A.N.: Okay! I haven't written in a while, and this is the first fanfic I
ever felt up to submitting. It's a WAFFy Ranma/Akane pairing. I do not
own Ranma ½, the references to G Gundam, or anything else...and if you're
offended I don't care.1:P Oh, and Watch out for OOC-yness...Read and Enjoy!
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Ranma Saotome walked through the halls of the Tendo household towards the kitchen with his hands in his pockets. He was pretty content with himself, seeing that he and Akane hadn't gotten in any major fights today. None of his other fiancés had attacked him today, and Kuno had left them completely alone. An unidentifiable yet catchy tune ran through his head as he made his way towards the smell of whatever Kasumi was cooking.
I wish everyday could be like this, he thought, until he heard the thumping and muffled cursing coming from upstairs. He ran upstairs and as he had expected, the commotion was coming from Akane's room. Ranma burst in without permission, an act that would have normally earned him a slap or at least a good yelling, but this time Akane took no notice. She was busy throwing pillows and covers off her bed, obviously looking for something. Worry lines marred her pretty face as she struggled to find whatever she was looking for. Ranma was overcome by the feeling that he would do anything to help her get what she wanted, if only she would get that...that look off her face.
"'Kane? Anything I can do?" he asked. She started at his voice. She obviously hadn't noticed him enter.
A noticeably false smile flashed on her face, affecting Ranma almost worse than the worry lines. "Nope, just looking for something. Thanks for offering though!"
Ranma raised an eyebrow in suspicion. "You sure? What'cha lookin' for anyway?"
A faint blush tinged Akane's face, barely noticeable, as she answered, "Oh, its nothing. Thanks anyway, Ranma." She resumed rifling through the bed stuffs, and then moved on to the closet, without any apparent sign of success.
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Dinner came and went, and though Ranma remembered that it had been good, he couldn't remember quite what it was. His perfect day had been ruined by whatever had ruined Akane's.
This is stupid; I don't know why she's upset, so why am I? He asked himself, but already knew that it was no good. Ranma went back upstairs to find out what was wrong with Akane, but when he got there, the room had been mostly straightened again, and there was no trace of the girl. "'Kane?" He asked to the 'empty' room, and was surprised as a dark blue haired head popped out from under the bed.
"Ranma, what do you want?" She asked, climbing out from under the bed. The circles under her eyes were darker now, and she seemed more irritable.
"Uh...just checking if you had ever found what you wanted... but I guess not."
"No, I haven't. Will you please get out so I can look for it more?!" she yelled, but beneath her anger, there was real worry and hurt.
"Geez 'kane! I'm just tryin' to be nice and help you find whatever it is you need! I can tell you're worried, but if you don't want my help then good luck finding it on your own!"
"OKAY I WILL!!" she yelled, and Ranma flew out of the room at the force from her words. He stomped off, leaving Akane leaning against the locked door, feeling guilty.
And we were having such a good day...she thought regretfully. Why am I always such a jerk to Ranma when he's only trying to help? Akane looked around the room, helplessly. Rain-chan, where are you?
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As Ranma lay in his bed he massaged his temples. It's not my fault if she doesn't want my help...I just wish there was something I could do for her! Even over his father's panda snores, he could hear Akane tossing and turning in her bed. 'kane usually sleeps like a log! What's so important that it's keeping her up? Finally pushing aside his apprehension for worry over her, a very tired Ranma dragged himself out from underneath the covers and up to Akane's room again.
I'm gonna march right in there and demand she tells me what' wrong, he thought resolutely. And if she doesn't I'll just sit there until she gets annoyed and HAS to tell me. He nodded in conviction, and knocked softly. He could hear the rustle of sheets as she sat up, then opened the door and slipped in.
"Akane, you have to....'kane? What's wrong?" Ranma asked gently, distracted from his 'plan' by Akane's state. Her eyes were bloodshot as if she had been crying a while ago, and the covers encircled her like a nest. But what had frightened him most was the fear that had filled her eyes when he first entered the room. He never wanted to see such hopeless fear in those eyes again.
"Ranma?" she asked in a pathetically weak, frightened voice that was most unbecoming of the determined tomboy.
"Akane..." Ranma started, shocked. He made a step closer, then stopped, unsure of how she would react. He wanted nothing more than to pull her into his arms and comfort her. "It's late...you should be asleep."
She nodded miserably, and moved over on the bed and made a place for him to sit down, which he did.
"I know...I wouldn't be up if I could sleep anyway."
"This...has something to do with what you were looking for earlier...doesn't it?' Ranma asked cautiously, careful not to seem to prying. Akane nodded again and sniffled out a little self-depreciating laugh.
"You're going to think this is really stupid," she mumbled.
Ranma yawned. "....I won't laugh"
"Promise?"
"Pro~yawn~mise."
Akane blushed a bit as she admitted, "I..I can't find my teddy bear."
Ranma stopped mid-yawn. "You sleep with a teddy bear?" he asked incredulously.
Akane blushed furiously. "SEE! You think I'm stupid now...I be you're gonna go out and tell the whole school that I cant sleep without a teddy.."
Ranma quieted her by putting his hand on hers. "No...its just that I didn't think you'd be the type to sleep with stuffed animals....wait here till I get back." He got up and padded out of the room, his bare feet making no sound on the carpet. Akane felt strangely empty and alone on the bed once he left.
I can't believe I just told Ranma my secret... now he's really going to think I'm just some pathetic little girl. Oh how could you be so STUPID Akane? Baka, baka, baka..
Akane was startled as Ranma came back and his weight settled on the bed. Even in the faint moonlight that trickled into her room she could tell that he was blushing furiously.
"I promise not to tell about your teddy," Ranma said as he slipped something soft and furry into her hands. "If you promise not to tell about mine."
Ranma's teddy was the same type of bear as Akane's so the feeling of the fur was the familiar to her touch. The only difference was that the missing Girl teddy had a yellow bow next to her ear, where as the Boy teddy had a red bowtie around his neck.
"You....too?" She asked in shock, and he nodded.
"I can't sleep unless I know right where it is in the room with me. If dad knew about it I'd be back to training in China all over again. My mom named mine Domon. I can't remember my mom much, so that's why I keep him around."
Akane hugged the bear tightly, like she would her own or P-chan. "My mom named mine Rain...Thank you Ranma." Ranma scratched behind his head, embarrassed. "No problem." He got up to leave, but Akane grabbed his hand again.
"Wait..if you can't sleep without it in the same room..."
"I'll be fine,"
"No, I can't take it."
"Listen 'Kane," Ranma growled tiredly. "If you can't sleep, then I can't sleep."
"But I'll feel guilty if you can't sleep without...*yawn* Domon."
"Then the only other choice would be if I would sleep...in...here..." Ranma said, fading with embarrassment as he realized what that meant.
After a lengthy pause, Akane, with her cheeks a pink rosy color, said quietly, "If you don't mind...then I don't..." A yawn took over her.
Ranma nodded; surprised that she would let him actually sleep in the same bed as her. "I'd rather sleep with you than any of my other fiancés," he admitted, then seeing how her eyes flared up by what she thought he was saying, added, "NOT in a perverted way!"
She looked away, and had to turn back as Ranma rearranged himself on her bed, his back facing the wall. He held open the blankets for her to come in, inviting her into his arms
"Are you suggesting that we...we..." she couldn't finish the sentence.
"You see any other way? You're using my teddy bear, I need to use you as mine."
Akane giggled self-consciously as she snuggled into his embrace. She used his arm as a pillow as her back relaxed against his chest, and his unused arm encircled her waist, pulling her to him protectively. His chin rested on the top of her head. The couple was overcome with a feeling of rightness. That rightness, in addition to their tiredness and how warm and comfortable they were together, had the pair drifting off into Dreamland rather quickly.
"Did you just call me your teddy bear?" Akane asked slowly, sleep making her voice thick. She was so tired that she almost didn't hear the answer than he mumbled into her hair.
"That's right...you're my teddy bear...mine..."
The last thing the couple heard before nodding off was the contented breathing of the other. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ A.N. Well, that was it. I know it sucks, but I still had to get it out, y'know? It can be oneshot or more if I get enough reveiws...I think there's some definite possibility for it to go on into a series length...that is if y'all like it. If you have any suggestions or comments please make them! Thanks much! Ja!
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Ranma Saotome walked through the halls of the Tendo household towards the kitchen with his hands in his pockets. He was pretty content with himself, seeing that he and Akane hadn't gotten in any major fights today. None of his other fiancés had attacked him today, and Kuno had left them completely alone. An unidentifiable yet catchy tune ran through his head as he made his way towards the smell of whatever Kasumi was cooking.
I wish everyday could be like this, he thought, until he heard the thumping and muffled cursing coming from upstairs. He ran upstairs and as he had expected, the commotion was coming from Akane's room. Ranma burst in without permission, an act that would have normally earned him a slap or at least a good yelling, but this time Akane took no notice. She was busy throwing pillows and covers off her bed, obviously looking for something. Worry lines marred her pretty face as she struggled to find whatever she was looking for. Ranma was overcome by the feeling that he would do anything to help her get what she wanted, if only she would get that...that look off her face.
"'Kane? Anything I can do?" he asked. She started at his voice. She obviously hadn't noticed him enter.
A noticeably false smile flashed on her face, affecting Ranma almost worse than the worry lines. "Nope, just looking for something. Thanks for offering though!"
Ranma raised an eyebrow in suspicion. "You sure? What'cha lookin' for anyway?"
A faint blush tinged Akane's face, barely noticeable, as she answered, "Oh, its nothing. Thanks anyway, Ranma." She resumed rifling through the bed stuffs, and then moved on to the closet, without any apparent sign of success.
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Dinner came and went, and though Ranma remembered that it had been good, he couldn't remember quite what it was. His perfect day had been ruined by whatever had ruined Akane's.
This is stupid; I don't know why she's upset, so why am I? He asked himself, but already knew that it was no good. Ranma went back upstairs to find out what was wrong with Akane, but when he got there, the room had been mostly straightened again, and there was no trace of the girl. "'Kane?" He asked to the 'empty' room, and was surprised as a dark blue haired head popped out from under the bed.
"Ranma, what do you want?" She asked, climbing out from under the bed. The circles under her eyes were darker now, and she seemed more irritable.
"Uh...just checking if you had ever found what you wanted... but I guess not."
"No, I haven't. Will you please get out so I can look for it more?!" she yelled, but beneath her anger, there was real worry and hurt.
"Geez 'kane! I'm just tryin' to be nice and help you find whatever it is you need! I can tell you're worried, but if you don't want my help then good luck finding it on your own!"
"OKAY I WILL!!" she yelled, and Ranma flew out of the room at the force from her words. He stomped off, leaving Akane leaning against the locked door, feeling guilty.
And we were having such a good day...she thought regretfully. Why am I always such a jerk to Ranma when he's only trying to help? Akane looked around the room, helplessly. Rain-chan, where are you?
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As Ranma lay in his bed he massaged his temples. It's not my fault if she doesn't want my help...I just wish there was something I could do for her! Even over his father's panda snores, he could hear Akane tossing and turning in her bed. 'kane usually sleeps like a log! What's so important that it's keeping her up? Finally pushing aside his apprehension for worry over her, a very tired Ranma dragged himself out from underneath the covers and up to Akane's room again.
I'm gonna march right in there and demand she tells me what' wrong, he thought resolutely. And if she doesn't I'll just sit there until she gets annoyed and HAS to tell me. He nodded in conviction, and knocked softly. He could hear the rustle of sheets as she sat up, then opened the door and slipped in.
"Akane, you have to....'kane? What's wrong?" Ranma asked gently, distracted from his 'plan' by Akane's state. Her eyes were bloodshot as if she had been crying a while ago, and the covers encircled her like a nest. But what had frightened him most was the fear that had filled her eyes when he first entered the room. He never wanted to see such hopeless fear in those eyes again.
"Ranma?" she asked in a pathetically weak, frightened voice that was most unbecoming of the determined tomboy.
"Akane..." Ranma started, shocked. He made a step closer, then stopped, unsure of how she would react. He wanted nothing more than to pull her into his arms and comfort her. "It's late...you should be asleep."
She nodded miserably, and moved over on the bed and made a place for him to sit down, which he did.
"I know...I wouldn't be up if I could sleep anyway."
"This...has something to do with what you were looking for earlier...doesn't it?' Ranma asked cautiously, careful not to seem to prying. Akane nodded again and sniffled out a little self-depreciating laugh.
"You're going to think this is really stupid," she mumbled.
Ranma yawned. "....I won't laugh"
"Promise?"
"Pro~yawn~mise."
Akane blushed a bit as she admitted, "I..I can't find my teddy bear."
Ranma stopped mid-yawn. "You sleep with a teddy bear?" he asked incredulously.
Akane blushed furiously. "SEE! You think I'm stupid now...I be you're gonna go out and tell the whole school that I cant sleep without a teddy.."
Ranma quieted her by putting his hand on hers. "No...its just that I didn't think you'd be the type to sleep with stuffed animals....wait here till I get back." He got up and padded out of the room, his bare feet making no sound on the carpet. Akane felt strangely empty and alone on the bed once he left.
I can't believe I just told Ranma my secret... now he's really going to think I'm just some pathetic little girl. Oh how could you be so STUPID Akane? Baka, baka, baka..
Akane was startled as Ranma came back and his weight settled on the bed. Even in the faint moonlight that trickled into her room she could tell that he was blushing furiously.
"I promise not to tell about your teddy," Ranma said as he slipped something soft and furry into her hands. "If you promise not to tell about mine."
Ranma's teddy was the same type of bear as Akane's so the feeling of the fur was the familiar to her touch. The only difference was that the missing Girl teddy had a yellow bow next to her ear, where as the Boy teddy had a red bowtie around his neck.
"You....too?" She asked in shock, and he nodded.
"I can't sleep unless I know right where it is in the room with me. If dad knew about it I'd be back to training in China all over again. My mom named mine Domon. I can't remember my mom much, so that's why I keep him around."
Akane hugged the bear tightly, like she would her own or P-chan. "My mom named mine Rain...Thank you Ranma." Ranma scratched behind his head, embarrassed. "No problem." He got up to leave, but Akane grabbed his hand again.
"Wait..if you can't sleep without it in the same room..."
"I'll be fine,"
"No, I can't take it."
"Listen 'Kane," Ranma growled tiredly. "If you can't sleep, then I can't sleep."
"But I'll feel guilty if you can't sleep without...*yawn* Domon."
"Then the only other choice would be if I would sleep...in...here..." Ranma said, fading with embarrassment as he realized what that meant.
After a lengthy pause, Akane, with her cheeks a pink rosy color, said quietly, "If you don't mind...then I don't..." A yawn took over her.
Ranma nodded; surprised that she would let him actually sleep in the same bed as her. "I'd rather sleep with you than any of my other fiancés," he admitted, then seeing how her eyes flared up by what she thought he was saying, added, "NOT in a perverted way!"
She looked away, and had to turn back as Ranma rearranged himself on her bed, his back facing the wall. He held open the blankets for her to come in, inviting her into his arms
"Are you suggesting that we...we..." she couldn't finish the sentence.
"You see any other way? You're using my teddy bear, I need to use you as mine."
Akane giggled self-consciously as she snuggled into his embrace. She used his arm as a pillow as her back relaxed against his chest, and his unused arm encircled her waist, pulling her to him protectively. His chin rested on the top of her head. The couple was overcome with a feeling of rightness. That rightness, in addition to their tiredness and how warm and comfortable they were together, had the pair drifting off into Dreamland rather quickly.
"Did you just call me your teddy bear?" Akane asked slowly, sleep making her voice thick. She was so tired that she almost didn't hear the answer than he mumbled into her hair.
"That's right...you're my teddy bear...mine..."
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