Sliding Doors
By: Lotusmoon
"Ranma?" Akane called out from his bedroom door.
She knocked until she heard somebody move and opened the door.
A small creak was heard and for a while the door stopped.
Again, it moved until the face of Ranma was seen.
"Huh? Is that you Akane? What is it?" Ranma asked while constantly closing his eyes drifting to sleep.
"Come with me" Akane replied.
"To where Akane? Come on. I'm sleepy."
" Ranma just come with me for a while. I have something to tell you."
Akane lend out her hand.
" Huh, okay " was all Ranma could said as he went downstairs with Akane.
Halfway he stopped. " Akane wait! "
" What is it? " Akane asked.
" I have to go back." Ranma said.
" What…why Ranma you need to come with me. Please I have to tell you something.
" Akane pleaded. " Well Akane, I have to go back."
" Why? " Akane started to get teary eyed.
"Because I forgot to close the door silly!" Ranma said.
"Oh, okay. I'll wait for you in the dojo."
"Okay Akane."
Akane continued to walk downstairs towards the dojo while Ranma crept up back to his room to close his bedroom door.
Something to tell me huh? What could it be? Oh well this has to be good to waste my sleeping time.
Minutes past by and Ranma was in the dojo. "Akane!" Ranma called out.
Ranma looked around but nowhere did he find Akane in the dojo.
"Nyeeeee!" Ranma exclaimed.
Something crept up from behind him.
"A.. akane?" Ranma called. "Ranma…" she called back.
Ranma turned around to see Akane with tears streaking down her face.
"Akane what's wrong?" Ranma's face was covered with worry.
He put his hand on Akane's shoulders to comfort her but she only cried harder.
"Akane, don't cry it's okay what is it? Ranma asked in a comforting voice.
He hugged Akane like he would never let her go, ever.
He closed his eyes and leaned his head on Akane's.
He had his hand on the back of Akane's head while he enjoyed the smell of Akane's hair.
"Ssshhh, Akane stop crying it's okay."
"Ranma" Akane called up.
"Yes Akane?" Ranma replied as he gazed into Akane's tear streaked eyes.
"It's…. It's…" Akane sobbed.
"It's what?" Ranma asked.
"It's you." Akane replied.
"It's me what?"
"I…I…" with that Akane started to cry again.
"Geez Akane, it's not hard to tell me just blurt it all out. It aint all Einstein you know."
Akane looked up at him once more then bowed her head.
"Are you going to tell me or what Akane?" Ranma inquired.
" Ranma, I…I'm scared."
"Huh? Scared of what the dark? I'm sure it's more scared of you trust me on that one. Hahahahaha!"
"Ranma!" Akane cried out irritably.
"Hey just teasing!" Ranma once again got caught into Akane's gleaming eyes.
"I'm scared to tell you of how I… I've always wanted to tell you how much…
"You're so…so…" Ranma was babbling.
"Huh, so what? Ranma"
Ranma was tensed but tried to relax himself and caught his breath.
"So cute Akane." Ranma pressed Akane's head into his hard chest. "Oh Ranma!"
"Akane I only get to hold you like this when something bad happens and you don't even know it. At least now we're both aware." Ranma closed his eyes.
He felt Akane's heavy breathing.
" I better take you to your room before you wake up."
Ranma lifted her up and went back inside the house.
He slowly made sure that each step he took on the staircase was secure so he wouldn't drop Akane by accident.
He opened Akane's bedroom door and set Akane on her bed tucking her in.
"Wish you a goodnight sleep. I only wish that you could've told me what you wanted to tell me earlier, but your sleep is more important."
With that he looked once more to see Akane's face.
"I'll see you tomorrow for school." Ranma smiled.
His smile was plastered on his face until he went to sleep.
He took his pillow and imagined that it was Akane.
"Akane…" was all he said.
Clang! Bang! Plank! "That's it I'm going to wake him up! I can't afford to be late again."
Akane went out of the kitchen furious. She then started going upstairs to Ranma's room.
"Hey Akane, you didn't cook did you?" Nabiki asked.
"No, why?"
"I heard the commotion in the kitchen. Good grief it's early in the morning what were you doing in the kitchen."
"Drinking water!" Akane replied.
"Huh?" Nabiki was, dumbfounded.
Yes, Akane was drinking water.
Good thing she gulped it down and she had no plans of waking up Ranma with water.
Akane's footsteps were nearing Ranma's bedroom door.
She opened the door and stood beside Ranma's bed.
Good grief look at him sleeps. He's like a tornado or something everything is everywhere!
Akane was about to scream at Ranma when she heard him muffle something.
"Aka..ne.." she heard.
"That's right Ranma! You better wake up before I hurt you. Now get up!" Akane turned around to walk out of his room.
She was nearly out of the door when she looked back but saw Ranma still in bed and deep asleep.
"What the? Honestly do I have to do everything for him." Akane walked back to Ranma's bedside.
"A..kane.." she heard Ranma say again.
Akane was surprised.
He called my name! Is Ranma dreaming about me? No it can't be that's…
Akane leaned forward to check if Ranma was still asleep.
He could be playing games with me and I honesty don't have time for that.
"Ranma!" Akane called out but she received a loud snore instead.
Just when she was about to shake Ranma she felt something in her chest.
"Aaaaaaaahhhh!" Akane screamed.
She saw Ranma's hand on her breast.
"Huh what the heck is wrong with you Ranma!" Slap! Akane was huffing.
He grabbed me! In my chest not even. The pervert!
Snoring. Ranma was still snoring.
He's asleep? He's still sleeping? I slapped him hard enough to wake him up and he's still asleep! Oh geez!
Akane took a deep breath.
"Oh no, I'm going to be even more late at this rate. I have to get this over with."
Akane stood back up and started waking up Ranma.
"Ranma wake up! We're late for school get dressed!"
Ranma shot up out of his bed.
"What…what? What the?" Ranma looked up to see the ticked off Akane.
"I've been waking you up for five minutes when I should've just kicked you to wake you up! "
Man, must've been a dream.
Ranma thought. When he got his mind to wake up they started arguing with each other.
" Hey! Nobody asked you to wake me up." Ranma shot back.
Akane walked away.
" Ugh grrr! You ingrate! Be late for school for all I care! "
" Owww!" Ranma touched his cheek and felt the burning sensation.
"You didn't have to wake me up he says. Hmp! Next time I'll make sure he never wakes up."
Akane went downstairs furious.
She went past Kasumi that didn't even notice said hello to her.
She went past Nabiki who well, didn't really care because she knows what was already going on.
She walked past the breakfast table to their main door.
She put on her shoes and started walking to school leaving Ranma behind.
"Fine then Ranma, next time I won't care at all! "
"She has a funny way of showing she cares." Ranma sat on his usual spot under the tree.
It was lunchtime and he didn't feel like spending lunch with Daisuke and Hiroshi.
"Ouch! Where did this come from?"
He touched his right cheek and felt the burn. " I bet Akane has something to do with this."
He touched it again.
"Ouch it hurts!" Ranma said. He once more contemplated on how he got the burning sensation on his cheek.
Akane was not far away from where Ranma was and she felt that she should tell him the truth about what happened.
She started to walk towards Ranma who was rubbing his cheek. Good thing she brought an ice pack for him.
"Man this sucks!" Ranma said.
"Then stop touching it you dummy. Here's some ice put it on there." Akane handed him a bag of ice, which he snatched from her.
" Where'd you come from? You left me behind, you should be ashamed." Ranma said while tending his burned cheek.
Akane gave him the eye look.
"You're the one who should be ashamed." Akane said.
"Ashamed of what? I didn't do anything wrong!" Ranma said in defense.
"You'd think you didn't." Akane said.
"What did I do then huh?" Ranma asked.
"You…you…"Akane was having a hard time saying what she wanted to say.
"I what?" Ranma said and waited for Akane to reply.
"Nothing." Akane said.
" Hah! You dare!" Ranma exclaimed.
"Grrrr, why you!" Akane gave Ranma a good blow in the back of his head.
"Akane!" he said irritably.
"You come with me this instant and don't complain!" Akane commanded.ß (^_^)
"No!" Ranma replied.
"No! Why?"
"I'm not going!"
"Why not?"
"Because"
"Because what?"
" I don't take orders form anyone." Ranma replied.
Akane's eyebrow were twitching, they were twitching badly.
" Ranma you better move right now."
"NO!" Ranma yelled.
"Fine!" Akane said and walked away.
"Fine!" Ranma shot back. "Even better" he added.
Ranma sat under the tree in silence for a while.
He heard somebody coming towards where he was sitting at and thinking that it was Akane he asked her to go away.
"Will you please leave Akane I'm not in the mood all right. Go fight someone else."
Ranma was waiting for the dreadful reply when he only heard silence.
"Huh?" Ranma turned around to see whom it was but saw no one.
"That's weird."
He started to eat his lunch again when he heard the same sound.
He quickly stood up.
"Alright whoever is in there you better come out now." Ranma yelled.
Someone came out behind a tree nearby.
"Huh?"
" Ukyou it's you."
Okay I know that this fanfiction story of mine sucks because I get more complaints than praises. Anyway thanks for the complaints and none praise reviews may not be as good as Krista Perry but at least I try. I still need to take up that creative writing and English literature course at school so bear with me. Yah I know I suck!
Well here's a rewrite. Tell me more of what's wrong with it so I can correct it with your comments or flames. Authors have vast imaginations, no they're suppose to carry vast imaginations. If someone is occ in this fic in which I believe isn't, there's a purpose for why they are occ.
Again thanks for the complaints. Lija, here is a rewrite for you tell me if it still doesn't make sense I'll do it over again.
Hahaha! It's funny. I guess you're the only one who reads my stuff.