A/N: Sorry for the late update. :) Oh! And thanks to my reviewers: studdevil, jdcocoagirl, OOC Guy, Akane and Ranma, haruko yamashita and Pattie6485!!
To studdevil: Thanks for informing about that! Oh yeah! Ukyo's an Okonomiyaki chef… -hits head repeatedly-
I love all of you guys!! Thanks again for supporting me! :D This chapter is dedicated to all of you! Have fun reading! :)
NO NEED TO ASK
By:
Xxarmisteadxx
CHAPTER TWO: For Love
He continued to watch the heating battle of the two. Something's different. Something feels…out of place…but what is it?
"YAH!!" Ukyo thrust her spatula forward to Shampoo.
"Gyaaaah!!" Shampoo got off-balanced.
Ranma saw how near Ukyo was from really killing Shampoo. He decided this has to stop. He walked briskly towards them and approached them with determined eyes.
"Ukyo! Shampoo!! Stop—ARGH!!" But before he could even reach them, a guy kicked him from above, hurling him to hit a tree nearby.
It was Ryoga. A mad one at that. But why?
"Ah! RANMA!!" The two girls finally noticed Ranma and hurried to his side.
He was hurting all over. The impact he received from hitting the big tree almost caused him to cry in pain. He wanted to stand or maybe just even sit up but he couldn't. His ribcage was hurting like hell and he couldn't bear the soreness that was enveloping him.
Who the heck was that who beat him up?!
"Ranma!" A voice called out. Ranma heard it despite the constant whining of the two girls beside him who were worried sick for him. "Stand up! We have a fight to settle!"
R-Ryoga?! He wanted so much to answer back, ask him what's he done now but…his efforts were useless…he was too weak now.
"Ryoga! What you do?!" Shampoo scowled at the fuming guy in front of them.
This is not Ryoga…I smell something bad here. Why's he so angry at Ranchan? Ukyo observed, eyeing Ryoga.
The answer to her question is…
"You have hurt Akane again! I can't forgive you for that!!" He growled.
Lightning striked. Soon, it was raining…again.
It's 3 in the afternoon when she woke up…she has already missed breakfast and even lunch. She was exhausted from all the crying that she overslept for so long.
Opening her eyes, she realized it was pouring outside again. The weather forecaster never mentioned a typhoon coming to the country but since yesterday…the rain was non-stop.
Like a mirror. Just like a mirror, the skies have reflected what Akane is feeling. She was torn up like the gray clouds scattered above. She was screaming in misery just like the every roar of the thunder she was hearing now. But…she's tired. She's tired of it all.
No. No more crying…well, she can't. Maybe all her tears have dried up because none were stinging her eye. But that's for the better. Too much crying has wasted her time. She should be moving on…
Sigh… Her body took her and made her sit on her chair. She supported her head by her right palm and tilted her head while gazing at the mad sky.
"I should be moving on…" She said rather imperatively to herself.
She looked up. She stayed like that, comfortably sitting but unconsciously bleeding…peacefully observing but silently hurting…continuously breathing yet…
Slowly dying.
"Poor Akane…" Nabiki shook her head regretfully, accidentally hearing the last statement of Akane.
As a sister, she needed to do something. Nabiki knew something is wrong…something in the puzzle doesn't fit.
Who is this girl that Ranma likes? If not Akane…then it would probably mean it's Shampoo…or Ukyo or that crazy sister of that crazy Kuno. Hm…demo…Ranma seems to treat them only as friends whereas he treats Akane quite better. Hm…
"Nabiki?"
Nabiki turned to the source of the gentle voice from behind her only to see an all-new Akane. She heard from Kasumi that Akane was a mess when she was crying yesterday to her. Well…at least she looks kind of okay now…right?
"A-Akane! Uhm…I was just heading to my room and—"
"It's okay." Akane smiled. "I'm okay. Don't worry, sis."
Hearing that from Akane, she felt really relieved. Although she doesn't show it much, Nabiki truly cares for her family especially for her younger sister who is now standing so fragilely before her. If she's okay, then she's happy.
"Uhm…I just want to borrow…uh…the…oh! The cute pencil we bought in the market last week! Remember? Is it in your room?" Nabiki didn't want to bother Akane so much about her problem so she redirected her statement.
"It's in my room, at my desk. Just get it there."
"Uh…thanks!"
"Sure. Well…I'm going to the dojo! I think my moves are kind of rusty so I decided I would train. Bye!"
Nabiki nodded. "Bye…" Nabiki bid goodbye to the descending Akane.
She sighed then soon entered Akane's room and started to look for the pencil. She might be needing it anyways.
As she entered the haven of Akane, she noticed her bed was chaotic. Same Akane. She thought.
She approached the desk and looked for the pencil at the pencil holder but it wasn't there. She looked inside the drawers, almost in every part of the desk because Akane told her it was there but still no sign of the pencil.
"Oh…" She made a frustrated noise. "Never mind."
But before she could fully turn to the door, she noticed the pink yarn from the pencil she was looking for at the floor.
"Is that—?" She bent down to get a better view of the pencil. "Aha! There it is!"
She reached for it. At the process, she got a glimpse of Akane's yellow trash can and sighted a paper that really caught her attention because of the phrase written on it:
From your uncute EX-fiancee…
She picked it up, curiousness showing in the glint of her eyes.
A/n: Another cliffie!! Yeay! Hehe! Sorry if it's short…We have exams this week and I really want to update the story so as not to bore you guys… hehe! So this is all that I could do…sorry! Oh! And tell me what you think!! Thanks for reading!