Light02:
*jaw drops* holy crap...so that's what you were planing. I and didn't think
that Ranma had the courage or the balls to make a move like that.
Response: It was purely consensual for both parties, I'll say that much.
Arcia: Oh...boy...rnThat is bad...very bad bad bad... Keep goin this is getting interesting.
Response: Oh, I will.
Dogbertcarroll:
(22) Great chapter. I can see one problem with Ranma training Mousse. Ranma seems to have it hardwired into his brain that hitting women even in self- defense during a battle is wrong. What if it carries over onto Mousse? *grin* I liked the interaction between Ranma and Akane it was dead on. A little confrontational as always but mostly controlled by the both of them. The backstory covering Ranmas fear of storms was perfect. It fit beautifully. Great chapter. OK enough ego inflation for now see you in the next chapter review. *wave*
Response: Nah.Mousse doesn't get the whole non-woman-hitting thing. Although that would've been certainly funny.
(23) Blah. Re-covers ground already covered. I'm sure its useful to the story but a chapter of tracing the same old thing with nothing new added is dull. You should have had something else completely unrelated to the current story as well. Some challenger or monster would have been perfect. Remember Ranma is suppose to attract chaos. A small but humors problem unrelated to the storyline for comic effect would have been perfect.
Response: I kinda resent the idea of weird monsters and crazy "chaotic" stuff in what is otherwise supposed to be a essentially a romantic and dramatic comedy story. That plus I'm working up a silence before the storm, so to speak.
TetsuoTsubushi:
Ah the weddings off and what? Did they have sex as girls? How did that come into play? Will the wedding ever be back on?
Response: All will be answered during this chapter.
Jwjester:
This was a good Idea, but has turned into something completely ungodly. I understand that fanfiction writers like to put their own spin on charaters, and most have compelling situations why the characters are ooc. I haven't seen that at all in this story. From what I have read of your comments that you have only seen very little Ranma, and have read even less. It seems to me you are basing your charactarization on the fanfics you have read. I hope that you do complete this story because so few writers do that currently. But please try to learn more about the characters and maybe take sometime to reread your story and make it better.
Response: There is a balance that I'm going to maintain no matter what, between plot and character accuracy. Yes, a lot of what I've done is based on fan fiction I've read, and on the first season of the series. Still, there is the story I wish to tell, the characters are a part of it, and I'd like them to be as close as possible to the ones in the series and Mangas, but there are certain events, character developments, etc. that simply cannot be applied because the plot has to go a certain way. Still, after I finish, I plan on reading the entire manga series from start to finish, then perhaps re-reading my fan fiction from start to finish to spot places where I can make changes without affecting the plot. Until that time, I'm trying my best to stay true to what I know about the characters, and I'm definitely staying on target with the plot structure I've developed.
Now onto the highly anticipated conclusion:
"You can sleep in your own bed tonight.I hope for your sake, that you don't wake up as broken as I am." - "A Good Night's Sleep", The Starting Line.
August 1st, 2003:
Dear Diary,
Why am I even bothering writing in this stupid diary, I have no idea what the hell I'm feeling right now. Ranma left, that's the only update I have to give.
Sincerely, Akane Tendo
August 2nd, 2003:
There was a knock on the door of the Tendo household. Nabiki answered the door.
It was Mousse.
"Excuse me, I'd like to speak with Ranma." He said.
"He isn't here." Nabiki replied.
"Is he out with Akane?"
"Nope, they've called off the wedding, and Ranma left. He forgot his things, though.and his father."
"Where do you think I can find him?"
"He could be anywhere, he's probably staying at all a hotel somewhere. He might be at Ukyo's, although since she was involved with the wedding. I'm not sure he'd really want to talk to anyone, but he's Ranma, so who knows?"
"Well, thanks anyway."
"No problem."
Nabiki closed the door.
"Who was that?" Akane asked, just coming in the room.
"Mousse, he was asking for Ranma."
"And you didn't let him in!! Oh yeah.it doesn't matter anymore, anyway."
Latter that day.
"I CAN'T BELIEVE YOU!" Ukyo yelled at Ranma, "After all this, having to convince me and just about everyone else in Nermia that you guys were getting married and there's nothing they can do to stop it, you're calling it off?!"
"We both called it off.well, I announced it, and I kinda assumed."
"Do you know what they say about assuming?!"
"That's an old and very stale joke, and yeah, I've heard it."
"Well that makes you a complete and total dumbass, then!"
"So, what else is new?"
"What exactly led up to this, anyway?!"
"It's a very long and confusing story, involving some X-rated scenes."
"You mean you-?"
"Yeah, but what's worse was that I was a girl at the time."
"YOU MEAN YOU-?!"
"Yeah."
"HOLY CRAP!" Ukyo said, astonished, "I had no idea that Akane was even into that kinda thing.who exactly started it?"
"Well, I kinda did.she started the whole.WHY THE HELL AM I GIVING YOU DETAILS?!!"
"Ranma, you ARE here! Thank goodness!" a familiar-sounding voice said.
"Mousse?!" Ranma said.
"Who else would I be?"
"WHY THE HELL DIDN'T YOU KEEP IN CONTACT?!"
"He's a little touchy right now." Ukyo pointed out.
"I apologize, it's just taken me awhile to get things worked out with the tribe. It takes quite a lot of work to get a marriage undone."
"You mean?"
"Well, I managed to defeat Shampoo, but there's still you, and the fact that I am an Amazon myself. But I did manage to convince Shampoo to give up on trying to marry you."
"I'm sorry, it looks like all that work was for nothing."
"What exactly happened?"
"He got it on with Akane in his girl form." Ukyo explained.
"UKYO!" Ranma shouted.
"And because of that the wedding is being called off?" Mousse asked.
"Well, I don't know.we both went kinda crazy that night. There was a storm, and I'm kinda afraid of them, at night anyway, and she was trying to help me get over my fear by establishing a 'no-cling' thing."
"No-cling?" Ukyo asked, raising an eyebrow.
"I tend to cling onto something, usually a blanket, but with Akane there I clung onto her."
"You're been sharing a bed with Akane AND this is the first time you've had any kind of sex with her?!" Ukyo said, a little skeptical.
"Uh, yeah." Ranma replied, "But I've always clung onto her for comfort during those storms, but she decided not to let me do it that time. We'd already kissed during the date we just had, and I guess we just let things get to physical or something. I clung onto her, ended up kissing her, and things went off from there."
"If you've managed to put it off that long, I'd say it was love that made you do it." Ukyo said.
"BUT I DIDN'T KNOW I WAS IN LOVE! I mean, how could I be in love and not know it?!"
"Who says you have to KNOW it? It can be there right under your nose, and you wont know what it is, but you know it's there."
"How do you know so much, have you ever been in love?"
"No, but I've known a few people who have been. And considering all that I've heard about it, I know for sure is that you must be in love with her."
"Well, if you're so sure, PROVE IT!"
"How can you expect her to-?" Mousse started to ask.
"With a few questions: How do you feel about this whole situation?"
"Like crap."
"What would you do if you found out that Akane died of grief?"
"Probably kill myself."
"Would you like your life better if Akane weren't in it, not taking into account how much this situation is causing you grief. In other words, would you trade all the moments you had with her for something else?"
"No!"
"Do you think I need to ask you anymore question to convince you that you're in love with Akane?"
"Well."
"I'm rather convinced. I'd answer the questions the same way about Shampoo." Mousse said.
"I don't believe this! I just left the one girl I have the greatest feelings for, the girl that I.that I."
"Don't strain yourself, save it for when you go see Akane and say it to her yourself."
"But."
"No buts, except for your butt getting out of here and going to tell Akane how much you love her!"
About an hour later, back at the Tendos:
Akane heard a knock on her door.
"Who is it?" She asked.
"Just a doctor who wants to aid one of his favorite patients."
"Dr. Tofu?"
"Of course."
"Come in, please!"
Dr. Tofu was happy to oblige, he came in and sat down next to Akane.
"I heard that you called off the wedding." Tofu said.
"Well, Ranma is the one who did, really. I just kinda implied it."
"Implied?"
"Well I guess I did because that's how he seemed to interpret it!"
"What happened?"
"They didn't already tell you?"
"No."
"Well.the night before last night Ranma and I.well.he was a girl at the time.but we, you know."
"No, I don't know."
"We did it!"
"Did what?"
"We had sex!"
"Oh.and you both were girls?"
"Yeah, I said that."
"Just confirming."
"Well, Ranma kinda went nuts about it, and I got a little angry because, I don't know."
"You thought he didn't do what he, or perhaps I should say she did for love?"
"Well, maybe that might've been part of it, but I'm not sure I did it for love, either. We kinda just got.caught up in the moment."
"Do you love Ranma?"
"I don't know."
"Then why did you do what you did? I know for a fact that you aren't the kind of girl that would do something like that without a good reason."
"Then maybe I was."
"You aren't now?"
"Well if Ranma doesn't love me than why should I love him?"
"How do you know he doesn't love you? I know him pretty well too, maybe not as well as you, but I'd say the same thing. He wouldn't do that without a good reason, either."
"But he's never told me."
"Maybe he never knew, or never knew how to express it."
"Maybe I never knew how to express it."
There was another knock on the door.
"Who is it?"
"It's me.Ranma."
"Come in!" Dr. Tofu said.
"Dr. Tofu?" Ranma asked, surprised.
He opened the door, and sure enough, it was him.
"I was just leaving." Tofu said.
"But-" Akane pouted.
"I'll see you at the wedding."
After saying that, he left.
"Does he still think?" Ranma asked.
"We were just talking." Akane explained, "And I guess he thinks there's still a chance for us."
"Well, he might be right.uh.I want to tell you something, Akane."
"What?"
"I-I-I.well, you see I-lu-lu-luuuuhhhh."
"Love me?" Akane asked.
"No, let me say, let me say it! I luuuuuhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh.ah screw it, read this song I wrote before I headed here. It's kinda rough, and I didn't really want to have to use it for that reason. But it's better than nothing. Better than not being able to say it out loud."
He handed her a piece of notebook paper that he took out of his pocket. She unfolded it and read:
"A Girl Named Akane"
By Ranma Saotome
Verse 1:
I remember the time that we first met
It wasn't very pretty
But I know I'll never forget
At first you didn't know I was a guy
When you found out
You hated me
I didn't know why
Then it turned out our parents
Set us up together
They wanted us married
And we both said "NEVER!"
So all I did was call you
An uncute tomboy
You thought I was a pervert
And a jerk, that brought me no joy
We never were able to really get along
But that is what inspired me to write this song
Chorus:
About the way I met a girl named Akane
She always seemed to just rub me the wrong way
Our relationship was just one big fray
Involving all the cruel games on each other we'd play
But right now there's only one thing I've got to say
I think I fell in love with her today
Verse 2:
Then two years and two more fiancés later
Hard to believe we were still in the same house together
One day her sister found my journal
And our parents made the engagement official
Things got really fast when we went to the dance
There was a chance there could be some romance
But thought we had a nice and lovely evening
The next morning I was on the floor and bleeding
But somehow we finally managed to get along
And that's another reason why I wrote this song
Chorus (2):
About the way I met a girl named Akane
She always seemed to just rub me the wrong way
Our relationship was just one big fray
Involving all the cruel games on each other we'd play
But right now there's only one thing I've got to say
I'm sure I fell in love with her today
Bridge:
One night we just got a little crazy
The next morning we broke up
And I was surprised how much it scared me
Only when I didn't have you could I see
Just how much you really meant to me
Now I know that I want us to be together
Forever
For worse or better
No matter what the weather
And since trying to tell you might take too long
Well, that's the main reason why I wrote this song
Chorus (3):
About the way I met a girl named Akane
She always seemed to just rub me the wrong way
Our relationship was just one big fray
Involving all the cruel games on each other we'd play
But right now there's only one thing I've got to say
I'm think I
I'm sure I
I know I fell in love with her today
That was the end of the poem.
"I think you've been listening to a wee bit too much punk rock, but it's pretty good. Besides, I kinda like punk rock anyway." Akane said.
"But what about."
"I love you too."
"I guess I should be leaping for joy now."
"But that just isn't your style."
"Exactly."
August 2nd, 2003: Today I figured out something very important, something that I should've known all along. I've been in love with Akane for I'm not sure how long, but I know it's been awhile. Now I KNOW it, and someone did have to tell me, that person happened to be Ukyo. The girl who for the longest time wanted me and Akane to have nothing to do with each other ends up being the girl who helps me realize that I was meant for Akane and vice versa. I just think she wanted me to be happy or something, after all we're still friends, and that's something good. The wedding's back on, and technically it hadn't actually been canceled. It's not that our parents believed that everything would work itself out, and it's not like they hadn't gotten to it (although that was part of the reason), it's just that they were in such a state of shock about what happened that they couldn't really do anything. They're still in shock (about the whole having sex as girls thing), but they are apparently glad the wedding's back on, and frankly, both myself and Akane couldn't be happier. I also wrote Akane my first love song, in punk-rock style, in fact. So now we're heading into the whole wedding situation with no regrets, except for maybe not realizing our feelings sooner.
Author's Conclusion: Well, yeah, it's resolved in one chapter, but a chapter that's nine pages in length-not including the reviews that I haven't added in yet. I'm going to wait awhile to see if I can include a few more reviews today, but really this still is going to be considered my longest chapter to date. Plus, I felt that since my idea was that they had the feelings for each other all along, a simple matter like realizing them should be rather simple, at least after all this time of trying to figure it out before.
Response: It was purely consensual for both parties, I'll say that much.
Arcia: Oh...boy...rnThat is bad...very bad bad bad... Keep goin this is getting interesting.
Response: Oh, I will.
Dogbertcarroll:
(22) Great chapter. I can see one problem with Ranma training Mousse. Ranma seems to have it hardwired into his brain that hitting women even in self- defense during a battle is wrong. What if it carries over onto Mousse? *grin* I liked the interaction between Ranma and Akane it was dead on. A little confrontational as always but mostly controlled by the both of them. The backstory covering Ranmas fear of storms was perfect. It fit beautifully. Great chapter. OK enough ego inflation for now see you in the next chapter review. *wave*
Response: Nah.Mousse doesn't get the whole non-woman-hitting thing. Although that would've been certainly funny.
(23) Blah. Re-covers ground already covered. I'm sure its useful to the story but a chapter of tracing the same old thing with nothing new added is dull. You should have had something else completely unrelated to the current story as well. Some challenger or monster would have been perfect. Remember Ranma is suppose to attract chaos. A small but humors problem unrelated to the storyline for comic effect would have been perfect.
Response: I kinda resent the idea of weird monsters and crazy "chaotic" stuff in what is otherwise supposed to be a essentially a romantic and dramatic comedy story. That plus I'm working up a silence before the storm, so to speak.
TetsuoTsubushi:
Ah the weddings off and what? Did they have sex as girls? How did that come into play? Will the wedding ever be back on?
Response: All will be answered during this chapter.
Jwjester:
This was a good Idea, but has turned into something completely ungodly. I understand that fanfiction writers like to put their own spin on charaters, and most have compelling situations why the characters are ooc. I haven't seen that at all in this story. From what I have read of your comments that you have only seen very little Ranma, and have read even less. It seems to me you are basing your charactarization on the fanfics you have read. I hope that you do complete this story because so few writers do that currently. But please try to learn more about the characters and maybe take sometime to reread your story and make it better.
Response: There is a balance that I'm going to maintain no matter what, between plot and character accuracy. Yes, a lot of what I've done is based on fan fiction I've read, and on the first season of the series. Still, there is the story I wish to tell, the characters are a part of it, and I'd like them to be as close as possible to the ones in the series and Mangas, but there are certain events, character developments, etc. that simply cannot be applied because the plot has to go a certain way. Still, after I finish, I plan on reading the entire manga series from start to finish, then perhaps re-reading my fan fiction from start to finish to spot places where I can make changes without affecting the plot. Until that time, I'm trying my best to stay true to what I know about the characters, and I'm definitely staying on target with the plot structure I've developed.
Now onto the highly anticipated conclusion:
"You can sleep in your own bed tonight.I hope for your sake, that you don't wake up as broken as I am." - "A Good Night's Sleep", The Starting Line.
August 1st, 2003:
Dear Diary,
Why am I even bothering writing in this stupid diary, I have no idea what the hell I'm feeling right now. Ranma left, that's the only update I have to give.
Sincerely, Akane Tendo
August 2nd, 2003:
There was a knock on the door of the Tendo household. Nabiki answered the door.
It was Mousse.
"Excuse me, I'd like to speak with Ranma." He said.
"He isn't here." Nabiki replied.
"Is he out with Akane?"
"Nope, they've called off the wedding, and Ranma left. He forgot his things, though.and his father."
"Where do you think I can find him?"
"He could be anywhere, he's probably staying at all a hotel somewhere. He might be at Ukyo's, although since she was involved with the wedding. I'm not sure he'd really want to talk to anyone, but he's Ranma, so who knows?"
"Well, thanks anyway."
"No problem."
Nabiki closed the door.
"Who was that?" Akane asked, just coming in the room.
"Mousse, he was asking for Ranma."
"And you didn't let him in!! Oh yeah.it doesn't matter anymore, anyway."
Latter that day.
"I CAN'T BELIEVE YOU!" Ukyo yelled at Ranma, "After all this, having to convince me and just about everyone else in Nermia that you guys were getting married and there's nothing they can do to stop it, you're calling it off?!"
"We both called it off.well, I announced it, and I kinda assumed."
"Do you know what they say about assuming?!"
"That's an old and very stale joke, and yeah, I've heard it."
"Well that makes you a complete and total dumbass, then!"
"So, what else is new?"
"What exactly led up to this, anyway?!"
"It's a very long and confusing story, involving some X-rated scenes."
"You mean you-?"
"Yeah, but what's worse was that I was a girl at the time."
"YOU MEAN YOU-?!"
"Yeah."
"HOLY CRAP!" Ukyo said, astonished, "I had no idea that Akane was even into that kinda thing.who exactly started it?"
"Well, I kinda did.she started the whole.WHY THE HELL AM I GIVING YOU DETAILS?!!"
"Ranma, you ARE here! Thank goodness!" a familiar-sounding voice said.
"Mousse?!" Ranma said.
"Who else would I be?"
"WHY THE HELL DIDN'T YOU KEEP IN CONTACT?!"
"He's a little touchy right now." Ukyo pointed out.
"I apologize, it's just taken me awhile to get things worked out with the tribe. It takes quite a lot of work to get a marriage undone."
"You mean?"
"Well, I managed to defeat Shampoo, but there's still you, and the fact that I am an Amazon myself. But I did manage to convince Shampoo to give up on trying to marry you."
"I'm sorry, it looks like all that work was for nothing."
"What exactly happened?"
"He got it on with Akane in his girl form." Ukyo explained.
"UKYO!" Ranma shouted.
"And because of that the wedding is being called off?" Mousse asked.
"Well, I don't know.we both went kinda crazy that night. There was a storm, and I'm kinda afraid of them, at night anyway, and she was trying to help me get over my fear by establishing a 'no-cling' thing."
"No-cling?" Ukyo asked, raising an eyebrow.
"I tend to cling onto something, usually a blanket, but with Akane there I clung onto her."
"You're been sharing a bed with Akane AND this is the first time you've had any kind of sex with her?!" Ukyo said, a little skeptical.
"Uh, yeah." Ranma replied, "But I've always clung onto her for comfort during those storms, but she decided not to let me do it that time. We'd already kissed during the date we just had, and I guess we just let things get to physical or something. I clung onto her, ended up kissing her, and things went off from there."
"If you've managed to put it off that long, I'd say it was love that made you do it." Ukyo said.
"BUT I DIDN'T KNOW I WAS IN LOVE! I mean, how could I be in love and not know it?!"
"Who says you have to KNOW it? It can be there right under your nose, and you wont know what it is, but you know it's there."
"How do you know so much, have you ever been in love?"
"No, but I've known a few people who have been. And considering all that I've heard about it, I know for sure is that you must be in love with her."
"Well, if you're so sure, PROVE IT!"
"How can you expect her to-?" Mousse started to ask.
"With a few questions: How do you feel about this whole situation?"
"Like crap."
"What would you do if you found out that Akane died of grief?"
"Probably kill myself."
"Would you like your life better if Akane weren't in it, not taking into account how much this situation is causing you grief. In other words, would you trade all the moments you had with her for something else?"
"No!"
"Do you think I need to ask you anymore question to convince you that you're in love with Akane?"
"Well."
"I'm rather convinced. I'd answer the questions the same way about Shampoo." Mousse said.
"I don't believe this! I just left the one girl I have the greatest feelings for, the girl that I.that I."
"Don't strain yourself, save it for when you go see Akane and say it to her yourself."
"But."
"No buts, except for your butt getting out of here and going to tell Akane how much you love her!"
About an hour later, back at the Tendos:
Akane heard a knock on her door.
"Who is it?" She asked.
"Just a doctor who wants to aid one of his favorite patients."
"Dr. Tofu?"
"Of course."
"Come in, please!"
Dr. Tofu was happy to oblige, he came in and sat down next to Akane.
"I heard that you called off the wedding." Tofu said.
"Well, Ranma is the one who did, really. I just kinda implied it."
"Implied?"
"Well I guess I did because that's how he seemed to interpret it!"
"What happened?"
"They didn't already tell you?"
"No."
"Well.the night before last night Ranma and I.well.he was a girl at the time.but we, you know."
"No, I don't know."
"We did it!"
"Did what?"
"We had sex!"
"Oh.and you both were girls?"
"Yeah, I said that."
"Just confirming."
"Well, Ranma kinda went nuts about it, and I got a little angry because, I don't know."
"You thought he didn't do what he, or perhaps I should say she did for love?"
"Well, maybe that might've been part of it, but I'm not sure I did it for love, either. We kinda just got.caught up in the moment."
"Do you love Ranma?"
"I don't know."
"Then why did you do what you did? I know for a fact that you aren't the kind of girl that would do something like that without a good reason."
"Then maybe I was."
"You aren't now?"
"Well if Ranma doesn't love me than why should I love him?"
"How do you know he doesn't love you? I know him pretty well too, maybe not as well as you, but I'd say the same thing. He wouldn't do that without a good reason, either."
"But he's never told me."
"Maybe he never knew, or never knew how to express it."
"Maybe I never knew how to express it."
There was another knock on the door.
"Who is it?"
"It's me.Ranma."
"Come in!" Dr. Tofu said.
"Dr. Tofu?" Ranma asked, surprised.
He opened the door, and sure enough, it was him.
"I was just leaving." Tofu said.
"But-" Akane pouted.
"I'll see you at the wedding."
After saying that, he left.
"Does he still think?" Ranma asked.
"We were just talking." Akane explained, "And I guess he thinks there's still a chance for us."
"Well, he might be right.uh.I want to tell you something, Akane."
"What?"
"I-I-I.well, you see I-lu-lu-luuuuhhhh."
"Love me?" Akane asked.
"No, let me say, let me say it! I luuuuuhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh.ah screw it, read this song I wrote before I headed here. It's kinda rough, and I didn't really want to have to use it for that reason. But it's better than nothing. Better than not being able to say it out loud."
He handed her a piece of notebook paper that he took out of his pocket. She unfolded it and read:
"A Girl Named Akane"
By Ranma Saotome
Verse 1:
I remember the time that we first met
It wasn't very pretty
But I know I'll never forget
At first you didn't know I was a guy
When you found out
You hated me
I didn't know why
Then it turned out our parents
Set us up together
They wanted us married
And we both said "NEVER!"
So all I did was call you
An uncute tomboy
You thought I was a pervert
And a jerk, that brought me no joy
We never were able to really get along
But that is what inspired me to write this song
Chorus:
About the way I met a girl named Akane
She always seemed to just rub me the wrong way
Our relationship was just one big fray
Involving all the cruel games on each other we'd play
But right now there's only one thing I've got to say
I think I fell in love with her today
Verse 2:
Then two years and two more fiancés later
Hard to believe we were still in the same house together
One day her sister found my journal
And our parents made the engagement official
Things got really fast when we went to the dance
There was a chance there could be some romance
But thought we had a nice and lovely evening
The next morning I was on the floor and bleeding
But somehow we finally managed to get along
And that's another reason why I wrote this song
Chorus (2):
About the way I met a girl named Akane
She always seemed to just rub me the wrong way
Our relationship was just one big fray
Involving all the cruel games on each other we'd play
But right now there's only one thing I've got to say
I'm sure I fell in love with her today
Bridge:
One night we just got a little crazy
The next morning we broke up
And I was surprised how much it scared me
Only when I didn't have you could I see
Just how much you really meant to me
Now I know that I want us to be together
Forever
For worse or better
No matter what the weather
And since trying to tell you might take too long
Well, that's the main reason why I wrote this song
Chorus (3):
About the way I met a girl named Akane
She always seemed to just rub me the wrong way
Our relationship was just one big fray
Involving all the cruel games on each other we'd play
But right now there's only one thing I've got to say
I'm think I
I'm sure I
I know I fell in love with her today
That was the end of the poem.
"I think you've been listening to a wee bit too much punk rock, but it's pretty good. Besides, I kinda like punk rock anyway." Akane said.
"But what about."
"I love you too."
"I guess I should be leaping for joy now."
"But that just isn't your style."
"Exactly."
August 2nd, 2003: Today I figured out something very important, something that I should've known all along. I've been in love with Akane for I'm not sure how long, but I know it's been awhile. Now I KNOW it, and someone did have to tell me, that person happened to be Ukyo. The girl who for the longest time wanted me and Akane to have nothing to do with each other ends up being the girl who helps me realize that I was meant for Akane and vice versa. I just think she wanted me to be happy or something, after all we're still friends, and that's something good. The wedding's back on, and technically it hadn't actually been canceled. It's not that our parents believed that everything would work itself out, and it's not like they hadn't gotten to it (although that was part of the reason), it's just that they were in such a state of shock about what happened that they couldn't really do anything. They're still in shock (about the whole having sex as girls thing), but they are apparently glad the wedding's back on, and frankly, both myself and Akane couldn't be happier. I also wrote Akane my first love song, in punk-rock style, in fact. So now we're heading into the whole wedding situation with no regrets, except for maybe not realizing our feelings sooner.
Author's Conclusion: Well, yeah, it's resolved in one chapter, but a chapter that's nine pages in length-not including the reviews that I haven't added in yet. I'm going to wait awhile to see if I can include a few more reviews today, but really this still is going to be considered my longest chapter to date. Plus, I felt that since my idea was that they had the feelings for each other all along, a simple matter like realizing them should be rather simple, at least after all this time of trying to figure it out before.