Lavender

Author : Angelic Warrior

~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~ Hi! I'm too lazy to update the fanfics that are all ready out but I'll try to get some time.

Anyway, I hope you enjoy my third fanfic. Please R&R and don't flame me because it's

hard to read. It's not my fault. I don't have Microsoft Word or anything. ^- ^ This is an

A.U. fic so the charcters act differently.

Oh yes, none of the characters belong to me! In this chapter....................however.......

( though it would be nice............)

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...................................Do you know what lavender means?.................................

In the school yard..........................

"Hey! Akane!"

"Hm?" Akane thought. She turn around only to find the two of the most snobbist, loud

and proud girls behind her. Shampoo and Kodachi handed her two notes.

"Give these notes to Ranma or else......" threaten Shampoo and Kodachi in unison. "He

better recieve them. You better make sure of it."

"Okay........." was all Akane could say seeing two cold eyes glare at her.

[[Bong]] [[bong]] ----school bell

"Ranma can you wait up?" Akane asked as she put on her shoes and walked towards him.

"Sure," Ranma replied quite confused. They walked toward the railroad tracks which

leads them home. Akane stopped and pulled out the two notes that Shampoo and Kodachi

gave her to give to Ranma.

"Here," Akane said as she handed the two notes to Ranma. Ranma tooked it and crumpled

it in front of Akane's view. "What's that for?" Akane asked throughly surprised.

"Love letters get on my nerves......." replied Ranma cooly. "Besides, I already have

someone I like........." Ranma turned towards her.

"Who?" Akane asked without a clue. Ranma gazed at the sky.

"The person I like....." he began, " the person I like she has a fragile health but she is

smart, kind, gentle, and sweet.

"I hope she'll like you back." Akane said with a smile. Ranma looked at her dumbly. He

shook his head, sighed and return his gaze with the sky.

"It's getting late, I'll walk you home." Ranma said without looking at her this time.

"Okay, let's go." Akane cheerfully replied.

The next day......................In the girls room

"A-k-a-n-e !!!" screamed Shampoo and Kodachi as the shoved Akane into a toliet stall.

Kodachi grabbed a broom to lock the stall's door. Shampoo then grab a hose connected

to the sinks faucet and squirted water through the top of the stall's door onto Akane.

"AIEEEEEEEEEEEE!!!!!!!"Akane screamed. The cold water was freezing as more water

was showered onto her. "Why are you doing this?" Akane asked crying.

"This!" yelled Shampoo. She threw in two crumpled paper balls. Akane looked and

instantly reconized it. It was the two notes that Shampoo and Kodachi demanded her to

give to Ranma. "Why didn't you give these notes to him!" Kodachi angrily said.

"I d-did." Akane said choking with the incoming water splashing down her face.

"Liar!" Shampoo and Kodachi screamed and turn the faucet to full thrust. "If you gave it

to him, how would be on the railroad tracks. Huh!"

"AIEEEEEEEEEE!!!!!!!!!" Akane cried. Her cries brought pleasure to Shampoo and

Kodachi who smirked. "I r-really did g-gave it t-o him! I r-re-ally d- did!" Akane

sputtered.

"LIAR!" and Shampoo turned off the faucet leaving Akane inside as Kodachi remove the

broom and left with Shampoo.

"W-why....."Akane sobbed.

Twenty minutes have passed.........................

"Akane, why are you so late and wet?" Ms. Hinako asked.

"Um......I just came out of the restroom that's all." Akane quietly replied. Behind her

Ranma looked at her with worried brows showing. Two tables away, Shampoo and

Kodachi snickered with pure delight.

"Okay." Ms. Hinako said. Akane sat down. "Class, we are having a racing festival. Does

anyone want to nominate anyone in our class to represent us?" Shampoo's hand instantly

shotted up.

"I vote for Akane." said Shampoo very aware of Akane's weak health.

"Me too." said Kodachi.

"Akane, are you alright with this, you know you health and all......"Ms. Hinako trailed.

"No!" Ranma yelled but was cut when Akane replied yes.

"I can do this." lied Akane.

"Akane......" Ranma whispered.

"The requirements are running shoes and your parents must sign this form." Ms. Hinako

said handing Akane the form.

"Thank you." Akane said.

After school.......................

"Akane, are you serious?" Ranma asked with the worried brows visible.

"Yes, and love running." Akane replied with a smile and left Ranma standing there.

At night............................

"WHAT! Akane you can't be serious." Soun yelled. "Please don't do this," he plead," I

can't lose another daughter. "Poor Nabiki, she loves running but then she had a heart

attack one day and left us. Oh-hhhhhhh-hhhh." he sobbed.

"Please be reasonable Akane," Kasumi said," Nabiki's death was too great to bear."

"I want to do this." Akane said firmly.

"Why," Soun sobbed, "why am I blessed with daughters who have their mother's beauty

but cursed with their mother's genetic heart disease. WHY!"

"Oh Father, Akane and I are fine now. So don't cry or I'll cry, too." Kasumi said.

"Answer is no, Akane.......sorry."Soun replied. Akane went to her room.

"I'll forge my dad's signature and I'll buy running shoes first thing on my way to school

tomorrow." planned Akane.

Next day..........................

Akane placed her new shoes in her cubby locker. When she closed it Shampoo came

crying with Mousse.

"So Shampoo, this is the girl who destroyed your notes huh." sneered Mousse. "I'm going

to teach you a lesson for picking on Shampoo."Mousse said cracking his knucles. He

charged towards Akane with fists up. Shampoo smirked wiping her fake tears.

"KYAAAAAA!!!!!" Akane screamed.

SMACKED

"Huh?" wondered Akane. She didn't feel any pain. She looked up and Ranma had blocked

her. "Thank you." Akane said with breath knocked out.

"No prob. " Ranma replied with obvious relief showing in his face. He turned towards Mousse

angrily and yelled,"YOU DARE TO STRIKE A GIRL!" He lunged towards Mousse and

punched him hard. Shampoo screamed to see Mousse on the ground.

"Akane hurted my darling Shampoo's feelings." said Mousse as he got up and charged at

Ranma.

"Stop fighting!" Akane yelled but it was futile.

"STOP FIGHTING!" yelled Ms.Hinako. "Okay Ranma and Mousse have to do horse stands

for 30 minutes without flinching or sitting. Go now." Akane and Shampoo looked at the

brused faces of Ranma and Mousse as they left to stand.

30 minutes have passed........In the nurse's office............

"I'm sorry to have cause such burden to you." Akane said quietly as she bandaged Ranma.

"Ouch! It's okay. I hate people who would hit girls, especially you. Ouch! watch it."

"Sorry, here you go, all done." Akane said slightly red when Ranma said "especially you"

Next day, race........................

Akane wearing her new shoes handed in the form. She did a couple of stretches.

"Runners to the line."Ms.Hinako yelled. "Ready........GO!" and blasted her popper. Akane

ran.

[[huff]]

[[huff]]

"Just a little tired," whisper Akane, "that's all." Ranma stared at her not cheering like the

others. His face is deeply troubled.

[[Huff]]

[[HUff]]

{B-bmp, B-b-mp, B-b-bmmp} and faster.......

"Can't breathe.......koff koff," Akane winced.

[[HUFF]]

[[HUFF]]

{B-mp, B-mp, B-mp, B-mp} 300 per minute.

"Can't breath~e........................." was Akane's last thought before she blacked out.

"AKANE!" Ranma got towards her first and sirens are getting closer.

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Akane.............Akane...........wake up...................

"Hm?"Akane opened her eyes and saw the white ceiling. "Hospital I guess....."

"Akane you're awake!" Soun, Kasumi, and Ranma said in unison.

"Oh, hi." Akane said weakly.

"Hi!.....HI! that's all you say after I tell you not to race. You knew this was going to happen

but why did you do this." Soun demanded.

"I........I want to show that I can do something." Akane replied with tears clouding her

vision.

"What matter is that you are all right now. Is she?" Ranma asked.

"Yes, but she can not run anymore. Never." Kasumi solomly answered.

"Sorry to cause you so much trouble. I'll never do this again. Sorry." apologized Akane.

"Just remember what you said." Soun said.

"Let's go home." Kasumi said.

Next day..................................

"Akane can you come here, I have something important to tell you." Ranma requested.

"Okay." said Akane walking over towards him in her school uniform.

"Let's sit and talk."said Ranma sadly. "This is for you," Ranma said handing Akane a pink

dust bottle with a lavender flower in it.

"What's this for?" asked Akane and saw that in Ranma's hand there was an identical but

blue dust bottle with a lavender flower in it.

"I'm leaving for America tomorrow so I give you this flower. Just think of it as me when

I'm gone. And I'll think of you, too." Ranma told Akane.

"Will you ever come back?" asked Akane sadly.

"Hm.........Okay, on your twentith birthday I'll come back to celebrate your birthday. We'll

meet right here behind the school.

"Okay. Pinkie swear?" asked Akane sticking up her pinkie.

"Swear!" Ranma hooked his pinkie to hers.

"Thank you for this lovely bottle." said Akane.

"You're welcome and come on I want to show you a place." Ranma said energeticly

holding Akane's hand. "Since you can't run anymore, sit on my bike. It's like running but

you don't run."

"Okay." Akane said as she sat on the back of Ranma's silver bike. The winds were

pleasent as Ranma petaled through the road. "So this is how running is like but not

getting tired. It's nice."thought Akane.

"We're here," said Ranma,"This greenhouse has beautiful lavender flowers and I would

oftencome here to sort my thoughts. Maybe when I'm gone you can come here and enjoy

the lavender flowers, too."

"Definitely." answered Akane as she marveled at the pants and flowers. "Do you bring

the girl you like here, too."

"I just did." Ranma said with a smile. Akane looked at him. "The girl I love may be

fragile in health but she is smart, kind, gentle and sweet."

"Oh Ranma." Akane said emotionaly. She walked up and hugged him. Ranma hugged

her back.

"Since I'm going to America," Ranma said still hugging Akane,"I'm going to give you my

bike. You can't run but you can ride a bike and I hope you'll accept it. It's like running."

"Thank you."Akane said finally breaking out of the hug,"this means so much to me.

Thank you." Akane gripped at her lavender bottle. Ranma gripped at his. "You promise

to remember to come back on my twentith birthday?"

"I promise........" Ranma replied. "Sayanara (Good bye......)."