Lavender

Author: Angelic Warrior

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Pleasez review......I hope you'll like this chapter and yes I'm sorry for not updating

Lavender for quite a while.....( I was hoping for more reviews but......*sigh* )

Note: All characters belong to Rumiko Takahashi.

Reminder: This is an AU fanfiction for those who didn't see it.

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Next day

"A breakfast muffin and iced milk for order number 37."

"Right here!" Ryoga yelled showing his receipt. As he sat down to eat his breakfast,

he took a newspaper from the table and began reading it.

[ Ranma concert was a big success. More than one million fans came. One crazy

female fan with her boyfriend had barged in the studio in hope of seeing Ranma live.

This female fan claimed to have known Ranma and wanted to see him. They were

willing to break down obstacles to see Ranma. Fortunately, security took care of

this problem. We would like all you fans out there to control yourself and the

manager hope to never see those people again............................]

"Bullshit!" Ryoga spat at the newspaper. "Akane never even saw Ranma the other

day and now they are spewing this crap!" Ryoga kept on mumbling all the way back

flower shop office. "They are going to far.....how can they use Akane like that!"

"Like what?"

"Ack!" Ryoga dropped the paper and quickly picked it up before Akane saw it.

"Good morning Akane." He weakly smiled.

"Like what?" Akane asked holding a water spray bottle. "Are you hiding something

from me?" Akane stared deep into Ryoga's eyes.

'God she's cute....' Ryoga thought. "Huh? No-no-no.....I'm not hiding anything.....

I gotta go answer some c-calls, o-orde-ers-s.....bye!" He dashed off.

"Now what was that all about?" Akane shook her head and kept on watering the

plants.

"Akane!"

"Hmmm?" Akane turn to the greenhouse's door and saw Akari running towards

her fast and holding a lot of paper.

"Akane, read today's article....the concert.....unbelieveable....horror..." Akari

slumped down onto a chair.

"Whoh... calm down." Akane said as she flipped the pages of the newspaper.

As she read the article, Akari saw Akane's eyes began to widen and bubble up

with tears.

"Are you okay....?" Akari asked uncertainly.

"Yes, I'm okay.....'They were willing to break any obstacles to see Ranma...'

this isn't true! It wasn't like that. Besides, I didn't even see Ranma! How can he

just use me like this!" Akane tossed the paper to Akari and ran out.

{{How can you use me like this..........}} echoed the air.

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"How can you use me like this!" Ranma slam his fist to Kuno's desk. The table

began to crack. "Huh! Answer me!" Ranma yelled.

"N-now, calm down....t-there i-is an p-perfectly good explaination for this..."

Kuno weakly smiled. "See, after the concert this Akane came looking for you

and I thought this would be a perfect article to write about........."

"You are disgusting. How would you feel about this if this article was about you.

You make me sick. You make me sound like if I want so desparately a girlfriend.

This CRAP! You better fix it. Send an apology article to the press now!"

"N-now now Ranma......there's no reason for th-" Kuno gulped at the sight of

Ranma's firey glare. "Acknowledge...." he chirped. Ranma stomped out.

"Man.....I sure hope Akane didn't read that article......that creep Kuno...." Ranma

walked into a bar.

"Would you like a drink?" the bartender asked.

"No." Ranma replied. Two girls behind him giggled and asked the bartender, " Is

that Ranma?"

"You know him?" the bartender asked with a bit of curiousity.

"Tee hee.....course I do...." she walked to Ranma. "I would like to challenge you to

a pool match. Do you think you're up for it?" She licked her lips hungrily.

"Interesting......what makes you think you can beat me in pool?" Ranma sneered

slightly.

"Everything." the girl replied. "By the way, don't you reconize me?"

"No." Ranma answered blankly.

"You can't say you forgot 'Shampoo' do you?" Shampoo tossed her hair. "Catch."

Shampoo said throwing the pool stick at Ranma.

"What if I win...?" Ranma asked eyeing her.

"Anything off my body." Shampoo placed her drink down. "What if I win?"

"Same."

Ker-plunk~ With one strike, Ranma stuck three striped balls into the pockets

however, the white ball slowly rolled into a pocket too, so end of turn.

Ker-plunk~ With one strike. Shampoo scored five plain balls into the pockets

and the white ball was still out. So....WINNER! ( Don't know much about pool...)

"I win!" Shampoo jumped.

"What do you want?" Ranma asked her boredly.

"Hmmm............your car keys." Shampoo clapped her hand. Ranma handed them.

"I'll be waiting in the car." Shampoo blew a kiss and went out.

"Girls." Ranma smiled slightly and went out, too.

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"Jeez...that Ranma, 'Send an apology article to the press NOW!'" Kuno mimicked.

"Now Ranma's angry.....I know! Make Ranma have an interview at the flower

shop where that girl works.....let see..." Kuno went clawed through the phone book.

"Ah ha! Ryoga's Flower Corps." Kuno grabbed his cell, "Hello...I'll like to set up

an interview ................"

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"Brring.....Brring...........

"Hello, Ryoga's Flower Corps. How may I help you?" Ryoga said tracing some

blueprints.

"Hi, this is Ranma's manager, Kuno, I chose your place to set up an interview for

Ranma. The time and date is.......and we'll pay for the food coverage......."

"Uh huh....got it down....thanks a lot!" Ryoga yelled into the phone and hanged it

up. Ryoga was beaming ear to ear. "Gotta tell Akane."

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"Hey a new article came ou the same day, and it's an apology for the first one..."

Akari said to Akane.

"That's great......." Akane replied.

"Hey Akane, Akari! Guess what happened!" Ryoga ran up to them.

"What?" Akane and Akari asked in unison.

"Ranma is going to hold an interview here!" Ryoga happily said. "Akane, you'll get

to see Ranma this time. Of course I prefer you don't see that jerk but you want to

see him so badly. This is your chance!"

"Wow.......Ranma is really going to be here.....of all the places!" Wahoo!" Akari

left with joy hopping and skipping.

"I gotta go and finish my work, so later Akane." Ryoga waved and went back to his

office.

'I am going to see Ranma again...............but I feel strange......anxious yet so sad......'

Akane thought. 'Will he reconize me..........?'

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Evening

"Hey Akane, I'll give you a ride home." Ryoga said pointing to his motorcycle.

"Hey thanks a lot." Akane smiled as she hopped aboard.

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Akane's house

"So.....are you excited about meeting Ranma at last?" Ryoga pulled his helmet off.

"What's so exciting." Akane said pulling her helmet off, too. "He's a star and he has

plenty of girls crazy about him........." Ranma happened to pull his car by her house

and heard them talking. Shampoo had left with his other car. "I mean anyone would

love just to shake hands with him and get a hold of his credit cards or any property

of his." Akane continue to talk oblivious that Ranma was just a couple feet from them.

"He's not so special..." Ranma felt a twinge in his heart. He drove off.

"Akane, why are you saying this.......?" Ryoga asked softly. "You should be excited."

"I am.... but I'm different. I just want to see him.....that's all.....What I said earlier was

my guess of what he my think of me.....I'm nervous to see him. I hope he won't think

of me wanting his stuff............what am I saying.......Ryoga just forget what I said.

"Wait a minute.......what do you mean you are 'different.' Are you hiding something

from me?" Ryoga asked looking straight at Akane.

"Ummm.....it's late, thanks for the ride, bye." Akane waved nervously and opened

the door. She went into her room and stared at the picture where she and Ranma

were standing side by side in track uniform. Next to the picture was the pink lavender

bottle that Ranma gave her so many years ago that seals a promise that he would

come and meet her at the school on her twenith birthday. 'Only a week until my

birthday.' Akane placed her head on her desk and doozed off.

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Ranma drove back to his sudio apartment. There he saw his car and Shampoo.

"Thought you can escape me........." She giggled. =====================

Next Day

"Ranma, Ranma wake up......WAKE UP!"

"Argh........five more minutes please....." Ranma pulled the covers higher.

"Ai ya.....get up....you've got an interview today." Kuno shook Ranma. "Get up."

"Hmm.........." Ranma got up and walked to the window. Kuno looked at the table

full of liquor bottles and beer.

"Man...how much did you guzzled?" Kuno asked as he (by the fingertips) threw the

empty cans and bottles to the garbage cans. " What is this........" Kuno picked up a

white sheet of paper with a phone number written on it with lipstick. "Who is this

Shampoo?"

"A girl." Ranma replied putting on a shirt.

"You spent your night drinking with a GIRL!" Kuno ripped the paper in half. 'Maybe

this girl would come in handy for Ranma's career...' He picked up the ripped halves

and tuck them in his coat pocket. "You've got an interview at Ryoga's Flower Corps."

"What about it?" Ranma asked without looking at him.

"Akane's working place."

"Oh....whatever...." Ranma replied coolly remembering what Akane said about him

last night.

'First he was berserk about her and now look! All the work I did for him....' Kuno

thought.

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"Hey I heared Ranma's going to be there today......."

"Let's go see...."

"I want his autograph....."

Girls rushed up the steps of the flower shop's balcony. Newspaper reporters were

zooming in everywhere. Drinks and food were being prepared as quickly as they can.

"Another bowl of punch is ready..." Akari said bring in the bowl of maroon liquid.

"Man...Ranma is so popular....."

"Akane, passed those drinks around please." Ryoga requested as he cut a plate of

sandwiches.

"Okay."Akane took the champane and punch and head toward the cameramen.

"Hey you girl come here."

"Yes?" Akane turned towards the voice and saw Ranma's manager.

"Ranma is thirsty from all the T.V. interviews so passed the drinks- Hey! where are

you going." Kuno yelled at Akane who is walking away now.

'I can't see him!' Akane thought. Kuno grabbed Akane's shoulder.

"Didn't you hear me?" He yanked Akane around and Akane dropped the tray on

Kuno's suit.

"Ahhhhhh!!!!!My suit! Disgusting women. How dare you dropped the drinks on

my suit." Kuno was yelling out and drawing attention. "She walked away when I

called her." he said to the camera. "Hmph! What is your name." Kuno grabbed

Akane's name tag. "Tendo, Akane......."

"Akane?" Ranma heared and pushed aside the cameramen. He walked towards

her. "Akane?" Akane slowly turned her heard towards his direction.

"Ranma?"

"WOW! get a shot of that....." the cameras are all pointing towards Ranma and

Akane.

"I heard that you were the fan that was so crazy to see me........so here I am......"

Ranma spread his arms out and laughing like how people would joke.

".............."Akane stood there speachless.

"So, on our first meeting, are you going to ask for anything? Credit cards, auto-

graph, maybe even my car..." Ranma faced the cameras. Everyone laughed. "I

mean I'm a star and since you would die to see me....let me give you something

you won't forget......." He cupped her chin with his hand and he lowered his face

as his lips touched with hers into a brief kiss. The crowd went silent. "That's what

girls would want." Ranma smirked.

" ah...ah......"Akane was shocked. "How can you say such things about me and

how could you just take advantage of me like that!" Slowly she walked to the drinks

table, picked up a glass of champane and splashed the liquid on Ranma's face.

"Ah! Curse you women!" Kuno screamed. He was caught in the champane splash

again. "You hear me.

"BAKA!" Akane yelled and she stomped out with tears streaming down her cheek

and air. The crowd went "oooo."

"See, she doesn't like me." Ranma coolly said out loud wiping the champane. Kuno

continued cursing.

"Ranma, Ranma, Ranma, BAKA BAKA BAKA BAKA BAKA! I wait for you all

these years and this is how you treat and see of me........." Akane hopped on her bike

and rode off crying. Akari and Ryoga were speachless of what they just saw...

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This is the longest chapter I've done yet! I hope you all like it. Ask your friends to

read it if you think it's good....................at least 10 or more review till I work on

my next chapter. Enjoy~

Angelic Warrior