Ranma 1/2 is a trademark of Rumiko Takahashi and VIZ Communications, and its characters have been borrowed without permission. This story was written for non-commercial purposes only. I also don't own the rights to any of the songs used in this fic.
Hope you enjoy it.
After the Saffron Incident, life as it always does, went on.
With no major threats to their safety, Ranma and Akane were free to be themselves for once. Ranma and his dad had moved out and back into Nadoka's newly rebuilt house. He still came to visit the Tendo's every other day. Both of them had continued their martial arts training and in time discovered other things about themselves.
Akane had discovered that she liked photography. Now days, she was rarely seen without a small camera.
Ranma, much to everyone's surprise had discovered that he like to write. He started writing short stories and eventually they turned into small one-scene plays.
Then for nearly five months, Ranma's behavior became very odd. He was seen very little around his or the Tendo house and he had borrowed a very large sum of money from Nabiki.
Akane had had enough of Ranma's secrecy. She waited for him at house for at least five hours and was about to leave until he strolled in around two in the morning.
"Where have you been?" asked Akane.
"I just went to meet some people," replied a very tired Ranma.
"Ranma for the last five months, you've been a ghost. You look like you haven't slept for days. Everyone is worried about you."
"Even you", he said with a smirk.
"Ha you wish," she laughed.
Ranma inched closer to Akane until he was standing right in front of her.
"Do you really want to know what I've been doing?" he whispered.
She slowly nodded. Ranma moved in close enough for Akane to feel his breath on her lips.
Then Ranma pulled away and casually said, "I've been directing a play I wrote. We open next week."
After registering what he said, Akane lightly punched him for teasing her. This wasn't the first time he'd done something like that to her. Ever since the Saffron incident, Akane and Ranma had become much bolder in terms of their relationship. They would hug every so often. When no one was around, they would hold hands. They only ever kissed on birthdays or holidays.
More often than naught however, they would tease each other. The current score over who could get the other to blush was: Ranma with 102 and Akane with 213.
Sure, there relationship was very slow to progress but, it was a speed they were comfortable with.
"So, what's your play about?" asked Akane.
"It's kind of about us," replied Ranma.
"Kind of?"
"Well, if I had written all the events as they happened in order, it would take over 36 plays to do it all."
"So, what did you do?"
"I just decided to write a mostly original story using some of the things that happened in the first year I was here."
"That's interesting. Who are the characters?"
"You, me, your sisters, our dads, Ryoga, Kuno, Kodachi, and Shampoo."
"What about Ukyo or Happosai?"
"I couldn't find a place for them."
"And why couldn't you have simply told us this from the beginning?"
"I wanted to surprise you".
Akane smiled, "Ranma, you dummy". Then she hugged him.
Ranma hesitated to hug back. Even after all this time, he still was not used to the idea of Akane hugging him. When he finally did hug back, he wondered why he hesitated to begin with. He enjoyed the smell of her hair and how warm she felt against him.
"Isn't that sweet", said Genma who had gotten up for a late night snack. He quickly went back to bed after Ranma threatened to sell him to a zoo.
"Looks like we'll be getting married tomorrow" said Akane.
"You wish," said Ranma.
Ever since the failed wedding, Nadoka and Kasumi had teamed up to make sure Soun and Genma would not try another stunt like that again. Ranma and Akane were not aware of this.
"I should go home now," said Akane.
"Just as well, I have some sleep to catch up on," replied Ranma.
"Good night Ranma. I'm looking forward to your opening night."
"Good night Akane."
With that, Akane went home.