The last chapter...short but sweet...^.^
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Akane spent the rest of her day miserably pent up in her room; disturbed by nobody. Eventually, she cried herself to sleep.
The next day...
Prod. Poke.
"Hey..."
Poke. Poke.
"..hey stupid.."
Akane's eyes flittered open, a bit alarmed by the sight of Ranma hovering over her bed. His hand was outstretched, poking her gently on the shoulder.
"Huh?" Akane was beginning to remember the previous day, whatever had happened wasn't good.
"Don't you know what today is?" Ranma asked, confused by something. Yesterday's memories flooded back to Akane, and she huffed angrily,
"Yes...the day after my birthday! Leave me alone Ranma." She flipped to face the other way and closed her eyes again. I want to forget this whole week. Why is Ranma asking me about it now anyway? It's too late. I want to sleep.
"WHAT? Today is your birthday Akane!" Ranma paused for a moment, letting what he said sink in. He seemed to be deep in thought and scratched his head accordingly. He made an undistinguishable grunt and strolled to her calendar. Ranma stared at it for another second or two, looked at the trash and then smiled broadly. "Here is the problem. You must have ripped two dates off sometime! No wonder you were so crabby..." He pulled out two pieces of paper from the trash bin as he spoke.
"Excuse me? Are you calling me crabby?" Akane shot up in her bed. "You're the one mumbling about P-Chan every two seconds!" She accurately tossed a chair at Ranma.
"Now that's the Akane I know!" He grinned, and then looked shyly away. "Yeah, well, I got you something." Ranma vaguely pointed to where he was seated before. "It's not much but..."
Akane snatched it up before he was done. She gingerly peeled off the wrappings, yesterday's newspaper. She held it up and grinned from ear to ear as the last paper fell off.
"No! It's perfect! How did you know this is my favorite picture?"
In her hands, Akane held a medium sized picture frame. It showcased a picture of her and Ranma from their last vacation; the only time they had been alone the whole trip. Of course Ranma was yelling at the photo booth, and Akane was looking peeved, but it was just the two of them. Akane could feel water welling up in her eyes, but it wasn't out of sadness this time.
"Thank you so much Ranma..." She crawled out of her bed, starting to walk towards Ranma when SLAM! The bedroom door burst open and all the Tendos crowded into the tiny room. Nabiki held a magnificent cake, covered with every color of frosting imaginable.
"Happy birthday Akane!!"
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Akane spent the rest of her day miserably pent up in her room; disturbed by nobody. Eventually, she cried herself to sleep.
The next day...
Prod. Poke.
"Hey..."
Poke. Poke.
"..hey stupid.."
Akane's eyes flittered open, a bit alarmed by the sight of Ranma hovering over her bed. His hand was outstretched, poking her gently on the shoulder.
"Huh?" Akane was beginning to remember the previous day, whatever had happened wasn't good.
"Don't you know what today is?" Ranma asked, confused by something. Yesterday's memories flooded back to Akane, and she huffed angrily,
"Yes...the day after my birthday! Leave me alone Ranma." She flipped to face the other way and closed her eyes again. I want to forget this whole week. Why is Ranma asking me about it now anyway? It's too late. I want to sleep.
"WHAT? Today is your birthday Akane!" Ranma paused for a moment, letting what he said sink in. He seemed to be deep in thought and scratched his head accordingly. He made an undistinguishable grunt and strolled to her calendar. Ranma stared at it for another second or two, looked at the trash and then smiled broadly. "Here is the problem. You must have ripped two dates off sometime! No wonder you were so crabby..." He pulled out two pieces of paper from the trash bin as he spoke.
"Excuse me? Are you calling me crabby?" Akane shot up in her bed. "You're the one mumbling about P-Chan every two seconds!" She accurately tossed a chair at Ranma.
"Now that's the Akane I know!" He grinned, and then looked shyly away. "Yeah, well, I got you something." Ranma vaguely pointed to where he was seated before. "It's not much but..."
Akane snatched it up before he was done. She gingerly peeled off the wrappings, yesterday's newspaper. She held it up and grinned from ear to ear as the last paper fell off.
"No! It's perfect! How did you know this is my favorite picture?"
In her hands, Akane held a medium sized picture frame. It showcased a picture of her and Ranma from their last vacation; the only time they had been alone the whole trip. Of course Ranma was yelling at the photo booth, and Akane was looking peeved, but it was just the two of them. Akane could feel water welling up in her eyes, but it wasn't out of sadness this time.
"Thank you so much Ranma..." She crawled out of her bed, starting to walk towards Ranma when SLAM! The bedroom door burst open and all the Tendos crowded into the tiny room. Nabiki held a magnificent cake, covered with every color of frosting imaginable.
"Happy birthday Akane!!"