Disclaimer: Rumiko Takahashi owns Ranma ½ and all the other people she has
sold the rights to including Kitty and Viz.
A/N: I'd like to thank everyone for making me reach over 200 reviews! I usually don't talk about reviews up here but I think that's a number to celebrate! I estimate about five more chapters but maybe I'll write an epilogue. Should I? 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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"But who am I kidding? Dates are things normal girls have. Girls who have time to think about nail polish and facials. You know what I think about? Ambush tactics. Beheading. Not exactly the stuff dreams are made of."
-- Buffy
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Akane had never wanted a big wedding. She didn't particularly care for an extravagant event before, all the other times she hadn't really cared. Now all of that had changed. She wanted the biggest thing possible and lots of flowers. In that atmosphere she could hide herself and never let on that she was about as scared as that cowardly lion in The Wizard of Oz. She could focus on the entire array of flower arrangements, cakes, food, and guests and absolutely forget the big decision ahead of her. She knew she was cutting it close but she really didn't want to think about it.
She also knew Ranma was up to something but at this point wanted to forget it all. She decided that if she forgot about everything people might forget about her. She knew it might not work but thought to give it a try.
She found out the day before that Suru and her would be having a small wedding. As in walking into the registration office with a bouquet of flowers, Nabiki, her dad, Kasumi, Dr. Tofu and Genma small. She pretended not to mind but was hurt. She wanted something extravagant, some place to hide. The only place to hide would be behind Genma if he turned into his fat panda self. She knew that he would never do that though, the tux would never fit.
At least she wouldn't be costing anyone money. They would just show up and get married. Easy, simple, hardest thing she'd ever have to decide. Akane clicked on the radio and tried to fall asleep.
She was in the dojo and found it comforting to finally be alone. No more Suru with wedding plans or her dad with disapproving papers, no more may-or- may-not-be-a-ghost Ranma to cart around. It was a beautiful day and she felt calm.
Calm. She couldn't imagine herself in these situations before but now they just came at her. She knelt down on the light colored wood and let the soft breeze from the open window seep into and out of her lungs. She couldn't believe producing oxygen into carbon dioxide could be so relaxing. She rested her head on the cool floor and lay on her side. She stared at the floor.
It was so solid, so incredibly solid. Yet at the same time it was smooth, cool and strong. Akane wanted to be cool, strong and smooth but knew that in humans that is rarely achieved. She raised her hand slowly and placed her hand upon the floor letting the cool floor seep into her veins and shuddered. It wasn't cold out today, it was warm and felt absolutely serene. She wished she could stay in here forever.
The sky was blue with fluffy white clouds and every bird she came in contact with chirped sweetly. This place was so solid, this whole surrounding. She loved the feeling of it and knew that it had been a good idea to get up early and come here today. She tilted her head just enough to see the fluffy pillow just out of her reach. She got up on her hands and knees and crawled into the middle of the dojo on top of the large pillow.
The pillow was multicolored and delicately placed itself in line with the sun's warm rays. Akane placed her head upon it and closed her tired eyes. She could feel the sun on her eyelids and sighed deeply. Finally being alone was nice, it made the afternoon not seem so long and yet when it was night time she knew it would feel like too short of time.
She wanted to stay here all day, all week, all month, all year, all her life . . . but she knew she couldn't. It would soon be nighttime and she'd have to leave the solid floor and walk across the grassy lawn, walk upon the rocky pebbles to reach her door in her bare feet. Maybe she could spend the night here, she wanted to and it would be worth it if she did. I was warm out and would be warm tonight. She really wanted to fall asleep calmly for once and happily sank into her pillow again shielding her eyes from the harmful sun.
She had never enjoyed fighting with him that much. It had always come naturally to her to fight back if something was as strong as her or even stronger. Akane sighed; it was too late for that now.
Ranma was now a ghost but that troubled her. She had many suspicions that he was not and it hurt her to think that he would fake his own death just to hurt her. The pain she had and was still going through was remarkably hard to stand. In fact, she didn't understand how she could stand up at this point and keep on living her life but with Ranma's help maybe she could.
That manager had seen him but so had a lot of other people. Everyone but her could touch him if he wanted them to but he would never let down his guard. He had never turned into Ranko throughout the whole ordeal of being a ghost, at least not around her so that was something else to think about. She understood these things but they seemed all too convenient and the more she thought about it the more she didn't believe Ranma.
She wanted to stop thinking about that though; she wanted to think about happier things like her wedding. Her wedding was a long time away and that was not really a happier thing so she decided to forget about that too for now and just relax. She imagined being in a bath overflowing with bubbles and laughed lightly.
She looked around again and smiled. This place was so beautiful, just it standing was beautiful. Today was a wonderful day and this was a wonderful place and she wanted it to stay like this forever.
She started to fall asleep and stopped herself. She was in a dojo and decide that she might as well go through a kata or two well she was in there.
She slowly got up and started to ease into her kata. She did them again and again with solid, perfect movements and at the end of her practice was very proud of what she had accomplished. She walked over to the side of the dojo and picked up her water bottle. She turned a huge gulp of it and put it back down. She started to walk away and hesitated. She noticed the water all by itself and picked it up hastily taking it with her.
Akane flopped back down on the pillow and gently closed her eyes dreaming of the dojo and the solid floor.
When she awoke she smiled and turned slightly adjusting to waking up. She smiled and wished she could stay in the sunny dojo forever. It was so great to be in a place that didn't require anything in return to enjoy. Just your company was enough for it. She laughed slightly and tried to fall back asleep. It felt so nice to finally feel serene and happy and never wanted to give it up.
She sat up as her glass smashed into shards and water spilt all over the wood floor. Akane jumped as she realized she had kicked out her leg and made contact with the small glass. She hated waking up o such an out burst but had to clean it up. She scowled unhappily as she picked up the broken shards. It felt rude top make such a ruckus in such a place.
Akane picked up the last shard and felt it glide into her hand. As she saw the red liquid slowly trickle off her palm she sighed exasperatingly and walked to the door never losing glance of the floor. At least she still had her solid floor. She looked back towards her spill and found that the floor around her glass had warped. It looked so ugly and unappealing. Akane turned to the door and smiled again. At least she still had her beautiful, full, solid sky.
It had clouded over now though and as Akane stood at the door she felt a rush of cold air go up her spine. She held he arms across her chest and stared at the house. It was raining badly now and everything was dark. Dark and dank and unfriendly. She rested her weight on the doorframe and sighed. As she looked out at her large shadowed house she felt the slightest feeling of relief. She noticed her hand had stopped bleeding as much and smiled sadly. The dojo was cold, dead, and the sky had been cast over anew.
It was cold out and time to go back inside.
A/N: I know, I know, short chapter but I hope I got the point of the chapter across. What did you think it was? Countdown! Six more chapters until the wedding!
And now . . . NEXT TIME ON DON'T LEAVE ME:
(drum roll please)
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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 titles are:
1 Sweet Home Alabama
2 Die Another Day
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!
nakigoe_chan: Squee? From you? Ahh! Thank you! I hope to clear up a few things and thanks for the review. Oh and WRITE THE NEXT CHAPTER OF AFTER YOU!!!!!!!
Aqua Rosewater: I should write a chapter with Kasumi shouldn't I?
Ranko And Mr. Panda: One of the best on the whole site? Thank you!
X: I'll try not to forget okay? Lol! I didn't forget this chapter! Right? Right? Right?
dogbertcarroll: NO! I must copyright the Ranma Made of Cheese! NO!!!
Kinai: I tried to make it look like Akane was very flustered and didn't really want to think about it but is now forcing herself to. Nabiki is a secretive and go-getting person and that if she wanted Akane and Suru together then they would be but what would her motives be? Of course she might want Ranma for herself! Lol! Everyone wants Ranma right?
ka_chan: Evil eh? Hmmm . . .
Apie: Running shoes eh? Hmmm . . .
Butterfly: Ooh! You think you're on to something do ya? Tell me more!
lilstarblossom: I can tell you one thing, Akane is always in danger!
Christine: I'm actually in the planning stages of another fic once Don't Leave Me is done called Something Blue. It deals with a few moments before Ranma comes crashing into Akane's room asking her why she's marrying him. She forgot something and leaves to get it only to be stopped by a gang of bandits. Who are these bandits? Why have they captured her? How will their lives be changed? You know, a lot can happen in a matter of minutes! Also, I'm thinking of writing a Sweet Home Alabama type Ranma fic. What do you think?
Erie: Where's the review? Is this about taking Recruiting Is Fun! Jun Wants You! off fanfiction.net?
Quirky Cellist: What no analogy? Lol! Well fine!
FluffyWolfy: I'll update! I'll update! Just please don't shoot!
A/N: Review my story or I might forget to write the next chapter! Next chapter hopefully up soon!
A/N: I'd like to thank everyone for making me reach over 200 reviews! I usually don't talk about reviews up here but I think that's a number to celebrate! I estimate about five more chapters but maybe I'll write an epilogue. Should I? 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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"But who am I kidding? Dates are things normal girls have. Girls who have time to think about nail polish and facials. You know what I think about? Ambush tactics. Beheading. Not exactly the stuff dreams are made of."
-- Buffy
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Akane had never wanted a big wedding. She didn't particularly care for an extravagant event before, all the other times she hadn't really cared. Now all of that had changed. She wanted the biggest thing possible and lots of flowers. In that atmosphere she could hide herself and never let on that she was about as scared as that cowardly lion in The Wizard of Oz. She could focus on the entire array of flower arrangements, cakes, food, and guests and absolutely forget the big decision ahead of her. She knew she was cutting it close but she really didn't want to think about it.
She also knew Ranma was up to something but at this point wanted to forget it all. She decided that if she forgot about everything people might forget about her. She knew it might not work but thought to give it a try.
She found out the day before that Suru and her would be having a small wedding. As in walking into the registration office with a bouquet of flowers, Nabiki, her dad, Kasumi, Dr. Tofu and Genma small. She pretended not to mind but was hurt. She wanted something extravagant, some place to hide. The only place to hide would be behind Genma if he turned into his fat panda self. She knew that he would never do that though, the tux would never fit.
At least she wouldn't be costing anyone money. They would just show up and get married. Easy, simple, hardest thing she'd ever have to decide. Akane clicked on the radio and tried to fall asleep.
She was in the dojo and found it comforting to finally be alone. No more Suru with wedding plans or her dad with disapproving papers, no more may-or- may-not-be-a-ghost Ranma to cart around. It was a beautiful day and she felt calm.
Calm. She couldn't imagine herself in these situations before but now they just came at her. She knelt down on the light colored wood and let the soft breeze from the open window seep into and out of her lungs. She couldn't believe producing oxygen into carbon dioxide could be so relaxing. She rested her head on the cool floor and lay on her side. She stared at the floor.
It was so solid, so incredibly solid. Yet at the same time it was smooth, cool and strong. Akane wanted to be cool, strong and smooth but knew that in humans that is rarely achieved. She raised her hand slowly and placed her hand upon the floor letting the cool floor seep into her veins and shuddered. It wasn't cold out today, it was warm and felt absolutely serene. She wished she could stay in here forever.
The sky was blue with fluffy white clouds and every bird she came in contact with chirped sweetly. This place was so solid, this whole surrounding. She loved the feeling of it and knew that it had been a good idea to get up early and come here today. She tilted her head just enough to see the fluffy pillow just out of her reach. She got up on her hands and knees and crawled into the middle of the dojo on top of the large pillow.
The pillow was multicolored and delicately placed itself in line with the sun's warm rays. Akane placed her head upon it and closed her tired eyes. She could feel the sun on her eyelids and sighed deeply. Finally being alone was nice, it made the afternoon not seem so long and yet when it was night time she knew it would feel like too short of time.
She wanted to stay here all day, all week, all month, all year, all her life . . . but she knew she couldn't. It would soon be nighttime and she'd have to leave the solid floor and walk across the grassy lawn, walk upon the rocky pebbles to reach her door in her bare feet. Maybe she could spend the night here, she wanted to and it would be worth it if she did. I was warm out and would be warm tonight. She really wanted to fall asleep calmly for once and happily sank into her pillow again shielding her eyes from the harmful sun.
She had never enjoyed fighting with him that much. It had always come naturally to her to fight back if something was as strong as her or even stronger. Akane sighed; it was too late for that now.
Ranma was now a ghost but that troubled her. She had many suspicions that he was not and it hurt her to think that he would fake his own death just to hurt her. The pain she had and was still going through was remarkably hard to stand. In fact, she didn't understand how she could stand up at this point and keep on living her life but with Ranma's help maybe she could.
That manager had seen him but so had a lot of other people. Everyone but her could touch him if he wanted them to but he would never let down his guard. He had never turned into Ranko throughout the whole ordeal of being a ghost, at least not around her so that was something else to think about. She understood these things but they seemed all too convenient and the more she thought about it the more she didn't believe Ranma.
She wanted to stop thinking about that though; she wanted to think about happier things like her wedding. Her wedding was a long time away and that was not really a happier thing so she decided to forget about that too for now and just relax. She imagined being in a bath overflowing with bubbles and laughed lightly.
She looked around again and smiled. This place was so beautiful, just it standing was beautiful. Today was a wonderful day and this was a wonderful place and she wanted it to stay like this forever.
She started to fall asleep and stopped herself. She was in a dojo and decide that she might as well go through a kata or two well she was in there.
She slowly got up and started to ease into her kata. She did them again and again with solid, perfect movements and at the end of her practice was very proud of what she had accomplished. She walked over to the side of the dojo and picked up her water bottle. She turned a huge gulp of it and put it back down. She started to walk away and hesitated. She noticed the water all by itself and picked it up hastily taking it with her.
Akane flopped back down on the pillow and gently closed her eyes dreaming of the dojo and the solid floor.
When she awoke she smiled and turned slightly adjusting to waking up. She smiled and wished she could stay in the sunny dojo forever. It was so great to be in a place that didn't require anything in return to enjoy. Just your company was enough for it. She laughed slightly and tried to fall back asleep. It felt so nice to finally feel serene and happy and never wanted to give it up.
She sat up as her glass smashed into shards and water spilt all over the wood floor. Akane jumped as she realized she had kicked out her leg and made contact with the small glass. She hated waking up o such an out burst but had to clean it up. She scowled unhappily as she picked up the broken shards. It felt rude top make such a ruckus in such a place.
Akane picked up the last shard and felt it glide into her hand. As she saw the red liquid slowly trickle off her palm she sighed exasperatingly and walked to the door never losing glance of the floor. At least she still had her solid floor. She looked back towards her spill and found that the floor around her glass had warped. It looked so ugly and unappealing. Akane turned to the door and smiled again. At least she still had her beautiful, full, solid sky.
It had clouded over now though and as Akane stood at the door she felt a rush of cold air go up her spine. She held he arms across her chest and stared at the house. It was raining badly now and everything was dark. Dark and dank and unfriendly. She rested her weight on the doorframe and sighed. As she looked out at her large shadowed house she felt the slightest feeling of relief. She noticed her hand had stopped bleeding as much and smiled sadly. The dojo was cold, dead, and the sky had been cast over anew.
It was cold out and time to go back inside.
A/N: I know, I know, short chapter but I hope I got the point of the chapter across. What did you think it was? Countdown! Six more chapters until the wedding!
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 titles are:
1 Sweet Home Alabama
2 Die Another Day
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!
nakigoe_chan: Squee? From you? Ahh! Thank you! I hope to clear up a few things and thanks for the review. Oh and WRITE THE NEXT CHAPTER OF AFTER YOU!!!!!!!
Aqua Rosewater: I should write a chapter with Kasumi shouldn't I?
Ranko And Mr. Panda: One of the best on the whole site? Thank you!
X: I'll try not to forget okay? Lol! I didn't forget this chapter! Right? Right? Right?
dogbertcarroll: NO! I must copyright the Ranma Made of Cheese! NO!!!
Kinai: I tried to make it look like Akane was very flustered and didn't really want to think about it but is now forcing herself to. Nabiki is a secretive and go-getting person and that if she wanted Akane and Suru together then they would be but what would her motives be? Of course she might want Ranma for herself! Lol! Everyone wants Ranma right?
ka_chan: Evil eh? Hmmm . . .
Apie: Running shoes eh? Hmmm . . .
Butterfly: Ooh! You think you're on to something do ya? Tell me more!
lilstarblossom: I can tell you one thing, Akane is always in danger!
Christine: I'm actually in the planning stages of another fic once Don't Leave Me is done called Something Blue. It deals with a few moments before Ranma comes crashing into Akane's room asking her why she's marrying him. She forgot something and leaves to get it only to be stopped by a gang of bandits. Who are these bandits? Why have they captured her? How will their lives be changed? You know, a lot can happen in a matter of minutes! Also, I'm thinking of writing a Sweet Home Alabama type Ranma fic. What do you think?
Erie: Where's the review? Is this about taking Recruiting Is Fun! Jun Wants You! off fanfiction.net?
Quirky Cellist: What no analogy? Lol! Well fine!
FluffyWolfy: I'll update! I'll update! Just please don't shoot!
A/N: Review my story or I might forget to write the next chapter! Next chapter hopefully up soon!