Kono-Kiri Shop warriors of Nerima

"My name is Yukue Fumei and I-I am you neighbor!" The girl was shaking violently like a nervous wreck but she kept trying to punch Ringo for some reason even cracking the concrete behind him. 

"Oh no-I-uh-y-*mutter mutter*" she kept punching down cracking the concrete even more while sheepishly looking away

"Ranma do something!" Akane shouted

"I can't hit a girl! and he probably deserves it since she is trying so hard."

"Ranma! listen here you-" just as Akane could reprimand Ranma she is interrupted

"I'm sorry!" finally getting her words together Yukue bows her head but her nervousness turned it into a headbutt.

 *Thud*

"Though she attacked Ringo so fiercely he still caught her head" Akane looks at Ranma "What?"

Bitterly Ringo stands up getting ready to walk to his shop "Thanks for the help you two... thanks. so much" as he walked into the shop with Yukue following behind his hair burst into flames

"Lets go Akane! we helped him enough" having had enough of Ringo's sarcasm Ranma walks off but Akane drags him back

"What are you doing!" Ranma shouted "The least! we did leave him to get beaten up and you even got his head bumped" Akane shoves Ranma into the shop making him stumble a bit before snapping back "Watch it You..-" he expected Akane to continue to march forward but bumped into her "Akane-!"

Inside the shop there was Ringo in his bird form -and on fire- running away from Yukue holding -more- water "Get back here bird I need to save you!"

as Yukue chased the bird she accidentally splashes Ranma "Watch where you aim that!" as the newly she, shouted the two paused staring at Ranma as Ringo opened his beak trying to make a noise Yukue speaks what's on the both of their minds "You're a girl?"

slacking her eyelids "Is this so weird when he turned into a stork and lights on fire!?" pointing at Ringo Yukue finally puts two and to together not knowing Ringo had turned into a bird when she splashed him-since her eyes were closed.

Ringo walks back in the room, bucket in hand from further back, with his hand wrapped and in human form -clothed this time- "You, are weird" "Why you-!"

Akane interrupts "Did you hurt your hand?" looking at the bandages "its fine, just scratched up. it will be better by tomorrow" "Well is there anything we could do to help you till then?"

"Nah" Ringo starts to walk back to open his store. "Wait just a moment" Ranma walks up before pointing at the feather "Does that make you catch on fire?" 

"From what I can tell it restricts my emotions some when I want to and other when they get too strong like anger or shock it doesn't hurt though, make me thirsty when I do ignite." in full honesty he didn't understand the full limit of the feather himself

"And why were you on fire when you crashed in our yard?" "That's.. a-bit personal..." Ranma narrows his eyes at the comment "Well if there is nothing you want from us we'll be leaving. *cough cough* Akane"

as the two left Ringo ducks another punch from Yukue "I thought you would stop already..." "S-sorry... I'm just nervous" shaking again she throws a fierce kick which Ringo catches "Oh yea can you handle Yukue on your own-" "a little help please" the two were caught in a rather "implicit" position though Ringo didn't understand the situation they were in, it didn't help when Ranma said "I'm engaged" trying to shut down the 'offer' "Okay? will you help me or not?"

"Ranma what's going on?" "Nothing lets go" "But what about-" "He's got it more than handled!"

Still holding her kick he is confused looking toward Yukue who fainted from the situation.

-two hours later-

Waking up in her shop Yukue thinks to her self "How was he so calm" looking at the clock she decides to ask later going home to sleep.

arriving at her house she notices a moving truck next door hearing a mother's voice reason "Son it was about time you moved since it is the Konotori way to leave the nest one day." "What do we say..." in unison they all chant "Free from the tree that grows you" Yukue is baffled someone would turn moving into a lifestyle even more when she hears the son shout "Well you didn't have to trade me to work at some shop so you two and grandma could move where you all wanted! Its unfair."

Yukue Thinking -again to herself- "That is really unfair who would trade their child for their own benefit."

*Achoo* "Ranma are you thinking something rude about me!" eyes narrowed to the tv Ranma just shakes her head eating a parfait.

The moving truck drives off clearing the view where Yukue could see Ringo! who began lifting the boxes till he spots Yukue standing there so he turns back and grabs the rest of the boxes trying rush inside like he didn't see her but as he was walking he saw Yukue walking toward him Is she going to hit me? He thought moving even faster no way is all of that fitting at once. he's got to be stopped thought Yukue more worried than nervous but she notices Ringo masterfully toss the boxes smoothly inside before rushing in himself slamming the door behind him. For a minute she stood there thinking about what he did.

 *Knock Knock*

"Go away I will not be hit by you any more! I cant believe you followed me! Was all that nervous nonsense just crap! What did I even do!" the storm of shouts didn't go un heard but...

 *Knock Knock*

Yukue persisted intentions unknown and this continued for hours till morning came back around when a drowsy Ringo finally opened the door his hair was spiky but pointed down instead of the rounder shape it usually had "You still.. here? look I got my first day of school coming up-" suddenly he is hugged by Yukue or what could be assumed was an attempt since she was too tired to lift her arms.

"I'm sorry for scaring you" the half completed apologetic hug had went on for a while till Ringo realized she fell asleep "crap I'm gonna be late!"

-At Furinkan high, end of school- 

Ringo speed walks out of school seeming to be a bit frantic because as soon as he is out of the crowd he sprints home while Ranma chases closely behind with as much stealth as he could muster "He's pretty fast. He must know martial arts" though that was his first thought it was not his reason for following him.

Ringo finally arrived to his house rushing inside but as he does Yukue is just sitting there food in front of her "You're still here? and nothings damaged" he muttered "Still here that means she was here since-"

 *pow*

"Just why are you peeking through someone's window? you pervert!" Akane had arrived with a plate of cookie and a strange symbol on the napkin "What is that?" Ranma pointed "A whale, cant you tell"

"You didn't cook that for me did you." skeptically Ranma waits for an answer before being relieved by a "No" from Akane

"Its for Ringo, I wanted to say sorry"

"You sure that's how you want to say sorry"

her fist visibly clenched "What do you mean by that?"

"Nothin"

"That's what I thought" Ranma silently prays for Ringo as Akane knocks on the door

"Hello?" the one who answered was Yukue, rather quickly even.

"Is there something you need? she asks the shocked Akane who stumbles for a bit "Oh- uh, cookies... for- Ringo."

"Why thank you. Have a nice day!" as she closes the door the newly invested Akane joins Ranma's espionage while on the inside... "Oh cookies! did you make them?"

placing the plate on the table she responds "No they're from that girl that was with you yesterday."

sitting in front of Yukue they happily grab a cookie "That's nice" outside Akane is a bit envious of how nice they are to each other staring back at Ranma who is still praying.

 *Thud*

"May he rest in peace" Ranma had been praying they wouldn't eat the cookies

"Oh no he must be allergic" Akane wondered while Ringo's hair lit on fire a bit I'll never forgive them for this he thought and out of pure will to not be defeated he withstood the cookie before getting ready for work "I hope... you will be able to go home..." thinking of how she knocked on his door for so long "I will"

 *Crash*

Ranma had said something to anger Akane punching him "conveniently" into Yukue's house "Guess not." Ringo jokes before leaving for work.

-Four hours later-

"Ugh why did she choose an antique and a storage unit as a shop there is no business suddenly Mousse walks in with tons of gadgets "You have a storage unit as well right?"

"Yes" thrown off by all the gadgets he shows him the way before seeing a line of people who happened to have weapons of their own as he got through the line of people like Mousse, Shampoo and Cologne, Kodachi, Kuno, Ukyo, even Ryoga managed to arrive handing in his spare bandannas. Everyone told him how to handle their weapons and how they wanted them cared for. "Gee I feel bad for who ever is involved in this mess"

 *Achoo*

Ranma -in girl form- sneaks in holding a few boxes that say "Ranma Saotome only do not touch" "Do you have a hidden spot I can put these in?"

"Is this good?" showing a closet

"Perfect, don't tell anyone Got It" in a warning tone as she point aggressively

"Aye aye" still skeptical she holds out her pinky "Swear it!" when the pinky swear is sealed Ranma pulls out a bunch of girlish disguises tossing them in the closet

As she leaves Ranma points again "No One".

-Later at night-

Ringo was still confused by the amount of weapons and signs he has to look after now "Its still quite strange they had quite a lot of bombs too. Though luckily I got a few free food coupons"

"Home sweet home..." as he walks in he sees Yukue sickened with a plate in her hands "You're staying here?" weakly she nods "Did you eat the cookies..?"

"Yes...." finally mustering some weak words she rests her head again battling the cursed cookies

walking up to her before kneeling down he grabs some medicine that Cologne let him have dropping it in the cold tea "Why would you stay here instead of going to a hospital?" He said in a calm reproving attitude, like a parent. 

She finishes the drink before looking down sheepishly apologizing "Sorry for the trouble"

He let out a sigh before patting her head quickly retracting his hand "It's alright as long as you don't break anything." he chuckled.

A long silence was in the air as he stood up to go to his room. slowly they began to remember that this is the second day they met.

Another silence formed in the air being shortly broken "So uh just make yourself comfortable I guess"

"Thanks... again..." she replied weakly but the two pause realizing that, again, they are complete strangers. "This is weird." "It is."