Disclaimer: I don't own Ranma and Co. Never have, never will.
AN: Just in case you haven't figured out, this is about Ranma and Akane's college years. It is definitely a RaAk fic. There will be other match-ups with the regulars…haven't decided how. More than likely, RyUk and Mousse/Shampoo. This chapter is going ot be short since it's just the prologue. The rest will be longer, I promise! Now, on to the story…
Ranma ½: The College Years
By: Chrissy H.
It was a nice mid-summer afternoon and Akane Tendo was in her dojo doing a kata. Her cheeks were flushed and her face set in complete concentration. Her short blue black hair framed her face and swished back and forth as she completed each move. Slowly, her moves came to a stop and she bowed in the middle of the floor.
"Akane, Ranma, could we talk to you for a moment?" Soun Tendo called out.
Akane sighed. It was never good when they wanted to talk to her and Ranma at the same time. "Be right there, dad!" She yelled back.
She had finally graduated high school and she was looking forward to going away to college. She was going to Hokkaido University and majoring in theatre arts. I can't wait to get out of here and get away from all these people, Akane thought to herself. Although, I guess I might miss Ranma, a little, even though he doesn't deserve it.
Akane walked outside the dojo and saw Ranma finishing up his kata in the backyard. I wish I could look like that, Akane thought as she saw how fluid all of Ranma's moves were. She stared for a moment, taking in his traditional red Chinese shirt and black pants. His black hair pulled into a braid and small beads of sweat forming on his brow. Just then he finished and caught Akane staring at him.
Akane blushed, and quickly said "Ranma, our fathers want to talk to us in the dining room." With that, she ran into the house to keep him from seeing her cheeks even more red.
Ranma walked into the room and saw Akane, her father, and his father already seated at the table. "Yo Pops. Whaddya want now?" Ranma said as he sat down at the table next to Akane.
"Well, Ranma my boy, I've decided that you can't run a dojo these days without a college education." Genma Saotome said as he leaned forward putting his hands on the table. "That's why you're going to Hokkaido University with Akane this fall. I already got you accepted there." Genma leaned back a little, with a smug look on his face.
"WHAT!" Both Akane and Ranma shouted at the same time while standing up from the table.
"Hehe. Well, you see, hehe, we both thought that it wasn't appropriate for Akane to be going away to college without her fiancé, right Saotome-kun?" Soun Tendo tried to explain his daughter and fiancé. He was nervously laughing while looking between the two young people.
"That's right, Tendo-kun! We even got you two your own apartment as a graduation present!" Genma exclaimed, not caring about the even more furious looks he was getting from the couple.
"I am NOT living with that perverted baka! I can't believe you did this to me, dad!" Akane yelled, her face turning bright red from her anger.
"And I am NOT living with that stupid tomboy! I don't even want to go to college!" Ranma yelled right after her, not noticing the death glare he was receiving from aforementioned tomboy on his right.
"Who are you calling stupid!" Was her response right before she walloped Ranma with her mallet.
"Yoooooooooouuuuu, yoooooouuuuu tooooooooommmmboooooooooy!" Was heard as he flew through the air and out of sight.
Akane marched out of the room and upstairs. Soun and Genma winced as they heard the door slam shut.
"Well, that went better than expected." Soun declared as Genma nodded at his friend. "Now, lets go finish that game of shogi."