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~HatsuneMiku Chan
~*~Ranma's POV~*~
I finally got to school with guilt building up more and more from the previous events with Akane. I honestly didn't mean to hurt her feelings... I just asked Shampoo so that she would stop crying. Though I guess I was an idiot for doing so. Besides, what would I tell her? "Oh yeah, I was going to ask you out but this girl started crying and out of guilt I asked her out instead. Sorry." Yeah, in a million years! If she heard that story, she'll probably go ahead and assume that any girl that cries because I rejected them at first, I'll just ask them out, out of guilt!
When I looked around in the front of the school, Kuno wasn't there to fight me. Ha! Must be chicken and finally realize that he's no match for Ranma Saotome! I got into the building before the late bell and ran up to my class. When I got there, almost 22 pair of eyes were giving me the death stare, and there was Kuno beside Akane comforting her. Although the problem was that she obviously didn't want him around because she kept pushing him away from her with her leg as she put her head down on her desk, hiding her face. "Ranma! Why would you make this lovely girl heart broken?! I, Takewaki Kuno (sorry I don't know how to spell his last name;-; ) are worthy of asking Akane Tendo out as my prom date, unlike Ranma Saotome!
A huge wave of laughs echoed through the room. Kuno, looking confused as ever while giggles and chuckles where drowning his speech. He was so oblivious that they were laughing at how unrealistic that sounds! Everyone knew that Akane didn't even like Kuno, let alone let him take her out on a date! As the laughter began to die down and Kuno finally getting a hint, he sat down in shame but then announced "Ah yes, the pig-tailed girl! She will be my date!" Suddenly the laughter turned into groans in annoyance. Will this guy every stop?
~*~Lunch Time ~*~
During lunch, I followed Akane up to the roof slyly, hoping she wouldn't notice me. Although, it was too late to try to be sly because she already was facing me. "What are you doing here, Ranma?" she asked me. I looked deeply into her chocolate brown eyes. In there was sadness, it was easy to read but then it hit me! She was sad / heartbroken because I asked out another girl... and not her. Does this mean that...she has...feeling's for me?
"I... I came to apologize and see how you were doing, Akane."
"I'm fine..." I could see right through her lies.
I embraced her for a long period of time and held her tightly. I heard a little gasp come from her in shock and already knew that her cheeks were pink and warm. "Gomen..." I finally said, feeling a pang of sadness.
After several minutes of just hugging her and her just standing there, she finally wrapped her arms around me and held me tightly. Until now did I realize that she was so small compared to me... she seems so fragile, like if I hold her for too long, too tight, she can shatter. I wanted to tell her that I loved her... that I've always loved her since the day I met her. I wanted to tell her how much she means to me, and how beautiful she truly is. I wanted to tell her so many things, but it could never come out of my mouth correctly. Instead, I would insult her and cause her sadness.
"It's okay," she said finally, still hugging me. She felt so warm.
~*~Akane's POV~*~
I loved the feeling of him holding me tightly, as if he were protecting me of something dangerous. This was the first time he's hugged me for so long and... if I didn't know any better, I'd say that I felt a little bit of genuine love in it. Not love as in loving your big sister or father. Love as in, in love. Boyfriend and girlfriend wise. I blushed at the thought of Ranma being my boyfriend, though I knew in the back of my head that it would most likely never happen.
I was so deep into the hug that I didn't even realize that lunch would be over soon. "Ranma..." I asked shyly. I was going to ask him something important. Though I don't even know if I could say it without stuttering or chickening out. "Akane, I...need to tell you something.." I looked up into his ocean-blue eyes. They were filled with something in them... love maybe? I blushed at that thought. Suddenly, he looked so... romantic. As if her were looking into the eyes of his wife. I remember when dad used to look into mom's eyes like that. Was Ranma giving me the same stare? Or was I just imagining it?
~*~Ranma's POV~*~
My hands felt super sweaty and my face felt boiling. My throat was becoming dry along with my tongue and I stood stiff. I felt everything go quiet, and that all I heard was my heartbeat. I was planning to confess to Akane already, however nothing could come out of my mouth when I opened it. "Ranma? Are you alright?" Akane asked as cute as ever. Damn it! This was not helping the situation!
"I um..." I started out dumbly. How hard can it be to say three simple words?! I love you! It's not so much to say now is it! I took a few minutes of just standing there, slowly panting as if I just ran a marathon. My sweat wasn't helping, my cheeks were bright pink, my eyes were filed with passion and was just looking into her eyes... I kind of just felt like marrying her right here and now and then marking her as mine. (I said there was going to be a lemon in this story although not this chapter but if this story is a lemon, and Ranma wants to 'mark' her as his, well use your imagination on what that means (; back to the story!)
"Akane... I lo-," Of course. It started raining.
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~HatsuneMiku Chan