Bettering one-self.
By Minako-chan.
A Ranma ½ fanfiction continuación series.
Ranma ½ characters originally created by Rumiko Takashi.
Well I'm kinda stuck in my other fanfic and I suddenly had this idea pop-up for a series dealing with the events after the ending of the manga. ^^ I have to confess that I only saw part of the anime and I've only read some of the mangas and the last volume #38, so I don't know that many characters therefore I wont introduce them in the story. It's really a story that deals with Akane and Ranma's relationship, but I'll try to put some stuff of what happens to the other characters. I hope I can make a nice story for you guys :D.
"" for dialogue.
**for thoughts.
Chapter 1. "Time for a change."
Akane was crying her eyes out, yet again, on her bed with the door to her room locked up. Next to her bed in the floor was a package soaked wet, with a navy blue ribbon and with a card attached to it that read For, Ranma. From, Akane. Inside the box laid a black long sleeve Chinese shirt with a dragon sewn in golden, silver and red threads.
Muffled cries of: Baka, baka, baka!, could be heard in between sobs. Akane's mind was a mess.
The day of the prom had arrived, and she had worked soo hard on making the beautiful shirt that laid soaking wet in the floor. She had taken all kinds of courses; she had stayed late at night to redo whatever mess she made; and for what?! *Just so all his dumb sex craved fiancées could throw my present in the water canal on the way to school?! *
*This is it!!! The last straw. I tried soo hard to forget every single misunderstanding, every single flirt from his fiancées, every single second he's denied any feelings for me. I took all the insults, but not this time.. I can't believe I even considered staying in Nerima to study. not anymore. NO WAY!!*
Kasumi had seen Akane come back, she was sure something bad had happened to make her little sister cry so much. *Probably Ranma again. * "Akane are you alright?"
Although Akane heard Kasumi on the other side of the door, she waited a second to respond. She sighted to get a hold of herself. "I can't let this ruin my evening. but I can't go to the party with this dirty dress either." Akane looked at her beautiful dress, it was a black long dress, the skirt started just below her breasts (like a princess' dress would), and it had a decent enough cleavage, the upper part was held by straps, no sleeves.
Akane had drawn the design and had asked Kasumi to make it for her. *Good thing it can be washed by hand, then I'll just put it in the drier. While it dries I'll talk with Kasumi. * And with that last thought Akane changed into some pants and a sweat shirt, she took her dress and went to meet her sister that was in the entrance of her room. *Good thing it was Kasumi's day off. *
In the mean time Ranma was running away from all the fiancées that were on his heels. *OH MAN! Why me? I just wanted one day of peace, one day where things would work out between Akane and me. And NO! I had to go an open up my big mouth when Ukyo and Shampoo and Kodachi appeared. *
Oh yes, once more Ranma had insulted Akane. When Ukyo and Shampoo had asked him if he had dumped them so Akane could be his date, he'd blurted out without thinking "ME?! On a date with this clumsy, thickheaded, kawaiikune, irokegane tomboy?!?! No way!"
And once he'd finished the sentence, both Shampoo and Ukyo had pushed Akane aside and made her fall on the floor. Akane's dress had been ruined, she'd fallen into a puddle, and the package and handbag she'd carried had fallen into the water canal. Of course Ranma had been to busy trying to run from Shampoo and Ukyo to notice any of the things that happened to Akane.
He was a little bit worried that Akane would be mad at him. But he was sure if he let her cool off, if he didn't return right away after he got his other three.nope, two fiancées off his tracks, then she'd calm down and turn back to normal, like always.
She'd probably take out her mallet-sama and pound him as if there was no tomorrow, but after that he'd go to apologize and he'd give her her present; Akane's present, the present that had him work for a whole month to be able to pay it. Well, it wasn't that he didn't like teaching kids kempo, but he'd rather practice his favorite activities, eat and sleep.
The first time he'd seen the necklace, he had known it was THE gift for Akane, so he had decided that no other present would do. He had around a month and a half to find a job and save enough to buy it.
And so 2 days before prom night, Ranma had wrapped up a beautiful gold necklace with a small gold heart shaped locket (that had the words Together Always in the back), definitely the perfect gift for his Akane (Ranma's cheeks blushed furiously; yes, in a way she was his Akane.)
After a while Ranma had managed to loose all three girls and was on his way to the Tendo Dojo.
* I wonder if Akane's there? *
Akane and Kasumi were sitting on the veranda looking towards the pond. "Akane, are you sure you want to do this?"
"Hai onee-chan. I can't take this anymore. I've been thinking about it since I came back from China. And I want to grow stronger. I don't want to rely on Ranma soo much. And I don't want to witness how all the girls are over him all the time. I need some time away from all this madness."
Kasumi understood Akane, even she had started to grow annoyed of the situation. But there were lots of things in her mind. First she didn't want Akane out there all alone, then again, there wasn't anyone to go with her. *Perhaps this isn't soo bad after all. It'll give her a breather, and I'm sure that this will help Ranma make his mind up about the fiancées, it's time someone brought him back to the real world. *
"Ok Akane, I don't really like lying to everyone. Demo if we don't then father and Mr. Saotome will surely try to stop you." Kasumi stood up in front of Akane "But you have to promise me something."
Surely whatever Kasumi had in mind was reasonable, so Akane had nothing to worry about. She turned to her sister Kasumi had her motherly smile on as usual. "Hai Kasumi?"
"Promise that you will call every once in a while to tell me what's going on. Umm. but it might be wiser to call to Dr. Tofu's clinic. If you call here anyone might want to hear in our conversation." Kasumi knew that what she said was true, and well she was sure that although she was working in Dr. Tofu's clinic, Dr. Tofu wouldn't mind Akane calling there, he'd also be good support incase something happened and Akane needed help.
Akane smiled *It's so much like Kasumi to get worried, but there's no problem with this request. * "Hai Kasumi, I promise."
"Ok Akane, lets get your dress so you can go to your prom." And with that both girls went for the dress that was now dry. Akane put it on and left the house. Just in that moment Ranma was nearing the Dojo and saw Akane leave with a peaceful smile on her face.
*What the heck ? *
"Hey Akane!" Ranma ran up to where Akane was and started walking by her side when she didn't stop walking. "Where ya going?"
Akane just kept on walking, she was not in the mood to talk with Ranma. He hadn't even noticed when she had fallen to the ground back when the girls had appeared to take him.
"Hey why wont you talk with me?"
*If I don't say something to him, he won't stop asking questions. * Akane turned to Ranma and gave him a cold stare, she started talking with an unemotional tone of voice. "Ranma I'm in no mood of talking with you right now, so why don't you just let me be, and get out of my way for one night. I want to enjoy myself so just go to Ukyo or Shampoo, I'm sure they'll be happy to have you." She then turned and continued walking to school.
Ranma was left standing on the street. The coldness in Akane's voice had stunned him. Akane had never talked to him in that way, she had been direct and unforgiving. Ranma knew that Akane got pissed off once in a while, but usually she'd rant about it, she'd hit him with her mallet. but not this time.
*What should I do? * And just because Ranma's rational mind and his childish side had shut down in that moment, Ranma's more emotional side popped out, and it said, just follow her, and don't talk.
The whole night Ranma had observed Akane from the other side of the gym. She was laughing with her friends, she was having fun. but not with him. Various times in the evening he'd tried to approach her and talk with her, but she just avoided him or ignored him. And that tore his heart out, he had started out that night with one purpose, to enjoy the evening with Akane. and it hadn't worked out.
Once again he stared at her, seeing how her smile lit up the room, how her dress moved with any slight movement she made, how her hair was held back by two hair pins and how it swayed. It really was causing him great pain to see how she was ignoring him completely. * I just need to talk with her! I can't take this any longer.*
Ranma went to where Akane was and carried her out swiftly to the football courts outside, even when she was screaming at him to let her go and put her down. No one put any attention, because it was usual for Akane to disappear all of the sudden in the arms of someone, that moved soo fast that none of them could see them.
Once he did put her down, she had turned and had started walking back. Ranma held her arm and didn't let her go. Akane just turned and slapped him, he let go of her. "If you think you have any right to bring me out here against my will, you are wrong mister."
And when she tried to walk away, Ranma grabbed her by her wrists and held her in the spot. "What have I done?" It was almost a whisper but Akane had heard him, she didn't answer and that pissed Ranma off. "What the hell did I do for you to treat me this way?!?!"
You could see Akane was angry and tears were welling up in her eyes. "If you don't know then it's not my problem. You're always soo thick headed that you never see what you've done wrong."
Ranma's mind was a mess, it kept repeating, what the hell did I do? Akane pulled her wrists off his hold and turned around.
Akane was sobbing and yet she managed to speak. "You never do notice what you're doing wrong. a-and. I can't take this anymore. I'm sick and tiered of this situation. I'm so little to you that you never notice when you hurt me."
Ranma's heart was tearing, but he couldn't speak or move or cry out for her. He couldn't tell her how wrong she was, how much he cared about her, how much he hated himself when he hurt her. And because Ranma couldn't do anything, he let Akane leave on her own. the only thing he noticed was that she was going back home sobbing.
* I can't take this anymore. I can't even think straight. I've got to leave tonight, Kasumi already knows I was going to leave, might as well do it tonight so I won't have second thoughts. *
When Akane went into the house she saw that all the lights were off. *Dad and Mr. Saotome probably haven't even returned from the bar. And Kasumi must be asleep. I'll go into my room, pack, and I'll write a letter to Kasumi. She knows what to tell them tomorrow. I just want to go as soon as possible. *
So that night while a slightly depressed Ranma Saotome was sitting in a park bench trying to figure out what he'd done wrong. And Akane went out into the night trying not to think much or to feel anything, just focusing on her goal: to better herself.
Ok so anyways ^^ hahaha. Did you guys like it? Ok ummm, there might be some mistakes, I'm trying to better my format. I would very much like if someone volunteered to pre-read my chapters and give me some advice on how to make it clearer if needed and fix up any grammar mistake I might have passed by. ^^ Next chapter will come up pretty soon. As I'm on vacations and I've actually written down a plan for this then it'll be a whole lot easier for me to continue the story. I'm planning on doing that with Ranma Alter World but seeing as how I got a bit bored with it, I'm letting it be for a little while. Ok cya next chapter.
Minako-chan.
By Minako-chan.
A Ranma ½ fanfiction continuación series.
Ranma ½ characters originally created by Rumiko Takashi.
Well I'm kinda stuck in my other fanfic and I suddenly had this idea pop-up for a series dealing with the events after the ending of the manga. ^^ I have to confess that I only saw part of the anime and I've only read some of the mangas and the last volume #38, so I don't know that many characters therefore I wont introduce them in the story. It's really a story that deals with Akane and Ranma's relationship, but I'll try to put some stuff of what happens to the other characters. I hope I can make a nice story for you guys :D.
"" for dialogue.
**for thoughts.
Chapter 1. "Time for a change."
Akane was crying her eyes out, yet again, on her bed with the door to her room locked up. Next to her bed in the floor was a package soaked wet, with a navy blue ribbon and with a card attached to it that read For, Ranma. From, Akane. Inside the box laid a black long sleeve Chinese shirt with a dragon sewn in golden, silver and red threads.
Muffled cries of: Baka, baka, baka!, could be heard in between sobs. Akane's mind was a mess.
The day of the prom had arrived, and she had worked soo hard on making the beautiful shirt that laid soaking wet in the floor. She had taken all kinds of courses; she had stayed late at night to redo whatever mess she made; and for what?! *Just so all his dumb sex craved fiancées could throw my present in the water canal on the way to school?! *
*This is it!!! The last straw. I tried soo hard to forget every single misunderstanding, every single flirt from his fiancées, every single second he's denied any feelings for me. I took all the insults, but not this time.. I can't believe I even considered staying in Nerima to study. not anymore. NO WAY!!*
Kasumi had seen Akane come back, she was sure something bad had happened to make her little sister cry so much. *Probably Ranma again. * "Akane are you alright?"
Although Akane heard Kasumi on the other side of the door, she waited a second to respond. She sighted to get a hold of herself. "I can't let this ruin my evening. but I can't go to the party with this dirty dress either." Akane looked at her beautiful dress, it was a black long dress, the skirt started just below her breasts (like a princess' dress would), and it had a decent enough cleavage, the upper part was held by straps, no sleeves.
Akane had drawn the design and had asked Kasumi to make it for her. *Good thing it can be washed by hand, then I'll just put it in the drier. While it dries I'll talk with Kasumi. * And with that last thought Akane changed into some pants and a sweat shirt, she took her dress and went to meet her sister that was in the entrance of her room. *Good thing it was Kasumi's day off. *
In the mean time Ranma was running away from all the fiancées that were on his heels. *OH MAN! Why me? I just wanted one day of peace, one day where things would work out between Akane and me. And NO! I had to go an open up my big mouth when Ukyo and Shampoo and Kodachi appeared. *
Oh yes, once more Ranma had insulted Akane. When Ukyo and Shampoo had asked him if he had dumped them so Akane could be his date, he'd blurted out without thinking "ME?! On a date with this clumsy, thickheaded, kawaiikune, irokegane tomboy?!?! No way!"
And once he'd finished the sentence, both Shampoo and Ukyo had pushed Akane aside and made her fall on the floor. Akane's dress had been ruined, she'd fallen into a puddle, and the package and handbag she'd carried had fallen into the water canal. Of course Ranma had been to busy trying to run from Shampoo and Ukyo to notice any of the things that happened to Akane.
He was a little bit worried that Akane would be mad at him. But he was sure if he let her cool off, if he didn't return right away after he got his other three.nope, two fiancées off his tracks, then she'd calm down and turn back to normal, like always.
She'd probably take out her mallet-sama and pound him as if there was no tomorrow, but after that he'd go to apologize and he'd give her her present; Akane's present, the present that had him work for a whole month to be able to pay it. Well, it wasn't that he didn't like teaching kids kempo, but he'd rather practice his favorite activities, eat and sleep.
The first time he'd seen the necklace, he had known it was THE gift for Akane, so he had decided that no other present would do. He had around a month and a half to find a job and save enough to buy it.
And so 2 days before prom night, Ranma had wrapped up a beautiful gold necklace with a small gold heart shaped locket (that had the words Together Always in the back), definitely the perfect gift for his Akane (Ranma's cheeks blushed furiously; yes, in a way she was his Akane.)
After a while Ranma had managed to loose all three girls and was on his way to the Tendo Dojo.
* I wonder if Akane's there? *
Akane and Kasumi were sitting on the veranda looking towards the pond. "Akane, are you sure you want to do this?"
"Hai onee-chan. I can't take this anymore. I've been thinking about it since I came back from China. And I want to grow stronger. I don't want to rely on Ranma soo much. And I don't want to witness how all the girls are over him all the time. I need some time away from all this madness."
Kasumi understood Akane, even she had started to grow annoyed of the situation. But there were lots of things in her mind. First she didn't want Akane out there all alone, then again, there wasn't anyone to go with her. *Perhaps this isn't soo bad after all. It'll give her a breather, and I'm sure that this will help Ranma make his mind up about the fiancées, it's time someone brought him back to the real world. *
"Ok Akane, I don't really like lying to everyone. Demo if we don't then father and Mr. Saotome will surely try to stop you." Kasumi stood up in front of Akane "But you have to promise me something."
Surely whatever Kasumi had in mind was reasonable, so Akane had nothing to worry about. She turned to her sister Kasumi had her motherly smile on as usual. "Hai Kasumi?"
"Promise that you will call every once in a while to tell me what's going on. Umm. but it might be wiser to call to Dr. Tofu's clinic. If you call here anyone might want to hear in our conversation." Kasumi knew that what she said was true, and well she was sure that although she was working in Dr. Tofu's clinic, Dr. Tofu wouldn't mind Akane calling there, he'd also be good support incase something happened and Akane needed help.
Akane smiled *It's so much like Kasumi to get worried, but there's no problem with this request. * "Hai Kasumi, I promise."
"Ok Akane, lets get your dress so you can go to your prom." And with that both girls went for the dress that was now dry. Akane put it on and left the house. Just in that moment Ranma was nearing the Dojo and saw Akane leave with a peaceful smile on her face.
*What the heck ? *
"Hey Akane!" Ranma ran up to where Akane was and started walking by her side when she didn't stop walking. "Where ya going?"
Akane just kept on walking, she was not in the mood to talk with Ranma. He hadn't even noticed when she had fallen to the ground back when the girls had appeared to take him.
"Hey why wont you talk with me?"
*If I don't say something to him, he won't stop asking questions. * Akane turned to Ranma and gave him a cold stare, she started talking with an unemotional tone of voice. "Ranma I'm in no mood of talking with you right now, so why don't you just let me be, and get out of my way for one night. I want to enjoy myself so just go to Ukyo or Shampoo, I'm sure they'll be happy to have you." She then turned and continued walking to school.
Ranma was left standing on the street. The coldness in Akane's voice had stunned him. Akane had never talked to him in that way, she had been direct and unforgiving. Ranma knew that Akane got pissed off once in a while, but usually she'd rant about it, she'd hit him with her mallet. but not this time.
*What should I do? * And just because Ranma's rational mind and his childish side had shut down in that moment, Ranma's more emotional side popped out, and it said, just follow her, and don't talk.
The whole night Ranma had observed Akane from the other side of the gym. She was laughing with her friends, she was having fun. but not with him. Various times in the evening he'd tried to approach her and talk with her, but she just avoided him or ignored him. And that tore his heart out, he had started out that night with one purpose, to enjoy the evening with Akane. and it hadn't worked out.
Once again he stared at her, seeing how her smile lit up the room, how her dress moved with any slight movement she made, how her hair was held back by two hair pins and how it swayed. It really was causing him great pain to see how she was ignoring him completely. * I just need to talk with her! I can't take this any longer.*
Ranma went to where Akane was and carried her out swiftly to the football courts outside, even when she was screaming at him to let her go and put her down. No one put any attention, because it was usual for Akane to disappear all of the sudden in the arms of someone, that moved soo fast that none of them could see them.
Once he did put her down, she had turned and had started walking back. Ranma held her arm and didn't let her go. Akane just turned and slapped him, he let go of her. "If you think you have any right to bring me out here against my will, you are wrong mister."
And when she tried to walk away, Ranma grabbed her by her wrists and held her in the spot. "What have I done?" It was almost a whisper but Akane had heard him, she didn't answer and that pissed Ranma off. "What the hell did I do for you to treat me this way?!?!"
You could see Akane was angry and tears were welling up in her eyes. "If you don't know then it's not my problem. You're always soo thick headed that you never see what you've done wrong."
Ranma's mind was a mess, it kept repeating, what the hell did I do? Akane pulled her wrists off his hold and turned around.
Akane was sobbing and yet she managed to speak. "You never do notice what you're doing wrong. a-and. I can't take this anymore. I'm sick and tiered of this situation. I'm so little to you that you never notice when you hurt me."
Ranma's heart was tearing, but he couldn't speak or move or cry out for her. He couldn't tell her how wrong she was, how much he cared about her, how much he hated himself when he hurt her. And because Ranma couldn't do anything, he let Akane leave on her own. the only thing he noticed was that she was going back home sobbing.
* I can't take this anymore. I can't even think straight. I've got to leave tonight, Kasumi already knows I was going to leave, might as well do it tonight so I won't have second thoughts. *
When Akane went into the house she saw that all the lights were off. *Dad and Mr. Saotome probably haven't even returned from the bar. And Kasumi must be asleep. I'll go into my room, pack, and I'll write a letter to Kasumi. She knows what to tell them tomorrow. I just want to go as soon as possible. *
So that night while a slightly depressed Ranma Saotome was sitting in a park bench trying to figure out what he'd done wrong. And Akane went out into the night trying not to think much or to feel anything, just focusing on her goal: to better herself.
Ok so anyways ^^ hahaha. Did you guys like it? Ok ummm, there might be some mistakes, I'm trying to better my format. I would very much like if someone volunteered to pre-read my chapters and give me some advice on how to make it clearer if needed and fix up any grammar mistake I might have passed by. ^^ Next chapter will come up pretty soon. As I'm on vacations and I've actually written down a plan for this then it'll be a whole lot easier for me to continue the story. I'm planning on doing that with Ranma Alter World but seeing as how I got a bit bored with it, I'm letting it be for a little while. Ok cya next chapter.
Minako-chan.