Legal Note: Once again I don't own the Ranma only this story. Technically I don't even own that.
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"Aphrodite's Kiss!" Ranma moved his fist forward at Akane, but nothing occurred. There was no aura centered on his fist. He never connected with Akane. He just froze as Akane looked on in fear.
Akane stood there dazed and confused. "Ranma?" She stared at the boy's face with interest. "What is this? What's going on?" She looked as Ranma shed a tear. "Ranma? Are you?"
"Akane! I'll defeat him now." Genma yelled prepared to attack the frozen Ranma.
"Wait Mr. Saotome don't!" Akane pleaded as Genma attacked Ranma. Ranma simply flinched and Genma was blown away falling in the dojo's debris.
"I want you dead Akane." Ranma said through clenched teeth in anger. "But I love you." Ranma said in a calmer tone.
"Ranma? Listen Ranma! I love you too." Akane said with a smile of hope.
Ranma shook his head and backed away from Akane. "No. No you can't." Ranma said in disbelief.
"But I do." Akane said with a big smile. "I really do love you Ranma. When you were gone all I thought about was you." Akane said stepping forward. "I cursed myself for sending you away like that."
"Then why." Ranma began. "Did you let Verizon kiss you?"
"I couldn't stop him Ranma. But I wanted to." Akane lamented. "I wish you had kissed me Ranma. All you did was insult me though. So how was I to know you really loved me?" Akane questioned.
Ranma stepped away toward the pond in the yard. "It's not right. I can't understand. This isn't." Ranma said in confusion.
"My son please come back home." Nodoka pleaded stepping off the porch.
"Right. You can become Akane's fiancé again and wed her. I would happy to have you as my son." Soun said nervously.
"It won't let me." Ranma said grabbing his head.
"Ranma. Please come back to your senses." Akane said pleading. "Everyone doesn't hate you. They were blinded by what Verizon did to them. You defeated Ryoga, and you can beat Mousse too." Akane said cheerfully. "And I'm sure you can drop the lawsuit, and we've all forgiven you. Ukyo and Shampoo will like you too. So everything will be normal again soon." Akane said with hope.
"I'm sorry. I can't Akane. It's too much for me." Ranma said backing up toward the pond. "I've hurt too many people, and I have a feeling I will hurt more." Ranma said saddened.
"So what will you do?" Akane asked worried.
"Only thing I can." Ranma said dropping backward into the pond.
"Ranma?" Akane looked on in confusion. "Ranma!" Akane yelled in fear and worry as she ran to the water's edge as the bubbles stopped. "Ranma!"
"Akane!" Ryoga grabbed Akane by the arm and held her back as she attempted to save Ranma. "You can't save him." Ryoga said with a serious face.
"But I wanted to." Akane began. "I loved him." Akane said tearing up. "I need him more than I wanted to believe." Akane said shaking her head as she began crying kneeling on the ground.
"C'mon Akane." Ryoga urged as the two stood slowly and walked back to the house as everyone watched in sorrow.
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The next chapter is the last one by the way. Ranma, did he die? What will become of Akane's love life without him? Anyway check back another day.