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"Akane!"
"I'm not listening Ranma!"
"Come on Akane stop being so stubborn!"
"Me?" Akane yelped angrily."Stubborn?" Ranma jumped from the fence to her side, he grabbed her wrist.
"Akane!" Ranma yelled pulling her to face him, she resisted but it was in vain. "Aka-"
"RANMA LET GO!" Akane struggled, holding the tears back, when a light stopped the struggling. "Wh-Whats that?" Ranma picked her up jumping away from the center of the light, landing lightly on the fence. They watched as two figures exited the portal, bickering at one and other.
"Who would every fall in love with the likes of you?"
"YOU DID OBVIOUSLY; OR WE WOULDN'T BE IN THIS MESS!" A young woman yelled coming into view, she had black hair; dark brown eyes and anger unmatched even by the male beside her. The male was a lot taller than the woman; both looked in their early twenties.
"I- oh…" The male turned to Akane and Ranma on the fence along which caused the woman to turn also. Ranma and Akane looked at the strangers with confusion, but the strangers looks went from shocked back to angry.
"Great you brought us too far!" The male snapped.
"Me?"
"See their together!" The male pointed. "Too far!"
"You mean too early!" The woman snapped, Ranma jumped down next to the strangers placing Akane down next to him. Forgetting their problems, Akane and Ranma shook their head denying the relation.
"But we-"
"No way are we-"The bickering couple wasn't listening to reason, they were so carry away with murderous thoughts they didn't notice the teens anger until they screamed.
"WE AREN'T TOGETHER!" The teens looked at one and other then turned away blushing.
"Huh?" The couple turned looking at the teens and their blushing faces.
"I guess you were right…" The male stated claiming down.
"Thank you." The girl stated straitening up, by fixing her hair.
"…For once." He added earning a slap from the female. "OUCH!"
"What did you do that for?"
"STOP!" Akane yelled causing the strangers to turn again to the teens."Please stop!"
"Yeah you two." Ranma added. "You're giving me a huge headache, would you please act your age!" The strangers turned to each other, where quite for a long while before the sound of laughter escaped their lips.
"H-hey…" Ranma looked confused. "W-Why are you laughing?" The laughing continued for quite a while, tears formed in the strangers' eyes. They were on their knees trying to stay up; once they stop laughing they looked into each other's eyes and smiled. Something on their wrist blinked and faded away, causing them to turn away from each other. The male got up first extending his hand for the female, which she accepted and got up.
"Technically." The male smiled. "We are acting our age." Ranma and Akane looked confused, which cause a cute giggle from the girl.
"I'm sorry." She bowed politely. "We haven't introduced ourselves…Hun? Would you like to start?" He nodded.
"I'm Ranma Saotome." The male stated flicking his ponytail back and smirking.
"Ranma?" Akane turned to Ranma then to the man claiming to be Ranma.
"Saotome?" Ranma looked at the male." BUT I'M RANMA SAOTOME!"
"God." The older Ranma placed his hands behind his head leaning back on them he turned his head to the woman. "Your right Akane, I was a dumbass." The woman giggled and smiled to the older Ranma, which got Akane stumped.
"Akane?" Ranma turned to the female in shock.
"You're…Me?" Akane twitched pointing to the woman, the woman nodded."I don't believe you."
"I thought you wouldn't." Older Akane smiled signaling Akane to come to her, Akane walked over letting the woman whisper something in her ear. Akane gasped lighting pushing older Akane, she yelped her answer.
"She's me."
"How do you know?"
"I just know Ranma!" Akane hissed, as she tried to claim down the blush on her cheeks.
"So wait?" Ranma questioned. "How are you us?"
"We are you from the future." Older Ranma laughed. "Duh."
"I could have guessed THAT one!" Ranma growled jumping at older Ranma aiming to punch him but Ranma was too slow; he missed him earning himself a punch to the head.
"Ranma!" Older Akane looked to the older Ranma angry. "Stop it right now!" The older Ranma stopped in mid-punch, jumping back to older Akanes side; he looked at her apologetically.
"Sorry babe." Older Ranma laughed. "I needed to teach myself a lesson."
"Babe?" The teens looked at each other, then back at their future selves.
"Were…" Older Ranma mumbled.
"Married." Older Akane blushed holding out her hand to show off her wedding ring.
"MARRIED?" The teens yelped, turning to each other they slid away from each other.
"DID THE OLD MEN FORCE US?" Ranma growled in blush.
"GOD! I'LL SQUASH THEM!" Akane snapped grabbing a huge bolder, blushing.
"God no..." Older Akane shook her head; she walked over to angry Akane lightly tapping on the bolder it shattered into dust. The dust lightly blew away; Akane fell to her knees in shock causing Ranma in worry to run over.
"Akane!" Ranma kneeled next to her but Akane remained unresponsive.
"Good going Akane." Older Ranma mumbled.
"What was that?" Older Akane snapped.
"You're so Uncute. Who would ever want to marry a tomboy like you?" Older Ranma stuck out his tongue.
"YOU WOULD YOU JERK!" Older Akane screamed kicking him into the air; where he maneuvered himself landing safely on the fence.
"You guys!" Akane screamed stopping the fight, causing them to look." Your causing the neighbors to stare let's get inside the house please!"
"Oh!" Older Akane yelped.
"Let's get inside." Ranma stated picking up Akane; he jumped over the fence into the tendo's backyard. The future couple followed, but with untrained eyes it would have looked like they disappeared. "So why are you here?"
"Well…" Older Ranma mumbled but it was older Akane that confessed.
"Our marriage isn't going so well…" Future Akane sighed placing her hand into future Ranma open palm held out for her. "Lately it seems like we have forgotten why we ever fallen for each other. So we decided to come to where it first began to figure out that answer." Older Ranma kissed her hand and smiled looking into her eyes.
"–but we don't like each other!" The teens blushed.
"Really now?" Older Ranma smirked jumping next to his teen self; he looked the teens up and down."Did you not notice you haven't let her down yet?"
"Huh?" Ranma and Akane blushed as he set her down.
"Can't you guys go back?" Ranma yelled.
"Nope." Ranma laughed slapping him on the back. "Not until we fill up these beads and we can't do that until we figure out why we fell for each other."
"What beads?" Akane asked grabbing older Ranma's hand and examined the beads. They looked like normal beads, Plain brown with a sign they weren't well taken care of.
"The beads will light up and turn a different color if we are closer to getting the answer. There are 28 in all, once we get all of the 28 to turn a different color we can go home. But there are consequences." Older Akane continued."While here there is a chance we could alter our futures. We have this newspaper, ourselves and this photo album to tell what we have altered."
"Great." Akane sighed. "How are we going to tell everyone-"
"THAT'S SUCH A GREAT STORY!" They all turned to the house seeing the whole family brought cheers and tears to the conversation.
"Don't worry futures." Nabiki smirked. "I'll do much business with you two."
"How wonderful." Kasumi smiled.
"Don't you worry you two we will help all of you find love!" Soun cried blowing into his hanky.
"Yes!" Genma cried. "Even if it kills us!"
"WOULD YOU GUYS CUT IT OUT?" Ranma and Akane yelled.
"So Futures." Nabiki smirked. "Should we call you Akane and Ranma?"
"Uh." Older Akane and Older Ranma turned to each other.
"No, that would be confusing." Older Akane shook her head.
"How about Kanna for Akane and ran or rantome for Ranma." Kasumi suggested.
"Why Rantome?" Older Ranma asked.
"Ranma Saotome." Kasumi stated.
"It's decided." Older Akane stated. "I'll be called 'Kanna'; thanks Kasumi."
"Always happy to help." Kasumi smiled.
"What about you Hun?" Kanna asked.
"Either or." Older Ranma sighed.
"Akane. Ranma. Please be a dear and show Kanna and Rantome to their rooms?" Kasumi smiled. "It is late after all."
"Our rooms?" Akane asked.
"Oh no." Kasumi smiled." The guestroom."
"Alright this-"Kanna interrupted Akane.
"It's alright. We know where it is." Kanna smiled as rantome started into the house."I bet you would like to talk to Ranma about all this correct?"
"How…" Kanna winked and smiled.
"Coming babe?" Kanna nodded catching up.
"Goodnight Akane!"
"Night." Akane mumbled. "Well I'm going to bed!" Akane turned looking into Ranma's eyes with a hidden meaning. "Night Ranma."
"Night." Ranma stated watching her intensely, Understanding her meaning.