Chapter 2- To Tell The Truth
' ' are thoughts, k?

"Really?" Ranma was surprised at what Akane just told him. "It's really your birthday?"
"Yeah...and I'm starting to think they forgot it."
"They? You mean your family?" Ranma was dumb-founded. It never occurred to him that
Akane had a birthday, or even celebrated one.
"Who else?"
"Nah, who would forget a macho chick's birthday?"
"This is no time for fighting, Ranma!" It was obvious that something was really bothering
Akane, since she would usually beat him up or argue back with him.
BAM! Ranma's flying in the sky once more. Guess I was wrong...
'That stupid pervert! He never listens to me at all!' thought Akane.
Meanwhile...
"Hm? What this letter? Shampoo never see before." Shampoo opened it. "Aiyaa! Is Akane
birthday party! Is at...Tendo Dojo. Meet 7:00 P.M...hmm, Ranma must be there. Shampoo go."
"Huh. What might this be...?" Happosai read, "Yeeee! A panty party! At...Tendo doo-doo.
Meet at 7."
As all the invitations were being sent, the birthday girl lays on her bed thinking.
'Sigh. It's tomorrow. The same as the anniversary of......Mom's death. I don't want to
celebrate, anyway.'
Poor Akane.
"Nabiki..."
"Yeah, Kasumi?"
"Did you think of a way to get Ranma and Akane out while we set the party up?"
"Yup. Everything's set. The REAL party will start at...6. One hour to have the family
together and celebrate. Then the idiots will come and we'll have the house ready to be
crashed."
Tomorrow started and...
"Ranma! Akane! Come out."
"Huh?" Ranma came out of the bathroom.
"Yeah, Nabiki?" Akane finished eating her breakfast.
"Dr. Tofu wanna talk to you both. Don't know what it's about, though," said Nabiki.
After finally getting rid of the two couples, the balloons were blown and the candles
were put on the cake.
And at Dr.Tofu's, Dr.Tofu who was trying to keep the two busy, was starting to run out of
things to say.
"So, uh, Akane, how have you been?" Dr.Tofu asked.
"Fine."
"And, uh Ranma, you?"
"Bad. It's even worse I have to stay with a macho tomboy like her."
"Say that again, Ranma!!!"
Ranma stuck out his tongue. That definitely kept the two VERY busy. But it was too bad for
Dr.Tofu's place. No one dared to come in, of course. And the clock kept ticking. Finally,
it was time for them to come back in.
"SURPRISE!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!" Everyone shouted.
The balloons were blown and kept high, the candles on the cake were lit, the...
"What IS this?!?"
Everyone kept quiet; shocked at what she said.
"Why, Akane, it's your birthday party!" Kasumi said, "What do you think?"
"Nothing. But it's also mother's anniversary of her..." Akane ran to her room.
"Oh dear." Kasumi put her hand to her mouth.
"RANMA! GO TO HER NOW!!!!!!!" cried the demon, Soun Tendo, "NOW!!!"
There were no questions. "Yo, Akane..."
No answer.
"Come on, don't get quiet like a brick now."
No answer.
As the defeated Ranma went back down, a rumble started to appear.
"Panty party at Tendo doo-doo house!!!" Happosai?
"Shampoo go to party!" Shampoo??
"Akane, my love! I brought a gift to youuuu!" Kuno???
"Huh-huh. So the crossdresser's girl has a party. Huh-huh." PANTYHOSE TARO????
Ranma panicked. 'uh oh uh oh uh oh uh oh uh oh uh oh!!!'
"Welcome to Akane's birthday party! Come on in!" cried Nabiki.
The, uh, guests are now here: Happosai, Cologne, Shampoo, Kodachi, Ukyo, Ryoga, Mousse,
Pantyhose Taro, Shinnosuke, Akari, (takes breath) friends from school, Kuno, Gosunkugi,
and all those other idiots.
That sure enough made Akane come out. She stares at every one of them all.
"Oh God," she said under her breath.
Kasumi and Nabiki talks to all of them and told everyone to behave just for today.
A miracle happened because they all agreed. It won't be a surprise that everyone didn't
bring a gift to give. 'That will be solved soon' thought Nabiki.
"Akane."
"Kasumi..."
"I'll explain. I know it's mother's...anniversary, and we're not celebrating because of
that, Akane. Well, your birthday is very special and mother's death was a big history and
we want to put those things together to this day and celebrate because it's such a big event.
Do you understand?"
"No..."
"The reason why we didn't celebrate before was because we thought that Ranma would've been the
perfect birthday gift to you."
"That jerk? That idiot? That pervert? The perfect GIFT for me???"
"Yes, and after that, we didn't have time to say ''Happy Birthday'' to you because...we were
busy with...controlling the big panda and the girl."
They both laughed. Akane gave it a chance and went down and blew her candles. The cake was cut
up and everybody ate.

Next chapter you'll see Akane opening her presents and what Ranma will get her!