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Cure Lost, Love Found

--This will be the SEVENTH time I have started this fic and, hopefully, the one time I finish it. As I have said before, I have 3 endings for this story. This one will be the ending that I always intended to write and the other two endings are the other options that come along with the story. This chapter was supposed to be the best, but having written most of it over and over numerous times, it'll probably end up being pretty crappy (or at least the beginning will). Everything aside, I hope I can make this chapter worth the wait for you guys. Also I'd like to recognize some of you guys:

Soju: Yes, I am evil, but I taste more like chicken than chocolate.

taijiya-sango88: Wasn't it a good book!? My personal favorite, I can't wait for the next one. At least you have reasons for your chapters. I rarely re-read mine, lack of confidence. If I were to read anything I'd probably end up erasing it.

Cherry13: Yes, as much as I hate reading cliffhangers I enjoy writing them. I think I just like to torture people…*maniacal laughter* And as for the title, this story kind of evolved into something else during writing…so the title doesn't really apply anymore…but it did when I started! Does that count for anything?

Sylvah Tigah: Please don't hate me, there are already too many people doing that, lol. Oh and no beatings necessary, they're going to end up together…maybe not in this fic…but they are. Oh and the P-chan thing, I did that more for my own amusement. I like to think that the idea is so beyond Akane that she doesn't even see it when it's right in front of her face (kind of like Kuno and Ranko, but not stupid) and also I didn't want to write it in. It would have gotten buried underneath the stuff going on with Ranma anyway.

And to everyone else: I am so very sorry about the long wait…I feel horrible about it but hopefully this, the final installment, will make up for your long wait.

So, For your enjoyment, I present the final chapter of Cure Lost, Love Found:

It was raining that day. The skies were gray and the clouds covered any remote hint of sunlight. It was 8:00 in the morning, but it felt like the middle of the night. Perfect atmosphere for Ranma's return. Soun had known for quite a while that Genma and Ranma would be returning on this day, but his youngest daughter had no idea. And that is why Soun was standing outside the Tendo Dojo on this dark morning.

Akane wasn't really happy about the weather, but if she didn't run she'd just end up in the dojo, which was the last place she wanted to be. She hadn't practiced her martial arts in there since Ranma left. She couldn't bring herself to do it. A few days ago Soun suggested that Akane watch the tapes Ranma made so she could learn some of his better moves. Granted, it was a good idea but, and normally Akane would jump at the chance to learn some of Ranma's moves, but not now. Not when she was trying her best to forget about him. Akane was nearing the end of her run when it began to drizzle. She ran faster so she wouldn't get soaked. When she reached the front of the dojo she saw her father. She knew why he was out there. She could tell by the look on his face he had something to tell her, and she knew what it was. All she wanted to do was run the other way, but her legs were betraying her.

Soun noticed his daughter slow down when she saw him. He noticed how she was walking up to him. She was stiff and had a look of terror in her eyes. Soun knew that his daughter was a bright girl and he knew that she knew what he was about to tell her. He decided that he would tell her in the most sensitive way possible, he didn't want to upset his daughter. Akane walked up to Soun and he said the most sensitive thing he could think of.

"Akane, maybe you should make sure Ranma's tapes are rewound." Akane's eyes glazed over. She nodded slowly and then walked into the house. Soun slapped his hand to his forehead, knowing that he didn't say the most sensitive thing he could have. He followed his daughter into the house, dreading the day's events.

Akane walked by the kitchen when Nabiki and Kasumi were preparing for that evening. Well, Kasumi was preparing while Nabiki was plotting.

"Oh Nabiki, won't it be nice to see Ranma again?" Kasumi was looking through some recipe cards trying to decide what to make for Ranma and Genma's arrival.

"I don't know Kasumi. I mean, what if he's worse this time around. His curse humbled him a little. I don't even want to think of how bad he's going to be as a full male."

"Oh Nabiki, you can't really think that. Ranma was a gentleman the curse had nothing to do with that. He may be a little macho, but I don't think he'll be horrible. And let's not forget that he might not have gone through with it." Nabiki rolled her eyes at her older sister.

"Whatever Kasumi." With that Nabiki left the kitchen and Kasumi made a list of things to get while she was at the market.

Akane wasn't sure if she had rewound Ranma's tapes already or not and just as she was about to check there was a knock on her door.

"Come in." Nabiki opened the door, walked in, and then sat on the end of Akane's bed.

"Where are you going to play the tapes?" Akane shrugged her shoulders.

"I don't know. Downstairs I guess." Nabiki shook her head.

"I don't think that's a good idea. I mean, dad will be down there talking to Genma. It wouldn't be a comfortable or quite place." Akane thought about it.

"I guess you're right, but where else would I do it?" Poor little Akane played right into her older sisters' hands. Nabiki gave one of her classic smirks.

"Why not show him in here?"

"Nabiki! Are you insane! What do you think he'd think if I asked him up here! He'd think I was a pervert!"

"Well, maybe he wants a girl that'll…"

"NABIKI!!!" Nabiki roller her eyes.

"Fine, fine. Still, you want him to watch the tapes in a room where he'll feel most comfortable."

"So, should I move the TV into his old bedroom?"

"No, there's nothing that'll spark his interest in there."

"What about the kitchen? It was one of Ranmas favorite rooms." Nabiki stood up and walked over to her sister. She placed her right hand on Akanes left shoulder.

"Akane, you know exactly which room to play those tapes in. You start getting ready, I'll set everything up." Nabiki grabbed the tapes, the camera, and the plugs that will allow Ranma to watch the tapes on the TV. As she was leaving the room, Nabiki looked back at her younger sister.

"Akane, are you just going to sit there all day?" Akane looked at her sister.

"I guess not. When are they supposed to arrive?" Nabiki didn't really know the answer to this question. The letter just said "around dinner time".

"They'll be here at 5:00." That should give her little sister enough time to compose herself before the fated arrival. After all it was 8:30 am and Akane wasn't the type of girl who took hours to get ready for something.

"Ok…do you need any help with moving the TV?" She was trying to busy herself so she didn't have to think about Ranma. Akane figured she'd be ok if she started getting ready at about 3:00.

"No, but Kasumi is going to go shopping. You can probably catch her if you leave now." Akane was still in her jogging outfit but she decided to go catch Kasumi. When Nabiki heard the front door close she yelled to her father.

"Daddy! Move the TV into the dojo!"

"Ok Nabiki!"

Originally, Nabiki had planned to exploit Ranma return. She was going to go to the Kuno residence and get Kodachi and Kuno to pay her for information on Ranma and the pigtailed girl. Then she was going to go to Ukyo's and get her riled up. And, if the fates had been so kind, rile Ryoga up a little. Then she realized what this evening meant to her sister. Tonight could make or break Akane. Nabiki wasn't stupid, and she knew how Akane felt about Ranma, but what she didn't know was how Ranma was going to feel about Akane. Who knew how Ranma was going to turn out, he could end up being a bigger jerk than he used to be. Nabiki was all for making money, but not at the risk of her sisters' mental state. Although, if Ranma ends up being a jerk, than she'd be perfectly fine with exploiting him mentally.

There was no doubt in Nabiki's mind that Ranma had gone through with the cure. Ranma's manhood was the most important thing to him. Nabiki knows that he loved her sister, but his father raised him. Which meant that manliness was more important than love (which was most likely deemed as a female emotion). Nabiki didn't blame Ranma for deciding to go though it, but she will blame him if his personality is half as bad as she thinks it's going to be. Not only will she blame him, but she'll make his life a living hell. Nothing is too great for her little sister.

Kasumi had gotten back from shopping 9:15. When her father asked where Akane was Kasumi couldn't help but laugh.

"Oh father, she decided to stay behind and shop for an outfit to wear for Ranma's return. She's a bundle of nerves, it's so sweet."

"It may seem sweet, but when they arrive it'll all go sour." Kasumi was taking the slightly damp groceries out of the bag. Even though she had an umbrella the rain still managed to get everything wet.

"Oh father, you're just like Nabiki. Try to look at the bright side of all this. Maybe Ranma didn't go through with it. Or maybe this will be a good chance for them to have a better start together. You remember their first meeting wasn't a very pleasant one." Soun chuckled upon reflection upon that meeting. He looked towards the window.

"It's starting to come down really hard. Kasumi, did Akane take her own umbrella?" Kasumi looked out the window and noticed that Nerima looked very similar to the first time Ranma came around.

"No, I tried to get her to come home with me so she could change and get grab her umbrella, but she said it would take too long to come all the way home and that she'd just buy an umbrella." Both Soun and Kasumi were startled by the voice that came from behind them.

"Well that's wasteful." The middle Tendo daughter was looking through the shopping bags to try and figure out what her sister would be making for dinner.

"It's her money Nabiki. She can spend it how she chooses."

"Well, if she's going to spend it like that then she doesn't deserve to have money." Soun laughed at his two girls. Both girls turned on him.

"Just what are you laughing at daddy?"

"You're not laughing at us are you?" Soun headed toward the door.

"Just getting in a few laughs before this evening." Soun left the kitchen.

"It's not going to turn out badly!" Nabiki decided to leave the kitchen as well, but not before getting her two cents in.

"Sure sis." Kasumi turned back to her groceries.

"It isn't…I hope."

Akane had gotten home from shopping at 12:00. She had found the perfect outfit while she was shopping. Only it was too expensive and just a bit too flashy for dinner at home. Instead she chose a black skirt that was cut just past her knees with a four inch slit up the left leg. She decided to buy a red top to complement the skirt, but all the ones she found looked odd on her. One showed much too much cleavage, another showed way too much of her stomach, there was even one that only had a small string for the back. Granted, Akane had worn some showy clothes before, but this was a different situation. Ranma was coming home and Akane didn't want him to get the wrong idea about her. She had finally found a red shirt that suited her fancy, she laughed when she saw it. In fact, she wasn't that surprised at the fact that she had found this shirt to be the only acceptable one. It was a Chinese style shirt, the same red as Ranmas, but different in every other way. The shirt was made of silk and was really shiny, the frog clasps were black as was all the trimming. There was also a really pretty sakura pattern printed on the shirt. She also bought a pair of black Mary Jane's to go along with her new outfit and add two inches to her height. She was really trying to keep her composure, but with every passing minute she got more and more nervous.

So Akane returned from shopping at noon. She wasn't very happy about that because she wanted to keep as busy as she possibly could until Ranma got there. She decided that she would take a long bath because she didn't get a chance to do it after she went on her jog and because she wanted to try and relax a little.

The bath helped a little, but it didn't last nearly as long as Akane had hoped. It was only 2:00. She knew that it wouldn't take her three hours to get ready, but she had nothing else to do. As Akane was heading up to her room Kasumi stepped out of the kitchen and asked Akane a favor.

"You want me to do what?!"

"Oh, come on Akane. It'll be fun." If it was anyone other than Kasumi, Akane would have thought this was a really mean joke.

"Kasumi, I don't want him to come back here and get poisoned right off the bat!"

"Akane, I'll be right with you and we can take everything really slowly. It's just onigiri." Akane knew that Kasumi was just trying to give her something to do, and on any other day Akane would have jumped at this chance. But this day wasn't just any other day.

"Kasumi, I just don't think it's a good idea." Kasumi put grabbed Akane's hand and led her into the kitchen.

"Here Akane, just make one and see how it goes. Now, go slowly and listen closely to everything I say. Are you ready?"

"O-okay."

"Akane, it's 4:30! Aren't you done getting ready yet? What if they show up early?!" Nabiki just loved making people squirm.

"Nabiki, shut up! I'm going as fast as I can." For the most part this was true. Akane had cleaned up after helping Kasumi in the kitchen and gotten dressed all in about ten minutes. Now she was worrying about her hair and make up. Akane's hair wasn't cooperating, she tried to curl it in so it framed her face.

"Ow! Damn it!" The curling iron, which Akane was not familiar with using, burned the right side of her jaw.

"Great…now I have a burn on my face. Life is peachy."

After abandoning the curling iron and her hair she went for the make up. Akane had some lipstick and rouge of her own, but she wanted to go all out for today, so she borrowed Nabiki's makeup. There was so much stuff that Akane didn't really know where to begin. So she just closed her eyes and went at it.

It was pouring. Five to five and Akane was still in the bathroom. Kasumi had placed some rice balls on the table. Some of them had odd shapes, but looked as though they tasted all right. Everyone was nervous. They didn't know what to expect. Kasumi was now setting the table. She was trying to be calm and collected, but you could tell that even she was nervous. Nabiki was in the dojo, busying herself with the camera equipment. She wanted to tape Ranma's entrance, she really wanted to tape it. But, unfortunately, Nabiki had some compassion for her family and couldn't do that to Akane.

Akane entered the room in her outfit that she had bought earlier that day. Amazingly, in all the time that it took her to "do" her make-up, she came out of the bathroom with a completely clean face. All she was wearing was some very shiny lip-gloss. Kasumi noticed her sister's entrance.

"Oh Akane, you look very nice." Soun looked up from his paper and began crying.

"My little girl looks all grown up!!" Akane was extremely nervous. Normally when her dad started this kind of stuff she yelled at him, but all should could do at this point was blush.

Ranma was supposed to be walking back into her life. Sure, he'd only been gone a few days, but for all she knew, he wouldn't remember ever being there. She looked out side. It was raining harder than it had the night Ranma first came to the house. Akane looked around the room. It was almost exactly as it was that night. And that's when she heard it, the knock on the door.

Everyone froze. They really didn't know what to do. It was something they had all expected but now that the moment was here, none of them could gather the courage to go to the door. Everyone looked towards the hallway that led to the door. Then they looked back at each other. After 10 seconds they heard another knock.

This knock was followed by the sound of the front door opening and Genma's voice. As the door was opened splashes from the rain were heard, it was really coming down hard. Genma yelled again.

"Tendo? Are you here?" Soun replied without looking away from his youngest daughter.

"Yes Saotome, in the dining room."

Akane was rationalizing with herself. Just because Genma had done it didn't mean Ranma did. It was also pretty promising because she didn't hear him complaining about being engaged to a girl he didn't even know. But, of course, she didn't hear anything at all, just the rain and Genma's voice.

Genma entered the dining room and noticed all the tense faces staring up at him. The only one who wasn't looking at him was the girl at the far side of the room. She was looking down at her legs and holding the hem of her skirt so tightly that her knuckles were turning white.

"Well, hello Tendo. It's good to see you again." Soun stood up and patted Genma on the shoulder.

"It's good to see you too, Saotome. Um, where is your son?" Genma looked over his shoulder. Without hesitation he yelled to his son.

"Boy how long does it take for you to take your shoes off?" A boy walked into view. It was Ranma.

"Takin' off my shoes ain't a problem, but you throwing your pack on me made things a little difficult!" Ranma barely got out the last work when Akane ran out of the room.

He had done it. Ranma had taken the cure. He didn't remember anything about his time at the dojo, his friends, her. In the back of her mind she thought that he wouldn't do it. Mousse said that Ranma was having reservations and the moment before he left…She should have known that he would though. When honor and pride are involved, Ranma was always willing. Still…why did he have such a hard time with such and easy decision. He must have known he was going to do it, that's why he went. Then why did he hesitate like Mousse said. She guessed she'd never know, seeing as tough the one person with the answer no longer knew it himself.

The Tendos looked at each other with pain filled glances. He had done it and she was suffering for it. They all seemed to turn to Ranma at once. He started to blush, they all seemed to want to burn a hole through him. He nudged his father in hopes that he'd say something to get the attention pulled from Ranma.

"What's wrong with her Tendo?" Good old Genma. Soun started crying.

"She just got her heart broken!" Nabiki got up and went after her sister. Genma put on a fake smile, sat down, and pulled his son down with him.

"Well let's get down to business! Soun, which of your daughters is going to be engaged to my son?" Soun dried his tears and answered.

"Akane, she is the closest in age." Kasumi spoke up.

"No father, you should let Akane decide. Remember what happened last time?" Soun shot a death glare at Ranma.

"Yes, but Kasumi, you don't want to be engaged to Ranma and neither does Nabiki. Akane is the obvious choice." Kasumi smiled at her father.

"I know father, but let her decide this time." Soun smiled and nodded to his oldest daughter.

Akane heard a knock at her door. She didn't want anyone to see her crying into her pillow like this.

"Go away!" The door opened anyway and her sister Nabiki walked in.

"Akane, you knew this might happen. Now you owe it to your Ranma to show this one what he's missing." Akane turned over to face the wall.

"I don't care. I don't owe that jerk anything after this!" Nabiki sat down at her sister's desk.

"You know Akane, Ranma risked his life for you a number of times, and his manhood even more than that. You could at least return the favor." This struck a nerve with Akane.

"It hurts Nabiki. I don't know if I could do it." Nabiki stood up.

"You don't think it hurt Ranma all those times. What about when he was fighting Kirin or when he gave up the cure in Togenkyo! Ranma probably doubted himself, though he wouldn't admit it, but he did it anyway! And do you want to know why?" Akane sat up on her bed and nodded.

"Because he cared Akane. Just like you care about him. So grant him his last wish and show this Ranma the tape." Akane stood up and hugged her sister.

"Thanks Nabiki!" Akane walked out of the room with a look of determination on her face.

"Tendo, are you saying that if your youngest daughter refuses to marry my son, the schools will not be joined?!" Soun nodded

"Akane has been through a lot recently, and if she chooses not to have Ranma then I will respect her decision."

"What'll we do about lodging and food? We had a deal Tendo!" Soun got face to face with Genma.

"I don't care, you'll have to figure something out!" Genma rose to his knees, to be above Soun.

"Oh yeah?!" Soun also rose to his knees.

"Yeah!"

As the two older men continued fighting, Kasumi approached Ranma.

"Hello Ranma, you're awfully quiet. Don't you have any opinion on the engagement?"

"I'm hoping that your sister will say no. Judging on the speed she ran outta here when I came in, I'd say my chances are pretty good." Ranma took a sip of tea.

"Oh my." The fathers were still fighting when Akane walked into the room, Nabiki not far behind.

"Saotome you cheat! Don't think I don't know about all those other engagements you've made!" Genma recoiled.

"W…what are you talking about Tendo?"

"Father." When Soun looked towards Kasumi he noticed Akane in the doorway.

"Oh, Akane, how are you doing?" Akane raised her head and smiled.

"Fine dad! Hi Ranma, I'm Akane, you wanna be friends?" Ranma looked up at the smiling girl and nodded his head.

"Good! I have something to show you in the dojo, come on. Akane exited the room and headed for the dojo. Ranma grabbed another rice ball, shoved it down his throat and followed.

"Sit down over there." Akane pointed to the area where the TV was set up. She paced a few times before she stood in the middle of the dojo, facing away from Ranma.

"Ranma, you and I have met before. In fact, you and your father lived here for almost 2 years. Before you say anything, let me tell you the whole story."

Akane explains whole story to Ranma

"So after you found out about the cure you decided that you could make a video documenting all the people you were going to forget. That's why you're in here. Do you want to ask any questions or should I just start the tape?" Ranma looked like he was in a trance. He looked towards the TV.

"Start the tape, I guess." Akane did as Ranma asked.

"Um, just ask me to pause when ever you want something explained ok?" He nodded.

Akane had wanted to watch the tapes, but seeing that Ranma was causing her pain. So she watched this Ranma watch the tape. Ranma looked a little interested in the Kasumi part and had asked Akane what the skating competition was. After she answered, Ranma went back to the tapes. Ranma seemed to find the Nabiki scene humorous, but there didn't seem to be any recognition there. Even Akane had to laugh at the scene between their dad's, even when it turned to their engagement. Hiroshi and Daisuke didn't offer much either, Ranma just watched it and sweatdropped, Akane wished she knew what he was thinking.

Ranma kept looking back at Akane during the scene with him on the fence.

"Why did I walk on the fence?" Akane laughed to herself.

"At first I thought it was because you wanted to show off because you didn't want to be near me, but now…I just think it was because you always wanted a challenge. Even something as easy as walking to school, you had to make it difficult. It was something you were known for around here." He looked back towards the TV.

"Violent girl?" Ranma hadn't taken his eyes off the tv.

"That's what Shampoo used to call me." It looked like Ranma was about to say something else, but he didn't. He just kept watching the scenes at the Nekohanten.

Finally the video came to someone he recognized.

"Hey! That's Uc-chan!" Akane smiled, at least he knew someone on the tape.

"Yeah…"

"Uc-chan's a….a girl?" Akane couldn't help but laugh.

"Yeah, she's your cute fiancée Ranma." Ranma didn't really know how to respond to this so he just continued watching the tape, laughing at all the old memories that he and Ukyo were sharing on the tape. Watching this part of the tape made Akane remember the request Ukyo made that day. Akane figured that she could just call Ukyo in the morning, she didn't want Ranma to deal with too much in one day.

Ranma was entranced with himself when he was filming his newest moves. This Ranma was just watching and listening with awe and doing some hand movements along with the Ranma on the tape. Against Akane's better judgement she looked at the tape. She remembered those moves like they were her own. Her eyes began to water, but she wasn't going to let this Ranma see her cry.

Before Akane knew it the scene of the tape had changed. It was her, in her bed. The camera was in motion and soon it stopped and zoomed in on her face. The camera stayed in that position for a good too minutes and then the slightest bit of audio was picked up. Akane had barely heard it now and she thought it was a dream then. She looked towards this Ranma, he had a small smirk on his face.

"Good Bye Ranma, I'm going to miss you." The words made Akane look back at the tape.

"I'm going to miss you too." The camera began to fall, the only thing you could see at this point was Akane's knee. Then, as suddenly as it happened before, the same voice ruined the moment.

"Come on boy! We only have 5 minutes! If you screw this up boy…" The tape stopped.

Ranma turned towards Akane, who was still holding back tears. She stood up and handed Ranma another tape.

"You're going to have to watch this one by yourself, I'll be right out side those doors if you need me." Akane ran out of the dojo before Ranma could say anything. She knew she couldn't watch that tape. Making a fool out of herself in front of someone she didn't even know anymore. All she could do was cry.

"Ranma, why did you do it?" The last thing she wanted was to cry, but the tears just wouldn't stop.

"Akane?" She hadn't even heard the doors open. She wiped her tears.

"Yes Ranma?"

"What you said in that tape…did you mean it?" She turned towards Ranma.

"Then I did but now…I don't know. You're just not the same person, you know?" Ranma sat down next to Akane.

"How close would you say we were?" Akane looked up at the sky.

"Closer than either of us realized. It wasn't close like you and Ukyo…no one would call us friends, but there were feelings there." Ranma looked at her.

"Did we love each other?" Akane blushed and looked towards her lap.

"Well…. We…you see Ranma…we were both so stubborn. Neither of us really knew what to do with each other. We were forced together by our fathers and for that reason we didn't want to like each other. I can't tell you what you felt for me Ranma, but I…" Akane cut herself off.

"You what?" Ranma leaned forward to try and see Akane's eyes. She was crying again.

Without even thinking Akane turned and wrapped her arms around Ranma's neck. Ranma returned the hug, placing his hands on either sides of Akane's waist.

"Oh Ranma. Why did you have to do it? Didn't you know what would happen? Didn't you know that I loved you?" Akane didn't care what she said at this point. This wasn't her Ranma no matter how many tapes he watched, it just wasn't the same.

Ranma's grip tightened on Akane's waist.

"I…I love you too Akane." She pushed him away.

"You don't know what you're saying. Those tapes are just that. You can't base your feelings on those." Ranma grabbed Akane by the shoulders

"Listen you uncute idiot! If I say I love you then I mean it!" Akane's first reaction was to get mad, but before she punted him into next Tuesday she stopped, realizing what he had said.

"Ra…Ranma?" Ranma smiled.

"Gotcha!" Akane leaned in. Ranma thought she was going to hug him, so he opened his arms.

It was still raining out and Akane had a theory to test, so she pushed Ranma off the patio and into the rain. In less than a second Akane had her answer and a buxom redhead started yelling those famous words.

"Whatcha' do that for?!" Akane jumped off the patio and wrapped her arms around Ranma's neck.

"Oh Ranma!" After a few seconds of hugging Akane pulled away from Ranma.

"Wait…it was pouring rain and you came in dripping wet as a guy…" Ranma smiled.

"I had a thermos of hot water on me, right when we walked in I poured it on myself. Pretty good trick, wasn't it?" Akane couldn't help but smile.

"Ranma you jerk…" Ranma smiled back at Akane.

"Isn't this about the time that we met in the bath?" Akane remembered the time she first met Ranma, and knew exactly what he was talking about.

"Pervert!" They were both smiling. Ranma quietly answered.

"Tomboy." Once again Akane embraced Ranma. Never in her life had she been so happy to be called a tomboy.

THE END

AN: *exhales breath she hadn't realized she was holding* Well…I hope that was worth the wait…it was sure difficult to write, but after all the deletions, the computer break downs and general crap, I must say I'm glad it's over. I do like how I ended it though. Ranma's a tricky little stinker. For all of you who may not have picked it up, Ranma was acting when he watched the tapes, I was going to write it in but it came as a forethought and I couldn't fit it in so it would seem right. Now…here's a small epilogue for those of you who remember what happened at the end of Chapter 12.

Epilogue

Ranma had a very emotional evening. First the look on Akane's face when he came in (which almost made him want to abandon his plan) then the video. And then his and Akane's confessions. Now was probably going to be the most emotional part of the evening for Ranma. Akane had already told the whole family that Ranma was only joking and that he was still cursed and Ranma had since turned back into a man. It was much later now and everyone in the Tendo house was asleep.

Ranma knocked on Akane's door. There was no answer, which is what he expected, so he just let himself in. He didn't want her to get mad at him, but he also didn't want to be disturbed while doing this. He walked over to the side of the bed. Akane was facing him. Ranma shook her.

"Hey, Akane." She opened her eyes.

"Ranma? What are you doing here?" She was blushing, as was Ranma.

"There's something I wanted to give you. Su-Lin gave it to me before I left." Ranma began to tell Akane Su-Lin's story.

"When I had decided to leave she took me to the chamber where she had all the jars of her potion but there was one jar that was different. She took that one down and pulled this out of it. She told me to give it to you." Ranma handed Akane a small box. She opened it.

"Ranma….this…what…" Akane was staring and a gorgeous ring. The center stone was a ruby and the three stones on either side of it were the most beautiful diamonds she had ever seen in her life.

"It's Su-Lin's engagement ring. She told me that she didn't need it anymore and she thought that you might like to have it. Well?" Akane was still admiring the ring.

"Well what?" She was going to make him say it.

"Well do you want the ring?" She looked at Ranma and smiled.

"Why would I need an engagement ring, it's not like I intend to propose to anyone any time soon, maybe you should keep this Ranma." Akane handed the ring back to Ranma.

"Come on Akane. You know why I gave this to you." Akane shook her head.

"I haven't the slightest idea." She looked at him out of the corner of her eye and smiled. Ranma could only return the smile and then she fell subject to her female charms.

"Akane, will…will you marry me?" She looked Ranma directly in the eyes and, in her sweetest voice replied:

"I thought you'd never ask." They shared another embrace. As they were pulling out of their hug, the forces of the universe just pushed their lips together. Both were quite embarrassed, but neither was complaining.

When the kiss had ended, they were both blushing profusely. Then Akane turned towards Ranma.

"You'd better get out of my room before I beat you up you pervert!"

"It's not like I'd try anything with a sexless tomboy!"

"You'd better make sure my fiancée never hears you say that…he might just kill you." The old double standard, Ranma could call Akane any name in the book, but if someone else tried it, they'd meet their death.

"Good night Akane."

"Good night Ranma."

AN: This epilogue came to me when I realized that I had Su give something to Ranma at the end of the last chapter. I can't believe I almost forgot that. X_X; . Thanks to every one who kept up with this story and I'm sorry for the INSANELY long wait. I hope this was worth everyone's time. I do still intend to write the other endings, since they're so short (about 3 paragraphs each) they should be coming out soon. So I hope I didn't let anyone down, especially after the wait. Comments are welcomed.