Just Friends
Author notes: Ok, so how was the previous chapter? Did it sucked? Sorry if Akane sounded horrible, but her actions would be explained in the later parts of the chapters. Sit back and enjoy the story. Sayonara!
Legend(s):
+flashback+
"speech"
*thoughts*
Chapter 2- Just Friends
Akane soon reached her house and sighing, took out the house key from the pouch that was attached on her waist. Just as she was about to walk in, she spotted a small white envelope in sticking out of her mailbox. *GREAT! Just my luck, IT finally came* Reluctantly, she took out the envelope out. Recognising the familiar scrawled handwriting, she read the letter's contents.
Akane-chan,
As you know, it's our family's annual family reunion once more. You know you have got to come sometime. You can't avoid us for long. After all, we are your family and you have to come for this event. Your grandfather, Happosai is already very angry you have missed it 3 times already and we are hoping you can come this time around. Both your sisters are now married; you are the only one left. Even though you had come last year, you were alone. Now, you grandfather says you MUST come with your husband, so you HAVE to bring him! You know how scared I am of your grandfather especially now he is angry.
Love, Soun
*OH MY GOD! Thanks 'Dad', now I have to bring a HUSBAND along? At least when I went last year, they had allowed me to go alone. Now they want me to bring a HUSBAND!!!! MY LIFE HAS TOTALLY GONE DOWN THE DRAIN*
Now very angry, Akane walked back to her one-room apartment. *At first, when Ryoga had chased me, it was after the reunion and I was hoping to bring him to this year's one in case they asked me again, but now we have broken up how can I solve my problem? This time's it's a MUST too. Not that I really care about what my perverted grandfather says.seeing how scared my Dad is though.*
Looking at the house, a smile crept to her face as she faced her apartment. *Its good to be home, a home that I can say is really mine.* She had gone to live Ryoga cause at first she had thought it was nice to stay with someone. *Ukyo would not be happy to have me live under the same roof and her apartment IS smaller than mine.* When Ryoga had allowed her, she was happy, but she had to admit had gotten carried away and she did take advantage of the gullible guy by, eg. Paying the bills, not paying rent (even though he could ask for it, he didn't) etc. *I had thought that maybe by staying with him, that maybe I could start to like him. but it did not happen. I did have a plan two. I had hoped that maybe if it did not work out between us.Ryoga could at least for old times' sake accompany her to the family reunion, and that meant also not breaking up with her BEFORE the reunion.Now I guess, there's not much chance of that happening.Kami-sama why must you play with me like this?* Snapping out of her thoughts and looking at her house, she crinkled her nose in disgust.
After Ryoga had suggested their break up, she had ran back to his house and without much thought had quickly packed the little things she had there and went home. Wanting to vent her anger on something, she had set to work dusting the house and although that night she was satisfied at the amount of dust she had cleared, looking at how things had become so messy and being a very neat person, she quickly went to her cupboard and changing to a new set of clothes, she set to work quickly tidying everything up.
While she was tidying, she came across a small sea-green box. Stopping work for a while, she opened the box. She smiled at the things inside. Inside, there was a picture of her mother and her as a baby. *Mum, I really miss you* Tears slowly filled her eyes, wiping her tears, she wiped them away and look through the others and then.
+Flashback+
"Ranma! Come on hurry up! I've got something to show you!" shouted a 6-year- old Akane turning around and telling her best friend.
"Kawaikune! Matte!!" shouted Ranma. The two friends had reached the destination and Akane grabbed Ranma's hand and pointed to the setting sunset. "Kirei." Ranma said, astonished at the beautiful sight. Akane, then turned him around to face her and gave him a big hug and as she did so, a camera was flashed.
"'Biki nei-chan?" Akane asked.
"Ha! Gotcha!" gloated a 9-year-old Nabiki. "I'm not gonna hand it over until I see some cash. Now cough 'em up."
+End of Flashback+
*Ranma.my best friend.until our family moved out of Nerima." Sighing, she shook her head. It would not do good to dwell on the past. Just as she was putting back the old and slightly torn photograph, she saw a phone number on the back in a childish handwriting. *Ranma's handwriting." As she looked at it, she got an idea. *First, I need to give him a surprise.* Smiling slightly, she put back the photograph in the box and placed it on top of her now tidy desk and resumed tidying her house.
Author notes: Ok, so how was the previous chapter? Did it sucked? Sorry if Akane sounded horrible, but her actions would be explained in the later parts of the chapters. Sit back and enjoy the story. Sayonara!
Legend(s):
+flashback+
"speech"
*thoughts*
Chapter 2- Just Friends
Akane soon reached her house and sighing, took out the house key from the pouch that was attached on her waist. Just as she was about to walk in, she spotted a small white envelope in sticking out of her mailbox. *GREAT! Just my luck, IT finally came* Reluctantly, she took out the envelope out. Recognising the familiar scrawled handwriting, she read the letter's contents.
Akane-chan,
As you know, it's our family's annual family reunion once more. You know you have got to come sometime. You can't avoid us for long. After all, we are your family and you have to come for this event. Your grandfather, Happosai is already very angry you have missed it 3 times already and we are hoping you can come this time around. Both your sisters are now married; you are the only one left. Even though you had come last year, you were alone. Now, you grandfather says you MUST come with your husband, so you HAVE to bring him! You know how scared I am of your grandfather especially now he is angry.
Love, Soun
*OH MY GOD! Thanks 'Dad', now I have to bring a HUSBAND along? At least when I went last year, they had allowed me to go alone. Now they want me to bring a HUSBAND!!!! MY LIFE HAS TOTALLY GONE DOWN THE DRAIN*
Now very angry, Akane walked back to her one-room apartment. *At first, when Ryoga had chased me, it was after the reunion and I was hoping to bring him to this year's one in case they asked me again, but now we have broken up how can I solve my problem? This time's it's a MUST too. Not that I really care about what my perverted grandfather says.seeing how scared my Dad is though.*
Looking at the house, a smile crept to her face as she faced her apartment. *Its good to be home, a home that I can say is really mine.* She had gone to live Ryoga cause at first she had thought it was nice to stay with someone. *Ukyo would not be happy to have me live under the same roof and her apartment IS smaller than mine.* When Ryoga had allowed her, she was happy, but she had to admit had gotten carried away and she did take advantage of the gullible guy by, eg. Paying the bills, not paying rent (even though he could ask for it, he didn't) etc. *I had thought that maybe by staying with him, that maybe I could start to like him. but it did not happen. I did have a plan two. I had hoped that maybe if it did not work out between us.Ryoga could at least for old times' sake accompany her to the family reunion, and that meant also not breaking up with her BEFORE the reunion.Now I guess, there's not much chance of that happening.Kami-sama why must you play with me like this?* Snapping out of her thoughts and looking at her house, she crinkled her nose in disgust.
After Ryoga had suggested their break up, she had ran back to his house and without much thought had quickly packed the little things she had there and went home. Wanting to vent her anger on something, she had set to work dusting the house and although that night she was satisfied at the amount of dust she had cleared, looking at how things had become so messy and being a very neat person, she quickly went to her cupboard and changing to a new set of clothes, she set to work quickly tidying everything up.
While she was tidying, she came across a small sea-green box. Stopping work for a while, she opened the box. She smiled at the things inside. Inside, there was a picture of her mother and her as a baby. *Mum, I really miss you* Tears slowly filled her eyes, wiping her tears, she wiped them away and look through the others and then.
+Flashback+
"Ranma! Come on hurry up! I've got something to show you!" shouted a 6-year- old Akane turning around and telling her best friend.
"Kawaikune! Matte!!" shouted Ranma. The two friends had reached the destination and Akane grabbed Ranma's hand and pointed to the setting sunset. "Kirei." Ranma said, astonished at the beautiful sight. Akane, then turned him around to face her and gave him a big hug and as she did so, a camera was flashed.
"'Biki nei-chan?" Akane asked.
"Ha! Gotcha!" gloated a 9-year-old Nabiki. "I'm not gonna hand it over until I see some cash. Now cough 'em up."
+End of Flashback+
*Ranma.my best friend.until our family moved out of Nerima." Sighing, she shook her head. It would not do good to dwell on the past. Just as she was putting back the old and slightly torn photograph, she saw a phone number on the back in a childish handwriting. *Ranma's handwriting." As she looked at it, she got an idea. *First, I need to give him a surprise.* Smiling slightly, she put back the photograph in the box and placed it on top of her now tidy desk and resumed tidying her house.