Here is chapter 2! Please do not worry I will finish Akane's Sight, this story has been stuck in my head and I must start writing it or I will explode! As always, I do not own Ranma characters nor Goblin characters. Please R&R and enjoy.
Akane is shocked, she couldn't move. This…this man had just come up and kissed her! But my god is it a hot and meaningful kiss, he put so much emotion in it. For some reason tears filled her eyes, as she closed them to enjoy the kiss, they slipped down her cheeks. Her heart ached so badly, much worse than it ever has before. It felt like her heart is ripping itself in two, she has never felt so much pain. As the man pulled away from her Akane gripped her chest with one hand. Crying softly she kept her eyes closed, he gently brushed the tears from her cheeks. He is so gentle, afraid she might break with his touch, yet his touch feels so loving. Akane had never felt something like this before, had never felt this special, this loved by a man.
"I am so happy I found you. I finally found you." He whispered. His voice ached with a great pain. Opening her eyes, Akane stared into his eyes, mesmerized by his beauty.
"Akane! Who is this man?!" Her father's voice snapped her out of whatever she was in. Blushing madly, embarrassed at what she did, she let her hand fly towards the strange man. Her slap was hard and sent him flying several feet. Huffing Akane glared at him, her face twenty shades of red.
"What the hell are you doing?! Who the hell are you?! How dare you kiss me like that!" her voice was angry and loud. The man sat up, rubbing his cheek.
"Ah, sorry. I got too excited. I finally found you. My bride." He voice is smooth and sounded slightly happy. Akane looked at him confused.
"Your bride? I am not your bride! Who do you think you are? Who are you?" she glared at him slightly.
"He is the Goblin. Cursed to walk these lands for hundreds of years until his bride is born and can release him from that curse. You are apparently his bride Akane." Grim said. All four Tendo's looked really confused. The other man stood up, brushing himself off, glaring at the Grim Reaper.
"What does a Grim Reaper want with my bride? Why are you even here, none of them have died, so why are you even talking with them?"
"They have offered me a place to stay, I am renting one of their rooms, not that it is any of your business Goblin." Grim glared right back. All four Tendo's could literally see the lightening shooting from their eyes.
"Wait. Wait. Wait. I am not your bride. I don't even know you. I already have a fiancé." Akane said turning their attention back to her. The Goblin pointed towards his chest.
"You can see this can't you?" Akane squinted her eyes and she could fairly make it out, but something was there. A sword stabbed through his chest. Akane's eyes widened and she stepped closer to him to get a better look at the sword. She knew that sword. That was the same sword the King from her dreams gave the Knight.
"The Knight? That's the same sword from my dreams. Who are you?" she asked softly looking up into his eyes. He smiled sadly.
"My name is Shin Kim and I am the Goblin. I have been waiting for you for a thousand years, my bride."
"Akane? Do you see something?" Kasumi asked stepping towards her younger sister.
"You don't see the sword that is coming out of his chest? He has a sword stabbed right through his chest." Everyone shook their head.
"Only the Goblin's bride can see the sword, I can't even see it." Grim said. Akane starred at Shin in shock.
"Shall we move this inside? I would like to have a talk with everyone." Shin motioned everyone inside. After picking up their bags the two men followed the others inside the home and not a moment later all of them were seated around the table drinking tea.
"Ok. So what are you? What is a Goblin?" Nabiki asked.
"A thousand years ago I was a knight, a soldier, I guarded my Queen, and went to the battlefield for my King. I killed many enemies, slayed thousands of lives. When I finally died, God cursed me to live until I could find my bride to pull this sword out of my chest. I have been searching all over the world for my bride, for a thousand years. God brought me back and has also given me power, I am called the Goblin, the great and lonely god. You are the first person who has been able to see this sword, I have been waiting for you." Akane trembled under his stare, it made her feel so bare and naked.
"Power? What kind of power?" Soun asked.
"A lot of different powers. Some you wouldn't believe, some I cannot show you. Akane you are my bride."
"How did you die? In my dreams I have seen something…your story sounds like my dreams. You look like the knight in my dreams, that sword is the one he used, given to him by the King. Are you him?" Akane asked softly. His eyes widened and he looked over at Grim.
"Could she be remembering the past? How could this happen?" he asked. Grim stared at her hard.
"She almost died. Let me rephrase that, she died and came back. That may have triggered something." Everyone looked at Akane shocked.
"How…How did you know that? The dreams started shortly after that. How did you know?"
"Akane! When did this happen? What happened?" her father yelled at her. Akane flinched, she never wanted her family to find out what happened at Jusenkyou.
"It happened at Jusenkyou over two years ago, it's alright. I am fine." Akane tried to ignore her families worried stares.
"I see death, I am death. You have always been in life threatening situations, that was why I chose to live with you. Please do not worry, I am not here to take you away." Grim said softly. Akane sighed in relief.
"I would not let him take you away. It would be best if you forget the past for now Akane. Nothing good comes from remembering the past. For now, know that you are under my protection and nothing like that will ever happen to you again. Also I will be staying here too, in the same room as the reaper so I can keep an eye on him." Shin shot the reaper a glare, who returned it. Akane felt like her head was spinning from all the new information.
"Sure whatever. I have to go get ready, my students will be here soon." With that Akane returned to her room, to change into her gi.
'What is going on? I thought all the crazy stuff would be over now that Ranma was gone! Yet this has nothing to do with Ranma. Am I really his bride? I don't understand. This has me all confused.' Akane thought frantically as she changed clothes. She couldn't deny the fact that her heart ached painfully at the thought of the Goblin. It felt like something was pulling her to him, some unseen force was telling her this is what you have been waiting for. Shaking her head, Akane pulled her slightly longer hair back in a low ponytail, ready to go meet her students. She didn't bother to stop in the living room, she just went straight to the dojo. The young woman started to stretch, waking all her muscles up, getting them ready to train her children. After several minutes of deep stretching she finally turned her eyes on the man that was staring at her. Shin sat at the edge of the dojo watching her.
"Are you going to watch me while I teach my students?" she asked slightly annoyed. Shin nodded with a slight grin.
"Yes. Now that I found you I don't ever want to lose sight of you. I have picked up some martial arts in my life and from my days as a soldier, so I want to watch." Akane couldn't stop the flush that worked its way across her body. She decided to ignore him and soon enough her students were arriving. She had a total of nine students, three girls and six boys. She got them all lined up and started stretching once they all arrived.
"Akane-sensei! Who is that man over there?" one of the girls asked.
"Let's just ignore him, he just wants to watch us, he is…a family friend." Akane said, not too sure what to tell her students. Akane got her students all stretched out and they started to go through their katas. They were good for their age, but Akane would still come up and correct some of their posture. Her students were dedicated and loved the art, they were always so enthusiastic about learning new katas or new moves.
After two hours of hard work all her students had left with their parents, Akane smiling and waving as the last one left. She loved teaching them, she knew this is what she is meant to do. Smiling Akane turned around to get started on cleaning the dojo.
"You are a good teacher. Those kids really love you." Shin's voice scared her, she had forgot he was even watching. Turning to him, a small frown on her lips, Akane couldn't help but admire how good-looking he is. He took off a couple layers, now only wearing a thin black t-shirt, a pair of well-fitting jeans and sneakers. He looked so normal, Akane would have never guessed he was over thirty-five. She gave him a polite smile.
"Thank you. This is what I love to do. Those kids make me happy, for the first time in a long time I am happy." Akane spoke as she started to put the bags and other items away.
"You know, he doesn't deserve you. He is nothing but a child, immature, and stupid for calling you all those names. He is an idiot." Shin's voice came out angry and harsh. Shocked Akane whirled around to face him.
"How do you know about him? Did my family tell you?" She didn't think they would tell him those sensitive things, but how else could he know?
"Oh about Ranma? No of course they didn't. When I look at a person I can see their past, the things that hurt them, their future, the good deeds they did, the bad. It is one of the curses with being the Goblin. My apologies, it happens without my intention." Akane felt relieved that her family didn't tell.
"Oh…well that must be difficult for you. I would hate that. Don't worry about me, it doesn't bother me much, what Ranma calls me and stuff." Akane looked away, embarrassed that someone else knew what he called her.
"Yes it does. I can tell, it hurts you a lot. Please don't lie to me, if there is anyone on your side, it's me. I don't want to see you looking so sad." His voice made Akane look at him. The look on his face was gentle, understanding, and loving. Gods this man was looking at her like no one has ever looked at her. He is making her feel funny, making her feel different than how Ranma made her feel.
"You said you know some martial arts? Would you be willing to teach me? My father doesn't train me anymore and Ranma never took me seriously. I would really like to get better." Akane was changing the subject, she couldn't handle that understanding look he is giving her. Shin smiled.
"Of course! I am more than happy to teach you! Let me go change and I will be back." He disappeared on the spot and reappeared a couple minutes later, in loose pants and a couple weapons in his hands. Shocked Akane stared at him.
"How! How did you do that?! Teleport?" He chuckled softly.
"I guess you could call it that, another perk of being the Goblin. I brought some weapons I had, if you like I can teach you the sword and other things." Akane couldn't help but smile widely. This was the first time someone was taking her seriously, he actually wanted to train her.
"Yes! I would love that!" Shin smiled, a small blush painting his perfect cheeks.
"Good. I won't go easy on you, even if you are my bride." He grinned. Akane threw a grin back at him and dropped into a fighting stance. Shin set the weapons aside and charged at her, a small playful smile on his lips.