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Sakura Cookies : Chapter 2
By RuneVenus





Akane was having a pretty great day, she was having fun with her
friends. Her morning didnt consist of her fighting with Ranma which was
wonderful and the best thing was the night before and how ranma had.. she
blushed slightly. Luckily no one noticed as they were too busy talking
amongst themselves. Akane was in her classroom having her second last
period...social studies. In small groups they were supposed to
discuss the social issues occuring in Japan but of course the talks ended
up with some sort of gossip. The teacher was away and the substitute didn't
care that they weren't actually doing the work. Akane looked over at
Ranma who seemed utterly bored. As she was staring he looked up and
his eyes rested on her. Akane blushed and looked away.

was akane staring at me? Ranma continued staring, how beautiful she
was. He could stare at her all day and never get bored of it. No actually
that wasnt the truth. He could stare at her for all eternity and never
get tired of that face, never get tired of her smile or her scowl.
For some reason he felt depressed. He wanted to tell her his
feelings but it was so complicated with all his other fiances and his
parents trying to marry them off if they saw the slightest bit of
interest in one another. Marrying her wouldnt be so bad at all if they
weren't so young. She would be his forever and no one would dare put their
hands on her. Not Kuno and not Ryoga and not ONE of these guys at school who
were madly in love with her. Ranma didnt even think it was 'mad love'
more like lust.

His eyebrows furrowed and he glared at the desk he was seated in.
"Hiroshi it looks like Ranma's giving the death glare to the desk"
"I think your right Daisuke" Hiroshi replied.
He then snapped his fingers in front of Ranma's eyes. Ranma looked up
at Hiroshi "Yeah?"
"Chill out man..the desk's gonna melt" Daisuke said for Hiroshi
"Yeah alright..so what are we up to with this thing?"
"Saotome you musta been out of it for awhile, we stopped talking
about that work ages ago.." Hiroshi stated
"Now were talking about Akane" Daisuke smiled slyly

Ranma controlled himself not to hit these guys out the window. They
were just talking..they can talk..not like I own her
"You guys suck you know that?" Ranma glared back at the desk while
Daisuke and Hiroshi just stared at him. The bell rang for lunch and Ranma
quickly got his bag and left before anyone else did.

Akane watched him leave. he looks pretty mad I wonder what happened she
thought to herself. She got her books and told Yuka and Sayuri that
she would catch up with them later. She had to talk to Ranma anyway
about last night, might as well be now. Plus! I have his lunch

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Ranma sat under a tree where no one could bother him. He opened his bag
and felt around for his lunch. ah geez..akane has my lunch he thought as he
remembered that Akane was the one who had taken both of their lunches today.
He forgot to get it off her in the morning because he was still trying to
get over that electric feeling he had when she had held his hand.
Ranma felt cranky, first the whole feelings thing then the Daisuke and
Hiroshi talking about Akane thing and now he was starving and he had no
lunch.

"Just great" he said outloud glaring at the ground.

"You must be starving Ranma...looking for your lunch perhaps?" Akane
smiled at him holding his lunch bag.

"Akane...my lunch!" he looked up at her and his bad mood went like the
wind. She held his lunch in front of his face and he took it off her.
"Thanks" he replied and quickly got his lunch out and started to eat it.
"umm Ranma?" Akane said a little nervously.
"huh?" Ranma said while stuffing his mouth and looking up at her

"Can I join you?" Akane said slowly shifting her gaze to look at her
shoes.

"Umm yeah sure " Ranma replied and patted the ground next to him.
"whats up?" he questioned her.
Akane sat down next to him near the tree and she accidently brushed
shoulders with him. With this little touch she felt a million
butterflies fly through her. She moved away of course a little so
they werent touching each other but it seemed as if his body heat
was radiating to her. Her face started to burn and she realised she
was blushing.
She quickly covered her cheeks with her hands and waited for them to
cool down.

Ranma looked over and saw her holding her cheeks. "what the heck
are you doing Akane?"

Akane turn to look at him. What was she supposed to say?
"My cheeks hurt from chewing" she said rather stupidly
Oh great good one Akane

"Chewing what? u havent even opened your lunch bag? Are you alright?"
Ranma asked. Man shes acting really weird

"I ate chewing gum before..maybe I might have a toothache or something"
she took her hands away from her cheeks. They were cool now but that
thing that just happened before was weird.

"hmm looks like you'll get to see Dr Tofu then" Ranma said a little bitterly.
"Ranma! I told you not to say stuff like that about me and Dr Tofu. He
loves Kasumi and anywayz Im completely over him!" Akane huffed.
She got out her lunch and started to munch away
"Yeah?" Ranma looked over at her again. She was eating her lunch
looking kind of annoyed at him. She was still cute though, his heart
started to beat a little faster as he watched how the cool breeze
swirled her hair about her face.
"Yeah" she replied and looked at him. They shared a stare for a few
seconds and Ranma turned away slightly blushing.
"So what you want Akane?" trying to pretend that the 'look' didnt happen
at all.

"Ohh umm well.. I wanted to ask you.. you know yesterday...and umm..
I just wanted to know...how did I get back to my room?" Akane stuttered.
ahhhh..stop stuttering you fooool! Akane told herself.

Ranma didn't notice her stuttering he was remembering the night before,
how he hadnt let her go and she had fallen asleep and how he had
taken her to her room and kissed her goodnight. "You fell asleep and
I put ya back in your room. I had to carry you ya know that?
You weigh a ton Akane maybe you should go on a diet or something" He
said cooly. He didnt mean it..she was as light as a feather but he
didn't want her asking anymore questions about it, just incase she
remembered how tightly he held her, which would mean her finding out his
true feelings towards her. He could just imagine if she found out...she would
laugh at him.. saying that it could never be, that she didn't love him, that
if it wasn't for their parents she wouldnt even be his finance. He could
not take it. If that ever happened he would die emotionally inside and out.
She was his life, her very being was what kept his heart beating. He looked
over at her again, she was looking at her hand which was clenched into a
fist.

"RANMA I DONT WEIGH THAT MUCH" Akane yelled and was about to punch
him in the face when she noticed the way he was looking at her.
She stopped her punch in mid flight. he looks as if he loves me?..
could it be? She could see in his eyes a passion that burned..a love
that burned so bright and suddenly it disapeared and there was just
that cool smug look in his eyes. maybe i was mistaken?? of course I
was...he could never love me so intensly...heck he doesnt even love me

"Akane your so uncute" he said covering up his release of emotion. She had
looked right into his soul and that was too close. If she had found
out, if she had looked more deeply she would of found his secret and
what he had imagined would of probably came true.

Akane brought her hand down and replied with a casual "whatever ranma,
your the uncute one" She stuck out her tongue and got up and ran away.
jerk she thought to herself..but that was a lie and she knew it.
He took her back to her bed, that was why the window was open. Her
anger for him dispersed and what was left was a dull aching in her heart..
Ranma... I love you so much and that look..that look that you gave me
which I probably imagined just made me love you more Ranma..


Ranma watched Akane run off. His heart left with her and he felt alone.
He didn't understand how out of control his emotions were for her.
First it was electricity and now it was a pain in his heart and soul.
Something fishy was going on...or maybe it was because of last night?
Something had triggered in him, something that was always there. Something
that he never admited to himself... Love ?....maybe the sakura cookie??
"nah that cant be..thats just a cooky wives tale"

The bell rang for the end of lunch.
Ranma sighed and got up. "Two more lessons and hometime" He was
looking forward to more alone time... maybe then he can sort out
these feelings and find out what the hell was going on.



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I hope you liked the 2nd chapter!
the 3rd chapter will be here shortly! I reckon I can wrap
everything up in 5 chapters!

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