i>, they were <i>friends who had sex</i> which meant that he could do stupid romantic gestures for her and it <i>wouldn't mean anything</i>.
Yes, Ranma's thinking was kinda warped right now. Can't really blame him for that. Still, he was being a little more honest with his desires, which is why he'd come to the inevitable conclusion that he'd make it up to Akane by showing up in her room tonight with a bottle of lotion and maybe... try a few things.
More honest with his feelings? Certainly. Yet Ranma was also still kinda cocky when it came to matters of his physical ability. That much, at least, had not changed one bit.
Anyway, they arrived at Ucchan's, to find it totally and completely packed to the gills. There were loads of people being served today! And not just from one demographic either. Young and old, men and women, there was quite the diverse set of people here. At least, as diverse as Japan tends to get. Which isn't much, to be fair...
The reason for this busy, busy rush of customers was obvious when you looked past the counter to see the bright, smiling face of Ukyo Kuonji, shining like the sun and cuter than a puppy.
"I'm so happy you're pleased with your order," Ukyo said, beaming at a customer just finishing off their okonomiyaki. "Please come back again!"
"She's way too busy..." Akane muttered, and Ranma agreed. Lots of customers were coming in today. Tons of them. Way too many for Ukyo to manage by herself. All it would do is result in her getting stressed out again. "Hey, Ukyo!" Akane waved at her over the heads of the crowd at the counter. "How about we help you out, huh?"
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Today was the greatest day in Ukyo's life. Honestly, she never knew how absolutely wound up she was until lunchtime, when her good friends Ranma Saotome and Akane Tendo <i>thoroughly rocked her world.</I> It really shook a few cobwebs loose.
And now? Her restaurant was super busy! Mega busy! Hyper busy, busy, busy! In fact, it was getting a bit too busy! Ah! What was this? It was almost like people were drawn to her extremely relaxed, satisfied aura! Pulling them in, magnetising them- it was fast reaching the point where she thought she couldn't handle it anymore!
Then came her saviours. Then came Ranma and Akane. Offering their assistance, being an extra useful pair of hands on this busy, busy day!
"Good evening sir, here's your me~eal!" Ranma cutely winked. In girl form, while wearing a maid uniform. A contented sigh went up among the patrons. Ukyo joined them. How delightful! How thoroughly, truly delightful!
"You see what good friends we are?" Akane asked. She, too, was dressed up in a maid uniform, looking absolutely adorable and delightful. "Such good <i>friends</i> doing you <i>such</i> a big favour!"
That's right. Akane and Ranma were doing her such a big, huge favour! This on top of helping her destress earlier on! Oh, she truly did owe them so, so much!
"Do you want to make it up to us?" Akane asked, her hand trailing down Ukyo's spin, then settling on her butt. "I mean, after all, it's only fair." Squeeze, squeeze. "Look at Ranma. Look at how hard she's working."
It's true. Ranma had been dashing around, making sure everyone was happy with the service. Giving a quick wink and a seductive smile to all the customers still waiting on food, keeping them nice and distracted while Ukyo kept up. Akane had been doing the same - as well as gathering ingredients for Ukyo to cook, no actual cooking for her. It was a cruel nickname, but Shampoo called her 'kitchen destroyer' for a reason!
"What's our relationship again?" Akane asked. "Could you please tell me? I just wanted to make sure we're on the same wavelength, here."
"We are sex friends," Ukyo muttered, turning back to peck Akane on the lips. It felt so right, so natural to say. Of course it was. That's the nature of their relationship. They were super, super close friends who helped each other out. Exchanged favours. Oh! But Ukyo really was getting into debt with them, wasn't she? That was bad. A small business owner like her really didn't like owing people anything, best to pay it off as fast as possible!
"That's true for Ranma's girl form too, isn't it?" Akane asked, kissing the nape of Ukyo's neck in just the right spot. Mmm... Yeah, that did sound right on the money! "How about later on, we help Ranma really adjust to her curse? And then, <i>he</i> can show us exactly how much of a <i>man</i> he really is!"
That sounded like an amazing plan to Ukyo. A stellar way to make up for everything they'd done for her. Help Ranma with his/her obvious insecurities around that curse! Yeah, that's absolutely perfect! The ideal way to make it up to the two of them!
After all, what were friends for if not helping you overcome long term psychological issues?
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