<br/><div class="floatleft">(http://img29.imageshack.us/img29/8853/mariheadshot.jpg)</div><br/><div style="text-align: left;"><span class="bbc_font" style="font-family: monotype corsiva;"><span class="bbc_size" style="font-size: 15pt;"><strong> Mari and Akane Talk </strong></span><br/><span class="bbc_size" style="font-size: 10pt;"><strong>- Behind the Gymnasium - Tag: Akane</strong></span></span></div><br/><hr/><br/><span class="bbc_font" style="font-family: JasmineUPC;"><span class="bbc_size" style="font-size: 14pt;">Mari nodded to Akane and gave her a warm smile. She glanced at the cat girl as well and then watched as she smacked into Shinji. The long auburn haired girl winced visibly at that and looked back at Akane.<br/><br/><strong>"Hmm?  Oh.. yes. I just started today. The oddest thing happened to me today. When I was at the office gett---- Woah. What was that??"</strong><br/><br/>She glanced around and then heard Kuno's voice radiating into the area. Mariko knew who that was just by hearing him. She had watched him earlier and knew he must always be raving about his own skill when he actually lacked more than he boasted about. Mari was almost sure she could beat Kuno at anything he tried, herself.<br/><br/>As soon as Akane shouted out to Ranma, Mariko raised a brow and looked back at the Tendo girl. She wondered just how Akane knew this Ranma guy and why would she warn a bully of things. She chewed at her inner lip and furrowed her brow a little before she spoke quietly to Akane.<br/><br/><strong>"You know Ranma Saotome?"</strong></span></span><br/>