** I'd like to thank everyone for the reviews! Keep'em coming! Like I said,
it gives me motivation to keep writing! Hehe~ anyway, for anyone who did
not read the revise version of chapt, its ends like this (the later
chapters will make more sense knowing the info. in the revised ending!) :
(*...* means thinking)
"*Its more than hidden talent. It's the prophetic powers that prove she is the "One"* Toru reminded himself. *And soon we shall unite and rule the universe with her prophetically released awesome powers.* He smirked as he outlined the image of her cheek with a finger before he waved away the reflection."
*Part 3*
"Ranma! We'll be late again!" yelled Akane. Ranma came dashing around the corner and the two made their daily sprint to school.
The morning dash to school continued as normal except Ranma seemed distracted from his surroundings.
The feeling had worsened as it twisted torturously in the pit of his stomach, making certain its presence was known. *Its gonna happen today. Whatever it is, its gonna happen today.* The words continued to whirl around in his mind, constantly reminding him of the monstrous butterflies in his stomach. Fortunately, Akane was too busy concentrating on arriving to school on time, she did not have time to notice Ranma's unusual twitchiness. Ranma, in an attempt to forget the feeling, watch his fiancee run. *She's gotten faster.* he thought. Still not as fast as he was, but possibly faster than Ukyo and Shampoo. *Good,* he mentally smirked as he began putting his concentration back into their sprint to beat the clock. A twist in his stomach persisted to reminded him of the foreboding feeling as he ran. Frowning with determination, he mentally warned the world. *Nothin's touching her without gettin' through me first!*
* * * * * * * * * * * *
The school drifted on like any other except for one unusual fact- no one was allowed near Akane. Ranma made sure of that. Despite the possibility of one of their classmates attacking Akane was zip to none, he couldn't afford to take any chances. *Besides, who knows if Kuno found another haunted bokken or something,* he reminded himself. Ranma was not discrete about his over-protectiveness. Everyone, especially Akane, took note of his possessive behavior. She tried to ignore her fiancee's ridiculous manners, but by lunch her limits had been pushed.
"Ranma! What is your problem? Honestly! A girl can't have an ordinary day of school with you here!" Akane yelled, enraged and annoyed. Ranma had been caught off guard, his expression showing a mixed of hurt, confusion, and frustration. Unable to come up with a satisfactory answer that wouldn't upset or worry Akane, he shoved his foot in his mouth instead.
"What in the world do you mean, you uncute tomboy?" he snapped back, his voice was harsh, revealing no teasing tone. Akane was taken aback, his voice stinging a reopened wound of uncertainty. She reacted in the only way she knew how.
"RANMA NO BAKA!!" she screamed as she pulled out her mallet, which was collecting dust from the lack of use since their return from China. Before she could send him into the middle of the next year (which, with her new strength and enraged state, the possibilities were good), Ranma took her wrist to evade the blow. Stunned by the unusual block, Akane dropped the mallet. She stared in disbelief at him as he sighed.
"Akane, send me into orbit any other day, just not today. I can't . that is.. I mean. Damn!" Ranma became irritated as he struggled with his words. He couldn't let Akane send him flying miles away, leaving her unprotected. Akane watched as Ranma continues to curse himself for his inability to talk.
"Ranma?" Akane, who had allowed her mallet to disappear again, gazed at him full of concern. Recalling their conversation the night before, she came to a realization. "Ranma, its that bad feeling you told me about, isn't it?" she asked cautiously. Ranma rarely acted seriously so it was evident that whatever was bothering him was nothing little. Looking at his fiancee, Ranma hesitated a little before finally replying.
"Yeah. It jus' won't go away. Actually, it's gotten worse today." his voice trailed off like it had the day before as he looked down. Seeing how troubled he was, Akane bit back the protest that she was capable of protecting herself. She knew it'd make matters worse, and besides, he'd never listen. *But why is he so worried about me? Is. is he really worried about me? No, of course not. He made it clear three months ago he had no feelings for me.* Akane forced the thoughts out of her head. *This is no time to think about that,* she mentally kicked herself. Unable to think of a way to comfort him, she apologized instead.
"I. I'm sorry for blowing up on you. But." Akane swallowed the insistence that she didn't need his protection. Remembering their crystal- fragile relationship, she decided the humor him. She ignored her ego, beliefs, and dignity as she looked at him. "Ranma, if it makes you feel better, I. I won't lea.leave your side. That way you can prote. protect me," Akane suggested smiling, swallowing hard on her pride. Ranma's heart began to speed up as he finally smiled, though it didn't quite reach his worrisome blue-gray eyes.
"Thanks Akane. That. that means a lot," he replied, feeling his cheeks burn fire-engine red. He chuckled when he realized that this had been the first time he had stopped Akane from malleting him. They sat together at lunch, eating in silence.
* * * * * * * * * * * *
Ranma watched as Akane slept soundly. Although nothing out of the ordinary happened and Akane was safely tucked into her bed, Ranma had to double check on her before he retired to his room. The nightmare of losing her had been too frightening for him; he couldn't let it become reality. As he watched her sleep, Ranma yawned with drowsiness, as if an indication of the late hour. Getting up, he took one last look at his finacee, smiling to himself, before he headed out to his room.
* * * * * * * * * * * *
"AHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH!!!!" A scream echoed throughout the Tendo's residence, waking its inhabitants. Ranma instinctively jumped towards Akane's room. He busted into her room just in time to see four men dressed in black jump out onto the roof.
"RANMA!" Akane called out as she saw him barge into her destructed room.
"AKANE!!" Ranma screamed as leapt for the window. As he chased the men on the roof, three of the men turned to fight him off while the one holding the punching-screaming-kicking-hitting Akane struggled to run. Finally, the abductor put a piece of cloth over her mouth and nose, causing her to fall asleep. Seeing the man get away with the unconscious Akane, Ranma become enraged as he began to attack the three other men. Not intending to fight due to their limited time, they threw a powdery matter at him. In his enraged state, Ranma did not have the reflex to avoid the powder and within seconds, he fell into unconsciousness, his last word before blanketed by nothingness whispered into the night~ Akane.
A/N: Sorry, this is shorter, but I'll update soon! Promise! ^ ^
~Chibimelie
"*Its more than hidden talent. It's the prophetic powers that prove she is the "One"* Toru reminded himself. *And soon we shall unite and rule the universe with her prophetically released awesome powers.* He smirked as he outlined the image of her cheek with a finger before he waved away the reflection."
*Part 3*
"Ranma! We'll be late again!" yelled Akane. Ranma came dashing around the corner and the two made their daily sprint to school.
The morning dash to school continued as normal except Ranma seemed distracted from his surroundings.
The feeling had worsened as it twisted torturously in the pit of his stomach, making certain its presence was known. *Its gonna happen today. Whatever it is, its gonna happen today.* The words continued to whirl around in his mind, constantly reminding him of the monstrous butterflies in his stomach. Fortunately, Akane was too busy concentrating on arriving to school on time, she did not have time to notice Ranma's unusual twitchiness. Ranma, in an attempt to forget the feeling, watch his fiancee run. *She's gotten faster.* he thought. Still not as fast as he was, but possibly faster than Ukyo and Shampoo. *Good,* he mentally smirked as he began putting his concentration back into their sprint to beat the clock. A twist in his stomach persisted to reminded him of the foreboding feeling as he ran. Frowning with determination, he mentally warned the world. *Nothin's touching her without gettin' through me first!*
* * * * * * * * * * * *
The school drifted on like any other except for one unusual fact- no one was allowed near Akane. Ranma made sure of that. Despite the possibility of one of their classmates attacking Akane was zip to none, he couldn't afford to take any chances. *Besides, who knows if Kuno found another haunted bokken or something,* he reminded himself. Ranma was not discrete about his over-protectiveness. Everyone, especially Akane, took note of his possessive behavior. She tried to ignore her fiancee's ridiculous manners, but by lunch her limits had been pushed.
"Ranma! What is your problem? Honestly! A girl can't have an ordinary day of school with you here!" Akane yelled, enraged and annoyed. Ranma had been caught off guard, his expression showing a mixed of hurt, confusion, and frustration. Unable to come up with a satisfactory answer that wouldn't upset or worry Akane, he shoved his foot in his mouth instead.
"What in the world do you mean, you uncute tomboy?" he snapped back, his voice was harsh, revealing no teasing tone. Akane was taken aback, his voice stinging a reopened wound of uncertainty. She reacted in the only way she knew how.
"RANMA NO BAKA!!" she screamed as she pulled out her mallet, which was collecting dust from the lack of use since their return from China. Before she could send him into the middle of the next year (which, with her new strength and enraged state, the possibilities were good), Ranma took her wrist to evade the blow. Stunned by the unusual block, Akane dropped the mallet. She stared in disbelief at him as he sighed.
"Akane, send me into orbit any other day, just not today. I can't . that is.. I mean. Damn!" Ranma became irritated as he struggled with his words. He couldn't let Akane send him flying miles away, leaving her unprotected. Akane watched as Ranma continues to curse himself for his inability to talk.
"Ranma?" Akane, who had allowed her mallet to disappear again, gazed at him full of concern. Recalling their conversation the night before, she came to a realization. "Ranma, its that bad feeling you told me about, isn't it?" she asked cautiously. Ranma rarely acted seriously so it was evident that whatever was bothering him was nothing little. Looking at his fiancee, Ranma hesitated a little before finally replying.
"Yeah. It jus' won't go away. Actually, it's gotten worse today." his voice trailed off like it had the day before as he looked down. Seeing how troubled he was, Akane bit back the protest that she was capable of protecting herself. She knew it'd make matters worse, and besides, he'd never listen. *But why is he so worried about me? Is. is he really worried about me? No, of course not. He made it clear three months ago he had no feelings for me.* Akane forced the thoughts out of her head. *This is no time to think about that,* she mentally kicked herself. Unable to think of a way to comfort him, she apologized instead.
"I. I'm sorry for blowing up on you. But." Akane swallowed the insistence that she didn't need his protection. Remembering their crystal- fragile relationship, she decided the humor him. She ignored her ego, beliefs, and dignity as she looked at him. "Ranma, if it makes you feel better, I. I won't lea.leave your side. That way you can prote. protect me," Akane suggested smiling, swallowing hard on her pride. Ranma's heart began to speed up as he finally smiled, though it didn't quite reach his worrisome blue-gray eyes.
"Thanks Akane. That. that means a lot," he replied, feeling his cheeks burn fire-engine red. He chuckled when he realized that this had been the first time he had stopped Akane from malleting him. They sat together at lunch, eating in silence.
* * * * * * * * * * * *
Ranma watched as Akane slept soundly. Although nothing out of the ordinary happened and Akane was safely tucked into her bed, Ranma had to double check on her before he retired to his room. The nightmare of losing her had been too frightening for him; he couldn't let it become reality. As he watched her sleep, Ranma yawned with drowsiness, as if an indication of the late hour. Getting up, he took one last look at his finacee, smiling to himself, before he headed out to his room.
* * * * * * * * * * * *
"AHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH!!!!" A scream echoed throughout the Tendo's residence, waking its inhabitants. Ranma instinctively jumped towards Akane's room. He busted into her room just in time to see four men dressed in black jump out onto the roof.
"RANMA!" Akane called out as she saw him barge into her destructed room.
"AKANE!!" Ranma screamed as leapt for the window. As he chased the men on the roof, three of the men turned to fight him off while the one holding the punching-screaming-kicking-hitting Akane struggled to run. Finally, the abductor put a piece of cloth over her mouth and nose, causing her to fall asleep. Seeing the man get away with the unconscious Akane, Ranma become enraged as he began to attack the three other men. Not intending to fight due to their limited time, they threw a powdery matter at him. In his enraged state, Ranma did not have the reflex to avoid the powder and within seconds, he fell into unconsciousness, his last word before blanketed by nothingness whispered into the night~ Akane.
A/N: Sorry, this is shorter, but I'll update soon! Promise! ^ ^
~Chibimelie