Box of Manhood 1.

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Disclaimer: I do not own one but of Ranma 1/2 Rumiko Takahashi is the genious.

Ranma awoke with a frown; the room around him was dark, and quiet with the exception of Genma’s big panda snores.

“Stupid old man.” Ranma grumbled popping Genma on the head, he kept sleeping soundly. He stood up slowly and wandered through the Tendo house aimlessly, first heading for the kitchen, but when he noticed a light outside he followed it to the Dojo. The ground was cold underfoot, not to mention that he was only wearing his black boxers and an undershirt in the middle of a winter night, but still he crept silently to the open doorway.

“YA!” Akane shouted, practicing kick after kick furiously. I haven’t seen Akane really train in months, Ranma thought absently. I wonder why she’s up now… Although if she can’t tell that I’m here then her training can’t be very good anyways. He thought smugly. Akane growled furiously and for a moment he thought that she had heard his thoughts, but as he looked in again he saw her flop down on the floor next to Ryoga, or P-Chan right now.

“Oh, P-Chan. I’ll never beat them will I. It’s bad enough that Ranma had to come here and beat me… I used to be a serious martial artist.” She said patting him on the head sadly. P-Chan squealed an argument that she couldn’t understand. “Not only that…” She said with a sigh “but… my training ended when he got here but he doesn’t even take me seriously as a girl.” P-Chan nudged her hand gently, his eyes watering, obviously because he didn’t like her being so concerned over Ranma.

Ranma backed away from the door quietly and wandered his way back to bed. He didn’t know what to think about what Akane had said and settled into a restless sleep.

Meanwhile

Happosai bounced from roof top to roof top, his panty stash growing with each window he passed. Since Soun and Genma didn’t know that he was back in town yet there was no one to get in his way. Except, he thought passing by a window on the second story of the cat café.

“Ooh, lovelies.” He said spotting a pair of pink lacey panties handing next to a silky pink bra. Must be Shampoo’s, he thought with a smile caressing the bra and rubbing the panties against his cheek before tossing them into his bag. He looked inside her room cautiously. Might as well check if there’s anything of interest lying around, he thought running straight to her panty drawer and dumping it into his panty sack. As he got to the bottom he found a small box of Chinese herbs. He smelled them lightly and then closed the box, turning it over to look at the label. “Hm… mushrooms of love ey? This could be interesting. It says here that enough of this can turn any coward into a man.” He mumbled taking a puff of his pipe and stuffing the package into his robes

Happosai made his way to the Tendo Dojo with a big grin. He noticed Akane training in the dojo and took a moment to admire her then bounced into Genma and Ranma’s room. He looked Ranma over as he slept with a frown on his face.

“Not that he deserves an opportunity like this…” He mumbled pulling the mushrooms out, opening Ranma’s mouth and dumping them all in. Ranma coughed a little but swallowed them all. Happosai grinned. “Tomorrow should prove very interesting.”

Breakfast

“M-m-m-master, so good to see you again.” Soun said, dropping his newspaper as he noticed Happosai sitting happily at the table.

“Can it you ungrateful swine, don’t even write an old man while he’s gone.”

“T-that’s just because we didn’t know where you’d gone. If you told us then of coarse we would have dropped you a line or two.”

“Sure you would.” Happosai said with a glare, tapping the ashes out of his pipe. Kasumi walked in with a tray of baked Salmon and rice.

“Good morning father,” She said with a smile, feeding him first, and then going to the kitchen to bring a plate for Happosai. “And Grandfather, so good to see you.”

“Always a pleasure Kasumi.” He said with a smile, “no one cooks like you.”

“Why thank you grandfather.” She said heading back to the kitchen to make them some tea. Nabiki and Akane came down stairs in short order, both in their school uniforms.

“Morning daddy.” Nabiki said with a smile, “I’m going to the movies with a few of my friends after school, can I have a little money for the show?”

“Of coarse Nabiki, how much 1000 yen?”

“Please, when is the last time you went to the movies? 2000 yen at least.” She said putting out her hand. He placed three thousand yen pieces in her hand. “Thank you Daddy.” She said glancing to Akane as if to say ‘that’s how it’s done’. Akane shook her head and started breakfast quietly. She had been training till dawn, and then crept back to bed so that no one would notice.

“How’s the training coming Akane dear?” Happosai asked with a half smile. She turned bright red and ate quietly.

“I don’t know what you’re talking about.” She mumbled her eyes down on her plate. Genma wondered to the table in panda form and sat down, heedless of Happosai as he shoveled food into his mouth.

“Good morning Genma.” Happosai said slowly. Genma looked up for a moment and then back down to his food. “morning.” His sign said.

“Is Ranma still sleeping?” Akane said irritation clear in her voice.

“Why don’t you go wake him dear?” Happosai said politely.

“Okay.” Akane said, slightly suspicious of the old man. She walked through the hall and under the stairs to the Saotome’s room. Ranma was sprawled out on his back, completely uncovered, an immense erection tenting his boxers. Akane turned bright red.

“Wake up you pervert!” she said, standing over him with her hands on her hips. Ranma sat up slowly and scratched his head.

“Hey Akane.” He said sleepily. “What time is it?”

“Time for you to be ready for school,” she said impatiently. “And time to cover yourself up.” She said, nodding to his lap, her cheeks beet red. He looked down at his lap and then looked back at her with a grin, not at all the reaction she had expected. Usually he’d be scrambling to cover himself and get her out of the room if something like that happened, but in stead he seemed amused.

“I’ll be ready, just don’t leave without me okay Akane?” he said, still grinning at her. She nodded shyly and wondered back into the dinning room.

“Come on Akane, let’s go already.” Nabiki said, picking up her bag. She raised an eyebrow when she noticed how embarrassed Akane was.

“I… um, I’m waiting for Ranma, okay?” She said, her timid ness drawing everyone’s attention.

“Suit yourself.” Nabiki said heading out on her own.

“That’s very sweet of you.” Kasumi said with a smile, Genma and Soun were both beaming at this point, some how Genma had turned into a man again.

Ranma walked into the room and sat down next to Akane, “Itadakimasu” she said before stuffing his face, ignoring the fact that Akane was still blushing and that their fathers were both steadily staring at him. “Gochisosama.” He said blandly, and then stood up. “Come on Akane.” He said, waiting for her to follow him.

“Right.” She said softly, “itekimasu.”

On the way to school Ranma ran right next to her instead of on the wall beside the road. It’s like we’re together, Akane thought shyly.

“Akane, what would you do if I started taking you seriously?” he asked softly.

“What?” She said, unsure of what exactly he meant.

“Never mind.” He said with another unnerving grin, he ran ahead and she followed. It was the first time she had ever chased after him without trying to beat him up.

At School

Ranma sat back with the other guys and watched as Akane hit a home run and ran her way around the bases.

“Man she’s still got it!” Issei said with a grin.

“Yeah, what’d you do to deserve all the pretty girls?” Takuto said with a frown. “I can’t believe you’re not even interested in Akane.” He said with a scoff.

“Seriously, if she was my fiancé I’d definitely—” Issei pauses, this was the point where Ranma would usually be beating on them and telling them he wouldn’t want anything to do with a macho tomboy, but this time he just watched her run.

“Who said I wasn’t interested?” He said with a feral grin.

“Ranma is something wrong with you?” Nakatsu asked shyly.

“I don’t think so.” Ranma said scratching his nose, “I feel great.”

On the way home from school Ranma was still walking right next to her.

“Ranma, do you want something?” She asked looking at him suspiciously. He reached his hand out to her and she stared at it for a moment.

“Do I have to beat someone up and save the day every time I want to hold your hand?” He asked referring to the incident with the Hiroshi, the last time he had made this type of request.

“No… but you… why do you want to?” She asked shyly, her cheeks bright red and her heart thumping wildly.

“Well, you are my fiancé.” He said simply taking her hand gently into his. It wasn’t that they had never held hands before, but Ranma had never been so forward, accept for when he was trying to beat off some guy that was trying to steal her away.

“What if somebody sees us,” she said softly.

“Then I guess they’ll see. It’s not like we’re doing anything indecent.” He said squeezing her hand warmly. Akane couldn’t help but smile as they walked home, they took their time, walking by the river and looking over the rushing water. It was almost romantic.

“Akane, do you want to go out for dinner?” He asked as they looked out over the water, she stuck her hands in her pockets in search of any extra yen.

“I don’t have any money.” She said shyly. “Besides Kasumi will make dinner or us…”

“Why don’t we go to that new restaurant near the cat cafe? I’m buying.” He said, pulling her toward the restaurant before she even had a chance to answer.

All afternoon Ranma had spoiled her, with the walk, buying her dinner, and even insisting that she get desert afterwards. The stars were coming out as they made their way home and Akane took a moment to marvel at the stars. Ranma put his arm around her gently and smiled.

“Ranma… I had a really nice time today… thank you.” She said shyly leaning into the warmth of his body.

“So, does this count as a good first date?” He said taking her hand again.

“Date?” She said turning bright red.

“I wanted it to be special.” He said with a smile.

“Ranma, what’s gotten into you? Why are you so interested in me all of a sudden?” He laughed at the question as they stopped in front of the Dojo’s gate.

“I’ve always been interested… ever since the day we met and you asked if I wanted to be friends. I dunno I just never really knew how to do this. Every time I tried to be nice I ended up insulting you, but I really like you Akane.” He said holding both of her hands gently. Ranma leaned in for a kiss but before their lips met they heard something at the door and Akane jumped back.

“Oh Ranma, Akane there you are. You missed dinner.” Kasumi said as she hung the laundry on the line.

“We ate.” Akane said softly, rushing into the house and leaving Ranma outside in the cold.

“Oh, Akane, there you are I was beginning to worry.” Soun said with a soft smile.

“We stopped for something on the way home, sorry. Is Nabiki home?”

“Why yes dear, she’s up in her room. Are you alright? You two didn’t get into another fight did you?”

“No dad, I’m fine.” Akane said running up stairs quickly. She knocked on Nabiki’s door and was met immediately.

“Akane, what can I do for you today?” She said lying down on her bed and continuing her leg excursuses. Akane sat on the chair at her desk quietly; she didn’t know where to start. Nabiki stopped and looked at her for a moment. “This looks like something juicy, come on Akane, what happened?” Akane turned bright red and twiddled her thumbs shyly.

“Ranma…”

“Let me guess, you two had another fight?” Nabiki said rolling her eyes.

“He took me out on a date,” She said sounding as surprised as Nabiki looked.

“He took you on a date? And what exactly does Ranma consider a date?” Nabiki said with half a chuckle.

“On our way home he started holding my hand… and he took me out for dinner and desert and insisted on paying… and when we got home he tried to… he said that he really liked me.”

“Aren’t you happy Akane?”

“I am, but it’s so sudden I don’t really know what to do.”

“Just enjoy it Akane, so Ranma decided not to be such a cheapskate for awhile, it’s no big deal.”

“But…”

“Look, Akane, its obvious how you feel about him, so just relax and be happy. I won’t interfere unless something really interesting happens.” She said with a wink.

Akane went to her room and couldn’t help but smile, she was a little bit afraid of Ranma’s sudden change of heart, but much more than that she was excited. She started her homework humming and smiled to herself as she saw Ranma and his father training outside.

Not long after snuggling into bed with p-Chan Akane heard a knock on her window. She got up slowly and picked up a mallet from under her bed. She snuck to the window and was surprised to find Ranma hanging outside her window, she blushed beet red as he smiled and waved at her. She opened the window slowly and he climbed inside.

“R-Ranma, what are you doing?” She asked crossing her arms over her chest she felt a little naked in her pajamas.

“I wanted my goodnight kiss.” He said with a grin, pulling a bouquet of flowers from behind his back and handing them to her gently.

“Thank you.” She said looking at the flowers, her eyes sparkling happily. “I… thank you.” She said again, putting them in a vase on the desk. Before she even had a chance to turn around Ranma had wrapped his arms around her. “R-Ranma,” She said turning around in his embrace to look at him, there was a glint in his eyes that she had never seen before. Ranma reached behind her and closed the window, leaning her against the desk in the process, he was grinning again as he looked down at her then leaned in for a gentle first kiss.

Akane’s eyes stayed closed even after he pulled away and let go of her, steadying her to stand upright. When she opened her eyes he was just standing there smiling at her, the moonlight seeped through her shutters and played across his face and she noticed how handsome he was, not for the first time, but this time he stole her breath away. Her heart was beating like a jackrabbit as he reached a hand out to her and she took it. He pulled her close to his body and his lips ghosted over hers and he whispered:

“Is this what you want?” and then leaned in to kiss her, soft and chaste at first, then more firm as his tongue pushed against her lips begging for entrance. He held her tightly as their kiss deepened and after several long minutes he pulled back and left her flushed and breathless.

“Ranma,” she whispered, trying to find her voice again. “Everything’s going so fast,” she said breathlessly.

“Come on Akane,” He said, running his fingers through her hair soothingly. “We’ve been engaged for over a year, how much longer do you want to wait?” He asked his voice gentle and soothing, the whole room seemed much warmer than it had even seconds before.

“I-I don’t know.” She said softly as he leaned in and kissed her again.

“You like me, don’t you?” He said brushing the hair out of her eyes, she nodded shyly but he waited for her to say it.

“Yes, Ranma I do.” And before she could say anymore he was ravishing her with kisses. He kissed his way from her lips down across her neck and buried his nose in the yellow ruffles of her pajamas; he slid a hand inside massaging the small of her back lightly. “Ranma~” She whimpered as he leaned her back onto her bed positioned himself steadily above her. Something was different and though Akane couldn’t quite put her finger on it, he was more dominating than he had ever been before, no shyness, no hesitation, no worrying about weather this was what she wanted or what he should be doing. He knew he had a certainty and confidence than made him impossible to refuse. She was turned even redder as he ran his hands up her sides, sliding her top up as well. He slipped it over her head and sat back admiring her smooth flat stomach and he supple round breasts.

“You have beautiful ta-tas” he whispered into her ear before nibbling on her earlobe, his hands wandering up to caress her breasts lightly. She unbuttoned his shirt with trembling fingers, smiling up at him shyly as she slipped it off his shoulders and he tossed it into a pile on the floor along with his undershirt. He kissed his way down her chest, paying special attention to her breasts for a moment before continuing down to her navel where he licked her belly button suggestively and tugged at the elastic on her pajama bottoms. She lifted her hips as he slid her pajama’s off completely, caressing her legs on the way down and tossing them on the pile with his shirt. “You really are cute when you want to be.” He said standing up and admiring her laying vulnerably in nothing but a pair of virgin white panties with a cute little bow on the front. He untied his pants with a grin leaving then in a pool on the floor and shucking off his bowers to meet them. Akane looked him over with wide eyes the mere size of his engorged length intimidating. He climbed back on top of her and pulled the covers over his back, knowing that P-Chan was still asleep on her pillow, and completely unconcerned with the little piglet.

Ranma kissed her over and over hotly, massaging her tongue into submission as he reached one hand between her legs and rubbed against the growing warmth in her white cotton panties. She gasped into his mouth as continued, her panties sopping wet beneath his fingers. He tugged at her panties and broke their kiss, taking a moment to look at her, to see the love in her eyes completely unguarded. She was breathing heavily, making everything more and more exciting by the moment. He tossed her panties to the floor with a smile and then held her naked body tightly to his own, kissing her breath away. He brushed his head against her velvety folds lightly, sending a shiver of anticipation down her spine.

“Ranma~” she whimpered as he pressed against her lightly.

“Akane…” He whispered, waiting for her to open her eyes again and look at him. “Don’t worry Akane, it’s just me.” He said, holding her hand firmly as he pressed into her slowly seething himself in her wet warm heat.

“Ah!” She whimpered as he hit her barrier. He kissed her sweetly as he eased himself back out.

“Akane, this is gonna hurt baby, I’m sorry.” He whispered against her lips, then he pulled his hips back and thrust into her roughly wincing at her sharp intake of air and the ecstasy of the hot tightness around him. She trembled in his arms, clinging desperately to his shoulders. He held her tight and just lay inside of her for a long, long time. “Are you alright.” He asked gently, brushing a small tear from her eye and kissing her tenderly.

“I’m alright.” She said breathily, and he looked deep into her eyes as he started to move, pulling out and sliding back in meaningfully. He moved slowly at first but couldn’t help picking up speed. She whimpered with every small stroke, her muscles clenching and drawing him deeper inside. He kissed her over and over as he slid in and out, hid hand clenching hers tightly as he tried to resist the urge to thrust faster and faster and rut her like an animal. He took slow deep breaths between kisses.

“Akane~” He moaned, shifting slightly as he thrust in, hitting something that made her cry out his name, waking P-Chan terribly. After the way she moaned out his name he couldn’t stop himself from mounting speed, moving faster and faster as they held each-other and she whimpered out his name, there wasn’t a more satisfying sound in the world. And as he thrust into her he whispered “I love you Akane.” With that something inside her gage and she cried out his name again trembling wildly, her nails digging into his hand and his shoulder. He slowed down and kissed her, finally giving in to his body’s pull and his seed seeped out inside of her.

“Ranma~” she whimpered again, her breaths finally starting to slow.

“You’re mine,” he whispered in her ear raggedly, kissing his way around it. “You’re my fiancé.” He said as if it had a whole new meaning, and the way he whispered it in her ear, the ache of his member still inside her it did mean something different. Not something that was arranged or just a joke to be forgotten, he’d chosen her and that changed everything. He pulled out of her slowly and rolled her over onto his chest, running his hands through her soft sweaty hair. They fell asleep in each-others arms and during the night the mushrooms effect wore off.

When Ranma opened his eyes he felt groggy and he didn’t know why. His entire body was tired and not the way that it was after long hours of training. He opened his eyes slowly as he realized that he was lying on a bed and not in a sleeping bag on the floor. He felt the soft hair in his hands and turned his head to find Akane sleeping peacefully on his shoulder.

“Akane?” He said his voice shaky with panic. He was sure that in about five minutes she would wake up and he would be dead. She curled her fingers on his chest and stirred, her eyes opening lazily to gaze up at him.

“Mmm” she said rubbing her cheek against his chest sexily, he had no idea what was going on and was not only nearly paralyzed with fear but achingly aroused too. Her thigh rubbed up against his erection and he gulped nervously. “Ranma,” her voice practically sang, making his heart warm. “Good morning.” She said tracing little shapes on his chest with her finger.

“Morning?” he said his voice cracking. It was still dark outside, but the way she said it implied… “What do you mean morning?”

“I know it’s still early…” she said giving him a long look with a lopsided smile. “But I couldn’t sleep; I mean everything is so different now.” He said leaning up and kissing him on the cheek.

“D-different, why different?”

“You’re kidding right?” she asked her tone more worried than anything else that he’s expected.

“What happened Akane?” he asked sitting up and scratching his head, blushing brightly when he caught a glimpse of her naked breasts despite the fact that he could feel them before.

“What happened?” She repeated frowning at him. “we… you…” she stammered frightened by the shit scared look on his face and all of the warm feelings floating around inside of her as well as the dull ache between her legs.

“We… what? Akane?” He said slowly.

“… You brought me flowers… and we… you made love to me.” She said uncertainly.

“Oh come on Akane, you wouldn’t just let me get in bet with you after bringing you some flowers.” He said with a nervous chuckle. She gave him a withering stare that soon melted as her eyes welled up with tears.

“Ranma… why are you pretending that you don’t remember what happened?” She said, sitting up and pulling the blankets around her body.

“Akane, this is crazy we couldn’t have…” he said and then noticed the small spot of blood on the sheets beneath them, and the way that his lips felt warm like they had just been kissed. “But I didn’t… I don’t remember"