Hi Minna! I'm here with the next chapter! I would really like to thank the people who reviewed for keeping me inspired and trying to help me out with my story… It's all greatly appreciated. Here's chapter 3, enjoy!
Special thanks to Vamp Queen for beta reading for me! Love ya girl!
Disclaimer: I don't own Ranma ½ :(
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Not having slept all night, due to the strange dream, Ranma didn't awake until mid afternoon.
After having woken up, Ranma simply sat there once again assessing his unfortunate situation. How he had come to be here was already explained by his friend Akane, but still everything was confusing and didn't seem to fit together somehow.
Ranma agitatedly rubbed the heels of his hands into his eyes. And then there was that dream. It was so real that it was almost unlikely that it was fabricated. It almost seemed as thought it might have been one of his forgotten memories.
If what Akane had filled him in with was the truth, then the dream had to be nothing more than a mere product of his imagination, no matter how he felt about the dream.
Everything was just so confusing; he didn't know whom to believe.
Heaving a heavy sigh of weariness, he finally got up and out of bed.
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Unbeknownst to the confused boy upstairs, his unrevealed fiancé was also pondering his situation just as hard.
Akane, who was alone due to the fact that everyone had left by then, sat alone wondering when the right time would come when she could reveal to Ranma that she was his fiancée.
Problem was, she couldn't decide just what to tell him when she did decide to give him the announcement.
She sighed, running her slender fingers threw her short hair. Would he be angry with and possibly hate her for lying to him? Would he be disgusted that this "tomboy" was his betrothed?
Frustrated tears started to brim in her eyes. She just didn't know what to do…either way, he would probably be really angry with her. No matter the outcome, she had to tell him soon before any of his other fiancé's discovered his problem and gave him a false story.
'What am I going to do?'
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After coming out of his room, he made his way to the living room of the dojo to be greeted with the sight of his good friend sitting alone, seeming to have something on her mind. Most likely about him.
He suddenly felt a rush of guilt and helplessness. He felt guilty that his best friend was suffering because of him, and helpless from the lack of knowledge on how to assuage that pain.
It took several minutes before his friend even acknowledged his presence.
Akane jumped, startled at the seemingly sudden arrival of her fiancé. She quickly wiped at her fallen tears and fixed Ranma with a slightly apologetic smile. "I'm sorry, I didn't see you there." She explained, rising from the table to meet Ranma.
"It's okay. What were you thinking so heavily about?" He inquired quietly, even though he most likely already knew what was on her mind.
"It was nothing. You slept along time…are you hungry?" She questioned, veering away from the distressing subject at hand.
Ranma stared at her awkwardly. He was about to pry deeper but was interrupted by the answer his stomach gave as a reply to her earlier question.
Akane couldn't help but laugh at betrayed look Ranma gave his stomach.
Immediately looking up at the twinkling sound of her laughter, he to smile, finally having had something to laugh about. "I guess that would be a yes."
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The two entered the kitchen in search of something to eat.
Then it hit Ranma. "Your not going to cook anything, are you?" Ranma inquired somewhat nervously.
Turning around from her position in the icebox, Akane glowered at him. How was it that he couldn't remember anything about her, but he remembered that she couldn't cook. "No, Kasumi cooked something earlier and left some for you." She muttered lowly, plopping the plate of food down on the counter.
Seeing his relieved expression only served to anger her more. "Do you mean to tell me that while you can't remember anything else, you can remember that I can't cook?" She nearly seethed.
"No!" He cried, putting up his hands in defense. "No…I had a dream is all." He nearly whispered, a slight blush starting to spread across his face as he remembered the kiss in the dream.
Slight as it was, it did not go unnoticed by Akane. Misinterpreting his reddening face as a sign that his dream was not wholly innocent, she immediately became incensed.
Being unused to bearing the burnt of Akane's famous anger, he was ill prepared for her reaction.
"HENTAI!" Akane yelled, bring the plate of food down over the unsuspecting boy's head, but immediately regretting her actions afterwards. "Ranma…I'm sorry." She whispered over Ranma, for a moment at a loss. Regaining her senses, she reaced to try to help him up but only succeded at cutting herself on a mangled piece of porcelain by his arm.
Ranma's head slowly rose from its location on the floor. "Not that kind of dream you…you uncute tomboy!" He yelled heatedly, slowly picking himself off the floor.
"I'm sorry." She repeated again in little more than a whisper, examining her hurt finger. Seeing blood on it, she unconsciously stuck the ingured digit into her mouth to stop the blood.
Seeing her injured finger and feeling bad for having yelled, Ranma quieted. Walking over to Akane, he gently took her by the wrist leading her to the sink. Only after gently rising away the blood, did he speak again.
"Are you always this violent?" He muttered, still attending to her injured finger.
Akane turned to him smiling sheepishly. "Yeah. I guess old habits are just hard to break." She admitted, dislodging her wrist from his grasp when the bleeding had stopped. I ruined you lunch so I'll treat to a cheeseburger." She said, trying to make amends for her behavior.
Never one to turn down food, Ranma agreed.
As Akane went to get her coat, she paused. 'Ranma just called me an uncute tomboy.' Maybe hope wasn't so far away after all.
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Arriving at a small local café, they took a both near the window.
Akane sat there quietly, still feeling bad about hitting Ranma. It wasn't like he didn't have enough problems. She chanced a glance at the boy sitting across from her and caught his eye a second before he turned his gaze elsewhere.
Contrary to what he had said earlier, Akane was actually cute…pretty even, he thought as he stared at her bent head. When she smiled she was actually beau-
"Ranma, what do you want to eat?" Akane asked breaking into his thoughts.
Ranma raised his eyes to Akane's expressive coffee brown ones that mirrored both concern and guilt. "Akane, it's okay. Just promise me that if I don't order what you want, you won't pulverize me." He said jokingly, winning a small smile from Akane.
After getting their orders together, Akane went up to the counter to place their orders and sat back down at the booth that her and Ranma shared.
"So…why don't you tell me more about our relationship and more about this town?" Ranma asked, watching Akane blanch slightly at his question.
Ranma also noticed the way she fidgeted with her fingers, deeply contemplating something, as he patiently waited for a response.
It was several moments before Akane replied. "Ranma…there's something I've been meaning to tell you…" She paused glancing at Ranma, his silence an indication that he would like for her to continue.
"You see…I-"
Getting cut off by the loud speaker calling out their number.
Ranma's stomach outweighing his curiosity, he jetted over to the counter to pick up their food.
Watching Ranma with rising anger, due to the fact that he jetted off when she had something important to say, she didn't even realize the other occupant at the booth until someone was holding both of her hands.
Akane jumped with a start, staring at the intruder with narrowing eyes.
"Akane Tendo…Fate has finally intervened and cast you into my arms." Kuno dramatized, trying to kiss their clasped hands.
Akane immediately pulled back her hands in barely concealed disgust. "What are you talking about?" Akane retorted.
"Now that Ranma no longer remembers you, then there is no reason why you should be with him anymore." He replied matter-of-factly.
How easily he commented on Ranma's predicament angered her immensely, finally pushing her over the edge causing her to release 2 days of pent up frustration, anger, and sorrow on the blameless boy.
"Why you arrogant self-absorbed bastard! How dare you make light of Ranma's situation! And what makes you think that I want you anyway?! I wouldn't have you if you were the last thing on earth! So you can just go to-" Whipping out her mallet and slamming it down on Kuno's head, smashing him into the floor. "HELL!"
Ranma, who had been watching the whole ordeal, was surprised to say the least. At first when he had turned around to find the other boy holding Akane's hands, he felt an unnecessary rush of jealousy run threw. The possibility that this person could be Akane's boyfriend unsettled him greatly. He wasn't sure what the boy had said to her to make her fly off the handle like that, but witnessing Akane's anger first hand, he almost felt sorry for the boy…almost..
Akane turned her still angry gaze on Ranma. "Let's go Ranma." Akane muttered, turning to walk past a crippled looking Kuno and out of the door.
Unwilling to anger Akane even more, Ranma grabbed their food and followed Akane outside…into the rain.
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Oh no, looks like Akane forgot to tell him something else besides them being engaged. Anyways, remember to review and tell me how you liked it or to give constructive criticism. I love reviews so keep 'em comin'! Also if you want to be notified when I update, leave it in a review or e-mail me at breezbox6@aol.com.