Yes, I know it's been a while, but hey! I'm not to blame for the fact that
lack of reviews makes me cranky, plus I've been really busy with school.
Thanks goes out to all who reviewed me, plus, a big, big thank you goes to
Ariston Tidochi for all the useful coments he gave me.
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*Man, what am I going to do about this?* Ranma thought as he fluidly preformed a back flip, landing neatly on his feet a moment later. *She seems so upset, but I doubt she would-* he punched the air in front of him, drops of sweat flying off his hand as the forward motion of the punch stopped suddenly, then performed a wide roundhouse, *but she probably won't talk to me about it...even so..*, he slipped back into his confidently lazy offensive stance, *maybe I should try anyway*. Ranma continued his assault against the oxygen surrounding him with sets of movements preformed so naturally you would think his bones were made of rubber. His muddled thoughts were sorted into place and he had decided. He relaxed and looked at the clock mounted on the dojo's wall, *It's pretty late...I know I'm not going to get any sleep at all tonight, so I'll just go up to her room, just to check if she's awake, then, if she is I'll ask her about it.*
Armed with this new resolve he turned toward the door, and froze. *Aww man*, yes man, standing in the doorway, clad in the ducky pyjamas he endlessly loved, was Akane. It was still dark out, and she looked quite sleepy, but within the depths of her eyes he read something that he didn't know how to deal with. She was scared.
It took him a moment to force himself to say something, "A-Akane?" *Great, now that I've managed to say her name...*
"Ranma...I-I can't sleep, It's like a haze of... of everything and I can't...I can't...", Akane looked at him from the doorway, tears welling up in her eyes. All Ranma could do was look at her.
*Come one Saotome, say something you idiot!*, "I-I see...umm" *Ugh, you jerk!! I meant something that wouldn't make her feel stupid*.
"Never mind, forget it... I-I didn't mean to bother you...I'm sorry", she said, looking at the ground, her shoulders shaking slightly, her hair shielding her face from view. She slowly backed out of the dojo and began running across the lawn towards her room.
"W-wait Akane", but she didn't, she kept going. "Ah, fuck." Ranma muttered as he rushed after her, wanting to make her understand that he was worried about her, that he was dying to know what she was feeling, what had happened the other day at the park, but not being able to say it.
He reached her just as she was about to step into the house. He wrapped his arms around her waist and pulled her back against him, burying his face in her hair impulsively. As she sunk to her knees, he went down with her. They knelt like that for a few moments, and realizing that it was now or never, Ranma's brain switched into able-to-talk mode. "Akane, tell me what's wrong."
Feeling his arms wrap around her let out a craving to be comforted. She pulled his arms tighter around her body and leaned back against him. She began to speak, her voice being broken once in a while when she would wait for her voice to steady itself.
"That morning, I was mad at you, and... and when I saw Ryoga there, I- I..." she stopped, as if embarrassed or afraid to continue.
"You what?", Ranma whispered into her ear gently.
"I wanted to be able to talk to someone who... disliked you, so that I could relate." She said her voice becoming clearer and steadier. Ranma tensed slightly at this, but decided not to make a fuss, and remained silent. "But, I saw that he seemed to be tensed up so I decided to ask him what was wrong. When...when I touched his shoulder, it was like an insane burst of feelings, feelings of the like that I never want to have. Feelings like...like I would never be wanted or loved, that everything-." She stopped there, not wanting to continue, not wanting to relive those moments.
"They came so fast that I couldn't process them properly. My mind was bursting, and I think that's when I fainted... but I woke up, and I saw you beating Ryoga...part of me wanted to stop you, but my other wanted to get away, far, far away. I walked down to the canal, my mind still going crazy with thoughts that weren't my own, and sat down, trying to understand what had happened to me, but I couldn't, I still can't. Anyway, it started raining, so I moved under the bridge, and there I fell asleep. I had this dream, P-chan was in it, I wonder what that was about...", she stopped there or a moment, trying to figure it out, while Ranma fought to contain him sudden urge to laugh. "And then, all of a sudden it felt like I was falling, and I looked down and there was water. I couldn't swim, I was so scared, and just as I was about to hit its surface, you pulled me back.
"When I realized it was you, my mind went berserk, I don't know what it was, but I couldn't stand the sight of you. Maybe that was the remains of whatever Ryoga did to me, I-I don't know, Ranma...what happened t-to me?" at this she broke into tired sobs.
*She must be exhausted...*, Ranma thought, then pulled her tighter into his arms, feeling a strange urge to reassure her, and began shushing her gently.
"We'll take you to Tofu's place tomorrow, for now you should get some rest." he said once she had calmed down a little.
Akane sighed and relaxed against him, snapping him out of the able-to- talk mode he had been in. He began blushing fiercely and remained silent for a few moments.
He became aware of whispering, and when he looked in the sound's direction, he saw a video recorder's lens. His blood ran cold and then anger boiled up within him. He began shouting profanities in the video recorder's direction and low and behold, Nabiki, Kasumi, Soun and Genma revealed themselves, Nabiki looking quite smug.
"I wonder how big of a fortune this will fetch", she said, ejecting the tape and slipping it into her pocket.
"They have finally accepted their love for each other! Congratulations Saotome!" Soun cried, tears streaming down his face.
"Well now, I guess my son DOES have some woman sense in him." Genma said, his chest puffing out proudly.
Both Ranma and Akane stood up and screamed, at the exact same time.
" YOU IDIOTS!!!"
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Buahahahaha!! Didn't you just loooove the ending?? I didn't feel like making it dreary and boring, plus, I already did a Ranma in Akane's room scene. I love you all!!
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*Man, what am I going to do about this?* Ranma thought as he fluidly preformed a back flip, landing neatly on his feet a moment later. *She seems so upset, but I doubt she would-* he punched the air in front of him, drops of sweat flying off his hand as the forward motion of the punch stopped suddenly, then performed a wide roundhouse, *but she probably won't talk to me about it...even so..*, he slipped back into his confidently lazy offensive stance, *maybe I should try anyway*. Ranma continued his assault against the oxygen surrounding him with sets of movements preformed so naturally you would think his bones were made of rubber. His muddled thoughts were sorted into place and he had decided. He relaxed and looked at the clock mounted on the dojo's wall, *It's pretty late...I know I'm not going to get any sleep at all tonight, so I'll just go up to her room, just to check if she's awake, then, if she is I'll ask her about it.*
Armed with this new resolve he turned toward the door, and froze. *Aww man*, yes man, standing in the doorway, clad in the ducky pyjamas he endlessly loved, was Akane. It was still dark out, and she looked quite sleepy, but within the depths of her eyes he read something that he didn't know how to deal with. She was scared.
It took him a moment to force himself to say something, "A-Akane?" *Great, now that I've managed to say her name...*
"Ranma...I-I can't sleep, It's like a haze of... of everything and I can't...I can't...", Akane looked at him from the doorway, tears welling up in her eyes. All Ranma could do was look at her.
*Come one Saotome, say something you idiot!*, "I-I see...umm" *Ugh, you jerk!! I meant something that wouldn't make her feel stupid*.
"Never mind, forget it... I-I didn't mean to bother you...I'm sorry", she said, looking at the ground, her shoulders shaking slightly, her hair shielding her face from view. She slowly backed out of the dojo and began running across the lawn towards her room.
"W-wait Akane", but she didn't, she kept going. "Ah, fuck." Ranma muttered as he rushed after her, wanting to make her understand that he was worried about her, that he was dying to know what she was feeling, what had happened the other day at the park, but not being able to say it.
He reached her just as she was about to step into the house. He wrapped his arms around her waist and pulled her back against him, burying his face in her hair impulsively. As she sunk to her knees, he went down with her. They knelt like that for a few moments, and realizing that it was now or never, Ranma's brain switched into able-to-talk mode. "Akane, tell me what's wrong."
Feeling his arms wrap around her let out a craving to be comforted. She pulled his arms tighter around her body and leaned back against him. She began to speak, her voice being broken once in a while when she would wait for her voice to steady itself.
"That morning, I was mad at you, and... and when I saw Ryoga there, I- I..." she stopped, as if embarrassed or afraid to continue.
"You what?", Ranma whispered into her ear gently.
"I wanted to be able to talk to someone who... disliked you, so that I could relate." She said her voice becoming clearer and steadier. Ranma tensed slightly at this, but decided not to make a fuss, and remained silent. "But, I saw that he seemed to be tensed up so I decided to ask him what was wrong. When...when I touched his shoulder, it was like an insane burst of feelings, feelings of the like that I never want to have. Feelings like...like I would never be wanted or loved, that everything-." She stopped there, not wanting to continue, not wanting to relive those moments.
"They came so fast that I couldn't process them properly. My mind was bursting, and I think that's when I fainted... but I woke up, and I saw you beating Ryoga...part of me wanted to stop you, but my other wanted to get away, far, far away. I walked down to the canal, my mind still going crazy with thoughts that weren't my own, and sat down, trying to understand what had happened to me, but I couldn't, I still can't. Anyway, it started raining, so I moved under the bridge, and there I fell asleep. I had this dream, P-chan was in it, I wonder what that was about...", she stopped there or a moment, trying to figure it out, while Ranma fought to contain him sudden urge to laugh. "And then, all of a sudden it felt like I was falling, and I looked down and there was water. I couldn't swim, I was so scared, and just as I was about to hit its surface, you pulled me back.
"When I realized it was you, my mind went berserk, I don't know what it was, but I couldn't stand the sight of you. Maybe that was the remains of whatever Ryoga did to me, I-I don't know, Ranma...what happened t-to me?" at this she broke into tired sobs.
*She must be exhausted...*, Ranma thought, then pulled her tighter into his arms, feeling a strange urge to reassure her, and began shushing her gently.
"We'll take you to Tofu's place tomorrow, for now you should get some rest." he said once she had calmed down a little.
Akane sighed and relaxed against him, snapping him out of the able-to- talk mode he had been in. He began blushing fiercely and remained silent for a few moments.
He became aware of whispering, and when he looked in the sound's direction, he saw a video recorder's lens. His blood ran cold and then anger boiled up within him. He began shouting profanities in the video recorder's direction and low and behold, Nabiki, Kasumi, Soun and Genma revealed themselves, Nabiki looking quite smug.
"I wonder how big of a fortune this will fetch", she said, ejecting the tape and slipping it into her pocket.
"They have finally accepted their love for each other! Congratulations Saotome!" Soun cried, tears streaming down his face.
"Well now, I guess my son DOES have some woman sense in him." Genma said, his chest puffing out proudly.
Both Ranma and Akane stood up and screamed, at the exact same time.
" YOU IDIOTS!!!"
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Buahahahaha!! Didn't you just loooove the ending?? I didn't feel like making it dreary and boring, plus, I already did a Ranma in Akane's room scene. I love you all!!
