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Akane and Ranma had had a huge fight, had insulted each other and stomped off in a huff, Akane to her room and Ranma to his. Without them knowing it, they both pulled out a flyer for a new online chat network that had been promoted in Furinkan High School. It had been designed to encourage teenagers to talk about their problems with other teenagers. It had severe restrictions on who could get an account to prevent child molesters and other such nightmarish characters from gaining access. After much rigmarole of creating a permanently hidden, in-depth profile, including entering student card numbers and the annoyance of having to choose inoffensive login names, they both finally entered into the chat forum. Ranma snarled in frustration when his suggestion of kickinass was rejected and kickinbutt was recommended instead. While Akane’s suggestion of Red, became Red2221.

Red2221: Hello I’m new on here.

Bluethunder: Hello, are you a fair maiden?

Red 2221: I guess, why?

Bluethunder: Might you be single and in need of my protection from cruel males of the world?

Cutiekitty: Back off, Thunder. Don’t mind him; he always hits on the new girls. Welcome Red2221, what would you like to chat about?

Akane felt rather flustered by how outspoken everyone was.

Red2221: Well, I had a fight with a boy and wanted to discuss it with someone.

Bluethunder: Oh you have a boyfriend, never mind. Hi Kickinbutt, you’re new around here. Are you a fair maiden whose beauty outshines the very sun?

Kickinbutt: What the hell’s that supposed to mean? I ought to beat the crap out of you for your insinuation.

Ranma was annoyed at the question and suspicious that someone might’ve figured out whom he was and was bugging him about his curse.

Bluethunder: I wouldn’t bother you again.

Bluethunder stalked off the check out the new arrivals to the chat room and decided he loathed Kickinbutt

Cutiekitty: Welcome Kickinbutt, I’m the mod of this site. You’ve already agreed to our terms and conditions, so I don’t need to remind you that we run a clean site. I ask that you refrain from foul language and don’t threaten other patrons.

Kickinbutt: Oh, I’m sorry

Cutiekitty: That’s okay; just make sure that it doesn’t happen again. Can I direct you to a certain chat thread?

Kickinbutt: Well, there’s this girl I’m having problems with.

Cutiekitty: There are plenty of chat threads for that, I would recommend ‘Can’t live with them, They’re from Venus ‘Cause They Lack A (sorry the rest has been deleted) and Chicks are Weird’ If you meet anyone you wish to discuss your matter privately with, then you have the option of inviting them into a private chat room that’s invisible to all others. We discourage the use of real life names or anything traceable. Enjoy yourself.

Red2221: Sorry I couldn’t help overhea-well, over reading, you’re having relationship troubles Kickinbutt?

Kickinbutt: Yes, I’m new on here and wanted to get some relationship advice, but I don’t think I came to the right place. It sounds like the chat threads that I was directed to are just guys complaining about girls.

Red2221: What a coincidence, I came for advice about a guy in my life too.

Kickinbutt: He your boyfriend?”

Red2221: No, no, no he’s my......friend. How about her, is she your girlfriend?

Kickinbutt: NO, No.........she’s my friend also. Red2221, do you mind if I ask you for some advice on women?

Red2221: You want MY advice on relationship?

Kickinbutt: Sure why not, you’re a girl ain’t ya?

Red2221: Yes, I am. I’ve never had a boyfriend though.

Kickinbutt: Hey no problem, I just need to know how women expect to be treated. I’m seriously bad at that.

Red2221: Sure, would you like to go into a private room?

Kickinbutt: Lead the way

Once they were there

Kickinbutt: So what’s your real name?

Red2221: Just call me Red; I’d rather not give that if you don’t mind. How about you? I can’t keep on calling you Kickin.

Kickinbutt: You can call me Ray.

Ranma was afraid of giving his real name too.

Red2221: So what’d you like to know?

Kickinbutt: How to talk to women.

Red2221: Just be nice to them. Unlike some people I could mention.

Kickinbutt: Your......friend?

Red2221: Yes, he always insults my body and calls me unflattering names.

Kickinbutt: He sounds like a jerk. Why put up with that? Dump his butt.

Red2221: It’s harder than that; he sort of lives with me.

Kickinbutt: Oh, that sucks. Mine lives with me too.

Red2221: It’s not entirely his fault; I kind of insult him back. How about you, Ray?

Kickinbutt: I find myself saying things to my friend that I don’t mean. It’s like I open my mouth to say one thing and something else comes out entirely. Also, she gets jealous of other girls that I could care less about, it’s the girls coming on to me, not the other way around.

Red2221: Sounds like she isn’t seeing the big picture. Do you like this girl?

Kickinbutt: I.....guess. Of all the girls I know, I like her the best. I just don’t know how to tell her that. I try, but again say the wrong things and she gets mad at me.

Red2221: It sounds like a simple misunderstanding. Why don’t you try giving her a compliment and I mean a real one that will let her know that you find her attractive. Not one like: you did the dishes really well tonight.

Kickinbutt: Is that all that it takes to talk to women?

Red2221: No but it’s a start, no one likes to be insulted on a daily basis. Believe me I know what I’m talking about; my friend does it to me all the time.

Kickinbutt: you know your friend might have the same problem communicating with women as I do. Why don’t you calmly explain that it disturbs you when he does that?

Red2221: I kind of have a temper.

Kickinbutt: Me too.

Red2221: I’ll tell you what; let’s vow as online chat buddies, that we won’t lose our temperatures with our.......friends so easily.

Kickinbutt: How about we try and contact either other when we start to get annoyed with them?

Red2221: That sounds like a good idea. Would you like to be friends?

Ranma pondered this statement, wondering why it sounded so familiar. Then paused when he heard Kasumi calling to the household that dinner was ready.

Kickinbutt: Sure, you can be my first online friend. Oh, gotta go, I’m being called for dinner.

Akane paused in her typing when she heard Kasumi’s voice.

Red2221: Me too. I’ll try to talk to him and pm you the results.

Kickinbutt: Try me here later, I might be back on.

Red2221: Good, now promise me that you’ll be complimentary and won’t lash out at her if you lose your temper.

Kickinbutt: I promise. Now promise me the same.

Red2221: I promise.

Both logged off and passed each other in the hall on the way to the dining room. Ranma was surprised when Akane stopped him.

“Evening Ranma, I want to apologize about earlier. I realize my cooking isn’t the best because I fail to follow recipes properly as I should. However, that being said, it hurts me when you mock me rather then helping me learn how to cook. This causes me to lash out and say things that I don’t mean; I don’t think that you’re stupid in the least. I know that you have to learn to cook early when you lived on the road, but that wasn’t the case with me. Do you honestly think that I’m hopeless?” Akane implored him.

Ranma’s eyes opened wide in shock at her speech and an insult sprang to his lips, which he quelled out of his promise to his new friend. “I’m sorry too Akane. I don’t think you’re hopeless and I can help you if that’s what you want. I’m sorry that I’ve called you unsexy and uncute in the past when you’re obviously neither” he said honestly.

Akane’s eyes lit up “you mean it?”

Ranma rubbed the back of his head in embarrassment and said “seriously, you look great. I also wanted to tell you that that blue skirt of yours looks nice on you”

Akane blushed and skipped happily down to dinner.

The other family members were puzzled when the two were pleasant to each other throughout the entire meal and even volunteered to do the dishes. They performed this task with a worried Kasumi hovering over them, expecting at any moment to lose her mother’s dishes to a fight between the two fiancés. She paced after them when they returned to the dining room. Where they announced that they were making dinner the next night together in an effort to improve Akane’s cooking skills; then Kasumi joined the other Tendo’s and Saotome’s in the famous shock pile.

Later that night Akane looked for the now familiar fanged smiley faced avatar (hee hee, people on aff familiar with my avatar will understand this) and was happy to see it.

Red2221: Hi Ray, I just wanted to tell you that it worked! We had a pleasant evening and didn’t have a single fight!

Kickinbutt: I’m glad, your advice worked to. However I have to go to bed now as I have school first thing in the morning.

Red2221: Well huge hugs, good night. I owe you one!

Kickinbutt: Right back at you, sweet dreams Red

Both people logged off and lay back in bed. They reflected how pleasant the night had been and then dropped off to sleep.