This happens in the arc of the magical dogi (I mean the manga, I've never
seen that chapter in anime), but twisted to have a different ending (well,
in fact, two different endings).
12/12/02 :Having a look at the reviews I got (first posted 10/12/02), I
will give any potential reader this
WARNING : If you're a supporter of the « We hate Akane Tendo » and/or « Ranma is the coolest, sexiest, most wonderful guy in the manga world » clubs, I strongly recommend you not to read this fic, it will spare you a little bit of useless anger and I won't have to waste my little diplomacy trying to answer some reviews.
Additional warning : do not be ready to judge this fic before the end, because you don't know the whole story. You might be suprised.
C&C welcome, nonetheless.
Disclaimer : I do not own Ranma ½ and I'm not making any profit out of this.
RUNAWAY. Chapter one.
« I don't ever want to see you again! »
Akane ran out of the house.
« Akane ! Wait... Ouch! »
KA-BLAM!!! The magical dogi embebbed Ranma's head on the wall and ran after its master.
Stupid... How could I screw it up this way??? Ranma stood on his knees, watching the dogi's trail. Akane...
« How could this have happened?»
« I don't suppose it could have had anything with you, right, Daddy?»
*****
Akane was still running, tears falling down her cheeks, but she didn't care.
How could... he do this to me?
She felt something touching her arm. When she stopped, she saw the dogi clinging to her, like caressing her shoulder. She rubbed her eyes with her sleeve.
«You came here to comfort me, Do-chan? - she felt the pressure around her arm a little stronger. She chuckled. A weird dogi, this was- Then help me get away from here ».
Akane opened her arms, ready to receive her battle suit. Do-chan was only too glad to accomplish her wish.
With her new strength, she jumped onto the next roof and kept running. No time for tears.
How could they do something like that ? And her own father, siding with Ranma and helping that jerk to seduce her, no less. Did he think they would get closer that way? Did he only care about that damned engagement that he would do anything to get them together?
She jumped from roof to roof, her thoughts raising her anger and making her movement much more powerful. She lost sight of the skyscrapers, the railway, and run through the scattered houses of the landscape. She was in the outskirts of Tokyo. She turned and had a last look at her hometown, a trace of sadness in her eyes.
« I no longer have a home here ».
She cracked her knuckles and jumped to the floor, running against the distance.
*****
Ranma finally left his dazed state and ran. He had to appologize. And soon. He had done many stupid things since he came to Nerima but today was by far the worst. He had often complained that Akane didn't trust him enough and always thought the worst of him, ready to blame him for anything. But today he had really blown what little trust she could have in him.
And all because of that stupid dogi.
He felt low, no, more than that. She had been ready to seal the battle suit away for his sake and then their parents had pulled that trick with the snake and all... And he hugged her and was ready to kiss her, dogi or not, just because she was... cute.
And then everything blew off and she ran away. Her words still rang in his ears.
He ran to the park, hoping she would be there and he could appologize. He would be ready to take any punishment she wanted to inflict upon him, because, for once, he felt he really deserved it.
She was nowhere to be seen. He searched all around the lake, the benches, the labyrinth, any tree she could have climbed and hide. Nothing.
He walked to the opposite end of the park, looking for any trace. And there they were. The remnants of her dress and pullover.
She's wearing the battle suit.... A wave of despair washed upon him. She could be anywhere by now. If she got even faster when fighting him with the dogi, who knows what that damned suit could do for her running ... He jumped to a roof, the very one where Akane has stood and started her runaway.
He pondered what to do. She had left the house with nothing on except for the battle suit. It was already late and they had school the following day. She'd surely be back in a few hours, when she had worked out her anger. She wouldn't want her family to worry about her.
I don't ever want to see you again!
He felt his chest tight. What if... ? What if she had flown again to Ryugenzawa or somewhere of the kind, like that one time she had cooked some edible curry and he had refused to eat it? He started running in a zig-zag pattern, looking for places she might hide, all to no avail. His lungs were burning from that few hours exertion. It was already past midnight and he still hadn't found her. He could not go home like that, Mr. Tendo would probably eat his head off. Or maybe she had already gone home and got to bed...
Arrrrrrrrrgh! Damn ! I wish I knew what I should do right now !
He punched a nearby lampost in frustration and headed for the Tendo Dojo.
KLONK.
Honestly, for being in a country where most buildings could survive any earthquake, they could make stronger lamposts!
WARNING : If you're a supporter of the « We hate Akane Tendo » and/or « Ranma is the coolest, sexiest, most wonderful guy in the manga world » clubs, I strongly recommend you not to read this fic, it will spare you a little bit of useless anger and I won't have to waste my little diplomacy trying to answer some reviews.
Additional warning : do not be ready to judge this fic before the end, because you don't know the whole story. You might be suprised.
C&C welcome, nonetheless.
Disclaimer : I do not own Ranma ½ and I'm not making any profit out of this.
RUNAWAY. Chapter one.
« I don't ever want to see you again! »
Akane ran out of the house.
« Akane ! Wait... Ouch! »
KA-BLAM!!! The magical dogi embebbed Ranma's head on the wall and ran after its master.
Stupid... How could I screw it up this way??? Ranma stood on his knees, watching the dogi's trail. Akane...
« How could this have happened?»
« I don't suppose it could have had anything with you, right, Daddy?»
*****
Akane was still running, tears falling down her cheeks, but she didn't care.
How could... he do this to me?
She felt something touching her arm. When she stopped, she saw the dogi clinging to her, like caressing her shoulder. She rubbed her eyes with her sleeve.
«You came here to comfort me, Do-chan? - she felt the pressure around her arm a little stronger. She chuckled. A weird dogi, this was- Then help me get away from here ».
Akane opened her arms, ready to receive her battle suit. Do-chan was only too glad to accomplish her wish.
With her new strength, she jumped onto the next roof and kept running. No time for tears.
How could they do something like that ? And her own father, siding with Ranma and helping that jerk to seduce her, no less. Did he think they would get closer that way? Did he only care about that damned engagement that he would do anything to get them together?
She jumped from roof to roof, her thoughts raising her anger and making her movement much more powerful. She lost sight of the skyscrapers, the railway, and run through the scattered houses of the landscape. She was in the outskirts of Tokyo. She turned and had a last look at her hometown, a trace of sadness in her eyes.
« I no longer have a home here ».
She cracked her knuckles and jumped to the floor, running against the distance.
*****
Ranma finally left his dazed state and ran. He had to appologize. And soon. He had done many stupid things since he came to Nerima but today was by far the worst. He had often complained that Akane didn't trust him enough and always thought the worst of him, ready to blame him for anything. But today he had really blown what little trust she could have in him.
And all because of that stupid dogi.
He felt low, no, more than that. She had been ready to seal the battle suit away for his sake and then their parents had pulled that trick with the snake and all... And he hugged her and was ready to kiss her, dogi or not, just because she was... cute.
And then everything blew off and she ran away. Her words still rang in his ears.
He ran to the park, hoping she would be there and he could appologize. He would be ready to take any punishment she wanted to inflict upon him, because, for once, he felt he really deserved it.
She was nowhere to be seen. He searched all around the lake, the benches, the labyrinth, any tree she could have climbed and hide. Nothing.
He walked to the opposite end of the park, looking for any trace. And there they were. The remnants of her dress and pullover.
She's wearing the battle suit.... A wave of despair washed upon him. She could be anywhere by now. If she got even faster when fighting him with the dogi, who knows what that damned suit could do for her running ... He jumped to a roof, the very one where Akane has stood and started her runaway.
He pondered what to do. She had left the house with nothing on except for the battle suit. It was already late and they had school the following day. She'd surely be back in a few hours, when she had worked out her anger. She wouldn't want her family to worry about her.
I don't ever want to see you again!
He felt his chest tight. What if... ? What if she had flown again to Ryugenzawa or somewhere of the kind, like that one time she had cooked some edible curry and he had refused to eat it? He started running in a zig-zag pattern, looking for places she might hide, all to no avail. His lungs were burning from that few hours exertion. It was already past midnight and he still hadn't found her. He could not go home like that, Mr. Tendo would probably eat his head off. Or maybe she had already gone home and got to bed...
Arrrrrrrrrgh! Damn ! I wish I knew what I should do right now !
He punched a nearby lampost in frustration and headed for the Tendo Dojo.
KLONK.
Honestly, for being in a country where most buildings could survive any earthquake, they could make stronger lamposts!