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I OWN NOTHING
My Identity, Shrouded in Fear
Chapter 1:
Good For Her
Today was a quiet day, like all of the rest nowadays. Tofu Ono, the local doctor, was just opening up his little office for the day. He never had any visitors, well, except for the elderly and Ranma. Usually Akane was always with him. She always felt bad, because she was always the cause of his injuries. Kasumi sometimes came by, and that's when things got bad. He'd dance around like a fool. But, Kasumi came by more often nowadays, and he seemed to keep a cool head, for the most part. He'd dance around only for a few minutes now. He could talk to her, and they would have an actual conversation. But, the matter is why Kasumi kept visiting. Was she bored, now that Ranma was gone? Or, did she want to be better friends with him? His glasses shone pure white at that thought. These questions, only to be left unanswered, kept popping up in his head. The only question that couldn't be answered, though, was still on everyone's mind.
'Where is Ranma Saotome'
Akane, depressed as usual, just got word that her class would be taking a trip to Tokyo Tower that following week. Of all times she decided to pay attention in class. She hated class trips with a burning passion of a thousand suns. They just bothered her to no end. They just walked around and looked at things that people thought were interesting. They also had to talk to other people and walk around with other people. You couldn't be alone, ever. She hated that.
"Oh my, what fun! You really should go. It'd be great!" Kasumi replied as soon as Akane told her. She knew exactly what her sister was going to say, but she told her anyway. Over dinner, Kasumi decided to tell everyone, being oblivious to Akane at the moment. That was nice, though. Her sister was a little off for a while. She cares for only some people, but she wanted Kasumi to be happy, and back to her usual self. "Might as well go. Better than school, in my opinion." Nabiki's answer, with a hint of sarcasm coming back to her voice. That was good, that meant she was getting back to her sneaky, sarcastic ways, even after losing her most gullible customer. Nevertheless, she still had Kuno, and he was always really gullible. Her father had the same answer, that she should go. 'Fine.' She thought, with her pouty face put on. She showed emotion for the first time in a while. She always had a blank and stoic expression on her face. Maybe she'll open up a little more if she went on this trip. She could recover, and eventually forget Ranma. She was already starting to change for the better. They were asking for a lot, but, it could be done. They all thought,
'This is good for her'
A week passed by like a hour. Like they say, time flies when you're (not really) having fun. Akane was still in her usual schedule, nothing new happened since she told her family about the trip. Here she was, standing at Tokyo Tower. Why was this even a field trip for high school? They do live in Tokyo, after all. It was particularly crowded that day, much to her discontent. She hated crowds. In crowds, people showed less consideration to others. She just wanted to go home and cry, locked in her room. When she was with Ranma, people would give them space, knowing he was a martial artist. She was deep in her thoughts when someone knocked into her. This is what she meant. No respect for anyone. It didn't even matter that she was standing in the middle of the platform, doing nothing whatsoever.
"Oh, goodness me. I am so very sorry, miss." Said a caring, yet apologetic voice, and Akane was to find that it belonged to a beautiful young girl. For a second, she thought this girl was Kasumi. Not what she expected, a sincere apology. You can tell by the tone in her voice. Astonished, Akane took a nice look at this girl. She was maybe 5'1", and had curly blonde hair, reaching just past her chin. She seemed foreign, but she was obviously Japanese. She wore glasses, and a green uniform, signifying that she was from an elite school. "No, it's fine, I was in the way." Akane muttered, just loud enough for this girl to hear. Why did she just say that? This girl's a stranger! Maybe it was because she looked a lot like Kasumi?
"You see, I just wanted to give that girl over there some money, because she was having so much fun, and I ran into you without looking." She gestured towards a girl, possibly have way too much fun on the binoculars.
"I was just standing here, wishing I wasn't." Again, why did she even respond?
"Oh? Well, that's too bad. Try to have a nice day, miss!"
There she went, almost skipping over to the girl with long, red, hair...
...in a pigtail.
A sense of déjà vu swept over her. Is it Ranma? It couldn't be…could it? Before she could get to this girl and look at her face, there was a bright light engulfing the tower. Blinded, all she could do it listen to a desperate voice.
"Please save our world, legendary Magic Knights!"
The floor seemed to melt, drowning her. Of all times she wished she could swim. Another reason to hate class trips. She can't swim.
'what is going on?', she asked herself. The only thought that was racing through her mind was that.
Then she was gone.