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Chapter Fourteen: Akane
Stupid Ranma. He deserved that smack. He should know better than to toy with someones' heart. Especially when they're a girl! Why was he such a jerk? To say that he loved me? He doesn't love me! I know Ranma and he doesn't. Even if he did he didn't. That was so him. He just likes to say anything and everything that will help him. In fact, I bet he was forced to say that he loved me. Probably my father or his. Maybe even his mom. It doesn't matter who, it just is mean to say that to me if he was forced to. To tell someone you love them, but really don't and are only acting on orders. That's cruel if you ask me.
I feel like I could just run forever. Until I can just fall and die. Until I find my home. A real place where I won't have to deal with anything like I did in Nerima. No women saying I'm stealing their man when obviously he isn't. No random battles to get involved in.
I just thought that after so much. That maybe, maybe Ranma would actually love me. That he could at least be nice to me. No, he can't be that way can he? He can't be a normal guy. He's half girl.
Sometimes I wish that Ranma wasn't a boy who grew up among 'wolves'. Those people are always impossible. I will always hate Genma. I will hate Genma for being Ranma's father. For carrying the chromosome that made Ranma. That taught Ranma all of the disgusting traits that he as well shares.
I hate Shampoo. I hate Ukyo. Kodaichi, Kuno, Tsubasa, Taro, Herb, Cologne, Mousse, Happosai, and everyone else that came once Ranma showed up. I used to just have to deal with normal stuff. The only bizarre thing was that I'd have to fight a pack of boys every morning. That was fine by me really. My life wasn't in danger at that time. No, only now.
Ranma, he fought Saffron. I was all dried out and he saved me. He killed Saffron once. I mean, Saffron will be reincarnated, but Ranma beat him. Just for me. Ranma came after me when I went where Shinnosuke lives. He was hurt that time. Our way home. He held my hand. He was so silent. It was funny watching him.
Why did he have to be who he is? To be a man among man, who never really seemed that way. He was a bit of a coward sometimes. He always complains. He's no gentlemen. He's more of a girl than me!
But, no, he's not. Truthfully he isn't. At least, I think so. I love Ranma. I do. But, he'll never love me. He told me he did. But, he didn't. He was only forced to tell me that. It hurts me. Why did he have to be so cruel and say that?
"Akane?" Akari? What was she doing here? "Are you okay?"
"Why are you here?"
"I lost Ryoga. He's so hopeless."
"I saw him."
"You did? Where?"
I ran from him, but I'm sure wherever I was at the time he's far from now. "Back along the way probably."
"Why are you taking this road? It leads out of town."
"I, uh, I'm going on a trip."
"Oh, really? I hope you have fun."
Fun? Really now? I'll never have fun again. "I'm sure I will."
"Ranma's not going with you? I thought he would."
I cringe. Why does his name make me do that? "I have to go now Akari. I'm sorry." Tears. Always tears. It was like this with my mother's death. Why is this making me feel the same as when she left us? Is it because, Ranma meant the same to me as her? This is only making me feel even worse. Remembering my mom.
"Akane? Akane!" Akari, I'm sorry.
A noise? A loud noise? In the sky there's a light. A firework? "What is that?"
"Wow, it's beautiful."
Something bad is coming. Something I don't want is going to happen to me. Ranma. I know he doesn't give up easily, and that means he'll be back here soon. I have to run, don't I?