SINS OF EDEN
By BlackDragon
WARNING: This fic contains adult themes and situations. If you are offended
by such, or just don't read that stuff, then I would suggest not reading any
further. If not, then enjoy.
Chapter One
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The sun slwoly rose over the distant horizon. Bringing with it the majestic
views that decorate the morning sky. A world of shadows being replaced by
a world of light and action.
The first rays of sun hit Akane right in the face, making her wake up.
She opened one eye, but closed it again and brought her pillow over her
head. A bird chirpped loudly, erradicating any desire to sleep left
in her. She yawned and streched, groaning as she pulled the kinks
out of her muscles.
*Time to get up,* she ordered herself. She swung her legs to the side and
stood. Mechanically, she went to the bathroom, shed her clothes and stepped
into the shower. She let the water run for a while. She tested the temperature
with her hand, found it pleasant, and stepped under the downpour. She washed
her face and her hair, sighing at the relief she felt as her sleepiness left
completely.
Refreshed and releived, she wrapped herslef in a towel and began combing her
short hair. She smiled at her reflection. At twenty four, she was a vibrant
young woman with amazing energy. She liked where she was and what she was
doing. She spared a glance at the clock that hung near the door and went
pale.
"8:30!? On no, I'm late!"
Dressing in record time, she raced through her motions, skipping breakfast and
grabbing a small sports bag near the door. She grabbed her keys and a small
muffin from the kitchen table. She exited her apartment and got on the elevator.
Once on the lobby, she waved to the guard- who waved back- and dashed through the
crowded streets of Utsunomiya. She had moved here a little less than two years
ago.
After a few minutes of quick jogging, she reached her destination. A moderately
sized building in what she liked to call: 'The fitness district' of Utsunomiya.
A small place that was crowded with workout centers, health clubs and gyms.
At this time there were mostly young people and children; the older crowd
frequented mostly in the early afternoon.
She saw the sign hanging anove the door; she never stopped feeling proud of
it. It read: 'Musabetsu Kakuto Ryuu Dojo', in kanji. Her very own dojo.
Business had gone so well back home, that Nabiki had found this lot and
purchased it, setting up a branch of their dojo. The place did remarkably
well, and it was still going.
She stepped inside, giving a quick hi to the secretary, and peeked inside
the room. At this point, she was afraid all her students had gone, but
luckily, her entire class of thirty five was there, stretching. She
looked at the end of the room and saw her friend Nui leading the workout.
She waved to Akane, who nodded and headed for the dressing rooms.
As Akane changed into her gi, she tried not to think of the memories
this brought. It all reminded her of one person. Someone she had not
seen in a very long time.
*Hah,* she thought. *Six years and I'm thiking about him. I'm hopeless...*
She sighed and went to her class. The 9 o'clock class was mostly young children
ranging from ages five to eleven. They all looked so cute wearing their little gi's.
"Slept in huh, girl?" said Nui as Akane reached her.
"Yeah, but thanks for leading the workout. I owe you one."
"You owe me like ten. Just for that, you're taking me to lunch today!"
"Oh, all right!"
Nui laughed. Nui was Akane's best friend since she moved here. They had met
in a cafe while she had been taking a break from apartment hunting. Nui had
asked her, 'Why the long face, girl?', and thus a friendship had been born. She
had found Akane a nice apartment and also helped teach at the dojo. She was a
short bruinette, a little taller than Akane, and very beautiful.
"You're gonna give me a couple of green hairs," said Akane.
"Oh come on. You love me and you know it!"
They laughed and Akane took her place. She led the training as Nui pointed out
some errors to the students. This went on for the rest of the morning classes
until noon, when the next class started at two.
"Whew! I'm spent!" said Nui as she sat in the changing room with Akane. "By the
way, you still owe me that luch date!"
"I said ok!" responded Akane as she put on a pair of jeans and a shirt. "Jeez.
You never give me a break!"
"Hey, I follow this guys' orders." She patted her belly. "When it wants, it wants."
Akane rolled her eyes. "You're incorrigable."
"Congratulations! You're the one hundreth person to tell me that! Your prize, you
get to take me to that new chinese restaurant!"
"Oh shut up!"
"hahahahaha...."
Akane waited for her friend to dress into some normal clothes and then left for lunch.
They walked down the street towards 'Wangs' chinese restaurant.
"So tell me, who was the lucky guy?" asked Nui.
"What?"
"Hey, you never sleep in! I can only guess you did one thing..."
"Nui!"
"Come on, humor me girl! You need a man! In all the time I've known you, you've
only been on two dates! And I fixed you up for those! What's wrong with you!"
"Nothing's wrong with me! I just happen to be choosy."
"Yeah, yeah. Whatever you say, girl-" she looked to her side and grabbed Akane's arm.
"Oh my God," she said.
"What? What is it?"
"Look over there!"
Nui pointed to Wangs. Akane followed her indications, but saw nothing more than the lunch
rush that generally started at this hour.
"What am I looking at exactly?"
Nui whistled. "I haven't seen an ass like that in ages! I call him!"
"What, who?"
"That guy!" She pointed again, but Akane saw nothing. "You missed him! He had like,
the firmest butt! AND, he just entered Wangs. Come on!"
Nui dragged a protesting Akane to the place. The restaurant was packed. A waitress
with a fake chinese accent lead them to a booth and took their orders. Nui ordered
some Dim-sums and Akane got the Sea-food special. Once the waitress left, Nui
looked around the place in detail.
"What are you doing?" asked Akane.
"What's it look like? I'm looking for my future husband."
"Nui, maybe he already left. You always get like this when you see a guy you like."
"Well, duh! I'm a player, and no guy can resist me!"
Akane chukcled dryly. Nui had always had a smart mouth and was a major flirt. A very
amusing combination.
Their orders came. Akane ate her lunch slowly, while Nui grabbed the Dims and waffled
them down almost instantly. She resumed looking for the guy.
"Nui..."
"There!" Nui exclaimed softly. She pointed and Akane saw a young man with short hair
sitting on the counter. He appeared to still be eating.
"There he is, my dreamboat!"
Akane thought of a way to calm her down. "You know, he may alreafy have a girlfriend,
or maybe he's married. You never know."
"Oh, I will now." Akane saw a person leaving the stool next to the guy. An opportunity
like this was yet to escape her friend.
"Well, wish me luck!"
"Hold up..." Akane said, but Nui was already on her way. She saw as her friend began
her famous chit-chat. She wtached intently at the two. They seemed to get along.
It was only until the guy moved his head that she saw his profile. He seemed awfully
familiar. She stood and walked towards them.
"...so, do you wanna get together later and do something?" asked Nui.
"I don't know, I mean, I have work and..." he trailed off as another woman came
near this Nui. He recognized her in a second. She had barely changed at all.
"Nui..." said Akane as she got close.
"Hey! Let me introduce you. This is..."
Akane looked baffled at the man. "Ranma?"
Nui blinked.
"Akane?"
Nui looked at the two. *Damn!*
Ranma stood up and faced Akane. She was better formed; with more curves and taller
than he remembered.
Akane checked Ranma. He was more muscular than he was before. He was wearing a sleeveless
shirt that showed off his build, and a pair of jeans. She wondered for a second why he
no longer wore his chinese silk garments, but let it go quickly. He did not have
the pig-tail anymore. Instead, his hair was cascading to the sides, and long bangs
covered his forehead. In fact, she thought he looked better than before.
"It- it's been a while..." she said.
"Yeah, it has," he said without emotion.
Akane wanted to ask so amny things, so she began with something simple. "What brings
you to Utsunomiya?"
"I work here as a personal trainer. I moved in just a month ago."
"Oh? I thought you'd be teaching the art."
"I do, but only to those who want to learn. I still practice too."
Nui kicked herself. It was obvious these two went back.
"Um, well, I work here too. We have a dojo..."
"I know. The first branch right? Congrats."
"Thanks. Um, do you think we could talk..."
Ranma's expression became very serious. "I don't think that's a good idea." He placed
some money on the counter. "Now, I have to get back to work. I have a client at One."
He turned to Nui. "Nice meeting you," he said, then he left.
Akane watched him leave, then sat down on the empty stool he had left.
"Ok. Explain."
"What?"
"You know the guy, right?" asked Nui. "What's the deal there?"
Akane looked down. "Um, it's a little personal..."
"You can trust me. I won't tell."
Akane laughed. "I- I just can't right now. Maybe some other time, ok?"
"Whatever you say..." Nui said. She checked her watch. "Come on, we have to get back
to work."
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Akane stared blankly at her TV. She liked this soap opera, but she was not in the mood
for anything right now.
What happened today unsettled her.
She had not expected to see Ranma. It had been both a relief and shock to her.
Nui had been bugging all day to tell her, but she managed to keep her at bay.
The phone rang. Akane picked it up.
"Hello?"
"Hey girl, it's me."
"Hey Nui."
"So, ready to tell me about all this?"
"Nui, I..."
"Listen, I'm only trying to help, but I can't do that unless you tell me what's
wrong."
That made sense. "Thanks, but right now, it's just- I have a lot to sort out, ok?
It's hard for me to say..."
"Keeping it inside isn't going to help, you know. Better to tell someone."
Akane laughed softly. "You're right. I hate it when you're right. I just can't
right now, and not over the phone. Come by tomorrow morning. It's sunday, so we have
free. I'll tell you all about it, ok?"
"Deal. I'll see you tomorrow then. 'Night."
"Goodnight," Akane said as she turned off the phone. She turned off the TV and tucked
herself in. She doubted she would sleep at all. Ranma was back.
Whether she wanted to or not...
She would have to face her past.
Authors Notes
Here is chapter one. I'd like to clear some things up.
This is a continuation, but not any conventioanl or traditional kind. I wanted to
try something different. I made this keeping in mind the errors I have seen in
other fics, such as:
1)A lot of fics portray Akane as an actor. That's good, but according to the anime
(I don't know about the manga, since I haven't read it all yet), Akane hates
acting, and only played Juliet since it was her dream to do so. She had to play
Romeo when she was younger! I personally see her better as this.
2)Ranma as a personal trainer + no pig-tail? I don't know where this idea came from.
I guess I could say that I want to demonstrate, contrary to popular belief, that people
DO change. Who's to say one day Ranma decided he wanted to try a new hairstyle, or
focus on something other than the art? It could happen.
3)I know the characters are really OOC, but keep in mind they are about 25 years old now,
so naturally they have matured.
This story WILL contain lemon scences, since they are crucial to it's plot. You'll see
them soon enough.
I hope you like this fic. Believe me, I haven't even begun to explain any of it yet.
'Till next time...
BlackDragon