Top o tha mornin' to yall!
Sorry I left you with such a cliffhanger. I'm awful ain't I? I'm also a bit behind schedule because my mother made me unpack before she'd let me within a kilometer of the computer. I came home from my sojourn to the Emerald and Sceptered Isles to find 54 reviews waiting for me!! Thank you all so much! What a wonderful coming home gift! Couple of replies to reviews:
Lord Shinji: I'M GETTING TO THE GOD DAMN LEMON! Lol several people have asked where the lemon is and the answer is THERE WILL BE LEMON just not for a couple of chaps.
TinKerBell43: If you will recall the episode of the anime where we first meet Kodachi, Ranma saves her from a fall and lands on the roof of the Tendo home. When she comes around she sees Ranma for the first time and falls head over heels in love (or obsession as I prefer I think she's nuts) and paralyzes him with the powder stuff she has on the black roses. She then climbs on him and tries to kiss him, when Akane (who's bedroom they were right above) kicks her out off him. Kodachi runs off into the night and Akane, who goes into one of her annoying jealous pissy fits, leaves Ranma paralyzed on the roof.
Firegal777: THANK YOU! I've asked my mother for a laptop for ages but noooo apparently I don't need one. Ah well at least you agree with me.
To everyone else who sent a review, I say you this: thankyouverramuch!
On with the story,
*~*Dark Eyed Mermaid*~*
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"Ranma? Ranma where are you?? RANMAAAA!!"
Akane dashed to the bathroom and threw open the door. She looked in from over the threshold. Ranma lay, just as he had in her vision, in a tub full of translucent red water. He didn't move.
"... Ran... ma... oh Ranma ..."
Akane felt faint. The image before her became fuzzy, and the room began to spin. She gripped the doorframe and fought to keep on her feet. She knew that she still had to get Ranma help. She turned and dashed into the kitchen. She yanked the telephone out of the cradle with such force she almost pulled the entire thing off the wall. She dialed the emergency number.
"This is a nightmare." She told herself, "This is all a horrible dream. I'll wake up in like an hour and tell Ranma about it. Then we'll laugh about it. Yes, we'll have a good laugh, and then I'll tell him I love him. Then we'll forget this nightmare and just think of it as what brought us together."
This entire thought process took about half a second, because before Akane knew it she was hysterically telling the woman on the other end of the line what had happened and where Ranma lived.
"Don't worry honey, the paramedics are on the way. They'll be there in five minutes just hold on."
Akane thanked the woman and hung up. "That transaction was awfully real for a dream. But this is a dream. It HAS to be. Ranma would never ..."
Akane went back to the bathroom and looked at Ranma's form, lying on his back in the tub. Akane got a sudden urge to be next to him. She stepped into the bathroom and knelt by the side of the tub. She could feel the now cold water soaking her pajama pants, and feel her cut feet being soothed by the water.
*My feet are bleeding", thought Akane vaguely. "My blood... and Ranma's blood... they are one ...*
"Ranma? Come on stupid, wake up. I never got to tell you how long I've been in love with you. We never got to get married. We never even got a chance to make love! Come on Ranma open your eyes! I hate this dream! It's too real! I can feel the wetness on my knees! I can feel the pain in my feet where I ran over the bottle! That fucking bottle. Who leaves broken bottles in the street anyway? What shithead left it there for me to step on? Ranma... come on... make this a dream! If it is a dream you'll wake up! *
Akane shivered. It was cold in the bathroom. Ranma must have left a window open. Cold? How could she be cold? This was a dream, dreams aren't cold... nor did you feel water creeping up your legs as it soaked your pants, or pain in your cut feet... no... you didn't...
Akane knew then. This wasn't a dream. She knew that Ranma lay dead in red water.
Or did he?
Akane reached out a shaking hand towards Ranma's neck. She put two fingers under his jawbone and felt for a pulse. After what seemed a thousand years, Akane let out a laugh of triumph. A pulse. Not a strong pulse, nor a steady one, but a pulse. Ranma was alive.
"Ranma. I knew you wouldn't let go."
Akane brushed the hair out of Ranma's face. He looked so young. Like a child. Akane looked closer and saw that he had tear marks trailing down his face. Ranma had been crying... why?
Then it hit her. The full force of what lay before her smacked Akane in the face. Ranma had tried to kill himself. Because of her.
"Oh... Ranma." Akane could think of nothing else to say. Or think. Her mind had become numb with probably shock, fear, guilt, grief, or horror. Maybe all of these. Perhaps none. Akane didn't know. She didn't know anything. In that moment, Akane was nothing. She wasn't a person with comprehension of any emotions, even her own.
Akane took Ranma's face in her hands and touched her forehead to his. She felt a tear slide down her cheek and fall into the water with a tiny splash. She didn't know why she was crying.
Suddenly the world around her erupted with noise and movement. Akane was pulled back by a pair of hands and helped to her feet. The hands led her out of the bathroom and sat her down on the couch in the living room. Akane didn't argue. She slowly slipped out of her numb state as she heard a gentle female voice calling her name.
"Akane? Are you Akane?"
Akane gulped and nodded.
"My name is Moriko Nakamura. The paramedics are taking care of Ranma right now. Can you tell me what happened?"
Akane looked at Moriko. She tried to speak but the words caught in her throat. She didn't want to tell this kind woman that she had killed Ranma.
"I just found him... he cut his wrist... he won't wake up. But he's alive. I KNOW he's alive. I checked his pulse. He is alive isn't he? I wasn't wrong? He's going to be OK right?"
Moriko took Akane's hands in hers. Akane had a sudden flash of Déjà vu as she recalled Ranma doing the same thing only hours ago. Ranma.
"Yes he is alive. That's all I know right now."
A paramedic came out of the bathroom holding a small bottle in his hands and gestured to Moriko to come to him. Moriko told Akane to wait. She went over to the man and took the bottle from him. The paramedic muttered something incoherent to Moriko who looked at him with despair in her eyes. "Get him out of here NOW. We gotta get that shit out of him." The man nodded and moved aside as two paramedics lifted Ranma onto a stretcher. Akane saw the water dripping onto the floor and soaking the blanket they draped over him. Moriko came back over to Akane.
"Do you want to come in the ambulance with him?"
Akane nodded again. She couldn't speak. Moriko seemed to understand. She took Akane's hand, and led her out of the apartment after the stretcher.
-R&R-
*~*Dark Eyed Mermaid*~*
Sorry I left you with such a cliffhanger. I'm awful ain't I? I'm also a bit behind schedule because my mother made me unpack before she'd let me within a kilometer of the computer. I came home from my sojourn to the Emerald and Sceptered Isles to find 54 reviews waiting for me!! Thank you all so much! What a wonderful coming home gift! Couple of replies to reviews:
Lord Shinji: I'M GETTING TO THE GOD DAMN LEMON! Lol several people have asked where the lemon is and the answer is THERE WILL BE LEMON just not for a couple of chaps.
TinKerBell43: If you will recall the episode of the anime where we first meet Kodachi, Ranma saves her from a fall and lands on the roof of the Tendo home. When she comes around she sees Ranma for the first time and falls head over heels in love (or obsession as I prefer I think she's nuts) and paralyzes him with the powder stuff she has on the black roses. She then climbs on him and tries to kiss him, when Akane (who's bedroom they were right above) kicks her out off him. Kodachi runs off into the night and Akane, who goes into one of her annoying jealous pissy fits, leaves Ranma paralyzed on the roof.
Firegal777: THANK YOU! I've asked my mother for a laptop for ages but noooo apparently I don't need one. Ah well at least you agree with me.
To everyone else who sent a review, I say you this: thankyouverramuch!
On with the story,
*~*Dark Eyed Mermaid*~*
*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*
"Ranma? Ranma where are you?? RANMAAAA!!"
Akane dashed to the bathroom and threw open the door. She looked in from over the threshold. Ranma lay, just as he had in her vision, in a tub full of translucent red water. He didn't move.
"... Ran... ma... oh Ranma ..."
Akane felt faint. The image before her became fuzzy, and the room began to spin. She gripped the doorframe and fought to keep on her feet. She knew that she still had to get Ranma help. She turned and dashed into the kitchen. She yanked the telephone out of the cradle with such force she almost pulled the entire thing off the wall. She dialed the emergency number.
"This is a nightmare." She told herself, "This is all a horrible dream. I'll wake up in like an hour and tell Ranma about it. Then we'll laugh about it. Yes, we'll have a good laugh, and then I'll tell him I love him. Then we'll forget this nightmare and just think of it as what brought us together."
This entire thought process took about half a second, because before Akane knew it she was hysterically telling the woman on the other end of the line what had happened and where Ranma lived.
"Don't worry honey, the paramedics are on the way. They'll be there in five minutes just hold on."
Akane thanked the woman and hung up. "That transaction was awfully real for a dream. But this is a dream. It HAS to be. Ranma would never ..."
Akane went back to the bathroom and looked at Ranma's form, lying on his back in the tub. Akane got a sudden urge to be next to him. She stepped into the bathroom and knelt by the side of the tub. She could feel the now cold water soaking her pajama pants, and feel her cut feet being soothed by the water.
*My feet are bleeding", thought Akane vaguely. "My blood... and Ranma's blood... they are one ...*
"Ranma? Come on stupid, wake up. I never got to tell you how long I've been in love with you. We never got to get married. We never even got a chance to make love! Come on Ranma open your eyes! I hate this dream! It's too real! I can feel the wetness on my knees! I can feel the pain in my feet where I ran over the bottle! That fucking bottle. Who leaves broken bottles in the street anyway? What shithead left it there for me to step on? Ranma... come on... make this a dream! If it is a dream you'll wake up! *
Akane shivered. It was cold in the bathroom. Ranma must have left a window open. Cold? How could she be cold? This was a dream, dreams aren't cold... nor did you feel water creeping up your legs as it soaked your pants, or pain in your cut feet... no... you didn't...
Akane knew then. This wasn't a dream. She knew that Ranma lay dead in red water.
Or did he?
Akane reached out a shaking hand towards Ranma's neck. She put two fingers under his jawbone and felt for a pulse. After what seemed a thousand years, Akane let out a laugh of triumph. A pulse. Not a strong pulse, nor a steady one, but a pulse. Ranma was alive.
"Ranma. I knew you wouldn't let go."
Akane brushed the hair out of Ranma's face. He looked so young. Like a child. Akane looked closer and saw that he had tear marks trailing down his face. Ranma had been crying... why?
Then it hit her. The full force of what lay before her smacked Akane in the face. Ranma had tried to kill himself. Because of her.
"Oh... Ranma." Akane could think of nothing else to say. Or think. Her mind had become numb with probably shock, fear, guilt, grief, or horror. Maybe all of these. Perhaps none. Akane didn't know. She didn't know anything. In that moment, Akane was nothing. She wasn't a person with comprehension of any emotions, even her own.
Akane took Ranma's face in her hands and touched her forehead to his. She felt a tear slide down her cheek and fall into the water with a tiny splash. She didn't know why she was crying.
Suddenly the world around her erupted with noise and movement. Akane was pulled back by a pair of hands and helped to her feet. The hands led her out of the bathroom and sat her down on the couch in the living room. Akane didn't argue. She slowly slipped out of her numb state as she heard a gentle female voice calling her name.
"Akane? Are you Akane?"
Akane gulped and nodded.
"My name is Moriko Nakamura. The paramedics are taking care of Ranma right now. Can you tell me what happened?"
Akane looked at Moriko. She tried to speak but the words caught in her throat. She didn't want to tell this kind woman that she had killed Ranma.
"I just found him... he cut his wrist... he won't wake up. But he's alive. I KNOW he's alive. I checked his pulse. He is alive isn't he? I wasn't wrong? He's going to be OK right?"
Moriko took Akane's hands in hers. Akane had a sudden flash of Déjà vu as she recalled Ranma doing the same thing only hours ago. Ranma.
"Yes he is alive. That's all I know right now."
A paramedic came out of the bathroom holding a small bottle in his hands and gestured to Moriko to come to him. Moriko told Akane to wait. She went over to the man and took the bottle from him. The paramedic muttered something incoherent to Moriko who looked at him with despair in her eyes. "Get him out of here NOW. We gotta get that shit out of him." The man nodded and moved aside as two paramedics lifted Ranma onto a stretcher. Akane saw the water dripping onto the floor and soaking the blanket they draped over him. Moriko came back over to Akane.
"Do you want to come in the ambulance with him?"
Akane nodded again. She couldn't speak. Moriko seemed to understand. She took Akane's hand, and led her out of the apartment after the stretcher.
-R&R-
*~*Dark Eyed Mermaid*~*