Disclaimer: I do not own Ranma 1/2.
Ranma was enveloped in darkness. There was a voice calling his name, echoing all around.
Then there was a faded image of Akane infront of him. Ranma, feeling some relief he wasn't alone, ran towards her.
A tear ran down Akane's right cheek as she said, "Please don't let me go."
She slowly, but surely, dissapeared from him as he neared.
"Akane!" He said, but it was too late, he was just too slow.
Just then there was sneered laughter from behind him. He turned around to face the laughing character faster then the speed of light. If you blinked, you'd miss it.
From who the laugh was erupting, was Ryoga Hibiki. His arm encircled Akane Tendo's waist, he laughed, mockingly, at Ranma, who stood there baffled.
Akane's eyes were downcast. She looked up at him, her eyes piercing through his heart with the glare they held. On closer expection, she mouthed 'I hate you'.
Ranma's heart beat went out of control, faster that a race car.
Ryoga then stopped his outburst, abruptly, and said in a now serious tone, "You should of told her you loved her when you had the chance."
They then also vanished from sight but soon came back, all dressed up as if they had just been wedded. Ryoga, once again, mocked Ranma. Akane giggled as he set a quick kiss on her cheek. Their golden rings glistened and they vanished once again.
"Please don't let me go." Echoed again, through the darkness.
Ranma woke with a start, sweating with fear. "Akane." He said into his pillow. Realising he was just dreaming, he got up and headed up onto the roof.
Looking up at the night sky, he wondered why that dream had such an impact on him. Why it made him feel so scared. Scared that he might lose her. Could it be that... That he was in love with her?
Ranma hopped back into his room and went into the hallway. He opened Akane's bedroom door, just a crack, to see she was still here, sleeping comfortably in her bed. Ranma smiled. She made a little, 'mmm' in her sleep and stretched her arms up after wiping the sleep from her eyes. Then, after she noticed her door was slightly open, she jumped and grabbed a book off of her desk. Wild with fear that it was someone who had broke in, she tossed it at the door which it hit and dropped to the floor.
"Akane, it's just me." Ranma whispered.
"Ranma? What are you doing sneaking around at this time of night?"
"I had a bad dream. I wanted to see if you were sleeping alright."
Akane's eyes softened. She was going to call hi a pervert but... He wasn't doing anything he shouldn't be, like Happosai.
"Do you want to marry him?" Ranma asked, stepping into the room and looking her in the eye.
"What?"
"Ryoga."
"I'd never thought about it." She lied. She couldn't get the idea out of her head ever since he proposed the other night.
"Think about it now." Akane blushed as she thought that... Well! Never mind.
"Akane, if I were to... To... To ask you to m-marry me, what would you say?" Ranma asked, nevously.
Akane and Ranma reddened so much they thought their heads would glow in the dark.
"Depends if you were really going to ask that question." She looked at him in hope. Was he suggesting something?
"Akane," Ranma walked over to her bed, slowly, "will you marry me?"
Akane smiled as she said simply, "yes!"