A tear trickled down her face. It hurt so much. The light surrounding her
was so bright, so blinding, she couldn't even tell the color. Her head fell
back in pain and she cried into the air as the power lifted her off the
ground.
"No!!!" Ranma. She opened her eyes just enough to see him pounding uselessly on the invisible force keeping him out and her in.
Her single tear fell to the ground just as he did; Ranma had collapsed to his knees. His gaze never left her, a look of pain, of guilt, on his face. It hurt so much, she fought so hard to hold on to her consciousness, to her life.
"Akane." the young man called.
The power of the light intensified, it wanted her dead, at least that's what Akane thought. She wanted to stay, for him, she still hadn't told him the truth. But it hurt so much. More tears streamed down her face as she felt the power reach its peak, she couldn't hold on much longer. Slowly her head turned to look down on him. Akane was in the air a good 4 feet, her knees bent slightly, her arms hanging uselessly, her head tipped back to the sky.
Ranma was on his knees, his fists still leaning against the force field keeping him from her. He stared up at his fiancée with pain in his eyes; he wished with his very soul that he could switch places with her at this moment, to save her from this pain.
She whispered the three words that would set her free, 'I Love You'
His eyes widened in shook at the confession as the helpless girl fell to the ground as the light vanished. Moments later the field surrounding her disappeared and he rushed to her side. Placing her head on his lap he stroked her hair, relieved to find her still breathing. His very heart ached as she moaned in pain, he would have (at that moment and forever) done anything to take her pain and make it his own. Especially now. Now that he knew the truth.
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The sunlight burned her vision as she rubbed the sleep from her eyes. Her body was sore and ached with unknown power. Akane Tendo rolled over to escape the sunlight's rays. Memories of last afternoon came cascading back to her. She opened her eyes again and found Ranma leaning against a nearby wall, asleep. She recalled the painful expression on his face and the whispered confession before the blackness. Akane felt a slight chill come to her remembering the pain she had felt not only in the light but also in his gaze. She slowly, painfully crawled over to Ranma's side. She curled up against him, her head resting on his shoulder, and she wrapped a blanket around both of them as she fell back into a warm, peaceful slumber.
Ranma, in his sleep, felt a comforting presence surround him. He could feel unknown warmth next to him and unconsciously reached out and wrapped his arm around it. His dreams were terrible. He dreamt of Akane's pain, her death. His eyes snapped open, taking in his surroundings. The only thing that remained of his dreams were horrible feelings, no images. He glanced around, noticing the emptiness of Akane's bed, realizing that, instead, Akane was wrapped up in his arms. He did nothing but stare at her for a very long time, then taking a small risk of waking her, he ran his fingers through her silky hair.
Akane's eyes fluttered open, she felt a warm hand run through her air. She realized Ranma's arms were wrapped around her, protectively and she had her arms around his neck. Slowly she lifted her gaze to his. And spent a good deal of time staring into his deep gray eyes.
The eternal silence filling the room was broken at the sound of the blanket finally dropping to the floor encircling the two.
Ranma's hand was still tangled in Akane's hair. Akane reached up and slowly traced her thumb down Ranma's jaw line. She closed her eyes and leaned into him. Ranma's eyes were downcast, as he never stopped looking at her, but his eyes didn't close. "I love you." Akane whispered against his rough, chapped lips. Ranma closed the distance, finally closing his eyes.
The pair shared a long kiss before finally breaking apart. Sleep quickly retook Akane as she fell back into Ranma's arms. "I love you, too, Akane" Whispered the young martial artist to the sleeping girl.
A/N: Well that was Chapter 1. Tell me how ya like it, I hope it doesn't suck to bad.
"No!!!" Ranma. She opened her eyes just enough to see him pounding uselessly on the invisible force keeping him out and her in.
Her single tear fell to the ground just as he did; Ranma had collapsed to his knees. His gaze never left her, a look of pain, of guilt, on his face. It hurt so much, she fought so hard to hold on to her consciousness, to her life.
"Akane." the young man called.
The power of the light intensified, it wanted her dead, at least that's what Akane thought. She wanted to stay, for him, she still hadn't told him the truth. But it hurt so much. More tears streamed down her face as she felt the power reach its peak, she couldn't hold on much longer. Slowly her head turned to look down on him. Akane was in the air a good 4 feet, her knees bent slightly, her arms hanging uselessly, her head tipped back to the sky.
Ranma was on his knees, his fists still leaning against the force field keeping him from her. He stared up at his fiancée with pain in his eyes; he wished with his very soul that he could switch places with her at this moment, to save her from this pain.
She whispered the three words that would set her free, 'I Love You'
His eyes widened in shook at the confession as the helpless girl fell to the ground as the light vanished. Moments later the field surrounding her disappeared and he rushed to her side. Placing her head on his lap he stroked her hair, relieved to find her still breathing. His very heart ached as she moaned in pain, he would have (at that moment and forever) done anything to take her pain and make it his own. Especially now. Now that he knew the truth.
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The sunlight burned her vision as she rubbed the sleep from her eyes. Her body was sore and ached with unknown power. Akane Tendo rolled over to escape the sunlight's rays. Memories of last afternoon came cascading back to her. She opened her eyes again and found Ranma leaning against a nearby wall, asleep. She recalled the painful expression on his face and the whispered confession before the blackness. Akane felt a slight chill come to her remembering the pain she had felt not only in the light but also in his gaze. She slowly, painfully crawled over to Ranma's side. She curled up against him, her head resting on his shoulder, and she wrapped a blanket around both of them as she fell back into a warm, peaceful slumber.
Ranma, in his sleep, felt a comforting presence surround him. He could feel unknown warmth next to him and unconsciously reached out and wrapped his arm around it. His dreams were terrible. He dreamt of Akane's pain, her death. His eyes snapped open, taking in his surroundings. The only thing that remained of his dreams were horrible feelings, no images. He glanced around, noticing the emptiness of Akane's bed, realizing that, instead, Akane was wrapped up in his arms. He did nothing but stare at her for a very long time, then taking a small risk of waking her, he ran his fingers through her silky hair.
Akane's eyes fluttered open, she felt a warm hand run through her air. She realized Ranma's arms were wrapped around her, protectively and she had her arms around his neck. Slowly she lifted her gaze to his. And spent a good deal of time staring into his deep gray eyes.
The eternal silence filling the room was broken at the sound of the blanket finally dropping to the floor encircling the two.
Ranma's hand was still tangled in Akane's hair. Akane reached up and slowly traced her thumb down Ranma's jaw line. She closed her eyes and leaned into him. Ranma's eyes were downcast, as he never stopped looking at her, but his eyes didn't close. "I love you." Akane whispered against his rough, chapped lips. Ranma closed the distance, finally closing his eyes.
The pair shared a long kiss before finally breaking apart. Sleep quickly retook Akane as she fell back into Ranma's arms. "I love you, too, Akane" Whispered the young martial artist to the sleeping girl.
A/N: Well that was Chapter 1. Tell me how ya like it, I hope it doesn't suck to bad.