A/N: Hi again! Thanks for all the reviews! I continued on my story. Enjoy!
"Speaks"
'Thoughts'
Chapter 2:
The further he got into the forest; he realized that it wasn't sighs he had heard but sobs.
'Almost there,' he thought.
He saw the person he had been searching for, sitting against a tree. It was a girl, about as old as he was, he guessed. She was hugging her knees, shaking and her head was down so he couldn't see her face.
Ranma laid a hand her shoulder. "Are you alright," he asked
The girl looked up.
Ranma jumped slightly when he realized who it was.
"Akane, what are you doing out in a forest at night?" he asked, almost angrily.
She didn't answer, only looked at him through the tears, which were still streaming down her cold cheeks.
Suddenly, she looked away and murmured something under her breath which he could not hear.
"Akane?" he said, softer this time. He put both of his arms around her to comfort her and when he touched her bare skin he realized how cold she was. He took of his Chinese shirt and put it on her back to get her warm. "Why did you leave?"
"That's what you wanted me too" She said. I caught the words even though it was hard because of the sobs and she was talking very low.
Ranma knew he had to apologize sometime but now wasn't the right time for him to do it. He didn't deny what she was saying. He knew it wasn't true but he had said so. He had been running from his feelings again. It was so hard for him to admit and explain his feelings in front of everyone but when he was sitting with her like this it was some of the easiest things in the world. She looked so sad and cold and it broke his heart to see her like this!
He pulled her into a hug and whispered in her ear: "never!"
She didn't protest or answer. She leaned her body against his chest. She was so cold and his was so warm.
Ranma let out a small gasp when she touched him. She was almost like ice.
"Akane, how long have you been out here?"
"I don't know," she whispered.
"We better get you home, Akane. Everybody have been worried sick."
He lifted her up in his arms and carried her out of the forest and then jumped over the house roofs of Nerima.
When they came to the Tendo dojo, he decided to carry her to her room since she looked very tired.
He laid her down on the bed and tucked her in.
She gave him a small smile before her eyes slowly closed and send her to sleep.
He stayed in the room for a while.
'She looks so beautiful and peaceful when she is sleeping!' he thought.
He walked into the living room to see who was still awake at this time at night and to his surprise he found the whole family there. Soun Tendo was sitting on the couch still with tears running down his face. Kasumi sat beside him, trying to calm him down. Nabiki was watching TV and his father, in panda form, was looking out of the window, probably after him. Happosai was sitting under a table with his collection of girl's underwear.
Kasumi was the first to notice his appearance.
"Oh my," She said, "Ranma, I didn't hear you come back. Did you find Akane?"
"My baby girl is lost," Soun cried.
"Relax," Ranma said "Akane is upstairs in her room, sleeping."
"Thank you for bringing her back Ranma," Kasumi said "I better go check on her."
Genma held up a sign .
Ranma decided to go back upstairs to his room since he needed to sleep and he had to find a way to apologize to Akane. She probably wouldn't want to talk to him the next morning but he had to make her. He hated when she was mad at him.
Ranma closed his eyes and after a few minutes he was sleeping.
*****
Akane woke up the next day around lunchtime. She laid in her bed for a while, trying to remember what had happened the day before. She remembered running away and being in a forest somewhere where it was very cold.
'Ranma,' she thought. She remembered that he had found her and warming her up. Also that he had brought her home and -
"Akane are you awake?" Kasumi asked.
"Yes," Akane answered "come in."
The door opened and Kasumi came in. She gave Akane a hug and said: "I'm so glad you are back and that you are okay."
Akane gave her a smile.
"Well, I'm going down and get some food for you," Kasumi said.
"Thank you."
When Kasumi had left Akane got up and dressed. She wore a baby-blue t-shirt and a white pair of shorts.
She brushed her hair and tried to get back to the thought of what had happened the day before. She remembered Ranma carrying her home and then bringing her to her room. He had tucked her in so she could keep warm. He had actually been nice to her even after everything he had said. He even -
"Akane?" a voice from the hallway, obviously Ranma said "can I come in?"
"Yes," Akane answered.
*****
He opened the door as he heard Akane's voice.
'Man, this is gonna be harder than I thought,' he thought as he saw Akane 'does she have to look so cute right now?'
"Uhm.hey," he said "feeling better?"
"Yeah," Akane answered "Thanks for what you did last night."
"No problem."
Silence. None of them knew what to say to one another.
'Come on, tell her you are sorry for what you did!' Ranma thought but instead he said: "Well, I just came to check if you were alright."
When he reached the door he turned around once more, almost as if he were waiting for her to stop him from leaving. But she was just sitting on her bed, staring out of the window.
Ranma took one last look at her and then opened the door and left for
the dojo.
A/N: Ok, I'm going to let you off here. But there are more to come! I'm going to start on chapter 3 right away.
"Speaks"
'Thoughts'
Chapter 2:
The further he got into the forest; he realized that it wasn't sighs he had heard but sobs.
'Almost there,' he thought.
He saw the person he had been searching for, sitting against a tree. It was a girl, about as old as he was, he guessed. She was hugging her knees, shaking and her head was down so he couldn't see her face.
Ranma laid a hand her shoulder. "Are you alright," he asked
The girl looked up.
Ranma jumped slightly when he realized who it was.
"Akane, what are you doing out in a forest at night?" he asked, almost angrily.
She didn't answer, only looked at him through the tears, which were still streaming down her cold cheeks.
Suddenly, she looked away and murmured something under her breath which he could not hear.
"Akane?" he said, softer this time. He put both of his arms around her to comfort her and when he touched her bare skin he realized how cold she was. He took of his Chinese shirt and put it on her back to get her warm. "Why did you leave?"
"That's what you wanted me too" She said. I caught the words even though it was hard because of the sobs and she was talking very low.
Ranma knew he had to apologize sometime but now wasn't the right time for him to do it. He didn't deny what she was saying. He knew it wasn't true but he had said so. He had been running from his feelings again. It was so hard for him to admit and explain his feelings in front of everyone but when he was sitting with her like this it was some of the easiest things in the world. She looked so sad and cold and it broke his heart to see her like this!
He pulled her into a hug and whispered in her ear: "never!"
She didn't protest or answer. She leaned her body against his chest. She was so cold and his was so warm.
Ranma let out a small gasp when she touched him. She was almost like ice.
"Akane, how long have you been out here?"
"I don't know," she whispered.
"We better get you home, Akane. Everybody have been worried sick."
He lifted her up in his arms and carried her out of the forest and then jumped over the house roofs of Nerima.
When they came to the Tendo dojo, he decided to carry her to her room since she looked very tired.
He laid her down on the bed and tucked her in.
She gave him a small smile before her eyes slowly closed and send her to sleep.
He stayed in the room for a while.
'She looks so beautiful and peaceful when she is sleeping!' he thought.
He walked into the living room to see who was still awake at this time at night and to his surprise he found the whole family there. Soun Tendo was sitting on the couch still with tears running down his face. Kasumi sat beside him, trying to calm him down. Nabiki was watching TV and his father, in panda form, was looking out of the window, probably after him. Happosai was sitting under a table with his collection of girl's underwear.
Kasumi was the first to notice his appearance.
"Oh my," She said, "Ranma, I didn't hear you come back. Did you find Akane?"
"My baby girl is lost," Soun cried.
"Relax," Ranma said "Akane is upstairs in her room, sleeping."
"Thank you for bringing her back Ranma," Kasumi said "I better go check on her."
Genma held up a sign .
Ranma decided to go back upstairs to his room since he needed to sleep and he had to find a way to apologize to Akane. She probably wouldn't want to talk to him the next morning but he had to make her. He hated when she was mad at him.
Ranma closed his eyes and after a few minutes he was sleeping.
*****
Akane woke up the next day around lunchtime. She laid in her bed for a while, trying to remember what had happened the day before. She remembered running away and being in a forest somewhere where it was very cold.
'Ranma,' she thought. She remembered that he had found her and warming her up. Also that he had brought her home and -
"Akane are you awake?" Kasumi asked.
"Yes," Akane answered "come in."
The door opened and Kasumi came in. She gave Akane a hug and said: "I'm so glad you are back and that you are okay."
Akane gave her a smile.
"Well, I'm going down and get some food for you," Kasumi said.
"Thank you."
When Kasumi had left Akane got up and dressed. She wore a baby-blue t-shirt and a white pair of shorts.
She brushed her hair and tried to get back to the thought of what had happened the day before. She remembered Ranma carrying her home and then bringing her to her room. He had tucked her in so she could keep warm. He had actually been nice to her even after everything he had said. He even -
"Akane?" a voice from the hallway, obviously Ranma said "can I come in?"
"Yes," Akane answered.
*****
He opened the door as he heard Akane's voice.
'Man, this is gonna be harder than I thought,' he thought as he saw Akane 'does she have to look so cute right now?'
"Uhm.hey," he said "feeling better?"
"Yeah," Akane answered "Thanks for what you did last night."
"No problem."
Silence. None of them knew what to say to one another.
'Come on, tell her you are sorry for what you did!' Ranma thought but instead he said: "Well, I just came to check if you were alright."
When he reached the door he turned around once more, almost as if he were waiting for her to stop him from leaving. But she was just sitting on her bed, staring out of the window.
Ranma took one last look at her and then opened the door and left for
the dojo.
A/N: Ok, I'm going to let you off here. But there are more to come! I'm going to start on chapter 3 right away.
