Personal thanks:
Katsu-chan: I like to know what is going on in my reader's lives. Don't be afraid to go off babbling. I do that a lot when I'm talking and I can talk _very_ fast. It gets confusing at times. I'm so glad you love the story. It's fun to write and it gives me pleasure knowing that people are enjoying it. Quote: Who ever first read into the psychological aspects of the human brain and realized that breaking off stories at intense moments would make people want to read more... SHOULD BURN IN HELL. Muahahaha! I love that. It is so true!
Lil Washu: Ryoga will end up happy, I'm just not sure how he is going to. I should probably figure it out shouldn't I? Oh well, I am the biggest procrastinator and will realize the perfect way two minutes before I write the chapter, I'm sure. You are welcome for updating so quickly.
Sacchi: Yes, I'm pretty sure that temperature is near fatal, seeing as I had a fever of 104 and almost died. You do know guys too well, must come with having a brother. I will continue and if you want to know what happens ask Ranchan or wait with everyone else. Feel the power!
Patirick: I tried to make them as humorous as possible, to get that theme back in the groove. I have kind of turned this into a drama, haven't I? It gets even worse in this chapter. I hope you continue reading anyways.. ^_^
abc: God, Akane has enough on her plate without finding out about the whole Ryoga/P-chan thing. She would probably commit suicide if she didn't have a heart attack first.
Ranchan: You know what happens, stop complaining about cliffhangers!
Silver Angel: I didn't want to make is too mushy, that the reader would have to brush their teeth after reading this. Warm and fuzzy is good. Sort of like an old teddy bear. Do not ask where I came up with that analogy. Lack of sugar, it has to be. Or maybe the pain from my sprained knee..
Maura: Baiting Ranma is so funny. I'm sure he would have agreed to anything right about then. Should have created some sort of Akane worshippers guild with Ranma as president. But that would have taken away from the fic's meaning. Maybe I can find a way to put that in a one shot.
Disclaimer: Insert a disclaimer here and pretend I wrote it.
Thoughts are in 'quotations'.
Akane paced back and forth throughout the hallway, waiting for the doctor to come out and tell her the news. He had been in there for almost an hour and she was worried sick. 'He has to be alright. Please, please let him be alright!'
When the doctor finally exited, Akane was the first to greet him. "Dr. Tofu, how is Ranma? Is he going to be all right?" Visible tears shone in her eyes.
"I'm afraid that I have more good news then bad news." The young doctor shook his head. "The good news is that Ranma isn't in any pain or anything of that order. There is a lot of bad news though. It seems Ranma has contracted a repertory disease, which is making his fever skyrocket. His body is having trouble fighting off the two diseases. The immune system was already busy with the chicken pox, and that might be the reason the cold got serious so quickly."
"He is going to be fine though. Right? Right? Dr. Tofu, why won't you answer me?" Akane looked up at the older man and saw that he couldn't meet her eyes.
"I don't think I have the answer you want to hear." He rubbed his head, sorry that he had to bring so much grief upon such good friends of his. "He doesn't have enough white blood cells to fight such bad sicknesses. I think it might be fatal."
"Dr. Tofu, you don't mean.." Nabiki had chosen this moment to come out of her room and stand beside her younger sister.
The doctor sighed. "Ranma might be dying." He could feel Akane's heart break as tears flowed from the young woman's eyes. Nabiki held her sister and let her cry on her shoulder. "I promise to do the best I can to get some medicine for Ranma. I'll search for anything that might help and ask my colleagues if they know of any treatments. I'm so sorry."
"Shouldn't it be humanly impossible for someone to have two diseases like that at the same time?" Nabiki asked, still comforting Akane.
"The edge of human possibility has never stopped Ranma." He placed a hand on Akane's shoulder. "You should go in and see him. He's awake and I think it would make him feel a bit better if you were with him." She nodded and entered the room, closing the door behind her. "I'm going to go back to the clinic and see if I have anything that might help him. I'm going to call some of the doctors I know from Nerima General and Tokyo Memorial. I promise to be back later."
Dr. Tofu walked down the stairs, leaving the Tendo dojo. Nabiki leaned against the hallway wall, finally giving the way to tears.
Akane sat near her fiance, holding his hand and trying to ignore that heat that was radiating from hit. "Hey," Ranma said weakly as he opened his eyes. "What's up?"
Tears continued to flood down Akane's cheeks as she lay down next to him and lay her head on his chest. "Oh, Ranma, you can't leave me."
He wrapped his arms feebly around her. "What is wrong? What are you talking about? I'm not gonna leave you." She looked him in the eye and saw that he was confused by her actions.
'He has no idea." She thought. 'I can't tell him. I just can't. Dr. Tofu or someone else will have to.' She hugged him tightly. "Nothing. Just worried about you."
"I told you last night that I'm fine." He kissed the top of her head. "So what do you wanna do today? I think I'm getting better; maybe I could leave my room? Is that ok?"
"Spend the day in bed. I think that would be best." She tucked him in, and stroked her pig, who had decided to walk over and greet her. The look on his face had to have been the saddest face ever seen on the face of an animal.
'Not only have I lost Akane,' Ryoga though. 'But Ranma might be dying. If that happens, who knows what might happen to her. I need to be here for her anyway I can.' He snuggled up next to her, trying to comfort the woman he loved.
"Oh, P-chan, I hope he is alright," She told her pig as Ranma drifted off to sleep again. "He can't leave me! He just can't." She cuddled the piglet to her chest and left the room once her sobs got to loud. She didn't want to wake him up.
She retreated to her bedroom and wept into her pillow, trying to muffle the cries her that were paining her heart. She only looked up as her door opened.
"Akane?" Came Kasumi's soft, motherly voice. "Are you in here?" Seeing her sister's current situation, she stroked the younger girl's hair. Akane could see that Kasumi's eyes were also pooled. "Nabiki told us all what Dr. Tofu said. I hope Ranma will get well again. Father and Mr. Saotome are downstairs, giving away to their tears. I already called Mrs. Saotome to let her know. She should be here soon. Is there anything I can do for you?"
"Unless you have a cure for Ranma, there is nothing you can do. Kasumi, what if he, what if.." She couldn't finish as cries wracked her slender frame. She let Kasumi hold her as if she was a small child again.
"Akane, Ranma has gotten through much harder things than this. Maybe he can pull through once again. I hope so. I desperately hope so." She kept her soothing grip on Akane. "Dr. Tofu is a very good doctor. He may find something to help him, or maybe he knows someone who will be able to care for his illness."
Nabiki came in, smiling sadly. "Hi. How are you doing, Akane?"
"Perfectly great, Nabiki. Just peachy. Couldn't be better." Nabiki winced at the harsh sarcasm. "I'm sorry, Nabiki. I am just so worried. If he dies, I don't know what I'll do." P-chan snuggled against her leg, receiving a scratch on the ears from Nabiki.
"You have a lot of people, and animals, here that want him to get well. We just have to keep up our faith."
The three sisters sat on Akane's bed, each crying from sadness. They were trying to keep hope and Ranma alive.
A/N: I know I sort of drifted away from the romance/humor aspect of the story. I picked that before I thought of this, and even though I know I could change it, I am too lazy to do so. Per usual, Ranma seems oblivious to what is going on. I wanted to put more of the other Tendo sisters in here, since I like all of them and want others to feel that Nabiki is not heartless! Because she isn't! Questions, comments, reactions, and reviews are greatly appreciated.
Katsu-chan: I like to know what is going on in my reader's lives. Don't be afraid to go off babbling. I do that a lot when I'm talking and I can talk _very_ fast. It gets confusing at times. I'm so glad you love the story. It's fun to write and it gives me pleasure knowing that people are enjoying it. Quote: Who ever first read into the psychological aspects of the human brain and realized that breaking off stories at intense moments would make people want to read more... SHOULD BURN IN HELL. Muahahaha! I love that. It is so true!
Lil Washu: Ryoga will end up happy, I'm just not sure how he is going to. I should probably figure it out shouldn't I? Oh well, I am the biggest procrastinator and will realize the perfect way two minutes before I write the chapter, I'm sure. You are welcome for updating so quickly.
Sacchi: Yes, I'm pretty sure that temperature is near fatal, seeing as I had a fever of 104 and almost died. You do know guys too well, must come with having a brother. I will continue and if you want to know what happens ask Ranchan or wait with everyone else. Feel the power!
Patirick: I tried to make them as humorous as possible, to get that theme back in the groove. I have kind of turned this into a drama, haven't I? It gets even worse in this chapter. I hope you continue reading anyways.. ^_^
abc: God, Akane has enough on her plate without finding out about the whole Ryoga/P-chan thing. She would probably commit suicide if she didn't have a heart attack first.
Ranchan: You know what happens, stop complaining about cliffhangers!
Silver Angel: I didn't want to make is too mushy, that the reader would have to brush their teeth after reading this. Warm and fuzzy is good. Sort of like an old teddy bear. Do not ask where I came up with that analogy. Lack of sugar, it has to be. Or maybe the pain from my sprained knee..
Maura: Baiting Ranma is so funny. I'm sure he would have agreed to anything right about then. Should have created some sort of Akane worshippers guild with Ranma as president. But that would have taken away from the fic's meaning. Maybe I can find a way to put that in a one shot.
Disclaimer: Insert a disclaimer here and pretend I wrote it.
Thoughts are in 'quotations'.
Akane paced back and forth throughout the hallway, waiting for the doctor to come out and tell her the news. He had been in there for almost an hour and she was worried sick. 'He has to be alright. Please, please let him be alright!'
When the doctor finally exited, Akane was the first to greet him. "Dr. Tofu, how is Ranma? Is he going to be all right?" Visible tears shone in her eyes.
"I'm afraid that I have more good news then bad news." The young doctor shook his head. "The good news is that Ranma isn't in any pain or anything of that order. There is a lot of bad news though. It seems Ranma has contracted a repertory disease, which is making his fever skyrocket. His body is having trouble fighting off the two diseases. The immune system was already busy with the chicken pox, and that might be the reason the cold got serious so quickly."
"He is going to be fine though. Right? Right? Dr. Tofu, why won't you answer me?" Akane looked up at the older man and saw that he couldn't meet her eyes.
"I don't think I have the answer you want to hear." He rubbed his head, sorry that he had to bring so much grief upon such good friends of his. "He doesn't have enough white blood cells to fight such bad sicknesses. I think it might be fatal."
"Dr. Tofu, you don't mean.." Nabiki had chosen this moment to come out of her room and stand beside her younger sister.
The doctor sighed. "Ranma might be dying." He could feel Akane's heart break as tears flowed from the young woman's eyes. Nabiki held her sister and let her cry on her shoulder. "I promise to do the best I can to get some medicine for Ranma. I'll search for anything that might help and ask my colleagues if they know of any treatments. I'm so sorry."
"Shouldn't it be humanly impossible for someone to have two diseases like that at the same time?" Nabiki asked, still comforting Akane.
"The edge of human possibility has never stopped Ranma." He placed a hand on Akane's shoulder. "You should go in and see him. He's awake and I think it would make him feel a bit better if you were with him." She nodded and entered the room, closing the door behind her. "I'm going to go back to the clinic and see if I have anything that might help him. I'm going to call some of the doctors I know from Nerima General and Tokyo Memorial. I promise to be back later."
Dr. Tofu walked down the stairs, leaving the Tendo dojo. Nabiki leaned against the hallway wall, finally giving the way to tears.
Akane sat near her fiance, holding his hand and trying to ignore that heat that was radiating from hit. "Hey," Ranma said weakly as he opened his eyes. "What's up?"
Tears continued to flood down Akane's cheeks as she lay down next to him and lay her head on his chest. "Oh, Ranma, you can't leave me."
He wrapped his arms feebly around her. "What is wrong? What are you talking about? I'm not gonna leave you." She looked him in the eye and saw that he was confused by her actions.
'He has no idea." She thought. 'I can't tell him. I just can't. Dr. Tofu or someone else will have to.' She hugged him tightly. "Nothing. Just worried about you."
"I told you last night that I'm fine." He kissed the top of her head. "So what do you wanna do today? I think I'm getting better; maybe I could leave my room? Is that ok?"
"Spend the day in bed. I think that would be best." She tucked him in, and stroked her pig, who had decided to walk over and greet her. The look on his face had to have been the saddest face ever seen on the face of an animal.
'Not only have I lost Akane,' Ryoga though. 'But Ranma might be dying. If that happens, who knows what might happen to her. I need to be here for her anyway I can.' He snuggled up next to her, trying to comfort the woman he loved.
"Oh, P-chan, I hope he is alright," She told her pig as Ranma drifted off to sleep again. "He can't leave me! He just can't." She cuddled the piglet to her chest and left the room once her sobs got to loud. She didn't want to wake him up.
She retreated to her bedroom and wept into her pillow, trying to muffle the cries her that were paining her heart. She only looked up as her door opened.
"Akane?" Came Kasumi's soft, motherly voice. "Are you in here?" Seeing her sister's current situation, she stroked the younger girl's hair. Akane could see that Kasumi's eyes were also pooled. "Nabiki told us all what Dr. Tofu said. I hope Ranma will get well again. Father and Mr. Saotome are downstairs, giving away to their tears. I already called Mrs. Saotome to let her know. She should be here soon. Is there anything I can do for you?"
"Unless you have a cure for Ranma, there is nothing you can do. Kasumi, what if he, what if.." She couldn't finish as cries wracked her slender frame. She let Kasumi hold her as if she was a small child again.
"Akane, Ranma has gotten through much harder things than this. Maybe he can pull through once again. I hope so. I desperately hope so." She kept her soothing grip on Akane. "Dr. Tofu is a very good doctor. He may find something to help him, or maybe he knows someone who will be able to care for his illness."
Nabiki came in, smiling sadly. "Hi. How are you doing, Akane?"
"Perfectly great, Nabiki. Just peachy. Couldn't be better." Nabiki winced at the harsh sarcasm. "I'm sorry, Nabiki. I am just so worried. If he dies, I don't know what I'll do." P-chan snuggled against her leg, receiving a scratch on the ears from Nabiki.
"You have a lot of people, and animals, here that want him to get well. We just have to keep up our faith."
The three sisters sat on Akane's bed, each crying from sadness. They were trying to keep hope and Ranma alive.
A/N: I know I sort of drifted away from the romance/humor aspect of the story. I picked that before I thought of this, and even though I know I could change it, I am too lazy to do so. Per usual, Ranma seems oblivious to what is going on. I wanted to put more of the other Tendo sisters in here, since I like all of them and want others to feel that Nabiki is not heartless! Because she isn't! Questions, comments, reactions, and reviews are greatly appreciated.