Disclaimer: I don't own Ranma ½.
An: This was written to 'goodbye to romance' by Ozzy Osbourne, which is
where the title is from.
Chapter 1
Akane was sitting on the higher branches of the blossom tress at the park. Swinging her legs and staring up into space. She did this a lot nowadays. After school she would wander slowly home, drop off her stuff, get changed and then come out again and sit at the top of this tree where no one would be able to find her.
After the failed wedding attempt, she had taken a step back from the hectic life that followed her fiancé around everywhere, in a way she felt sorry for him. Always being followed by girls and enemies alike.
She realised after the first few weeks that she like the quietness of life, but she knew it would never last, Ranma would come looking for her sooner or later, and some days, like today, she wished it was later. It was so peaceful and calming just sitting there with the birds and her thoughts to keep her company.
"Akane!"
'Damn, my peace and quiet is over'
Ranma s voice called louder.
'Why does he call? He knows where I'm gonna be. Maybe he doesn't want to scare me, in case I fall?'
"Akane! Where are you?"
'The sap, he's so sweet, I still love him after everything that's happened but I don't want to get married, at least not yet. We're both so young.'
"There you are!"
Akane looked down to the base of the tree and spotted Ranma looking up at her, he was smiling, and she smiled back at him. He jumped up and landed on the branch next to her.
"Hi"
It was so innocent, he was so innocent, but if you looked deeply into his eyes you could see the pain, he tried to hide, and the worry he felt for his fiancés safety, and the love for her too (though Akane didn't see that).
"Hi"
She replied still smiling at him, lovingly
"You know 'kane I still think you're cute when you smile." He smiled at her again and before she knew it he had swept her up into his arms and had landed on the grass and the bottom of the tree. Still carrying her he jumped from rooftop to rooftop, only letting her go when they were within site of the Tendo Dojo.
Together they walked through the doors, and entered the house just as Kasumi called
"Dinner's ready"
The dinner table was suddenly surrounded and Kasumi smiled as she came in carrying three trays of food, piled dangerously high. She placed them down on the table and the battle begun
Son fought pop, pop fought father, father didn't notice, but when he did he started the waterworks, with an occasional "Oh my!" from Kasumi, all in all the meal was over and done with pretty quickly.
Ranma stood up when he had finished eating and said to Akane
"'kane go and put your Gi on and meet me in the Dojo"
At this everyone looked up at Ranma, he had never trained Akane, because he was afraid of hurting her. But here he was challenging her in front of the whole family.
'Something's up' thought Nabiki
Ranma only smiled at her again, and she got up and ran to her room to change, her mind buzzing as she went
'What's going on? Ranma s never trained me let alone challenge me. Maybe he s decided to fight me for real? I hope not he s to strong to fight me properly he'd end up killing me. Hmmm well I guess I'll find out in minute.'
Akane ran out of the house and leapt into the dojo.
Ranma was standing in the centre of the room, waiting for her
"I've decided to train you."
He said as she approached him
"What?"
Ranma looked at her lovingly
"I didn't want to ever hurt you which is why I never trained you, but that last fight, when you got injured made me realise that when we marry, loads of people are gonna come after both of us, and I don't know how strong they're gonna be, and I don't want you to get hurt again if I'm not there to help you."
He smiled at her again, and laughed lightly at the expression on her face. Utter confusion.
"Ready?"
He said taking up a basic stance.
Akane nodded and took up a basic stance too.
"Now we're gonna start with the basics then move onto the advance, because while fighting that lot of boys every morning you developed bad habits which we're gonna get you out of okay."
The last bit was more of a statement then a question, so she just nodded.
"Okay attack me and I'll correct you as we spar okay?"
"Hai, sensei"
His smile widened, she had called him sensei, which meant she was taking him seriously.
She came foreword quickly her speed had increased drastically, from their first spar when she thought him to be a girl.
She lunge punched to his head, which he side stepped and she countered with a hook punch which he had to block rather than dodge, then an uppercut, followed by a side kick to stomach. Ranma was both dodging and blocking the whole time saying things like "remember to block low after you strike to head" and "pull your kicks back quickly". She spun round as Ranma was now behind her and aimed a back fist followed by knife strike low kick to the knees and another uppercut, this time he caught her hand, she was sweating heavily and was happy to see the Ranma was breathing a little heavier than usual.
"When you go for a back fist remember to bring your fist right back to your ear, that way it more powerful, also you started to block your lower half whilst striking high after I mentioned it. You're doing well. But you still need to bring your kicks back quicker."
"Okay."
"Right lets go again and this time I'm gonna throw in a punch and a kick here and there okay?"
"Hai"
They both took up the basic stanzas again and again Akane attacked first, starting with knife hand to stomach followed by throat combo, Ranma dodged back wards for both and then came in quickly with a opposite punch to her stomach, spotting this she side stepped it, blocked grabbed his arm and aimed a kick to his mid-section. It would have contacted if he hadn't swung up into the air at the last moment. Somersaulting out he landed on the far side of the hall, and Akane rushed over attacking with a jumping front kick followed with a back kick, which in turn blocked Ranma s sidekick. They continued trading vicious blows towards one another for another 10 minutes. Akane was tiring now and Ranma was sweating, he threw another punch to her head she dodged it stepped up hock kick to face, swept her foot knocking him off balance and then punching low to his stomach, stopping inches from his chest. With a triumphant smile plastered on her face, she opened her palm and helped him stand up.
"Well done. Where did you learn that last combo from?"
Akane was breathing heavily and her hand was still in Ranma s.
"Its from a style called Wado-ryu, it s traditional karate that's centuries old. It focuses on the ideal of one-punch finish."
"It s a good style, I recognise the name, we should find a master of it and train under him for the summer."
Ranma looked at his fiancé who he had come to love. Akane looked very exhausted from the fight, and collapsed to the ground, luckily Ranma had lighting fast reflexes and caught her before she had fallen even a foot. Sweeping her up once more he bounded up to her bedroom window and laid her on her bed.
Looking down at her sleeping figure he smiled and kissed her forehead, he then walked out of her room and headed for the furo.
Back on her bed, Akane slowly opened her eyes to just in case he was still there. He wasn't which made her smile to herself. Slowly she got up, she was very stiff from the fight, and walked downstairs to get a drink, before she headed up to the bath, after Ranma.
End chapter 1
Chapter 1
Akane was sitting on the higher branches of the blossom tress at the park. Swinging her legs and staring up into space. She did this a lot nowadays. After school she would wander slowly home, drop off her stuff, get changed and then come out again and sit at the top of this tree where no one would be able to find her.
After the failed wedding attempt, she had taken a step back from the hectic life that followed her fiancé around everywhere, in a way she felt sorry for him. Always being followed by girls and enemies alike.
She realised after the first few weeks that she like the quietness of life, but she knew it would never last, Ranma would come looking for her sooner or later, and some days, like today, she wished it was later. It was so peaceful and calming just sitting there with the birds and her thoughts to keep her company.
"Akane!"
'Damn, my peace and quiet is over'
Ranma s voice called louder.
'Why does he call? He knows where I'm gonna be. Maybe he doesn't want to scare me, in case I fall?'
"Akane! Where are you?"
'The sap, he's so sweet, I still love him after everything that's happened but I don't want to get married, at least not yet. We're both so young.'
"There you are!"
Akane looked down to the base of the tree and spotted Ranma looking up at her, he was smiling, and she smiled back at him. He jumped up and landed on the branch next to her.
"Hi"
It was so innocent, he was so innocent, but if you looked deeply into his eyes you could see the pain, he tried to hide, and the worry he felt for his fiancés safety, and the love for her too (though Akane didn't see that).
"Hi"
She replied still smiling at him, lovingly
"You know 'kane I still think you're cute when you smile." He smiled at her again and before she knew it he had swept her up into his arms and had landed on the grass and the bottom of the tree. Still carrying her he jumped from rooftop to rooftop, only letting her go when they were within site of the Tendo Dojo.
Together they walked through the doors, and entered the house just as Kasumi called
"Dinner's ready"
The dinner table was suddenly surrounded and Kasumi smiled as she came in carrying three trays of food, piled dangerously high. She placed them down on the table and the battle begun
Son fought pop, pop fought father, father didn't notice, but when he did he started the waterworks, with an occasional "Oh my!" from Kasumi, all in all the meal was over and done with pretty quickly.
Ranma stood up when he had finished eating and said to Akane
"'kane go and put your Gi on and meet me in the Dojo"
At this everyone looked up at Ranma, he had never trained Akane, because he was afraid of hurting her. But here he was challenging her in front of the whole family.
'Something's up' thought Nabiki
Ranma only smiled at her again, and she got up and ran to her room to change, her mind buzzing as she went
'What's going on? Ranma s never trained me let alone challenge me. Maybe he s decided to fight me for real? I hope not he s to strong to fight me properly he'd end up killing me. Hmmm well I guess I'll find out in minute.'
Akane ran out of the house and leapt into the dojo.
Ranma was standing in the centre of the room, waiting for her
"I've decided to train you."
He said as she approached him
"What?"
Ranma looked at her lovingly
"I didn't want to ever hurt you which is why I never trained you, but that last fight, when you got injured made me realise that when we marry, loads of people are gonna come after both of us, and I don't know how strong they're gonna be, and I don't want you to get hurt again if I'm not there to help you."
He smiled at her again, and laughed lightly at the expression on her face. Utter confusion.
"Ready?"
He said taking up a basic stance.
Akane nodded and took up a basic stance too.
"Now we're gonna start with the basics then move onto the advance, because while fighting that lot of boys every morning you developed bad habits which we're gonna get you out of okay."
The last bit was more of a statement then a question, so she just nodded.
"Okay attack me and I'll correct you as we spar okay?"
"Hai, sensei"
His smile widened, she had called him sensei, which meant she was taking him seriously.
She came foreword quickly her speed had increased drastically, from their first spar when she thought him to be a girl.
She lunge punched to his head, which he side stepped and she countered with a hook punch which he had to block rather than dodge, then an uppercut, followed by a side kick to stomach. Ranma was both dodging and blocking the whole time saying things like "remember to block low after you strike to head" and "pull your kicks back quickly". She spun round as Ranma was now behind her and aimed a back fist followed by knife strike low kick to the knees and another uppercut, this time he caught her hand, she was sweating heavily and was happy to see the Ranma was breathing a little heavier than usual.
"When you go for a back fist remember to bring your fist right back to your ear, that way it more powerful, also you started to block your lower half whilst striking high after I mentioned it. You're doing well. But you still need to bring your kicks back quicker."
"Okay."
"Right lets go again and this time I'm gonna throw in a punch and a kick here and there okay?"
"Hai"
They both took up the basic stanzas again and again Akane attacked first, starting with knife hand to stomach followed by throat combo, Ranma dodged back wards for both and then came in quickly with a opposite punch to her stomach, spotting this she side stepped it, blocked grabbed his arm and aimed a kick to his mid-section. It would have contacted if he hadn't swung up into the air at the last moment. Somersaulting out he landed on the far side of the hall, and Akane rushed over attacking with a jumping front kick followed with a back kick, which in turn blocked Ranma s sidekick. They continued trading vicious blows towards one another for another 10 minutes. Akane was tiring now and Ranma was sweating, he threw another punch to her head she dodged it stepped up hock kick to face, swept her foot knocking him off balance and then punching low to his stomach, stopping inches from his chest. With a triumphant smile plastered on her face, she opened her palm and helped him stand up.
"Well done. Where did you learn that last combo from?"
Akane was breathing heavily and her hand was still in Ranma s.
"Its from a style called Wado-ryu, it s traditional karate that's centuries old. It focuses on the ideal of one-punch finish."
"It s a good style, I recognise the name, we should find a master of it and train under him for the summer."
Ranma looked at his fiancé who he had come to love. Akane looked very exhausted from the fight, and collapsed to the ground, luckily Ranma had lighting fast reflexes and caught her before she had fallen even a foot. Sweeping her up once more he bounded up to her bedroom window and laid her on her bed.
Looking down at her sleeping figure he smiled and kissed her forehead, he then walked out of her room and headed for the furo.
Back on her bed, Akane slowly opened her eyes to just in case he was still there. He wasn't which made her smile to herself. Slowly she got up, she was very stiff from the fight, and walked downstairs to get a drink, before she headed up to the bath, after Ranma.
End chapter 1