Akane's Grief Chapter 2
Revelations
12:00PM Nerima, Japan Ranma Saotome was walking casually down the street as he approached Uc- chan's. He flapped the banner over the entrance way as he walked in to find Ukyo just finishing a shrimp okonomiyaki for a customer. "Konichiwa Ran-chan, have a seat, I'll be with you in a sec." She then proceeded to the back room leaving Ranma alone with the lone customer. Ranma looked around and smiled, it was nice to have a great friend to talk with. Ukyo had now come back. "So Ran-chan, has there been anything unusual going on with Akane these days?" Ukyo asked. "I don't think so. She didn't seem any different recently. It's always been "Ranma you pervert!" and of course that big mallet." "Well what about this morning, did she seem different around anybody?" "Hmm." Ranma thought. "I remember she left right after Tendo-san brought up our engagement again.." "Hey, that could be it. Maybe this has to do with your marriage to Akane." Ukyo suggested. "Well what do you think I should do?" "Try talking to her again, maybe she'll turn around." "Maybe.." "Here I'll fix you some squid okonomiyaki while you think on it."
4:30 PM The day dragged on in school while Ranma's thoughts rested on Akane. After school, Ranma caught Akane on the way home. "Akane!" Ranma shouted. Akane stopped short and turned toward him. "Ranma..." she said quietly. "Akane I need to talk with you." "..Okay." "Akane listen, if there's anything you want to say to me, you can say it." "Why do you care all of a sudden about my problems?" "I don't know why, I guess..." Why did he care? He hadn't exactly been very supportive of Akane over the past few years. With everything that had happened to them both, why now did he want to help her? "I don't know Akane; I guess I just can't stand to see you like this." Akane's eyes began to tear. "Ranma!" she cried as she threw her arms around him. "A-Akane.." Ranma said nervously. "Ranma I didn't want to say it but..I need you right now. I need someone to talk to. I didn't want to ask because of...you know.." She broke off with a sob. "Okay look, why don't we just go back to the house and talk this over." "Okay.."
5:13 PM They reached the Tendo dojo just as the sun was beginning to set. Ranma looked up at Akane's window to see a very wet and very angry P-chan baring his teeth at Ranma. "Uh why don't we talk about this in the dojo, okay Akane?" Ranma sweat dropped. Akane nodded her head. A few minutes later they sat in the dojo side by side, facing the far-off scarlet sunset. "Alright..go ahead Akane." Ranma said. "Okay" she took a deep breath and let it out slowly "...the other day I got a letter from far up north. It was from a family we knew many years ago when I was very little. The letter was about their son, Yuki, whom I knew very well. In fact I actually..I think I...loved him." Akane said slowly. "I didn't tell anyone though, not even Odosa. I couldn't tell anyone because I thought they'd laugh at me. He was very special to me. We talked with each other every day..we were never apart. " "Well..what did the letter say Akane?" Ranma said, fearing he may have already known the answer. She took another deep breath "He...he was out fishing...when he..he was....killed.." She collapsed onto the dojo floor, crying. "Akane...I'm so sorry Akane.." Ranma said as he held her tight to his chest. Akane squeezed him very tightly. "H-he was the o-only b-b-boy I ever l-liked!" Akane stuttered hysterically between tears. "Akane.." Ranma said. "I'm here Akane..I'm here for you and I'll never let you go.." Ranma said very sincerely. "Ranma...I." Akane said in a whisper. "It's ok Akane," Ranma said "Its ok.." The two figures sat there, embraced as the last rays of gold emitted from the sky's edge. A solemn wind blew as night began to fall.
TBC... Next Chapter: The funeral
Kind of sad huh? Please let me know how it is. Cya.
Revelations
12:00PM Nerima, Japan Ranma Saotome was walking casually down the street as he approached Uc- chan's. He flapped the banner over the entrance way as he walked in to find Ukyo just finishing a shrimp okonomiyaki for a customer. "Konichiwa Ran-chan, have a seat, I'll be with you in a sec." She then proceeded to the back room leaving Ranma alone with the lone customer. Ranma looked around and smiled, it was nice to have a great friend to talk with. Ukyo had now come back. "So Ran-chan, has there been anything unusual going on with Akane these days?" Ukyo asked. "I don't think so. She didn't seem any different recently. It's always been "Ranma you pervert!" and of course that big mallet." "Well what about this morning, did she seem different around anybody?" "Hmm." Ranma thought. "I remember she left right after Tendo-san brought up our engagement again.." "Hey, that could be it. Maybe this has to do with your marriage to Akane." Ukyo suggested. "Well what do you think I should do?" "Try talking to her again, maybe she'll turn around." "Maybe.." "Here I'll fix you some squid okonomiyaki while you think on it."
4:30 PM The day dragged on in school while Ranma's thoughts rested on Akane. After school, Ranma caught Akane on the way home. "Akane!" Ranma shouted. Akane stopped short and turned toward him. "Ranma..." she said quietly. "Akane I need to talk with you." "..Okay." "Akane listen, if there's anything you want to say to me, you can say it." "Why do you care all of a sudden about my problems?" "I don't know why, I guess..." Why did he care? He hadn't exactly been very supportive of Akane over the past few years. With everything that had happened to them both, why now did he want to help her? "I don't know Akane; I guess I just can't stand to see you like this." Akane's eyes began to tear. "Ranma!" she cried as she threw her arms around him. "A-Akane.." Ranma said nervously. "Ranma I didn't want to say it but..I need you right now. I need someone to talk to. I didn't want to ask because of...you know.." She broke off with a sob. "Okay look, why don't we just go back to the house and talk this over." "Okay.."
5:13 PM They reached the Tendo dojo just as the sun was beginning to set. Ranma looked up at Akane's window to see a very wet and very angry P-chan baring his teeth at Ranma. "Uh why don't we talk about this in the dojo, okay Akane?" Ranma sweat dropped. Akane nodded her head. A few minutes later they sat in the dojo side by side, facing the far-off scarlet sunset. "Alright..go ahead Akane." Ranma said. "Okay" she took a deep breath and let it out slowly "...the other day I got a letter from far up north. It was from a family we knew many years ago when I was very little. The letter was about their son, Yuki, whom I knew very well. In fact I actually..I think I...loved him." Akane said slowly. "I didn't tell anyone though, not even Odosa. I couldn't tell anyone because I thought they'd laugh at me. He was very special to me. We talked with each other every day..we were never apart. " "Well..what did the letter say Akane?" Ranma said, fearing he may have already known the answer. She took another deep breath "He...he was out fishing...when he..he was....killed.." She collapsed onto the dojo floor, crying. "Akane...I'm so sorry Akane.." Ranma said as he held her tight to his chest. Akane squeezed him very tightly. "H-he was the o-only b-b-boy I ever l-liked!" Akane stuttered hysterically between tears. "Akane.." Ranma said. "I'm here Akane..I'm here for you and I'll never let you go.." Ranma said very sincerely. "Ranma...I." Akane said in a whisper. "It's ok Akane," Ranma said "Its ok.." The two figures sat there, embraced as the last rays of gold emitted from the sky's edge. A solemn wind blew as night began to fall.
TBC... Next Chapter: The funeral
Kind of sad huh? Please let me know how it is. Cya.