Disclaimer: Rumiko Takahashi owns Ranma ½ and all the other people she has
sold the rights to including Kitty and Viz.
A/N: I've been watching the news quite a bit lately so I've been busy and I've decided that I'm not going to put this off any longer. I'm also going to post chapter 18 in a few days. I haven't mentioned Suru for a while so he will be starting this chapter. Thanks to all the people who review my stories and me! You can email me at tiney_panda@hotmail.com. Thanks for reading!
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"Opportunities multiply as they are seized." - Sun Tzu
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Suru looked in the rear view mirror of his car. He had been waiting for about half an hour for Akane and finally decided that she had left out the back. He had slowly driven away watching his rear view mirror until the hotel was out of sight. He had felt like turning back but knew that he should really be going to look for Akane. He decided he was just going to have to go to her apartment and make sure she was okay. She was so confused and if she got lost then Ranma could easily take advantage of her.
When they had met again he had never imagined getting this far and being this close and now Ranma just had to come and ruin everything. Of course things had always been like this for him. He had one door opened for him and another slammed in his face. It had always been this way and it wasn't going to change anytime soon. He could deal but first he wanted to marry Akane and the rest wouldn't matter a bit. He also wanted to protect her from the mob but that was a minor detail. If that interfered with his wedding then he would run away with Akane and get married before dealing with the mobsters.
Nothing had ever mattered before her and nothing would ever matter after her. He lived to be with her and her side was so comfortable for him. He couldn't remember a time when he didn't want to be with her. He had never realized just how much he needed her until she reached out and needed him. They needed each other and he wasn't about to ruin that because Ranma wanted to whisk her away and hurt her again.
He had been his greatest opponent and if it wasn't for their fighting, immense hate for each other and immense rivalry they might have been friends. Yeah right, like they could be friends while he hurt Akane like he did. Well, as soon as him and Akane were married none of that would matter.
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Akane lifted her heavy eyes and blinked back the light. She looked around her and recognized her surroundings as her apartment. She swung her legs over the side of her couch and pulled the blanket that had been wrapped around her but ha fallen to her waist back up to her shoulders. She noticed her shoulders were bare and that she was in a tank top and sweat pants. She couldn't remember changing herself and pulled her legs up to her chest. Had Ranma done this? She blushed and threw out the idea. She was an idiot; she would have killed him if he had tried that. She just needed to rest.
She suddenly smelled the tastiest thing she had smelt all morning. She turned to her kitchen and noticed Ranma cooking for her. He was wearing an apron and biting his lip trying not to make the food fall to the ground. She let out a laugh and he turned to her smiling.
"Hey, d'ya want some breakfast? Don't worry, it ain't your kinda cookin'!" Ranma winked and put the food on a plate bringing it up to Akane nose for her to smell. Why was he acting like this? She hadn't been drunk last night and didn't remember anything so he had to have a different reason for being so happy. Akane knew Ranma would never just act like this. He was either planning something, gloating or both. Akane wasn't about to let him act all smug around her and not know why.
"Why so happy?" Akane asked suspiciously staring at Ranma beady eyed.
"Oh nothing, I just thought it'd be nice to treat ya to this seein' as how ya ain't having a weddin' to get presents from." Ranma smirked as he said this and waited for a response. Akane didn't know what to say, Ranma was less speechless than her at this moment and it annoyed Akane.
"What makes you so sure?" Akane asked.
"I've got my sources." Ranma said quickly.
"That's it?"
"What's it?"
"What you just said."
"What about it?"
"That's all you have to say."
"I dunno, but I do know I ain't sayin' anythin' else!" Ranma said eagerly running back to the kitchen to fix some breakfast that he had conveniently forgotten.
Akane sat up and devoured her breakfast before Ranma had even left the kitchen. "Thanks."
"No problem. Besides, ya deserve it after promisin' last night that ya wouldn't marry Suru." Ranma said coolly.
"I WHAT? Was I THAT tired?" Akane gasped.
"Nope, but people do say interestin' things in their sleep." He came over to her and took her plate from her trembling hands.
"Well, it doesn't count if I'm asleep."
"Oh ya it does."
"Fine, it was only a promise."
"Fine then."
"In my sleep!"
"Sure. Whatever gets ya through the day."
Akane would have replied but was overcome with tiredness and fell into her couch to snore loudly and have Ranma laugh at her for the next half an hour.
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Three hours had gone by and Akane was officially up. She had had her shower, coffee and her breakfast (for the second time). She was just about to leave the apartment when a knock came at the door. Akane looked to Ranma and he stepped up to the peephole with his arms ready for an attack. As he peered through he looked back to Akane with sheer terror on his face. Akane suddenly froze, were there robbers at her door? It took a lot to scare Ranma that much and he looked scared out of his mind!
"Run Akane, killer pigs!" He said this as he opened the door and she saw a grinning Suru with flowers at her door. She ran over to him and slammed the door into the wall behind it slamming Ranma into that very same wall. Akane guided Suru in and they hugged. The door slowly shut leaving Ranma to fall to the floor. He watched them smiling and made a face. He then tried to get up and failed miserably. All he could let out was a soft scoff.
Suru directed his attention to Ranma and scowled in disgust. He looked back to Akane to survey any damage he may have caused her. Ranma laughed again as he steadied himself on a near by table.
"Don't worry Suru, I didn't touch a hair on 'er chinny-chin-chin." Ranma said as he stuck out his tongue. Akane grabbed an apple and threw it into Ranma's mouth. He folded his arms and spat out the apple staring steely- eyed all the while.
Akane pulled Suru closer to her and looked dazedly into his eyes, "Oh my darling Suru, if only I had more time just to gaze into your eyes." Akane fakely pulled Suru into a kiss as he accepted all of it immediately and took Akane's hand in his. Ranma laughed.
"Aww c'mon Suru, ya don't actually believe a word she says? She's lyin' to ya." Ranma said while his arms stayed crossed. Suru threw a hand in the air to stop Ranma from saying anything further on the matter and turned back to Akane.
"You're just jealous that my darling Akane isn't in love with you. If you only knew the crudeness you pursue her with will never win her heart the way kind gestures and a loving heart has. Right Akane?" Suru asked with so much feeling Akane felt horrible that she disagreed with him just a bit.
"Jealous?" Ranma spat in disbelief.
"That's all you got from that?" Akane asked in equal disbelief. She walked up to Ranma and pointed a finger in his face waving it ever so slightly as she talked, "You Ranma are a jerk." She walked to Suru and smirked as she turned back to face Ranma who already had a mask of coldness on his face.
"That's all that mattered. The rest was prob'ly off a birthday card," Ranma leapt up towards Akane and Suru stepped in front of her to shield her from Ranma. He knelt down a bit and looked up at them, "My love is always true and bold, my dear you must believe what I say," Ranma grasped Akane's hand in his and looked into her suspicious eyes, "You make me not know what to say," Ranma let Akane's hand fall and stepped back folding his arms across his chest, "on your special birthday." Akane stuck out her tongue at Ranma, Suru scowled and Ranma winked making Akane blush, Ranma smirk and Suru scowl even more.
"Akane, don't listen to him, he's just trying to make things harder for you. Listen, you want to marry me so why don't we get married soon." Suru asked with great care and light speech. He delicately brought her hand to his and twirled her ring around on her finger. She guiltily looked away to Ranma for an answer or maybe a new subject.
Why did he have to ask this right now? At this point she really didn't have the time or the sanity to choose and she just wanted to tell them both to leave. She could feel herself being pulled in by Suru again. That feeling of security was pulling at her and as much as she wanted to hate him she did love him and he looked so hopeful. She didn't want to hurt him but how far was she willing to go? She decided a new subject would be real nice at that point.
"Hey wait a minute, how can you guys see each other and talk to each other?" Akane asked angrily. She couldn't believe she hadn't noticed this before! Ranma was either lying or Suru could see him or Suru was in on it with him or . . .they stood speechless and hadn't the faintest clue what to say. Ranma spoke and it seemed like he was making it up the whole time.
"Well Akane, I let him see me before and today as well. How do ya expect me to carry out my mission if he doesn't talk with me about its success?" Ranma asked smiling about his mission. Akane blushed and Suru scowled. He pulled Akane to face him again and tried to get her to answer his question.
"So Akane, will you marry me?" Suru asked, eyes innocently dancing, awaiting an answer he thought would be immediate and the way he wanted it. Akane decided she would go for it. She did have until the wedding day to decide, even if it was cutting it a bit close.
"Yes, yes I will." Akane whispered looking to Ranma guiltily afterwards. Ranma just stood there in a somewhat bow mouthing the words "don't do it" three times. Suru was overcome with happiness and hugged her tighter than ever. Akane tried to look at him but couldn't take her gaze off her ex- fiancé. She wanted to smirk or something to show him she was just getting back at him but saw no need. Ranma smiled wide-eyed and kept quiet.
"Great! We'll have the wedding in a week then." Suru stated happily. Ranma fell to the floor, Akane fell into Suru and Suru smiled happily.
A/N: That's right folks, only a few chapters until the wedding! Excited? How do you think it'll turn out? And now . . . NEXT TIME ON DON'T LEAVE ME:
(drum roll please)
_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_
My drumroll rules.
I'm gonna make these cryptic again. For you new people you have to guess what the secrets to them are! Okay,
The next chapter's movie title's are:
1 My Big Fat Greek Wedding
2 Payback
That's all for now so without further ado here is what you're really here for,
_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_
This drum roll is longer and unannounced. Ooh. Ahh
REVIEWING REVIEWS!
Aqua Rosewater: Thank you for the book. I'm better now and I gotta tell you that Suru and Akane are already engaged. Lol! I really was sick that last time!
ReD: He's damn lucky and he pays a couple people off. Lol! For once he's thinking ahead!
QuirkyCellist: Emeralds! Oh my! You wrote about Akane the way I hoped somebody would! Thanks!
Ranko And Mr. Panda: The movie titles are confusing but hopefully you can figure these one's out right?
X: My humor? Yeah! I'm glad you do because humor's a big part of it right?
dogbertcarroll: Sadly, there was a Ranma made of cheese and his journeys are long and thorough. Sadly they are another story.
Kura-kun: Akane should die? Ranma isn't really dead so I can't use that but the harem hmmm . . .
ka_chan: I think the movie titles are confusing but after you read the chapter do they make sense? Just a little?
Apie: Angsty fluff is an awesome name. I want to write more angsty fluff but it's so hard for me to write fluff. Lol! Angst is my thing! Lol!
Butterfly: Was that a hint at me for writing chapters faster? Lol! I'll try to update faster!
Erie: Me? Waffy? NEVER!
FluffyWolfy: 31?!?!?!?! WoW! Congratulations! WoW!
A/N: Review my story or I might forget to write the next chapter! Next chapter hopefully up soon!
A/N: I've been watching the news quite a bit lately so I've been busy and I've decided that I'm not going to put this off any longer. I'm also going to post chapter 18 in a few days. I haven't mentioned Suru for a while so he will be starting this chapter. Thanks to all the people who review my stories and me! You can email me at tiney_panda@hotmail.com. Thanks for reading!
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"Opportunities multiply as they are seized." - Sun Tzu
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Suru looked in the rear view mirror of his car. He had been waiting for about half an hour for Akane and finally decided that she had left out the back. He had slowly driven away watching his rear view mirror until the hotel was out of sight. He had felt like turning back but knew that he should really be going to look for Akane. He decided he was just going to have to go to her apartment and make sure she was okay. She was so confused and if she got lost then Ranma could easily take advantage of her.
When they had met again he had never imagined getting this far and being this close and now Ranma just had to come and ruin everything. Of course things had always been like this for him. He had one door opened for him and another slammed in his face. It had always been this way and it wasn't going to change anytime soon. He could deal but first he wanted to marry Akane and the rest wouldn't matter a bit. He also wanted to protect her from the mob but that was a minor detail. If that interfered with his wedding then he would run away with Akane and get married before dealing with the mobsters.
Nothing had ever mattered before her and nothing would ever matter after her. He lived to be with her and her side was so comfortable for him. He couldn't remember a time when he didn't want to be with her. He had never realized just how much he needed her until she reached out and needed him. They needed each other and he wasn't about to ruin that because Ranma wanted to whisk her away and hurt her again.
He had been his greatest opponent and if it wasn't for their fighting, immense hate for each other and immense rivalry they might have been friends. Yeah right, like they could be friends while he hurt Akane like he did. Well, as soon as him and Akane were married none of that would matter.
* * *
Akane lifted her heavy eyes and blinked back the light. She looked around her and recognized her surroundings as her apartment. She swung her legs over the side of her couch and pulled the blanket that had been wrapped around her but ha fallen to her waist back up to her shoulders. She noticed her shoulders were bare and that she was in a tank top and sweat pants. She couldn't remember changing herself and pulled her legs up to her chest. Had Ranma done this? She blushed and threw out the idea. She was an idiot; she would have killed him if he had tried that. She just needed to rest.
She suddenly smelled the tastiest thing she had smelt all morning. She turned to her kitchen and noticed Ranma cooking for her. He was wearing an apron and biting his lip trying not to make the food fall to the ground. She let out a laugh and he turned to her smiling.
"Hey, d'ya want some breakfast? Don't worry, it ain't your kinda cookin'!" Ranma winked and put the food on a plate bringing it up to Akane nose for her to smell. Why was he acting like this? She hadn't been drunk last night and didn't remember anything so he had to have a different reason for being so happy. Akane knew Ranma would never just act like this. He was either planning something, gloating or both. Akane wasn't about to let him act all smug around her and not know why.
"Why so happy?" Akane asked suspiciously staring at Ranma beady eyed.
"Oh nothing, I just thought it'd be nice to treat ya to this seein' as how ya ain't having a weddin' to get presents from." Ranma smirked as he said this and waited for a response. Akane didn't know what to say, Ranma was less speechless than her at this moment and it annoyed Akane.
"What makes you so sure?" Akane asked.
"I've got my sources." Ranma said quickly.
"That's it?"
"What's it?"
"What you just said."
"What about it?"
"That's all you have to say."
"I dunno, but I do know I ain't sayin' anythin' else!" Ranma said eagerly running back to the kitchen to fix some breakfast that he had conveniently forgotten.
Akane sat up and devoured her breakfast before Ranma had even left the kitchen. "Thanks."
"No problem. Besides, ya deserve it after promisin' last night that ya wouldn't marry Suru." Ranma said coolly.
"I WHAT? Was I THAT tired?" Akane gasped.
"Nope, but people do say interestin' things in their sleep." He came over to her and took her plate from her trembling hands.
"Well, it doesn't count if I'm asleep."
"Oh ya it does."
"Fine, it was only a promise."
"Fine then."
"In my sleep!"
"Sure. Whatever gets ya through the day."
Akane would have replied but was overcome with tiredness and fell into her couch to snore loudly and have Ranma laugh at her for the next half an hour.
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Three hours had gone by and Akane was officially up. She had had her shower, coffee and her breakfast (for the second time). She was just about to leave the apartment when a knock came at the door. Akane looked to Ranma and he stepped up to the peephole with his arms ready for an attack. As he peered through he looked back to Akane with sheer terror on his face. Akane suddenly froze, were there robbers at her door? It took a lot to scare Ranma that much and he looked scared out of his mind!
"Run Akane, killer pigs!" He said this as he opened the door and she saw a grinning Suru with flowers at her door. She ran over to him and slammed the door into the wall behind it slamming Ranma into that very same wall. Akane guided Suru in and they hugged. The door slowly shut leaving Ranma to fall to the floor. He watched them smiling and made a face. He then tried to get up and failed miserably. All he could let out was a soft scoff.
Suru directed his attention to Ranma and scowled in disgust. He looked back to Akane to survey any damage he may have caused her. Ranma laughed again as he steadied himself on a near by table.
"Don't worry Suru, I didn't touch a hair on 'er chinny-chin-chin." Ranma said as he stuck out his tongue. Akane grabbed an apple and threw it into Ranma's mouth. He folded his arms and spat out the apple staring steely- eyed all the while.
Akane pulled Suru closer to her and looked dazedly into his eyes, "Oh my darling Suru, if only I had more time just to gaze into your eyes." Akane fakely pulled Suru into a kiss as he accepted all of it immediately and took Akane's hand in his. Ranma laughed.
"Aww c'mon Suru, ya don't actually believe a word she says? She's lyin' to ya." Ranma said while his arms stayed crossed. Suru threw a hand in the air to stop Ranma from saying anything further on the matter and turned back to Akane.
"You're just jealous that my darling Akane isn't in love with you. If you only knew the crudeness you pursue her with will never win her heart the way kind gestures and a loving heart has. Right Akane?" Suru asked with so much feeling Akane felt horrible that she disagreed with him just a bit.
"Jealous?" Ranma spat in disbelief.
"That's all you got from that?" Akane asked in equal disbelief. She walked up to Ranma and pointed a finger in his face waving it ever so slightly as she talked, "You Ranma are a jerk." She walked to Suru and smirked as she turned back to face Ranma who already had a mask of coldness on his face.
"That's all that mattered. The rest was prob'ly off a birthday card," Ranma leapt up towards Akane and Suru stepped in front of her to shield her from Ranma. He knelt down a bit and looked up at them, "My love is always true and bold, my dear you must believe what I say," Ranma grasped Akane's hand in his and looked into her suspicious eyes, "You make me not know what to say," Ranma let Akane's hand fall and stepped back folding his arms across his chest, "on your special birthday." Akane stuck out her tongue at Ranma, Suru scowled and Ranma winked making Akane blush, Ranma smirk and Suru scowl even more.
"Akane, don't listen to him, he's just trying to make things harder for you. Listen, you want to marry me so why don't we get married soon." Suru asked with great care and light speech. He delicately brought her hand to his and twirled her ring around on her finger. She guiltily looked away to Ranma for an answer or maybe a new subject.
Why did he have to ask this right now? At this point she really didn't have the time or the sanity to choose and she just wanted to tell them both to leave. She could feel herself being pulled in by Suru again. That feeling of security was pulling at her and as much as she wanted to hate him she did love him and he looked so hopeful. She didn't want to hurt him but how far was she willing to go? She decided a new subject would be real nice at that point.
"Hey wait a minute, how can you guys see each other and talk to each other?" Akane asked angrily. She couldn't believe she hadn't noticed this before! Ranma was either lying or Suru could see him or Suru was in on it with him or . . .they stood speechless and hadn't the faintest clue what to say. Ranma spoke and it seemed like he was making it up the whole time.
"Well Akane, I let him see me before and today as well. How do ya expect me to carry out my mission if he doesn't talk with me about its success?" Ranma asked smiling about his mission. Akane blushed and Suru scowled. He pulled Akane to face him again and tried to get her to answer his question.
"So Akane, will you marry me?" Suru asked, eyes innocently dancing, awaiting an answer he thought would be immediate and the way he wanted it. Akane decided she would go for it. She did have until the wedding day to decide, even if it was cutting it a bit close.
"Yes, yes I will." Akane whispered looking to Ranma guiltily afterwards. Ranma just stood there in a somewhat bow mouthing the words "don't do it" three times. Suru was overcome with happiness and hugged her tighter than ever. Akane tried to look at him but couldn't take her gaze off her ex- fiancé. She wanted to smirk or something to show him she was just getting back at him but saw no need. Ranma smiled wide-eyed and kept quiet.
"Great! We'll have the wedding in a week then." Suru stated happily. Ranma fell to the floor, Akane fell into Suru and Suru smiled happily.
A/N: That's right folks, only a few chapters until the wedding! Excited? How do you think it'll turn out? And now . . . NEXT TIME ON DON'T LEAVE ME:
(drum roll please)
_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_
My drumroll rules.
I'm gonna make these cryptic again. For you new people you have to guess what the secrets to them are! Okay,
The next chapter's movie title's are:
1 My Big Fat Greek Wedding
2 Payback
That's all for now so without further ado here is what you're really here for,
_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_
This drum roll is longer and unannounced. Ooh. Ahh
REVIEWING REVIEWS!
Aqua Rosewater: Thank you for the book. I'm better now and I gotta tell you that Suru and Akane are already engaged. Lol! I really was sick that last time!
ReD: He's damn lucky and he pays a couple people off. Lol! For once he's thinking ahead!
QuirkyCellist: Emeralds! Oh my! You wrote about Akane the way I hoped somebody would! Thanks!
Ranko And Mr. Panda: The movie titles are confusing but hopefully you can figure these one's out right?
X: My humor? Yeah! I'm glad you do because humor's a big part of it right?
dogbertcarroll: Sadly, there was a Ranma made of cheese and his journeys are long and thorough. Sadly they are another story.
Kura-kun: Akane should die? Ranma isn't really dead so I can't use that but the harem hmmm . . .
ka_chan: I think the movie titles are confusing but after you read the chapter do they make sense? Just a little?
Apie: Angsty fluff is an awesome name. I want to write more angsty fluff but it's so hard for me to write fluff. Lol! Angst is my thing! Lol!
Butterfly: Was that a hint at me for writing chapters faster? Lol! I'll try to update faster!
Erie: Me? Waffy? NEVER!
FluffyWolfy: 31?!?!?!?! WoW! Congratulations! WoW!
A/N: Review my story or I might forget to write the next chapter! Next chapter hopefully up soon!