With her shaky hand she covers her body more securely with the blanket. She looked up at the ceiling as she clutched the edge of the blanket tightly as numerous thoughts begin to roam over her tired mind,
'We really did it!? After all these years of waiting, .. this is how we finally..'
She slowly turned her head to face the person who was lying beside her. Peacefully sleeping, laying face down, a delighted expression adorning his face. She sighs as her trembling slightly slowed down, she slowly turned to his side as she began thinking again,
'For a second, I actually got so scared of him! Because, the Ranma I knew , he was shy, and hesitant and we both were still learning this new venture slowly together. But this Ranma beside me, was not hesitant and shy at all! This guy beside me acted as if he knew what he was doing! He looked so mature and so…manly..'
Akane smiled thinking about that as she slowly laid her warm hand over his cheek..
'For some moment there I thought that I am doing this with an experienced person! But no, I know how you really are, Ranma… I know you way too much to know how innocent you are and whatever you did is nothing but the turmoil emotion you were going through at that time. But despite being overwhelmed by your sensations, you still acted gently with me.. I could feel your desperation with your frantic touch. And every word you whispered to me was telling me how terrified you are to lose me, but still, you kept your promise and made sure that I am not hurt.. For a second there, I even forgot that… you are actually… drunk…'
Akane's eyes filled with tears as she bits her lower lips hard to control her sobbing sound to come out..
'Oh Ranma, would you have done the same with me if you weren't drunk ? I still don't know if you are going to remember any of this at all! But if you don't remember then.. Oh Kami, what will I do then?'
She sniffed as she slowly traced his face with her finger. He moaned suddenly and sleepily laid his hand over her's. He squeezed her hand tightly and unconsciously kissed her palm. Akane's heart filled with overwhelming love for him, she smiled at him as she began to feel tired all of a sudden,
'Dummy! What will I do with you! Last night, you said all those things to me which came to your heart, but ; you still didn't say the words which my heart is yearning to hear from you. Why are you still not saying that.. that .. you love me, Ranma?! I wanted to say it out loud to you, but now it's like, my heart is not allowing me to say it to you until it hears it coming out from you first. For the first time Ranma, my heart has become stubborn and I don't even want to fight with it…'
Akane's eyes became heavy as she sleepily thought to herself,
'Ranma… Do you even … love me? Would you remember what had happened between us? This is so special for me, but will you feel the same as well? What if…. What if you regret what has happened between us! What if you didn't want us to get this closer with each other!? Did I make the right decision or did I make a great mistake? Would you be angry at me when you wake up, Ranma? Are you going to think low of me because of this? What if you never wanted to do this with me? What if you don't even love me!? What will I do then..Oh Kami! What if… what if he regrets it.. Ranma… please wake up and.. tell me…Ranma, please tell me… do you…do you… even love me?'………….
Thinking all this with her tired mind, she couldn't hold her eyes open anymore as her eyes dropped and she quickly fell asleep beside him…
Morning…
"You guys are already leaving?!! But why?!!!You were supposed to leave three days after the wedding, Suki..!!"
Suki sighs as she continues to sign the paperwork while ignoring him completely. They were standing in the lobby of the hotel as she and Nabiki were filling up some checkout forms to leave the hotel earlier then they have planned to.
"Suki please talk to me.."
"The staff were friendly, the food was good, but the service felt so ought because the owner of this hotel makes your stay quite uncomfortable.Ummmm, no, I won't recommend this hotel to any friends and family and I definitely won't return to this place again..hmmmm.. That's all for the review of this hotel." Suki finished writing as she said in a hard tone. She looked up at him and slowly went straight towards him and told him,
"Before leaving though, I have something important to say to your mother. Is she available now?"
Josh sighs and said in a sad tone,
"She is free now. She is in her office room ; I will take you to her.."
Suki nodded and started walking ahead of him.
"Suki.."
Josh called her with a misery-filled tone, she stopped on her tracks but didn't turn to face him.
"Suki.. You are my very old friend, you are very precious to me. Please forgive me ; I am extremely sorry for what my son and mother did! I want to..".
"We are getting late. So, I will really appreciate it if you can take me to your mother as soon as possible .." Suki said in a plain tone.
Josh gave a big sigh as he started walking towards her, then without saying anything , he silently took Suki and Nabiki to Ema's office.*
Knock* *Knock*
"Please come on in.." Ema said in an annoyed tone, she heard the door opening and closing afterwards. She sighs and looks up from her newspaper to see who just entered her room. She was surprised to see Suki standing there with Nabiki and Josh standing beside her. She smirks humorlessly as she says, "Oh my my! Look who just came to visit me..!!"
Josh came forward and said,
"Mom please, Suki wants to talk to you. She is leaving today.."
Ema smiles and shook her head in amazement,
"Well, I can't say that I am surprised though.. So, why are you here Suki, to say goodbye to me?"
Suki bowed her head and said politely,
" Yes, Mrs Ema.. And one more important thing.."
"And that is.."
Suki looked at Nabiki and she handed her a bag. Suki took the bag from her hand and slowly went to Ema to give it to her. Ema looked at Suki and took the bag from her, she slowly began to open it and soon found out that, it's their mother's jewelry.
"This is!! Nabiki dear, this is your late mother's last reminder, why would you give this to us?" Josh asked in a surprised tone.
Nabiki smiles at him and said in a genuine tone,
"We sisters certainly feel like our aunt Suki's freedom is more important to us than any piece of reminders!"
"Oh I see…" Ema said as she simply took the bag and threw it on the nearby sofa.
"Hey!!" Nabiki yelled in frustration.
"You shouldn't care, young woman! Only think about your aunt Suki now.."
"I am more than capable of taking care of myself, Mrs Ema, you don't have to worry about me.."
Ema laughed at that and said bitterly,
"Your little one, Akane, she had misbehaved with my grandson yesterday, which is completely unacceptable!!"
Nabiki smirked at her and said,
"If my baby sister has misbehaved with Taichi, then why are you the one complaining about it, granny? Where is he hiding?"
"Mind your language, young lady! I am talking with Suki here.."
"But that doesn't mean I won't intervene whenever I hear you babble nonsense about my family..!!" Nabiki said in an angry tone.
"Nabiki, calm down! Let me handle this.." Suki said as she sent Nabiki an angry stare. Suki then looked at Ema and said in a serious tone,
"I will come to the point directly, Mrs Ema. You guys continuously tried to force my child to accept Taichi! We directly and indirectly tried to tell you that my daughter has no interest in him, but you kept on insisting! You even dared to bribe my brother to insult Ranma! I always respected you as my own family, but you have tried to burden me with my gratitudes towards you! How could you even do that? I will never forget that in my time of need you guys were there to support me, but that doesn't give you guys the privilege to force my Akane to do something which she doesn't want to do!! And if my Akane has mistreated with Taichi, then it must have been his fault that forced my daughter to behave in such a way with him.. I know how my Aksne is and I will never blame my daughter for this.."
Ema growled angrily and stood up angrily as she said,
"Suki, you have no idea who you are dealing with! If I can help you in your time of need, I can also destroy every single thing within a second! Tell your daughter to come here and apologize to Taichi, otherwise.."
"Sorry, but Akane won't be coming here! And she definitely WON'T apologize to anyone..So, do whatever you feel like doing, Mrs Ema…" Suki finished saying as she started to walk away from her.
"SUKI!"
Suki had to stop walking when she heard Ema calling out to her.
"It's good that you have packed already! Because, I won't do any more business with you anymore!"
"Mom, No!!"
Ema gave josh a heated look as she continued saying,
"And you can forget about your dream project as well! I won't sign any paper for you.. Our business partnership is over from now on.. You are now on your own, Suki! You won't get any help from me or my partners anymore! You better go back and gather what you can save, my child..Or do you want me to help you to handle your financial debts!?" Emma said, smiling smugly.
Suki turned to face Ema with a smile on her face, she bowed her head in front of her and said politely,
"You have done enough for me already, Mrs Ema.. Thank you for everything.."
After saying that they both left the room in haste. They both become silent as they slowly kept walking to go to their room. Nabiki never saw her aunt this tense before, she became anxious for her as she kept looking at her devastating state. After some moments, she cleared her throat and held Suki's arm to stop her from moving,
"Aunt Su.. What is bothering you? Please tell me..What can I do to help you?"
Suki sighs and looked down then said in a low trembling tone,
"Honestly, I don't know what to do anymore, Nabiki.. This project was the last option for me to sort out all my financial crises. Now that I won't get it anymore…" She relised a big breath as she looked up at Nabiki, " All I know is, We don't have much time left. We have to leave Japan as soon as possible.."
Akane smiled in her sleep as she adjusted her comforter more securely around her body. She moaned in pleasure as she felt a tingling sensation over her back. The touch was making her way too comfortable, but she knows that she is not used to this type of sensations. She slowly opened her eyes and her surroundings instantly made her panicked.
'This is.. This is.. It's not my room, where am I..!!'
She soon stopped panicking as last night's memories came back to her. Her heart started to beat hard as she felt Ranma's fingertips slowly tracing her bare back. She gulped in nervousness, she was still facing the wall, too anxious to turn around to face him.
" Kane?"
She didn't answer him as she swallowed hard.
"Hey…..Are ya awake?"
She heard him whispering to her in a soft tone. She clutched the front of her duvet tightly and only nodded her head in reply. She heard him smirking, which came out in a low rumbling in her ears, that made her little mad at him as she asked him in an angry tone,
"Hey!! Why are you laughing at me, dummy!"
"Are you still feeling shy?!"
He asked her in a whisper tone , instead of answering her straightway.
At first, Akane was shocked to hear him ask her that so boldly. She gulped and hastily shook her head to say no to him. Her face became even more bright when she heard him laughing in a low tone as he told her again,
"You are shy! Ain't ya?"
Akane hid her face with her palms as she moaned and again shook her head in a quick motion.
"Hey.."
Suddenly, shivers ran through her spine as she felt Ranma's breath over her bare neck. He laid his warm hand over her shoulder and slowly he turned her around to face him.
"Kane…"
She was still hiding her face from him with her palms.
"Hey.. Look at me.."
"No.."
"But why?"
Akane moaned again and said in a muffled tone,
"Because you are a pervert.."
Ranma laughed hearing that as he whispered lovingly,
"Well I have ta blame ya for that .." She growled, but he continued saying, "I know that's not the real reason behind it … Now please tell me, what happened?"
She paused for some moment, then sighing sadly, she said,
"I am scared.." She admitted in a low trembling tone.
"Scared!! Of me? Really?!!" he asked in an amused tone. Akane slowly nodded her head which made him smirk again as he said in a low tone,
"But why? Hey, are ya.. are ya not happy with what had happened between us? Do you.. regret it?"
His last words sounded painful which made her moan in helplessness. She peaked up at him from behind her fingertips as she simply whispered to him,
"No..!!"
Ranma warmly smiled down at her as he whispers back to her,
"Then why are ya hiding yar face from me?"
Akane sighs nervously and said,
"What if.. what if you are one who's regretting it?"
"Do I look like I do?"
Akane didn't have any answer for his question, she silently peaked up at him as no word came out from her mouth.
Ranma slowly laid his warm hand over her hand and slowly began to remove them from her face.
She looked up at him with an uncertain expression on her face, her face blushing beautifully as she bits her lower lip in nervousness.
He became silent for some moment as he kept looking at her without blinking his eyes. Then he whispered to her breathlessly.
"You...you look so cute, Kane…"
Akane took a sharp breath as her face became even more hot. Her heart was beating so fast with the uncertainty that she couldn't believe her hearing anymore. She pouted up at him and said,
"Aww.. Stop saying this, Ranma! I know you didn't mean it.."
Ranma just plainly looked back at her as he kept playing with her hair. Then sighing, he said in a hard tone,
"Yeah .. You are right 'bout that, Kane.."
Akane felt a pang of pain in her heart ,she couldn't look at his eyes anymore as she turned to face the opposite direction from him, then she heard him saying,
"A simple word 'cute' can't describe you properly; you are the most beautiful woman I have ever seen in my whole life, Akane. And I can't tell you how lucky I am feeling right now to have you in my life !!"
Akane slowly turned to look at him again as she whispers to him in a trembling tone,
"Do you really mean it, Ranma?"
Ranma smiled down at her and leaned down to give a soft kiss over her forehead. Akane's all fears melted down with that soft touch of his lips, she sighs and warmly smiles up at him.
"Thanks, Ranma.. It really means a lot to me.."
"So, now are ya still scared of me?"
Akane giggled and said,
"I can never be scared of you, dummy.. I was just, I thought that, you will be angry at me for what happened last night.,"
"Are ya kidding' me! I mean how could ya even think that! Last night was a magical night for me! The best day of my life!!,"
Akane blushed beautifully as she saw him explaining it to her with an excited face.
"Oh Ranma! And here I thought you won't remember anything about it.."
"Huh! Why would ya think that?"
"Because you were drunk, Ranma.."
"Oh!" He smirks and continue to play with her messy hair, "No, you are wrong, Akane; I remember every single thing, how can I forget something so special..?"
Akane keeps on looking at him with love in her beautiful eyes. His voice sounding so generous, his traces so gentle, his eyes telling her about his genuine feelings for her.
"Akane; I need ta confess to ya something …I should have told ya this a long time ago, but.. I was scared that maybe you don't feel the same way for me. But now, after last night, I have no fear anymore.."
Akane heart started beating hard as she realize what he is about to declare to her. She became emotional as her heart filled with overwhelming love for him.
"Oh Ranma... I.."
He laid his finger over her soft lips as he said in a soft whisper tone,
"Let me tell you this first, Akane! I have waited so long to say it to you, but this thing can't wait any longer! Akane.."
Akane's eyes were blazing with unshed tears. She was gazing up at him with expectancy as she saw him smiling down at her with love in his eyes..
"Ranma…."
"Akane.." he begins with a soft whisper tone, "Kane I… I.."
Suddenly, he stopped talking and to her horror, his warm expression vanished from his face as he suddenly became uneasy! He started to sweat hard as he looked at her with fear in his face. She became worried to see him react in such a way, she hastily laid her hands over his cheek as she asked him in an uncertain tone,
"Ranma.. What happened to you? Are you alright!"
He hurriedly grabbed her wrist and whispered in a nervous tone,
"What …. What have I done to ya!! On no!! Akane... Kane, I am extremely sorry.. Please forgive me.."
"Ranma..! What are you.."
"Akane forgive me, please.. This is.. Oh Kami! What have I.."
Akane's eyes snapped open widely. At that very moment, she realized that she had just woken up from her sleep. Her surroundings were the same, she was still wrapped with the white comforter just like in her dream, the only difference was the missing of the warm sensation she was feeling which Ranma's touch was giving her. She could still feel his presence beside her, but she could feel that he was not lying beside her anymore.
She could tell that he had just woken up from his sleep as well and was now sitting over there bed. He was panting hard as his panicked whispers were coming to her ear like needles,
"Damn!! Damn !! Damn it!! What have I done to her!! Oh Kami!! This is!! Darn it!! This is not what I wanted.. Darn it!."
Akane began to shake with fear at that moment, she gulped in anxiety as she clutched the cover tightly to her chest. He was cursing continuously; blaming himself; scolding himself! She couldn't take this anymore as she slowly sits up over the bed. Ranma stopped his panicking rambling immediately when he saw her sitting up by his side, her face facing the wall as she protectively clutched the cover over her body. His voice tremble as he began saying,
"Akane.. I am sorry.."
"Sorry? Sorry for what , Ranma?" Akane asked with a broken tone.
"This is not right! Damn it!! L-look Akane, I was not thinking straight! I don't know what I was doing! This is not.."
"Ranma.."
"No, Akane!! I am extremely sorry for everything!! I am really.."
"STOP IT!! Please ...please..."
He paused as he gave her a hunted look, then she said in a bitter tone,
"Please, leave me alone for some moment, I need to change.."
They silently kept sitting there for a long moment, not knowing what to do anymore. After some time has passed, Ranma sighs miserably and without saying anything else, he began to gather his cloths and after putting them on, he silently gazed at Akane, who was still sitting on the bed, her face down as he couldn't read her expression at all.
" 'Kane.."
"Please Ranma, leave.."
A/N: I know lots of you want to argue with me about this turn , but this is the way this fic will go. This fic is nearing its ending, few more chapters and it's done! This fic still has lots of problems to fix. Lots of you would argue with me that this matter could be solved by just talking, but you know, I have followed Ranma's universe with a vision which doesn't lead me to believe that any "Talking" would solve Ranma's fiance problems.
My readers who are reading my fics since "Love you Again"; they say my stories are like an emotional roller coaster! And if this is right then in these few chapters you are going to face that ride :p. Believe me guys, I can't stop this chapter that is about to come, that has to happen, no matter if I like it or not. Anyway, you guys know how I like to spoil my own fic, let me spoil it again for you…
RANMA AND AKANE WILL SURELY HAVE A HAPPY ENDING. SO PLEASE DON'T THINK, "WHY I STARTED READING THIS, NOW I DON'T EVEN KNOW IF OUR COUPLE WILL BE TOGETHER OR NOT!!" IN ALL MY FICS , THIS COUPLE WILL ALWAYS GET HAPPY ENDINGS! NO WORRIES MY DEAR READERS!!!!
I was so overwhelmed when I got all your reviews for the last chapter. Thank you so much for your support guys! You guys are awesome!! I wanted to post last week, but me and daughter were so sick that I couldn't manage to do so….
"Banania90"; Thank you so much for your kind words! I agree with what you have told me. The thing is, sometimes as a writer I feel anxious that maybe people stopped reading this fic! I am writing this fic in the middle of so many hectic work schedules, like now, I just told my family that I need to post a fic so don't bother me for thirty minutes :p!! That's why, sometimes when I see no response, I feel like, why am I doing this in the first place, because as you said it's not something we can earn money from , right? But then, come to think of it, I actually earned a huge amount of surprise from this fandom. I may be not earning money out of this, but this fics helps me to overcome all my depressions! I also want to write longer chapters, but my tight schedules are not allowing me to do so. I used to write longer chapters on "Love you again"; because that time I was a free bird :p.. But not anymore T-T...And lastly, I always see myself as a reader first then a writer, that's why I don't like to make my readers wait for too long for chapters. Because, I know for some people it may be a simple chapter, but for some others it may helping them to forget something for some time being and may entertain them a little. I always feel connected with lots of people when I am writing and posting a chapter, because I am sharing my imagination with all and that my friend, helped to remove all my loneliness as well….
See you all in the next chapter :)..
