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Chapter Thirteen: Akane
He saved me. I never expected him to. He said he hated me, but I saw his eyes when I woke up. They looked at me with something far different then hatred. I can't let him slide though, and I won't make it easy for him to say he's sorry. I think I take Ranma for granted. I expect him to be there, but the truth is he will be there anyway. Wherever I've gone since I've known him he usually follows me. Besides that he's always acted so jealous to every guy I ever cross. Even to P-Chan for goodness sakes!
Now he has some strange idea going through his mind. He said he's going to teach me some sort of technique. Why he would do such is beyond me. He is acting so weird now and is being so out of character. He helped me up and brought me into the water. I was really paranoid. Why was I in this water again? This place I almost died.
"Ranma." I began, but he silenced me placing his finger on my lips.
"Don't ask what I'm doing Akane. I told you I'd teach you to swim. I intend to get you to swim by the end of the summer." He stared at me intently. He was so serious now.
"How will this help me Ranma?" I asked him in disbelief.
"This is the attack I beat Samba with today, er, yesterday. It will get you to swim."
"But Ranma no technique can do that." I was right there's no easy way to do this.
"This will." I just can't believe him.
"No technique can Ranma."
"This one will." He said more intensely.
"No it wo-" He just took me by my shoulders and kissed me. He kissed me! I don't know what to do. Should I kiss him back? Hit him over the head?
"This one will." Ranma said breaking the kiss as I stood in shock. "Are you ready now?"
"Why, why did you do that?" I said in an annoyed manner. I didn't want him to know I wanted that.
"Because you wouldn't shut up." I hit him over the head right then. He gave me a cheap kiss. "Hey!"
"I was right you are a pervert." I said going back for the shore. The worse thing was he was a girl at the time. Strange I didn't think about that when he did it. It was just Ranma then.
"I'm not a pervert!" He yelled as I walked on. "H-hey wait Akane! I was going to get you to swim!" I just kept walking. "Fine I guess you don't want to anymore. I just thought, er, I thought wrong." I felt a hint of sadness in his voice. It could be false, but I can't let it either way.
"Okay then teach me!" I said storming back.
"Then I will!" Ranma retorted meeting me halfway.
"And don't try kissing me again!" I yelled, but I didn't mean. My yelling was more to cover that fact.
"I wouldn't want to." Ranma said grabbing my arm. "Let's do this then." He brought me out into the water that went up to my upper chest. Funny that as a girl Ranma was shorter than myself. "You want to know why I think this move will help you?"
"Yes I do." I returned right away. I was rather curious.
"The Saotome Clear Body attack allows one to become like one with the water. See I figure your problem is you just don't float well. Using this technique you, well, become one with the water, and you'll float or whatever. Then you'll probably have to practice some more on your swimming. You won't have to worry about drowning though." Ranma explained, and I, I was a bit overwhelmed.
"Uh, well, whatever this will get me to swim right?" He nodded and I gave him a sign to go ahead.
"Okay. Here I go. Uh, but first." What was he doing? Another stupid thing I bet. He was getting awfully red, and I'm beginning to get nervous. "Akane. I'm glad to help you." Ranma said this, but there was more to it he didn't say. I saw him mouthing some other things, but he wasn't saying them. He probably is just singing a song in his head, but who knows. "Huh? Oh, Akane after you can swim you want to join me in, er, well a swim?"
"I'd be glad to Ranma." There was more to what he said then too. My mother told me to learn to swim. I tried so hard for her. She said someday I'd swim, and I'd swim with Ranma, or whomever I chose to be with. That's what she said, and that's what I'll do.
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What was he thinking? Anyway lets say I'll update Sunday. Then I'll put 13 1/2 up Monday and put both closing chapters Wednesday. That's a good plan, and I intend to stick with it. I think I'll add one more chapter after those two after you all review the end just to keep an even amount of chapters. I'm neurotic that way.
Thanks To:
Pen2
Apie
Minako-chan
