SINS OF EDEN
Chapter 12
*****
Ramna stood, staring out the window with Chijaru nuzzled close to him.
She was scant comfort, though. The night was prominent and absorbing.
"I didn't think that could happen," she said.
Ranma sighed heavily. "I can't do this, not now, not here. I- I don't want
to involve any more people into this."
"I know, but what do we do?"
"Only one thing to do. You know that."
Chijaru sighed and hugged him. once more, they would dissappear into the night,
just like before.
Forever...
-----
Akane woke; not really. She was never really asleep, after what happened last night.
It had been... frightening.
She had felt as if she was being sucked away by something. Someone- Ranma, was taking
something from deep inside her and simply ripping it away from her.
Now that it was morning, vanguard phantoms gone, she wasn't as scared.
Now, however, she had to think, and much at that.
What had happened? What was going on? What was her part in all this mess?
Silently, she made some coffee in the kitchen. At the while, she thought.
*Ranma... What's going on? Why can't you tell me?*
It had been going so well for them. Years worth of anger, vanished in only a matter
of minutes. A freat weight had been lifted from them; a burden unspoken of, gone.
Finally.
They even kissed. She only had memories of that, and they did not compare with the
real thing.
She took a sip from the steaming cup, sighing.
She padded across the living room and sat on the couch, sipping the cup.
How she wanted to know but...
"Wait a minute..." she said to herself. Setting the cup down, she raced into her room
and dug under the bed for a small box. Once she had it, she retrieved the interiors
and went back to the couch.
"What an idiot," she told herself. "I knew it all along..."
She read the small slip of paper in her hands over and over again.
"Ranma... It can't be true..."
She dropped the paper, which fell at her feet, cupped her face and just breathed.
"It can't be true..." she said softly. A tear slipped down her cheek, but was not
accompanied by sobs.
"I wont believe it. I can't believe it's you!"
Suddenly overcome with determination, she went into her room, went through the morning
rutine and raced out her apartment, pausing briefly to pick up her purse.
-----
Akane made her way in the early morning street quickly, not wanting to waste any time.
She came up to a building she would rather forget about, but it was her only clue.
Ranma's home.
She remembered everything, number and all, so she had no trouble finding it.
Coming up to his', she breathed in, summoned her courage, and knocked.
Nothing.
Again she knocked, harder this time...
Still nothing.
She gathered herself and called, "Ranma, you there?"
She knocked and called, but still no answer.
"Ranma?" she tried again, but nothing.
"Excuse me," a voice said. She looked to her side and saw an average sized, slightly
over-weight man addressing her. "Are you looking for someone?"
"Um, I um, yes."
"Well, if you're looking for the people in there, sorry to say, but they aint there no
more."
Akane's expression flinched. "I beg your pardon?"
"Yeah, they left last night. Something about some emergency or something. Woke me
up in the middle of the night to sign the exit forms; hey wait, are you Tendo Akane?"
"Yes I am. Why?"
"That guy wanted me to give you this." He pulled out a paper from his pocket. "Said I
should expect ya at any rate."
Akane unsurely took the small note from him. Not caring he was there, she opened it.
'Forgive me...' was all that was written.
Akane breathed in, closed her eyes and sighed.
"Is everything all right, Miss?"
Akane gave him a weak smile and nodded. "Yes, thank you."
"Anything you say," he said as he headed towards the stairwell and left.
"Ranma, you did it again..." she said to herself as she leaned onto the wall. "You just
had to run away.
"I should have known. You have to play savior..."
She closed her eyes for a few moments, but then opened them and stared hard at the wall.
"I won't let you do this. Not now, not ever again. You're not leaving me out of the
loop again.
"I won't let you leave me again."
She adjusted her outfit and left the building, going back to her's. She had to get a few
things first.
-----
A lone figure atop the building stared at Akane as she left herself.
He took a few puffs on his cigarrette, smiling.
"Well, I say things are about to get fun."
He smiled and threw the butt of it on the floor, stepping on it to put it out; then
he left, going inot the stairs.
End of Chapter 12
Author's Notes
Sorry about the shortness, but this was kinda rushed. I've been sick with a somewhat
strong flu the past week and haven't had the initiative to write.
Plus, my 'How to draw manga' books came the other day(YAY!) and have drawn most of the
time. I actually made a panel for this story. Although Ranma looks like that guy
on the cover, Akane like that girl from 'Corrector Yui: Reiko', it's coming along nicely.
If I'm ever done with it this century, I might let others see it. Maybe.
'Till next time...
BlackDragon
Chapter 12
*****
Ramna stood, staring out the window with Chijaru nuzzled close to him.
She was scant comfort, though. The night was prominent and absorbing.
"I didn't think that could happen," she said.
Ranma sighed heavily. "I can't do this, not now, not here. I- I don't want
to involve any more people into this."
"I know, but what do we do?"
"Only one thing to do. You know that."
Chijaru sighed and hugged him. once more, they would dissappear into the night,
just like before.
Forever...
-----
Akane woke; not really. She was never really asleep, after what happened last night.
It had been... frightening.
She had felt as if she was being sucked away by something. Someone- Ranma, was taking
something from deep inside her and simply ripping it away from her.
Now that it was morning, vanguard phantoms gone, she wasn't as scared.
Now, however, she had to think, and much at that.
What had happened? What was going on? What was her part in all this mess?
Silently, she made some coffee in the kitchen. At the while, she thought.
*Ranma... What's going on? Why can't you tell me?*
It had been going so well for them. Years worth of anger, vanished in only a matter
of minutes. A freat weight had been lifted from them; a burden unspoken of, gone.
Finally.
They even kissed. She only had memories of that, and they did not compare with the
real thing.
She took a sip from the steaming cup, sighing.
She padded across the living room and sat on the couch, sipping the cup.
How she wanted to know but...
"Wait a minute..." she said to herself. Setting the cup down, she raced into her room
and dug under the bed for a small box. Once she had it, she retrieved the interiors
and went back to the couch.
"What an idiot," she told herself. "I knew it all along..."
She read the small slip of paper in her hands over and over again.
"Ranma... It can't be true..."
She dropped the paper, which fell at her feet, cupped her face and just breathed.
"It can't be true..." she said softly. A tear slipped down her cheek, but was not
accompanied by sobs.
"I wont believe it. I can't believe it's you!"
Suddenly overcome with determination, she went into her room, went through the morning
rutine and raced out her apartment, pausing briefly to pick up her purse.
-----
Akane made her way in the early morning street quickly, not wanting to waste any time.
She came up to a building she would rather forget about, but it was her only clue.
Ranma's home.
She remembered everything, number and all, so she had no trouble finding it.
Coming up to his', she breathed in, summoned her courage, and knocked.
Nothing.
Again she knocked, harder this time...
Still nothing.
She gathered herself and called, "Ranma, you there?"
She knocked and called, but still no answer.
"Ranma?" she tried again, but nothing.
"Excuse me," a voice said. She looked to her side and saw an average sized, slightly
over-weight man addressing her. "Are you looking for someone?"
"Um, I um, yes."
"Well, if you're looking for the people in there, sorry to say, but they aint there no
more."
Akane's expression flinched. "I beg your pardon?"
"Yeah, they left last night. Something about some emergency or something. Woke me
up in the middle of the night to sign the exit forms; hey wait, are you Tendo Akane?"
"Yes I am. Why?"
"That guy wanted me to give you this." He pulled out a paper from his pocket. "Said I
should expect ya at any rate."
Akane unsurely took the small note from him. Not caring he was there, she opened it.
'Forgive me...' was all that was written.
Akane breathed in, closed her eyes and sighed.
"Is everything all right, Miss?"
Akane gave him a weak smile and nodded. "Yes, thank you."
"Anything you say," he said as he headed towards the stairwell and left.
"Ranma, you did it again..." she said to herself as she leaned onto the wall. "You just
had to run away.
"I should have known. You have to play savior..."
She closed her eyes for a few moments, but then opened them and stared hard at the wall.
"I won't let you do this. Not now, not ever again. You're not leaving me out of the
loop again.
"I won't let you leave me again."
She adjusted her outfit and left the building, going back to her's. She had to get a few
things first.
-----
A lone figure atop the building stared at Akane as she left herself.
He took a few puffs on his cigarrette, smiling.
"Well, I say things are about to get fun."
He smiled and threw the butt of it on the floor, stepping on it to put it out; then
he left, going inot the stairs.
End of Chapter 12
Author's Notes
Sorry about the shortness, but this was kinda rushed. I've been sick with a somewhat
strong flu the past week and haven't had the initiative to write.
Plus, my 'How to draw manga' books came the other day(YAY!) and have drawn most of the
time. I actually made a panel for this story. Although Ranma looks like that guy
on the cover, Akane like that girl from 'Corrector Yui: Reiko', it's coming along nicely.
If I'm ever done with it this century, I might let others see it. Maybe.
'Till next time...
BlackDragon