Hey guys! I'm really sorry it took so long, theres been too much stuff blocking my mind from thinking. Anyway, I'll explain what Ryoga did to Akane with his Shi Shi Hokadon technique next chapter me thinks, I wanted this one to be fluffy...heehee fluff...I really, really apreciate all of you for reviewing me...It makes a writer pround of her work to know that people apreciate it! ^_^ (...eww...the mouth is too big...hmm..) ^-^ (o.o...looks like a frog....uhh nvm) I'll see you all at the end of the chapter! ,_,_,_,_,_,_,_,_,_,_,_,_,_,_,_,_,_,_,_,_,_,_,_,_,_,_,_,

"WHAT HAVE YOU DONE TO MY BABY! WHY IS SHE GAGGED?! YOU WILL DIE FOR HURTING HER!!", Soun screamed, turning into the blood curdling monster that was one of the only things Ranma was scared of.

As the memories of the past hour came back to her, Akane let out a muffled scream and began struggling anew. Mr. Tendo streaked forward and took Akane out of Ranma's arms and brought her inside. As soon as Akane was placed on the ground and ungagged she clenched her fights, looked to the ground, shaking with anger, and when it became too much she yelled,

"RANMA YOU PERVERT! DON'T YOU DARE COME NEAR ME EVER AGAIN!!"

Ranma cringed involuntarily but recovered quickly, replying angrily, "WHAT WAS I SUPPOSED TO DO! I couldn't just let you stay there and freeze to death now could I?! Maybe if you weren't such a stupid idiot you would have come home straight away instead of falling asleep by the freakin' canal! I mean, what did-" Ranma was cut off by Mr. Tendo bursting into tears.

"Why...why must they hate each other?!" he sobbed.

"Ranma,", said Kasumi louder than usual in order to shut everybody up, "leave Akane alone, I'm going to take her upstairs to get her washed up and into a hot tub, you stay down here and keep quiet", Kasumi continued quietly, with just a twinge of irritation in her voice.

The group parted for Akane and Kasumi as they headed upstairs. Everybody just stood there, watching them go upstairs. The silence was like a thick layer of mist, and as the sound of the bathroom door closing came from upstairs it was as if a gust of wind had blown the mist away. Everybody turned to Ranma and in unition yelled at him,

"WHAT THE HELL HAPPENED!!!??"

Kasumi's head peeked out from the bathroom and glared at them.....Everybody shut up....Kasumi disapeared once again into the bathroom.

Everybody listened quietly as Ranma told them what had happened. The anger and confusion lowered somewhat, but they were all still mad at him.

"I must comend you Saotome, nobody has ever made my sister that mad before, it must have taken alot of work" Nabiki said dryly.

"No actually, her temper is such that it wasn't......uhh i mean......." Ranma began to start offending Akane again but turned his head just in time to see Mr. Tendo's aura start to glow around him.

By this point, Soun was only one thing......SCARIER THAN THE TELETUBIES DOING THEIR BYE-BYE SONG (\O.O/). His aura was black, and it was kind of wierd seeing something black glow, but somehow, it managed...startleingly well at that. A few of Soun's hairs were standing up and his eyes......his eyes were bloodshot and his pupils were so big you could hardly see any white at all.

*Oh...ho-HOLY CRAP!!* Ranma ran outside before Soun could do anything.Phychotic.. *What's wrong with me!? Why can't I be nice to her for once? I always have to go and insult her at every chance I get! I mean, it's not like I want to insult her, or that I really think those things that I say about her a true...* He ran down the streets, they were covered in mud and now and then he stepped in a puddle, getting his pants wet and covered in mud. As he reached the canal he slowed down and caught his breath, then the self-repulsive feelings flowed over him once again, almost chocking him.

*I'm such an ass!* He began to punch the solid surface of the bridge. His hands were slightly numb, so he didn't really notice the pain. He kept punching the bridge, over and over, until he noticed that something red was covering the now chipped surface of the stone face of the bridge. He looked at his knuckles, red blood dripped to the ground as he stood there. His mind was blank, and he felt numb from the cold. All he could do was stand there and watch the small red drops fall to the ground, making silent explosions as they hit the ground. *Akane.*

Everything seemed to be a blur from then on. He walked home in a trance, Soun was still sobbing his head off. He went up the stairs, Akane was in her room. He knocked at the door and heard the usual "WHAT?!" he mumbled some apologies and trudged to his room. Even though it was before supper, and the sun was just setting, he was just so tired...

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*Akane's POV (point of view)*

Akane was still in shock at what had just happened. *RANMA? Apologize?! IMPOSSIBLE!!* She went downstairs for supper only to notice that he wasn't there. When she asked Kasumi were he was, she told Akane that he was asleep in his room. *He's missing supper as well!? He must be sick.* After eating she got up and went to his room. He was snoring loudly, and when the light from the hallway beamed into the room he rolled onto his side, facing away from the door. She crept over to him, he had obviously poured a kettle of hot water over himself, because he was once again a boy. He shifted a bit as she kneeled by his side. She noticed something red and shiny on his shirt...it seemed to be coming from....*His knuckles! Oh god what did he do to himself?!* Akane hurried to the bathroom and got a cloth with a bowl of warm water. She laid them there beside his and rushed downstairs to ask Kasumi when the first aid kit was, then brought that to Ranma's room as well. She walked in and closed the door behind her.

Akane walked over and knelt beside him. She looked him over and noted with a frown how damp and dirty his clothes were. Akane wet the cloth and gently held Ranma's hand in hers. When she touched his hand with the wet cloth, she had expected him to flinch in pain, but he remained asleep. *He must really be exausted, he's completely out cold*, she thought worriedly. She continued to clean his hand, noticing how big his hand was, and rough. When she moved to the other side of him to be able to get at his other hand Ranma started to whimper, but he stopped as she held his hand again. *...that was wierd...* she thought, looking at him, worried. When she was finished cleaning his hands she wrapped then in gauz. As she got up to leave Ranma opened his eyes, they were glissening slightly, and said hoarsly,

"Thanks 'Kane"

"Your welcome...", Akane said smiling sweetly.

Then Ranma gave her that smile...that smile that made her heart go all fluttery, and she got up to leave.

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*Ranma's POV*

He walked slowly to his room. He was so tired and his mind was full of shit, he couldn't think. He didn't bother getting changed, heck, he didn't have the strength to, he simply colapsed on his futon, then, he was in a completely different world...

He saw Akane lying on the ground again, he rushed forward to help her up, but when he touched her she got up and her image flickered.

"Don't......" She said angrily, and her image flickered again. This time as her image flickered it was replaced by Ryoga's image, just for a second though.

"A-Akane, I didn't mean all of those things...", he stuttered, looking at her pleadingly, and a little bit confused because of what had just happened..

"Don't try to-" Her image flickered again and Ryoga's body replaced hers again, "-try to apologize Ranma", Ryoga continued. "Ryoga! What did you do to her? What the hell is going on?!" Ranma yelled as white hot flames flowed through his veins.

"Ranma....you are so lucky...but...you are too stupid to notice what you-" Ryoga's image flickered again and Akane's body came back in place, "- what you really have, I would do anything to have her love me like she loves you..." Akane said as tears filled her eyes. "WHY CAN'T YOU ACCEPT HER LOVE FOR YOU?! WHY CAN'T YOU TRY TO MAKE HER HAPPY, YOU, THE ONLY ONE THAT CAN?!?!" Akane screamed, her fists clutching at her sides.

Ranma stared at her, thouroughly flabbergasted (A/N: heehee, flabbergasted, I love that word...heehee).

His knuckles started to sting a bit and he woke up, opening his eyes slightly. He saw Akane kneeling down beside his, cleaning his cut hands. He looked up at her face and his heart melted, she was so beautiful... Her hands felt so good...when she let go of his hands he couldn't help but let out a whimper. She looked worriedly into his face, he closed his eyes just in time and acted like he were asleep once again. In a few seconds Ranma was releaved to feel her hands on his other one.

*....wait....why is she doing this for me? After I did all those things to her...maybe she really does care about m-...no what am I thinking, Mr. Tendo probably told her to do this...How could she ever care for someone like me...God I'm such a bastard!* He thought as tears started to form in his eyes.

As Akane finished wrapping his hands she started to get up. Ranma opened his eyes and said hoarsly,

"Thanks 'Kane"

"Your welcome..." Akane replied, smiling sweetly.

As she smiled Ranma felt his heart soar, *maybe she does care..*, and he smiled back at her.

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YAY!! heehee cliffhangerish ending, sorry guys! (isn't really sorry, but feels their pain) Aaaanyway, I would like to give some credit to my dear friend Percy, we did some colaboration work, you can see some of my writing in the third chapter of "Unconcious Decisions", her escaflowne fic. I just wanted to clarify a few things, Persy, Dee and I have a joined account, this story is all my own writing, with some help from Dee and Percy. I tried to make this chapter longer than the others, just to give you guys a treat....but at some point I just have to stop and see if you all like it! so.....I LOVE YOU ALL.....STILL!!! heehee...AND IF YOU WANT ME TO CONTINUE TO LOVE YOU YOU WILL REVIEW!!! ^_^ (ugh! I hate this font!...hmmm do you think I can change it? Please tell me! I'm all confuseled! ^_^;)