Akane felt her world shatter right after she said those words, she turned
to see Ranma
Looking at Nabiki, and Nabiki looking at Ranma, Ukyou was smiling,
and many people were whispering.
Akane felt arms wrap around her, she knew it was Ryouga. "Of course Akane-san" Ryouga said. Akane couldn't bear to bring herself to look at Ryouga, and she started crying.
Ryouga must have taken these to be for tears of joy and hugged her even more tightly. Soon the school bell started ringing, and Ryouga pulled his arms away from Akane. Ryouga said goodbye, and Akane trudged off to her classroom. Akane sat down, she felt many eyes on her, and she looked at Ranma, to find he was Writing something in that book Akane saw before. Ranma looked calm,
* He must be unaffected by what happened* Akane thought as she looked at him. After classes, Ranma stepped out of the classroom, ran down the corridor. Akane looked out the window a few minutes later, to see Ranma running towards Nabiki, and Akane watched them walk away. Akane felt really bad. * I think I should leave school* Akane thought after she looked at her watch, she walked home. Akane felt really stressed so she wanted to eat. she stopped at Ukyou's for an okonomiyaki.
"Good evening! Oh, it's you Akane-chan." Ukyou greeted. "Squid pancake please." She said silently, and Akane pulled out a bill from her pocket. "Oh no need Akane, I'll give you free pancakes from now on. Since you left Ranma, you kinda opened the field a bit for me, and I owe you for that" Ukyou said with a giggle
"Ukyou I'll bring my pancake home." Akane said in a somewhat annoyed tone. Ukyou cooked up the pancake, and put it in a cardboard box. As Akane walked home, with the little cardboard box, she stopped. She realized she ordered a squid pancake. *Ranma's favorite* Akane smiled, and she felt her eyes go watery.
Akane arrived home, put down the pancake in the kitchen. Akane walked upstairs, and walked to her room. She pulled out a calendar, and counted the days till the dance.
*3 more days till the dance* Akane sighed *I need to look on the bright side..... its just a stupid dance..... no big deal.......* Akane tried to smile. She heard her door open, she turned to see Kasumi.
"Are you okay Akane? You have been eating less and less, Im starting to think your on a starvation diet" Kasumi said in a concerned tone "No Kasumi..... im just..... Depressed....." Akane replied "its about your valentines dance isn't it?" Kasumi said "how did you know?"
"I hear Nabiki and Ranma talk about it a lot." "They talk a lot these days don't they?" Akane muttered. "Akane, i have noticed you don't talk about the dance as much as they do." Akane sighed and stood up. "im not even ready for the dance...."
"Akane, you always know im always here to help you. Now, tell me what you need." Kasumi gave Akane a smile, and Akane tried to smile back. Akane walked into Kasumi's room, and Kasumi asked her to sit down. Kasumi walked to her closet and pulled out an old lavender gown. "Its very beautiful Kasumi" Akane said, as she looked at the gown. "It's the only gown I have at the moment" Kasumi smiled, as she handed the gown to Akane.
Akane tried it on, after she did, she heard Kasumi say "a perfect fit." Kasumi helped Akane out of the gown; Kasumi then folded it, and told Akane to keep the gown. Akane smiled back at her sister and walked back to her room, and she placed the gown in her closet.
The next day, Akane woke up to a bright and lovely Saturday morning. She stretched her arms, and then sat up. She looked around her room, and then she froze. Her closet door was open, and she saw some of her underwear on the floor, and little black tracks leading out her door. Akane stood up, and picked up her underwear, she folded it, and was about to stuff it in the closet, and she looked at her clothes, something was missing, and then it hit her, *THE GOWN!* Akane dropped her underwear, and ran down the stairs into Happosai's room, and she yelled "HAPPOSAI! WHERE IS MY GOWN!?"
Happosai turned to look at Akane "what gown? I only have my lovely collection here" Happosai said innocently. Akane stomped into his room, and she sifted through the piles of lingerie. then Akane looked into the corner to see the lavender gown, all dirty and black.
"Happosai.... what did you do to my gown....." Akane said, lifting the dirty gown to show to the perverted old man. "Oh that's a gown? I thought it was a rag, it was placed at the back of your closet when I was ste- I mean..... looking at your closet. so I figured, you didn't like it I was collecting you know..... some lady accidentally poured ink all over me, so I needed that rag" Happosai said as he smoked his pipe.
Akane grew red with anger, and malleted Happosai out of the room. Akane broke out in tears, *I have no gown, and the dance is just two days away...* Akane stayed in her room all day, Kasumi tried to comfort her, and the fact the dance was optional, she didn't have to attend didn't comfort her the least bit. * I hate Valentines day* Akane would think only about how much she hated Valentines day.
Akane woke up at 4:42 in the morning. She went down the stairs, and felt her stomach growl. She remembered she left a squid pancake in the kitchen, though she wouldn't be surprised if someone ate it. Akane walked into the kitchen and saw the cardboard was empty, but what caught her eye was a brown paper bag with her name on the card. She opened the card, and it said:
Dear Akane Thank you for the pancake, in exchange for that I give you this
-your fairy godmother
Akane tore open the paper package and pulled out the most beautiful gold gown she has ever seen. and a piece of paper fluttered to the ground and she picked it up and it read:
Are you still going to the dance?
Akane felt arms wrap around her, she knew it was Ryouga. "Of course Akane-san" Ryouga said. Akane couldn't bear to bring herself to look at Ryouga, and she started crying.
Ryouga must have taken these to be for tears of joy and hugged her even more tightly. Soon the school bell started ringing, and Ryouga pulled his arms away from Akane. Ryouga said goodbye, and Akane trudged off to her classroom. Akane sat down, she felt many eyes on her, and she looked at Ranma, to find he was Writing something in that book Akane saw before. Ranma looked calm,
* He must be unaffected by what happened* Akane thought as she looked at him. After classes, Ranma stepped out of the classroom, ran down the corridor. Akane looked out the window a few minutes later, to see Ranma running towards Nabiki, and Akane watched them walk away. Akane felt really bad. * I think I should leave school* Akane thought after she looked at her watch, she walked home. Akane felt really stressed so she wanted to eat. she stopped at Ukyou's for an okonomiyaki.
"Good evening! Oh, it's you Akane-chan." Ukyou greeted. "Squid pancake please." She said silently, and Akane pulled out a bill from her pocket. "Oh no need Akane, I'll give you free pancakes from now on. Since you left Ranma, you kinda opened the field a bit for me, and I owe you for that" Ukyou said with a giggle
"Ukyou I'll bring my pancake home." Akane said in a somewhat annoyed tone. Ukyou cooked up the pancake, and put it in a cardboard box. As Akane walked home, with the little cardboard box, she stopped. She realized she ordered a squid pancake. *Ranma's favorite* Akane smiled, and she felt her eyes go watery.
Akane arrived home, put down the pancake in the kitchen. Akane walked upstairs, and walked to her room. She pulled out a calendar, and counted the days till the dance.
*3 more days till the dance* Akane sighed *I need to look on the bright side..... its just a stupid dance..... no big deal.......* Akane tried to smile. She heard her door open, she turned to see Kasumi.
"Are you okay Akane? You have been eating less and less, Im starting to think your on a starvation diet" Kasumi said in a concerned tone "No Kasumi..... im just..... Depressed....." Akane replied "its about your valentines dance isn't it?" Kasumi said "how did you know?"
"I hear Nabiki and Ranma talk about it a lot." "They talk a lot these days don't they?" Akane muttered. "Akane, i have noticed you don't talk about the dance as much as they do." Akane sighed and stood up. "im not even ready for the dance...."
"Akane, you always know im always here to help you. Now, tell me what you need." Kasumi gave Akane a smile, and Akane tried to smile back. Akane walked into Kasumi's room, and Kasumi asked her to sit down. Kasumi walked to her closet and pulled out an old lavender gown. "Its very beautiful Kasumi" Akane said, as she looked at the gown. "It's the only gown I have at the moment" Kasumi smiled, as she handed the gown to Akane.
Akane tried it on, after she did, she heard Kasumi say "a perfect fit." Kasumi helped Akane out of the gown; Kasumi then folded it, and told Akane to keep the gown. Akane smiled back at her sister and walked back to her room, and she placed the gown in her closet.
The next day, Akane woke up to a bright and lovely Saturday morning. She stretched her arms, and then sat up. She looked around her room, and then she froze. Her closet door was open, and she saw some of her underwear on the floor, and little black tracks leading out her door. Akane stood up, and picked up her underwear, she folded it, and was about to stuff it in the closet, and she looked at her clothes, something was missing, and then it hit her, *THE GOWN!* Akane dropped her underwear, and ran down the stairs into Happosai's room, and she yelled "HAPPOSAI! WHERE IS MY GOWN!?"
Happosai turned to look at Akane "what gown? I only have my lovely collection here" Happosai said innocently. Akane stomped into his room, and she sifted through the piles of lingerie. then Akane looked into the corner to see the lavender gown, all dirty and black.
"Happosai.... what did you do to my gown....." Akane said, lifting the dirty gown to show to the perverted old man. "Oh that's a gown? I thought it was a rag, it was placed at the back of your closet when I was ste- I mean..... looking at your closet. so I figured, you didn't like it I was collecting you know..... some lady accidentally poured ink all over me, so I needed that rag" Happosai said as he smoked his pipe.
Akane grew red with anger, and malleted Happosai out of the room. Akane broke out in tears, *I have no gown, and the dance is just two days away...* Akane stayed in her room all day, Kasumi tried to comfort her, and the fact the dance was optional, she didn't have to attend didn't comfort her the least bit. * I hate Valentines day* Akane would think only about how much she hated Valentines day.
Akane woke up at 4:42 in the morning. She went down the stairs, and felt her stomach growl. She remembered she left a squid pancake in the kitchen, though she wouldn't be surprised if someone ate it. Akane walked into the kitchen and saw the cardboard was empty, but what caught her eye was a brown paper bag with her name on the card. She opened the card, and it said:
Dear Akane Thank you for the pancake, in exchange for that I give you this
-your fairy godmother
Akane tore open the paper package and pulled out the most beautiful gold gown she has ever seen. and a piece of paper fluttered to the ground and she picked it up and it read:
Are you still going to the dance?