Ranma ½ is the creation of Rumiko Takahashi. All other rights that I've left out apply
also.
Torn Apart
By Halen Rains
Ranma sat on the roof of the Tendo dojo looking longingly into the sky. His eyes
were clouded over and his face streaked from tears. He couldn't help but blame himself
for what had happened.
Ranma blinked his eyes hard, they burnt terribly. He had broken down after
coming home from the hospital and fled to the roof to get away from the accusing eyes of
the Tendo's and his parents. He didn't know how long he'd been there, but it felt like an
eternity. When the tears had run out he had simply sat there, wishing he could take it
back. Wishing she was still here and he was gone.
But that wouldn't happen.
Nothing would bring her back to them. He felt so helpless sitting in that waiting
room. Before he'd always been able to fight to protect everyone, but not now. All his
training, a life dedicated to the arts, couldn't do a thing to help her or bring her back.
Ryoga stepped silently onto the roof and sat down next to Ranma. He wore a hurt
look on his face, but not as badly hurt as Ranma. He knew that inside Ranma was
blaming himself for her death, Ranma was like that. He always had to be strong for
everyone and when he found out that he was as powerless as the rest of them it crushed
him.
"I… I don't know why things happen like they do." Ryoga was surprised at how
strong his voice was, he hadn't been able to say a single word after he'd heard the news.
He'd never lost someone he cared about before, he didn't think Ranma had either. Sure
they'd come close to losing Akane during the fight with Saffron, but they hadn't.
Ranma clenched his teeth and closed his eyes. Hearing someone else brought
back everything that had happened, threatening to throw him farther into depression.
"You couldn't have done anything. There was no way you could have known she
was going to…" Ryoga's voice died out as he spoke, seeing Ranma's aura sliding into
familiar territory. Ryoga knew depression better than anyone, and when to shut his
mouth.
Ranma suddenly whipped around to look at Ryoga. His face filled with anger and
anguish.
"I should have stopped her." Ranma grabbed Ryoga by the shirt and hauled him
until they were staring each other in the faces. "It's my fault she's dead." Ryoga tore
loose from Ranma and backed away.
"No it's not." Ryoga grabbed Ranma and tried to calm him, but Ranma simply
tossed him across the roof.
"I let her go." Ranma fell to his knees and slumped forward, his hands coming his
forehead. " I said I'd talk with her tomorrow and put her in that damn car." Ranma's
voice was weak shaking terribly.
"Ranma…" Akane stepped up behind him and put her hands on his shoulders,
trying to lend him her strength. She looked up as Ryoga approached them again and knelt
before the grieving Saotome. Ryoga placed his hand on top of Akane's hand and looked
up at her. He could see the look in her eyes as well. She felt partially responsible for
Ukyou's death, although not nearly as much as Ranma.
"I'll leave you two alone." Ryoga let his hand slid from Akane's and leaned close
to Ranma and began to whisper into his ear.
"Noone blames you for her death…" Ryoga stood slowly and walked back into
the window he'd used to get to the roof, closing it behind him to block out the
conversation from everyone inside.
Akane knelt beside Ranma and awkwardly wrapped her arm around her fiancé,
pulling him close. She laid her check against his back and listened to his heart. When
Ranma seemed to relax some from her touch, Akane almost jumped.
"If we'd only left with her…" Ranma slowly reached his arm around and gripped
Akane's hand gently. She was warm despite the chill night air all around them. Ranma
took a deep breath, it felt like he had taken a blow to the stomach. "I wanted to stay
longer…with you." He spoke at almost a whisper.
Akane ran her hand over his hair and lifted her head from his back. They had
been having such a great time at the party that when Ukyou came them ready to leave she
had been so disappointed. Ranma had taken the quite drunken Ukyou to a car outside and
asked the boy to drive her home. Neither of them knew he was drunk.
"I know." She hugged him tighter, and wrapped her other arm under him, linking
her hands and his.
Ranma intertwined his fingers with hers and turned his head to look at her. Her
eyes were almost as red as his and he pressed his forehead against hers. Closing his eyes
and only focusing on each labored breath.
"I know…"
Author's notes:
Ok this is extremely short I know, but this is something I wrote last year that has
special meaning for me. I found it in my senior english notebook and decided to type it
out.
also.
Torn Apart
By Halen Rains
Ranma sat on the roof of the Tendo dojo looking longingly into the sky. His eyes
were clouded over and his face streaked from tears. He couldn't help but blame himself
for what had happened.
Ranma blinked his eyes hard, they burnt terribly. He had broken down after
coming home from the hospital and fled to the roof to get away from the accusing eyes of
the Tendo's and his parents. He didn't know how long he'd been there, but it felt like an
eternity. When the tears had run out he had simply sat there, wishing he could take it
back. Wishing she was still here and he was gone.
But that wouldn't happen.
Nothing would bring her back to them. He felt so helpless sitting in that waiting
room. Before he'd always been able to fight to protect everyone, but not now. All his
training, a life dedicated to the arts, couldn't do a thing to help her or bring her back.
Ryoga stepped silently onto the roof and sat down next to Ranma. He wore a hurt
look on his face, but not as badly hurt as Ranma. He knew that inside Ranma was
blaming himself for her death, Ranma was like that. He always had to be strong for
everyone and when he found out that he was as powerless as the rest of them it crushed
him.
"I… I don't know why things happen like they do." Ryoga was surprised at how
strong his voice was, he hadn't been able to say a single word after he'd heard the news.
He'd never lost someone he cared about before, he didn't think Ranma had either. Sure
they'd come close to losing Akane during the fight with Saffron, but they hadn't.
Ranma clenched his teeth and closed his eyes. Hearing someone else brought
back everything that had happened, threatening to throw him farther into depression.
"You couldn't have done anything. There was no way you could have known she
was going to…" Ryoga's voice died out as he spoke, seeing Ranma's aura sliding into
familiar territory. Ryoga knew depression better than anyone, and when to shut his
mouth.
Ranma suddenly whipped around to look at Ryoga. His face filled with anger and
anguish.
"I should have stopped her." Ranma grabbed Ryoga by the shirt and hauled him
until they were staring each other in the faces. "It's my fault she's dead." Ryoga tore
loose from Ranma and backed away.
"No it's not." Ryoga grabbed Ranma and tried to calm him, but Ranma simply
tossed him across the roof.
"I let her go." Ranma fell to his knees and slumped forward, his hands coming his
forehead. " I said I'd talk with her tomorrow and put her in that damn car." Ranma's
voice was weak shaking terribly.
"Ranma…" Akane stepped up behind him and put her hands on his shoulders,
trying to lend him her strength. She looked up as Ryoga approached them again and knelt
before the grieving Saotome. Ryoga placed his hand on top of Akane's hand and looked
up at her. He could see the look in her eyes as well. She felt partially responsible for
Ukyou's death, although not nearly as much as Ranma.
"I'll leave you two alone." Ryoga let his hand slid from Akane's and leaned close
to Ranma and began to whisper into his ear.
"Noone blames you for her death…" Ryoga stood slowly and walked back into
the window he'd used to get to the roof, closing it behind him to block out the
conversation from everyone inside.
Akane knelt beside Ranma and awkwardly wrapped her arm around her fiancé,
pulling him close. She laid her check against his back and listened to his heart. When
Ranma seemed to relax some from her touch, Akane almost jumped.
"If we'd only left with her…" Ranma slowly reached his arm around and gripped
Akane's hand gently. She was warm despite the chill night air all around them. Ranma
took a deep breath, it felt like he had taken a blow to the stomach. "I wanted to stay
longer…with you." He spoke at almost a whisper.
Akane ran her hand over his hair and lifted her head from his back. They had
been having such a great time at the party that when Ukyou came them ready to leave she
had been so disappointed. Ranma had taken the quite drunken Ukyou to a car outside and
asked the boy to drive her home. Neither of them knew he was drunk.
"I know." She hugged him tighter, and wrapped her other arm under him, linking
her hands and his.
Ranma intertwined his fingers with hers and turned his head to look at her. Her
eyes were almost as red as his and he pressed his forehead against hers. Closing his eyes
and only focusing on each labored breath.
"I know…"
Author's notes:
Ok this is extremely short I know, but this is something I wrote last year that has
special meaning for me. I found it in my senior english notebook and decided to type it
out.