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This is after "Not Your Typical, Everyday Date"

Massage of Truth

by Hanko-chan

Here it goes...

"Akane can I give you a m-massage?" Ranma said nervously. Akane blushed, and put the book she was reading down.

"Ok..." Ranma walked around and sat behind her, placing his hands on Akane's shoulders. He began kneading them with extreme gentleness. "Mmm, Ranma, that feels good..." Akane trailed off closing her eyes.

"Well, it's the least I could do." Akane craned her neck to look at him.

"For?" she probed, slightly confused. Ranma took his hands away from her shoulders and crawled around to face her. Taking a deep breath, he told her.

"For being such a jerk lately. Not admitting my feelings for you, to everyone. Calling you uncute and a tomboy."

"Is that all?" Akane asked, an odd smile on her face.

"No. Also for letting Shampoo, Ukyo, and Kodachi grope me. Should tell them I don't like them, ne?"

"Uh-huh. Oh, and Ranma? Am I really uncute?

"Yes." Akane looked shocked and turned around.

"Oh." she stood up.

"Your not cute because you are beautiful." Akane looked down at him, her eyes shining.

"Really, Ranma?" He stood up and held her hands.

"Yeah." Akane frowned.

"What about the tomboy part?" Ranma withdrew his hands from hers, and looked up into the sky. He started whistling and walked away from her.

"Hey!" Akane following him, "Well? Am I a tomboy?" Ranma quickened his pace still not looking at her. "RANMA!?!" he began running and jumped over the fence. "Get back here, you baka!!" Akane ran after him her mallet now out. "COME BACK HERE! RANMA!"