First, some idle chitchat on the way! And a surprise about the curse!

Ranma finished getting dressed for school, and looked around, before seeing where he had set the lamp. Yeah, better bring that along with him, with his luck, someone would find it the moment it was out of sight, and he would end up as that person's sex **** in his female form. He quickly stuffed it into his bag, and headed out with Akane after some interaction with the Tendo family.

"So, how did you sleep anyway, Master? I didn't get around to asking you that earlier..." Akane chirped as she walked along with him.

"Like a baby... And don't call me Master in public," he told her, casually walking atop a chain link fence as an impromptu balancing exercise. Akane noted the action, and was impressed. Seemed he turned every day activities into training exercises. She should consider that herself.

"Fair enough, Ranma... Oh, right, I should also act like I hate you in public too, right?" she added, having already done so a bit this morning at home in front of the family. "Make me warming up to you look natural."

"That was the agreement," he replied with a nod. "...and I think we should start now, my old man is coming to butt into my personal affairs again..." he added, looking over his shoulder, and sure enough, he could see his old man coming after them at a brisk pace.

Akane nodded, before schooling her features into a classic annoyed girl face, and stated, as if they'd been having a bit of bickering back and forth instead of a friendly conversation, "Just so we're clear, we're not getting married!" She said it with a nicely convincing huff as she acted like she still hated him.

Playing along, Ranma scoffed. "Good! I'm not into overly macho girls anyway!" he "retorted."

"Idiot boy!" Genma shouted, jumping up onto the fence in front of Ranma, and causing him to stop his walk. "You're in no position to be picky about women!"

Ranma raised an eyebrow, finding the irony of Genma's statement hilarious, given he now had a Sex Genie in Akane. So his father's criticism didn't exactly apply. "Please, old man," Ranma rolled his eyes. "I could get any woman I want," he stated, though making sound like his usual bluster.

Genma bristled. "You listen here, and listen good, boy, you-" Thwack! Ranma decided he'd had enough already, and kicked Genma's leg, causing him to tumble off the fence, and land in a pond below. Due to Genma's own curse, he surfaced as a panda, glaring daggers at Ranma, unable to speak in this form.

Ranma feigned confusion, tilting his head down, as if waiting impatiently. "Well? I'm listening!" Ranma stated in perfect deadpan. Akane had to smother her laughter at her Master being such a smartass.

Gaining a massive tick mark, Genma jumped out of the water to attack Ranma. Ranma's eyes widened as he tried to dodge, but was knocked into the water himself. Sploosh! Ranma mentally cursed, before remembering that he was essentially cured and could only transform at will... Though he would have to explain to Genma why he didn't if he didn't take girl form, so was about to do it anyway, before pausing as he noticed his breasts before surfacing. "...what the hell? I didn't trigger the transformation yet!" Ranma thought as his head broke the surface. Deciding to answer that question later, he exited the pond.