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After sitting there for quite awhile, Akane finally sighed and got out of the position, no matter how comfortable it was. 'I can't believe I just broke down in front of Ranma. And he comforted me. I guess he isn't such a jerk after all.' She sniffled and wiped her eyes. "Thanks." She mumbled.
"No problem." He wiped one of the tears that straggled on her face. Ranma just rested his hand there afterwards, looking at her with bright sapphire eyes. "Are you ok?"
She nodded lightly, not wanting to break the strong bond their eyes had to each other. She noticed how close they were, how she could feel his warm breath on her face. She didn't mind. She liked it, how it felt good to have him so near by, knowing he would always protect her. They both leaned in closer as she whispered, "Ranma,"
"Ranma, Akane, dinner is ready!" Kasumi came upstairs to find a very red Akane and a blushing Ranma on opposite sides of the room. She could hear that they were both breathing heavily. If she suspected something, she didn't let on. "Here you go. Nice a fresh. Your father hasn't even had any yet."
"Th-thank you, Kasumi. It looks great." Ranma mumbled.
"Why thank you. Please enjoy it." She began to leave, the returned. "Oh my. I almost forgot. Ranma, I picked up a few boxes of oatmeal bath powder when I went to the market earlier. Would you like to take a bath after you eat?"
"Uh, sure. That would be great." Ranma said with a mouthful of food.
"I'll get it ready for you now, seeing as how fast you eat and all." The eldest Tendo sister went to go prepare the bath, leaving Akane and Ranma to their dinner.
"Akane," Ranma said hesitantly. When she looked up at him curiously, he had to search for the nerve to go on. "Um, well, I'm sorry for earlier. You know when everyone came over. I wish they hadn't too."
The blue-haired girl sighed. "I know it wasn't your fault. You didn't do anything." 'Except for not telling the whole lot of them to but out a long time ago.' She wanted to say it. She really did. Unfortunately, she didn't want to make the situation worse by starting an argument.
"Ya, well, you aren't such a bad nurse either."
She waited for him to say something. Something like, for a tomboy, or for an uncute girl like you. Yet, it didn't come. She opened her eyes from their closed, expecting state. 'Wow. He actually complimented me.' She smiled broadly. "Thank you, Ranma; you aren't a bad patient either."
"Well, I'm gonna go take that bath. Those things are really nice. Almost wish I could have them when I'm not feeling miserable." He grinned at her as she giggled, then went to go fulfill that proclamation.
'Ranma isn't a bad guy. Not when you get him alone and his head fits through the door. I guess being sick humbles a person up.' She mused. 'Hm. Maybe I should do something special for him.'
As Ranma trudged up the stairs some while later, he stretched. 'Man, I love those baths. Wouldn't admit that to anyone else though. Liking baths certainly isn't manly.' He was intercepted by Nabiki halfway up the stairs, who tied a scarf around his eyes. "Hey! What gives!"
"There is a surprise waiting for you Saotome. Just adding to the effect. Come on." They made it to the bedroom after almost tumbling back down the stairs three times. "Here you go." Making him blink wildly, she tugged of the blindfold.
"SURPRISE!"
In front of Ranma was a widescreen tv, a vcr, a game consul, dozens of games and even more movies. "What is this?" He asked.
"I personally wont be able to stand another game of Monopoly. This should keep us entertained for a while." Akane beamed from her position over by the television. "What do you think?"
"It's amazing! Thanks. Hey, wait a sec. I thought you said that there weren't any outlets in this room." He put his hands on his hips, looking at her suspiciously.
"There isn't." Nabiki told him. "We are running an extension cord to the hallway outlet. Don't worry, the door still closes over it." She frowned. "Come to think of it, why is there an outlet in the hallway but not the bedroom? Oh, well. Let's go everyone, I'm sure they want their privacy." The middle sister grinned slyly and left along with the other members of the household.
Ranma immediately started the game system, choosing a fighting gave, which didn't surprise Akane. "Where did all this come from?" He said, pressing buttons wildly, entranced by the colors and movement on the screen.
"Don't ask me. Nabiki just sort of had it all. She can be quick surprising. Move to your left." Ranma played that game for sometime, and Akane was getting bored. "Isn't there a game we can both play?" she sighed.
"C'mon Akane, just one more level!" She sighed again, not believing a word of it. 'Oh, well.' She thought. 'At least he is having fun.' She continued to give him advice until he was played out. "Lets watch a movie now! Do we have any good ones?" He searched through the large stacks of movies. "I've never heard of most of these."
"Really?" She came over to look with him. "Kami-sama! How could you not have heard of these? These are classics."
"You don't have too much time to go to the movies during training trips." He went and laid on his futon, scratching a bit.
"I saw that, Ranma. Since you've never heard of any of these, can I pick the movie?" He shrugged and she took that as a yes. After minutes of deliberation, she finally pulled 'Titanic' out of the large group. Popping it in the VCR, she relaxed next to the sick boy. 'He really shouldn't scratch like that.' She took his arm and put it around her shoulders. "Now you can't scratch."
To her surprise, he didn't try to pull his arm away. Instead, he tightened it around her, pulling her towards him. It startled her, but in the end, she snuggled against his warm body. 'He is still so feverish. . .'
'For some reason, I don't itch now that I have Akane next to me. Maybe she just makes me feel better, feel good. We should do this more often.' He felt his eyes droop. 'When I'm not so sick, that is.' Both teenagers were asleep before the previews ended.
Akane and Ranma were on a deserted strip of beach, frolicking in the sand. He was a guy, not quite normal for a beach trip. They rolled around on the high shore, laughing and talking like dear friends. Almost like lovers. The scene changed to the two of them alone on a high ridge overlooking the sparkling, blue ocean. "Lets jump!" Ranma suggested.
"You know I can't swim." Dream-Akane told Dream-Ranma.
"Don't worry, Akane. I'll protect you." He grabbed her around the waist not only in the dream, but a sleeping Ranma did it to the sleeping Akane. Akane loved the feeling of the wind in her hair, and the protective grip Ranma kept around her waist felt amazing. They were free-falling towards the open blue sea, both feeling as if they could fly. Akane giggled, grabbing onto her fiance as they neared the water. 10 feet, 9 feet, 8 feet, so on until three, two, one. . .
Akane Tendo woke up from her beautiful dream, only to find herself soaking wet.
A/N: You get bonus points if you can guess what happened. It might be surprising. Just to let you all know, I am making each chapter up as I go along. This was not prewritten before I posted it. I'm a big Nabiki fan, which is why I made her act so nice. She really has a good heart and is willing to help out her family. It was very interesting how the reviews turned into a mini-discussion. Thank you so much to everyone who reviewed! I can't believe it! You like me, you really like me! It would take up to much room to give everyone a personal thanks, but If you want to talk with me about anything, or give me a greater detailed review of this, please feel free to email me at lavendergaia@yahoo.com. Questions, comments, reactions and reviews are greatly appreciated.
Thoughts are in 'quotations'.
Dreams are in these thingies. Whatever they are called.
After sitting there for quite awhile, Akane finally sighed and got out of the position, no matter how comfortable it was. 'I can't believe I just broke down in front of Ranma. And he comforted me. I guess he isn't such a jerk after all.' She sniffled and wiped her eyes. "Thanks." She mumbled.
"No problem." He wiped one of the tears that straggled on her face. Ranma just rested his hand there afterwards, looking at her with bright sapphire eyes. "Are you ok?"
She nodded lightly, not wanting to break the strong bond their eyes had to each other. She noticed how close they were, how she could feel his warm breath on her face. She didn't mind. She liked it, how it felt good to have him so near by, knowing he would always protect her. They both leaned in closer as she whispered, "Ranma,"
"Ranma, Akane, dinner is ready!" Kasumi came upstairs to find a very red Akane and a blushing Ranma on opposite sides of the room. She could hear that they were both breathing heavily. If she suspected something, she didn't let on. "Here you go. Nice a fresh. Your father hasn't even had any yet."
"Th-thank you, Kasumi. It looks great." Ranma mumbled.
"Why thank you. Please enjoy it." She began to leave, the returned. "Oh my. I almost forgot. Ranma, I picked up a few boxes of oatmeal bath powder when I went to the market earlier. Would you like to take a bath after you eat?"
"Uh, sure. That would be great." Ranma said with a mouthful of food.
"I'll get it ready for you now, seeing as how fast you eat and all." The eldest Tendo sister went to go prepare the bath, leaving Akane and Ranma to their dinner.
"Akane," Ranma said hesitantly. When she looked up at him curiously, he had to search for the nerve to go on. "Um, well, I'm sorry for earlier. You know when everyone came over. I wish they hadn't too."
The blue-haired girl sighed. "I know it wasn't your fault. You didn't do anything." 'Except for not telling the whole lot of them to but out a long time ago.' She wanted to say it. She really did. Unfortunately, she didn't want to make the situation worse by starting an argument.
"Ya, well, you aren't such a bad nurse either."
She waited for him to say something. Something like, for a tomboy, or for an uncute girl like you. Yet, it didn't come. She opened her eyes from their closed, expecting state. 'Wow. He actually complimented me.' She smiled broadly. "Thank you, Ranma; you aren't a bad patient either."
"Well, I'm gonna go take that bath. Those things are really nice. Almost wish I could have them when I'm not feeling miserable." He grinned at her as she giggled, then went to go fulfill that proclamation.
'Ranma isn't a bad guy. Not when you get him alone and his head fits through the door. I guess being sick humbles a person up.' She mused. 'Hm. Maybe I should do something special for him.'
As Ranma trudged up the stairs some while later, he stretched. 'Man, I love those baths. Wouldn't admit that to anyone else though. Liking baths certainly isn't manly.' He was intercepted by Nabiki halfway up the stairs, who tied a scarf around his eyes. "Hey! What gives!"
"There is a surprise waiting for you Saotome. Just adding to the effect. Come on." They made it to the bedroom after almost tumbling back down the stairs three times. "Here you go." Making him blink wildly, she tugged of the blindfold.
"SURPRISE!"
In front of Ranma was a widescreen tv, a vcr, a game consul, dozens of games and even more movies. "What is this?" He asked.
"I personally wont be able to stand another game of Monopoly. This should keep us entertained for a while." Akane beamed from her position over by the television. "What do you think?"
"It's amazing! Thanks. Hey, wait a sec. I thought you said that there weren't any outlets in this room." He put his hands on his hips, looking at her suspiciously.
"There isn't." Nabiki told him. "We are running an extension cord to the hallway outlet. Don't worry, the door still closes over it." She frowned. "Come to think of it, why is there an outlet in the hallway but not the bedroom? Oh, well. Let's go everyone, I'm sure they want their privacy." The middle sister grinned slyly and left along with the other members of the household.
Ranma immediately started the game system, choosing a fighting gave, which didn't surprise Akane. "Where did all this come from?" He said, pressing buttons wildly, entranced by the colors and movement on the screen.
"Don't ask me. Nabiki just sort of had it all. She can be quick surprising. Move to your left." Ranma played that game for sometime, and Akane was getting bored. "Isn't there a game we can both play?" she sighed.
"C'mon Akane, just one more level!" She sighed again, not believing a word of it. 'Oh, well.' She thought. 'At least he is having fun.' She continued to give him advice until he was played out. "Lets watch a movie now! Do we have any good ones?" He searched through the large stacks of movies. "I've never heard of most of these."
"Really?" She came over to look with him. "Kami-sama! How could you not have heard of these? These are classics."
"You don't have too much time to go to the movies during training trips." He went and laid on his futon, scratching a bit.
"I saw that, Ranma. Since you've never heard of any of these, can I pick the movie?" He shrugged and she took that as a yes. After minutes of deliberation, she finally pulled 'Titanic' out of the large group. Popping it in the VCR, she relaxed next to the sick boy. 'He really shouldn't scratch like that.' She took his arm and put it around her shoulders. "Now you can't scratch."
To her surprise, he didn't try to pull his arm away. Instead, he tightened it around her, pulling her towards him. It startled her, but in the end, she snuggled against his warm body. 'He is still so feverish. . .'
'For some reason, I don't itch now that I have Akane next to me. Maybe she just makes me feel better, feel good. We should do this more often.' He felt his eyes droop. 'When I'm not so sick, that is.' Both teenagers were asleep before the previews ended.
Akane and Ranma were on a deserted strip of beach, frolicking in the sand. He was a guy, not quite normal for a beach trip. They rolled around on the high shore, laughing and talking like dear friends. Almost like lovers. The scene changed to the two of them alone on a high ridge overlooking the sparkling, blue ocean. "Lets jump!" Ranma suggested.
"You know I can't swim." Dream-Akane told Dream-Ranma.
"Don't worry, Akane. I'll protect you." He grabbed her around the waist not only in the dream, but a sleeping Ranma did it to the sleeping Akane. Akane loved the feeling of the wind in her hair, and the protective grip Ranma kept around her waist felt amazing. They were free-falling towards the open blue sea, both feeling as if they could fly. Akane giggled, grabbing onto her fiance as they neared the water. 10 feet, 9 feet, 8 feet, so on until three, two, one. . .
Akane Tendo woke up from her beautiful dream, only to find herself soaking wet.
A/N: You get bonus points if you can guess what happened. It might be surprising. Just to let you all know, I am making each chapter up as I go along. This was not prewritten before I posted it. I'm a big Nabiki fan, which is why I made her act so nice. She really has a good heart and is willing to help out her family. It was very interesting how the reviews turned into a mini-discussion. Thank you so much to everyone who reviewed! I can't believe it! You like me, you really like me! It would take up to much room to give everyone a personal thanks, but If you want to talk with me about anything, or give me a greater detailed review of this, please feel free to email me at lavendergaia@yahoo.com. Questions, comments, reactions and reviews are greatly appreciated.