PART 2
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Downstairs in the dining room the Tendou/Saotome family sat at the table, no one eating. Every single member of the family stared at the staircase, wondering why all of a sudden things had gotten very quiet. Akane wasn't yelling at Ranma, which was odd in itsself, but complete silent... was even weirder.
A slight breeze blew the windchime outside the dining room and a koi jumped up from the pond. No one seemed to notice, and the minutes seemed to pass by like hours on this hot summers morning.
"Well... don't you think we should eat? It's going to get cold" Kasumi finally broke the silence with her sweet voice. Blinking everyone turned their gaze from the staircase and looked at their food. Then, they looked over at the empty spots of Ranma and Akane.
Kasumi picked up her tea cup and sipped it slowly, the tea was watery due to all of the ice melting due to the heat.
Nabiki shruged 'No use wasting good food' She thought, as she was the first to dig into her meal. Genma and Soun ate slowly, just waiting.. waiting for something to finally break the silence coming from upstairs. It was begining to be way to much for everyone.
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"R..Ranma...?" Akane was determined at that point to cheer him up, do get him out of this pathetic state.
He blinked, standing letting Akane's hand drop weakly to her lap. He didn't even look at her then as s/he walked slowly out of the room and to the bathroom. Upon getting there, he stopped right infront of mirror and looked at the person he saw, reflecting on his life and how he had acted.
Ranma stood there, just staring at himself for a moment, and then without moving his gaze grabbed a glass that was sitting on the sink and filled it with warm water, throwing it over himself.
"...g..girl....b..boy... what does it matter who I am or how I look?.." he sighed, resting his forehead against the cool bathroom mirror.
A few moments later Akane enterd, standing by the door trying her best to remain calm with Ranma even though she was getting annoyed at his odd behavior.
"R..Ranma?" She spoke softly, walking towards him. Trying her best to not make him act any odder than he was already. "Can we?.... talk?"
Ranma closed his eyes, his forehead still pressed against the cold glass of the bathroom mirror. "What do you want to talk about...akane?"
He didn't move, just stood there, weak from lack of food and still tired and depressed.
Akane hated seeing Ranma this way, hated it with all her heart and knowing that inwardly made her wonder why she hid her feelings for this long.
Closing the door to the bathroom Akane leaned against it, ".. R..Remember all those times.. all those times you'ved saved me.??. when you.. saved me from prince Toma on Tougenkyou Island?.. from.. me having to marry him??.. even though it meant destroying the spring that could have turned you into a girl...??" She stopped for a moment looking down at the ground. ".. Remember .. you said.. that you.. well.. you didn't finish.. you said..almost said.. that.. you.. l..loved me??.. "
Ranma shruged a little, ignoring Akane's nervousness, opening his eyes he looked at himself in the mirror, forehead still pressed against it.
"what about it..?..I've rescued you many times Akane.. nothing new.. it was just a slip.. you know that.."
Getting slightly angry, Akane tightened her hands into fits and pounded on the door, "DAMN YOU RANMA!! WHY ARE YOU ACTING LIKE THIS?!"
She pushed away from the door and walked over to him "You are not THAT stupid to just 'make a slip' like THAT! AND YOU KNOW IT!!"
Lifting his head from the mirror, Ranma looked over at Akane, glad to hear her yelling again for some odd reason. "Honestly Akane??..... I didn't want you to be turned into a man.. youre a tomboy enough as it is ya know?" he forced a smile, trying his best to pick on her despite his true feelings.
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Downstairs in the dining room Soun Tendou looked up the stairs a small tear running down his cheek "She.. she's yelling at him. it must be a good sign.. they are talking again!"
Genma who was in Panda form held up a sign that read "Yay!! Akane's getting Ranma back!!" tears streaming down his face soun and genma held each other crying starring up in the direction of the staires ignoring their food.
Nabiki made a face at Soun and Genma looking over at Kasumi quickly "gee daddy, its almost as if you didn't like NOT having ranma freeload and break holes in the Dojo for awhile"
Kasumi blinked and took a sip of her tea "Now Nabiki, that wasn't very nice.. " Nabiki shrugged and went back to eating, ignoring her father and genma while doing so.
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Downstairs in the dining room the Tendou/Saotome family sat at the table, no one eating. Every single member of the family stared at the staircase, wondering why all of a sudden things had gotten very quiet. Akane wasn't yelling at Ranma, which was odd in itsself, but complete silent... was even weirder.
A slight breeze blew the windchime outside the dining room and a koi jumped up from the pond. No one seemed to notice, and the minutes seemed to pass by like hours on this hot summers morning.
"Well... don't you think we should eat? It's going to get cold" Kasumi finally broke the silence with her sweet voice. Blinking everyone turned their gaze from the staircase and looked at their food. Then, they looked over at the empty spots of Ranma and Akane.
Kasumi picked up her tea cup and sipped it slowly, the tea was watery due to all of the ice melting due to the heat.
Nabiki shruged 'No use wasting good food' She thought, as she was the first to dig into her meal. Genma and Soun ate slowly, just waiting.. waiting for something to finally break the silence coming from upstairs. It was begining to be way to much for everyone.
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"R..Ranma...?" Akane was determined at that point to cheer him up, do get him out of this pathetic state.
He blinked, standing letting Akane's hand drop weakly to her lap. He didn't even look at her then as s/he walked slowly out of the room and to the bathroom. Upon getting there, he stopped right infront of mirror and looked at the person he saw, reflecting on his life and how he had acted.
Ranma stood there, just staring at himself for a moment, and then without moving his gaze grabbed a glass that was sitting on the sink and filled it with warm water, throwing it over himself.
"...g..girl....b..boy... what does it matter who I am or how I look?.." he sighed, resting his forehead against the cool bathroom mirror.
A few moments later Akane enterd, standing by the door trying her best to remain calm with Ranma even though she was getting annoyed at his odd behavior.
"R..Ranma?" She spoke softly, walking towards him. Trying her best to not make him act any odder than he was already. "Can we?.... talk?"
Ranma closed his eyes, his forehead still pressed against the cold glass of the bathroom mirror. "What do you want to talk about...akane?"
He didn't move, just stood there, weak from lack of food and still tired and depressed.
Akane hated seeing Ranma this way, hated it with all her heart and knowing that inwardly made her wonder why she hid her feelings for this long.
Closing the door to the bathroom Akane leaned against it, ".. R..Remember all those times.. all those times you'ved saved me.??. when you.. saved me from prince Toma on Tougenkyou Island?.. from.. me having to marry him??.. even though it meant destroying the spring that could have turned you into a girl...??" She stopped for a moment looking down at the ground. ".. Remember .. you said.. that you.. well.. you didn't finish.. you said..almost said.. that.. you.. l..loved me??.. "
Ranma shruged a little, ignoring Akane's nervousness, opening his eyes he looked at himself in the mirror, forehead still pressed against it.
"what about it..?..I've rescued you many times Akane.. nothing new.. it was just a slip.. you know that.."
Getting slightly angry, Akane tightened her hands into fits and pounded on the door, "DAMN YOU RANMA!! WHY ARE YOU ACTING LIKE THIS?!"
She pushed away from the door and walked over to him "You are not THAT stupid to just 'make a slip' like THAT! AND YOU KNOW IT!!"
Lifting his head from the mirror, Ranma looked over at Akane, glad to hear her yelling again for some odd reason. "Honestly Akane??..... I didn't want you to be turned into a man.. youre a tomboy enough as it is ya know?" he forced a smile, trying his best to pick on her despite his true feelings.
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Downstairs in the dining room Soun Tendou looked up the stairs a small tear running down his cheek "She.. she's yelling at him. it must be a good sign.. they are talking again!"
Genma who was in Panda form held up a sign that read "Yay!! Akane's getting Ranma back!!" tears streaming down his face soun and genma held each other crying starring up in the direction of the staires ignoring their food.
Nabiki made a face at Soun and Genma looking over at Kasumi quickly "gee daddy, its almost as if you didn't like NOT having ranma freeload and break holes in the Dojo for awhile"
Kasumi blinked and took a sip of her tea "Now Nabiki, that wasn't very nice.. " Nabiki shrugged and went back to eating, ignoring her father and genma while doing so.