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It's me again! Chinagirl223! Thanx for ALL the reviews ^-^!!! I am SOOOO incredibly happy!!! Okay, I REALLLY hopes you like this chapter. If you do, review! And if you don't.STILL REVIEW!!! Oi! I'm getting tired of exclamation marks. Oh! And Ranma+Akane 4ever!!!

Rating: PG (at highest) Tee Hee ^-^

Chapter: 2 (actually three but that's ok!)

**= Thinking

Oh! And last time, my computer messed up (again) and every thing that is just a period is actually three dot things (...). My computer is driving me CRAZY!!!!! R&R ^-^

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The wind blew gently over Nerima. It was the perfect Saturday morning. The chilly fall air brushed lightly against her cheek. Near the playground, at the Nerima Park, a couple sat together, oblivious to the world around them- including a watcher, hidden safely in the bushes nearby.

A raven-haired girl and a pigtailed boy, holding hands. The boy had a rather dumb grin on his face, while the girl blushed self -consciously. They starred into each other's eyes. The boy moved closer, cautiously (as to not offend her in any way). The brown-eyed girl next to him smiled- obviously not minding him moving closer- and nudged towards him more.

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The violet eyes flared as the boy w/ the sapphire eyes pulled the girl closer- his hands around her waist. And then.. The girl in chinese clothes clenched her fists together. * how dare Akane take Ranma from me! Ranma is MY fiancée!* (the reason Shampoo doesn't talk weird when she thinks is because she thinks in Chinese which she is fluent in). The girl turned and ran away, her purple hair flying behind her, * if I don't get back soon I'll miss my shift at the café, but Akane Tendou- you will pay for taking the fiancée of Shampoo!*

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The dark haired girl pulled back from the kiss suddenly. " Hey Ranma, did you hear something?"

" Hmmm?" the blue-eyed boy said in a dazed voice.

" In the bushes! I could have sworn I heard something.."

The pigtailed boy snapped back to reality, "I'll check it out."

" Ranma.be careful." The dark haired girl new it was probably nothing, but she couldn't help feeling anxious. Her eyes filled w/ concern for the dark haired boy.

" Awww.there's nothing there." The sapphire-eyed boy said in a disappointed tone. Secretly, he was glad nobody was there. He'd have hated to put up with Kuno or Ryouga. Especially when he was alone with Akane.

Akane smiled rather relieved. * I'm glad no ones there. I don't think we're quite ready for every one to know about...*

" Ranma, maybe we should go. It's getting a little late and people might start to believe that we don't hate each other." The amber eyes flashed.

" Oh Akane, why don't we just stay here a little longer." The boy took her by the hand and sat her on the bench. The raven-haired girl laid her head upon his shoulders and closed her eyes. " Oh Ranma, I love you so much." She smiled to herself, remembering their first kiss- now that she thought about it, it was really wet. " I love you too, Akane." The boy replied. He smiled, but deep down, something felt odd. Something he hadn't expected. Even though he'd said it (I love you), something was missing. It felt as if he hadn't said as much as he felt. The sapphire-eyed boy shrugged it off and closed his eyes. It felt good being with Akane. He loved her. The couple sat together on the bench, smiling to themselves, as the wind blew gently over Nerima.

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In the tree above, a shadowy figure stirred quietly. " Click! Click!" A smile creeped across her face. *Oh, Kuno. You sad, dumb, man. This will be quite worth your while- and a nice meal for my wallet.* "Click!" *Sorry little sis' but a girl's gotta make a living."

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At the Tendou residence, everybody was seated at the table for dinner- all but two. There was utter silence. Not a word.

" Um...Father," Kasumi said," Perhaps we should start eat-"

" No. Those two have been acting oddly all week, and tonight I plan to find out why!" Soun Tendou plastered a scary determined look on his face.

" I quite agree." Said Genma Soatome between mouthfuls of food.

" WHY ARE YOU EATING?!?!?!? MY DAUGHTER ISN'T HERE YET AND YOUR SON- who never misses a meal- IS ALSO MISSING!!!!!"

" Oh great!" said Nabiki under her breath. " Please hurry up little sis' other wise...I'll be stuck with this freak show."

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Outside, the streetlights were shimmering. Two figures sped down towards the Tendou School of Martial Arts. * We must have fallen asleep! Oh Ranma now they're ALL going to be suspicious!* the dark haired girl pushed on despite how her legs screamed for rest. Together they ran. *Almost there.* thought Akane as they turned a corner. Suddenly, something pierced the back of her neck. Akane couldn't feel the ground anymore. Why was she so dizzy? Where was Ranma? What was happening. Before her eyes closed, she heard something. It's sounded like Ranma...calling her name.

" Akane! Let go of Akane!" The boy was on the ground. His blue Chinese shirt stained with blood. The figure above him looked down- was it pity in his eyes? Was it really who he thought it was? Then in a flash, Ranma was left in the middle of the road. " A-a..Akane." he whispered, before falling unconscious.

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The old woman sat outside with her great grand daughter in the cool evening breeze. The young girl tapped her foot impatiently. She finally lashed out (in Chinese), " Great grandmother, it shouldn't take THIS long should it?" Her eyes fierce. In her hand was a small glass bottle. A green liquid filled it. " I do not know Shampoo. Even with the crest, my future son-in- law is strong. In male form, he might be able to defeat Akane's kidnapper." The Chinese girl sighed, " That's Ranma..so strong. But that boy better be here soon with Akane. This potion expires soon."

As if by cue, a shady figure jumped out of the bushes, a lump over his shoulder. " I have her." He said, while laying her down gently on the ground. " Good, good, she looks well enough. And we will soon..dispose of her." The old woman snickered. " You promised her to me." The figure stated firmly. " Yes, I remember our agreement. But she will no longer be in our way. And with this memory wiping potion, you may do what you wish with her."

The man nodded gruffly. But something was nagging at him. How could he do this? To Ranma? To Akane? No. He was giving her a better life. He TRULY loved Akane. The way Ranma never could. He was loving Akane. This might be the only chance to love Akane, and that was that. But he'd SEEN Ranma and Akane together. The picture of them in the park, when Shampoo reveled how Ranma was manipulating her to..yeah. But no, Akane, she looked- happy. Maybe...maybe this was the wrong thing to do. Perhaps Ranma DID love Akane..maybe-

" Ryouga!" The boy came back from his thoughts. He hadn't even noticed it was over.

" Ryouga, you may take Akane where you wish now." The old ghoul stated. " But first, the crest."

The boy removed a stone from around his neck. The gold chain glimmered in the moonlight.

" Good, now you may go."

Ryouga nodded and picked Akane up. Over the rooftops he jumped, heading to who knows where in the world. Just away. Away from Ranma, away from Akane's family, away from Nerima. But mostly, away from what he'd done. Too bad he had no sense of direction.

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Ok! Is this a cliffhanger ending? I dunno! But I worked EXTRA hard to lengthen this chapter because I knew my last chapter was pretty short. Ok, so if u wanna find out what happens w/ Akane, Ranma, and Ryouga REVIEW!!!!! Plze?

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Chinagirl223