Disclaimer: This story is based of the character's of Rumiko Takahashi-sensei. I don't own them, certainly i'm not getting any economical profit out of it. this is made as pure entertain, and creative writing practice. English is not my first language, thus please be a little patient.

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Note: the story takes place, Ranma after the failed wedding. InuYasha vol. 47 (when Kikyou dies)

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Akane's Monologue

"Akane, I was just kidding. Shit! The mallet! Noooo! Waaaaait! Dooon't... " Those were Ranma's the last words before he fell unconscious. When she was about to leave him there, she turned around and thought I think I hit him too hard... Now, What should I do? Akane said to herself this as she was flapping her hands with nervousness.

She knelt down promptly to see if he can at least stand up from the middle of the strolling way near one of the park of Nerima, Tokyo. After 5 minutes of trying to wake him up by slapping him and insulting him, she finally decided that she had to take him out of the way. So she did, abruptly dragged him to the nearest tree (5 blocks away), lie him down and sat next to him with great effort after remembering why all this happened in the first place.

"Serves you right!" she told him angrily and cockily without a reply. "I should leave you here when you wake up, you'd come home without a problem. Besides you can take care of yourself, you are a guy after all." As she said , a wet --tap-- felt her right wrist and another --tap--, her left cheek. "Rain?" she said with a frown but smiling inside. She got closer to his face and whispered at him and i smiled "You look funny with your face like this, kinda cute," shaking her head startled, she thought "I hope he didn't listened".

"Great I can't leave you here now, with your shirt this torn someone is going to rape you or something, you are too vulnerable, anyone can handle or put a hand on you easily", placed her hand on her forehead and said "even me...". She continued telling him while she was carrying female Ranma in piggyback

"Why the hell am I still talking to you even though you are passed out, Ranma? I guess it's nice to have a conversation with you without any complains or arguments... or insults... or you hurting… my feelings. I don't know why we are keeping this arranged engagement even though we agree that it's our lives and our decisions after all... despite of... certain emotions, at least on my behalf. Would you want to hear my biggest secret? I love you, I'm madly in love with you. Is as though a higher power knew exactly whom I was going to give my heart to and send you directly to the common area to smash for the first time that table at you. I wonder how this would be if we would've start different, if we wouldn't be so proud and self defensive of our emotions, if you wouldn't had so many "fiancées"...if you would've had felt in love with me." Akane kept saying as she was walking with the unconscious female Ranma on her back. "What if I would be a better cook and you would be a little bit more sensitive." A

big sigh with a silent tear slipped out of Akane's heart. In a instant shift of thought, she harshly said to

herself "There are no "ifs", Akane, things are how they are, how they should be."

As turn right in a corner, her eyes opened with pure ecstasy reading a sign:

Tendō Dōjō

"Thank goodness!" she sighed.

The young couple passed through their father's and father-in-law's astonished but silent look, went upstairs with great effort and entered to Ranma's futon to leave her in her bed already made for the night. Thus, Akane approached to this before-mentioned bed turn around and consequently expected to listen a boko-sound as she released her from her back. Yet, there are no boko after all, just a gentil pull from a tiny feminine hand that was behind her hips.

"Akane…." Said her gently to her ear, "Don't move… Let me bring some hot water". She didn't took even a breath for couple of seconds but stopped as her ki started glowing after she oversaw the situation.

"Wait…. Were you awake all the way? Did you make me carry you all the way home…. RANMA! Why yooooouuuuu!!!" said Akane with upstreaming rage. Nonetheless, as memories of her earlier one-way conversation her face started blushing with a purple stream of embarrassment.

"Serves you right for hitting me so hard. And yes I was listening all the time" answer with a cocky smile. As she couldn't stand second more the situation she opened the door and starting head to her room. This scheme couldn't be done, since her body was completely halted by Ranma's embrace.

"I believe ifs don't exist. We cannot change past, just work on the present. After this argument there will be several changes toward you, at least on my behalf. You know you can trust me, and don't worry….I will not tell anyone your secret, because I'm in the same situation. I don't know what I would do if you realized how much I…" and subconscious stop sign dried up any ongoing words.

Akane immediately turned to see him straight to his eyes, she wanted to verify his words and ask him what exactly did he meant by that. Yet, the questions were voided with a tear of bliss and a smile he has never seen before.

"Are you crying?" the pigtailed boy asked with a trembling voice. "Akane… I…". she stopped his lips with her own. Keeping the deep conversation in silence, Ranma concluded the infamous pleasure that he overheard that a kiss grants to those that received from someone who owns another person's heart was in fact, underrated.

"Akane…." He whispered after that trip to wonderland. "I'm sorry for any wounds I've given you"

Her smiles turned into an instant frown as her memories arrived to her mind, "Please… Let us not start an argument, not after this"

"I agree….. What is going to happen after this? What are we going to do with those that don't want us to be together, or want one of us for themselves"

"Annoy them back…." said Akane with an evil smile.

"What do you mean?" replied Ranma confused and exalted, "If our parents know that we are not together they will want to marry us right away. To be honest , I don't think that marriage would be a good idea…. At least not right now"

"I think so too, let's think of what we can do and give a solution tomorrow…." said Akane.

"I agree."

"I guess is time to say 'Good Night'" as she was closing the futon's door.

"Good Night" said Ranma with a slight frown.

"Wait!" Ranma loudly whispered as he grabbed her arm, pulled with a divine (graceful but unbeatable) force, turned her around in an instant.

"Wh…" Akane couldn't finish the question since her lips were sealed with his. That moment lasted more than it should've, but they were indifferent by the time that that kiss ended. They were indifferent since it was perhaps the most important moment in their lives. She closed the futon again without any more words. Ranma turned around, came down of his cotton candy cloud and as he laid down in this bed, whispered to himself closing his eyes, "...love you".

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