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Chapter 4: Missing You
Ranma's POV
Dang! I'm hungry and tired and cold. I wanna see her again. I wish I was back home. Home? Tendo Dojo. Home. Nah! It's not where I belong. I should move on to a place where I'll be accepted. Well, it's not like they don't accept me, it's more like SHE doesn't accept me. If she wasn't all stubborn we could've been together. But no, she broke off our engagement, hence I end up here. Well, damn her. I couldn't care less. Sigh. Maybe a little, ok, maybe a lot. Yeah, yeah, I do care a bout her, with my whole life, that girl never leaves my mind. I miss her already. I know she doesn't feel the same way but it won't hurt to think so. Hey, dreams are for free right?
It's already been two weeks and five days since I left and I end up in China. That was fast! Don't know how I did it. And when there's China, there's Jusenkyo, and when there's Jusenkyo, there's a cure. At least there's something good about this trip. Sigh. I'm gonna be a man again. I should be happy right? Then why the heck do I fell like this? I wanna be cured right? Yes, I do. But still, I had hoped that Akane would be beside me when I get cured. That she'll be the first to witness Ranma Saotome, back to being a full man. That I'll see her smiling face, and hear her say, 'Yokata ne, Ranma.' or 'Omedetto, Ranma.' Now that's what I call complete. Sigh. I guess it'll stay at that huh? Ranma Saotome, cured from his curse. That's it, nothing more, nothing less. Somehow, I couldn't feel all the excitement about the idea of being cured. Or even the satisfaction I would have felt if 'she' was here.
Sigh. My mind drifts back to her, yet again. Why couldn't I think of something else? Maybe it's just the fact that I really, truly miss her. But still, I won't be able to do anything if she's the only one running through my head. I'm going crazy! I better clear her off my mind before it does more damage.
Sigh. Hey, what's that? Antique shop. Maybe there's something there, I'll go check it out.
Wow! Akane would like these things. She really likes these kind of stuff, though don't understand why. When I tell her I've been here, she will surely want to have come along. Aargh! Stop thinking about her. Get her off your mind, Saotome. Sigh. Hey, nice bracelet. Now I'm girly! Hmmm... I think I'll buy this one. For her, if I'll ever come back there. There I go again.
Akane's POV
It's almost two weeks since he left. I miss him already. Ranma, I'm so sorry. Really. I didn't know. Come back please. I attend to school again but things just don't get to me anymore. He's ruined my academics! It's amazing how much that boy brought changes to my life. Yeah, since he came. Baka. I'm really tired of things. Every morning I go through the same boy-fighting, and that really takes much of my strength. I hate to admit it but I'm growing weaker. Maybe it's a side effect of my heart being weak.
Now I sit at my desk, thoughts wandering off to when he was still here. 'Ranma no baka!' 'Kawaiikune!' Sigh. Sure, we fight a lot but still, it's better to fight knowing that he's here with me than to have lost him at all. I haven't lost him, have I? Sigh. No matter what onee-chan says I still feel guilty. Sigh. I wish I could tell him I want him back. If only there's some way to tell him.
"Akane? Hey, aren't you going home yet?" I heard a voice calling out to me, seemingly telling me something. "Wow Akane-chan, your mind's drifting off."
"Eh? Oh. What are you-where's the teacher?" I finally answered snapping out of my reverie.
"Akane-chan, it's dismissal already. The teacher left fie minutes ago. We've been trying to get you back down to earth since then. Are you alright?" It was my friends Sayuri and Yuka. They have those worried expression on their faces. Have I been thinking too much?
"I'm fine, really. I just got things on my mind. I'll be going ahead now, I need to get back home early. Jaane."
Wow. Times sure flies by, it's dismissal already. Oh, well, I'll be going home now. Sigh. Empty. That's what I feel. I glance at the fence Ranma used to walk on. It's still the same old fence only, there's no Ranma walking on it. A light breeze swept on my face and through my hair.
"Akane." I know that voice.
"Ranma!" I saw him smiling at me, that smile that never fails to melt my heart. I reached out to him and suddenly...he was gone. The tears I've been holding back for most of the day finally came falling down my cheeks. My mind's playing tricks on me already. I miss him so much. I continue walking until I reached a not-so-familiar shop. Since when did Nerima hold antique shops? Probably when I was moping around in my room. I smirked at the thought. Sigh. Guess I should check it out.
Wow! There are so many things here, all of which are so cool. Hmmm... Hey, a bracelet. Wow, I really like it. I just love its design. I think I'll buy this one. If only Ranma was here, I'd ask him if it looks good on me. Ranma, where are you? I miss you already...
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