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Chapter Two: The Party

I was crying. That's all I could do was cry. Nothing else but cry. I guess you could say I cried myself to sleep. The next morning I woke up early, happy. Until I saw the tear stains and my good mood was quickly gone. Everything from last night came back. It hurt. Especially Ranma leaving. He was gone and I couldn't say sorry until September. I got frustrated. With myself and with him… for leaving, for getting out of this the easy way. 'Why'd you leave Ranma?'

"Why do you think?" A voice in my head asked me.

'Because of my stupidity.'

"You are correct. Did you have to tell him to leave?"

'No I didn't. But still, did he have to tell the guys before he told me?'

"No, but what if he needed advise on whether he should leave or not?"

'Yeah right. Why would he need advice on that?' But before the voice could answer, there was a knock at my door. "Yes?"

"Akane dear, you have a phone call," Kasumi said.

"Okay I'll be there in a minute."

"Okay."

I slipped on my slippers and went to the phone. "Hello, this is Akane Tendo speaking."

"Hello Akane," it was my friend Sayuri.

"Hey Sayuri. What are you doing?"

"Nothing. I was talking to my boyfriend last night."

"Really, what did Hiroshi have to say?" 

"He said Ranma was staying over at his house until tomorrow."

"Isn't that lovely for Ranma?" My voice turned cold.

"Yeah I guess… Yuka and I were wondering if you wanted to go out for ice cream with us at Freezer's at 1:00. So would you like to come?"

"Sure Sayuri. I'll see you at 1:00."

"Bye Akane, see you."

"Bye." I hung up the phone, and just stood there. 'Hiroshi's. That's where you went. Everything always has to be the guys. You could have stayed. That would have been better… it would have given me time to say I'm sorry. I am, to bad you're not here to hear me say it.' I could feel the tears coming back. 'Why am I crying over that jerk?'

"Because you love him."   There was that voice again.

'Do I really love him?'

"Now that's a stupid question if I ever heard one."

'You're right, I do. That's why him leaving without me saying goodbye or wishing him a safe trip is what's making this so hard.' I felt a hand on my shoulder, I turned and there stood Kasumi.

"Are you going to be okay Akane?" She asked me.

"Yes, I think I will be. Kasumi I'm going to take a bath. Then I'm going out to meet my friends."

"Okay Akane." She was still worried though. I could tell from her eyes.

"I'll be fine. I just need a hot bath and my friends."

"Well, if you say so Akane."

"Yup. Well I'll go take that bath now." I headed up to the bathroom. As soon as I got in I undressed and got into the furo. While doing that, a memory of the first time I met Ranma came back to me. He was getting out of the bath and I was coming in. Of course I thought he was a she (at the time) while she was washing so I thought it would be okay if we both wash together. Now that I look at it, it was my fault. So was last night… so was everything. Well partially everything, it was just as much his fault. I could feel the tears again. They were running down my face. I didn't care. I wanted Ranma back, but I'm not going to get him back anytime soon.

*~*~*~*~*

Ranma:

I awoke to the sound of Hiroshi singing this morning. Let me tell you, it isn't a pleasant sound. I got out of bed and went into the hall. I was heading towards the bathroom. I bumped into Hiroshi on the way.

"Hey Ranma, finally decided to get up?" Hiroshi asked.

"Yeah, just couldn't sleep with the music on."

"What music?"

"Your singing."

"MY singing is great."

"You're singing could wake up dogs."

"Whatever man. Hey I talked to Sayuri last night.

"Yeah, and what did she have ta say?"

"She said she's going to talk to Akane today and try and get her to come to the party." 'Akane. Are you still mad at me?'

"Why would I care?"

"Because you were really upset about that fight you had with Akane when you came last night."

"I could care less."

"I'm sure you could."

"Leave me alone."

"Sure thing, oh but Ranma, remember the party is at 5:00."

"Sure whatever."

*~*~*~*~*

Akane:

I was on my way to Freezer's to meet up with my friends.

"Hey over here Akane!" Yuka called out to me.

"Hey you guys." I ran over to the table to join them.

"How are you Akane?" Yuka asked me.

"I'm doing fine." 'What a lie. I'm not fine. I'm worse then fine, but I wouldn't want them to worry about me.'

"Are you worried about Ranma?" Sayuri asked.

"Of course I'm not worried about that idiot." 'Another lie. How I hate this lying.'

"Yes you are," Yuka said.

"Of course I'm not. So what are we going to order?"

"Oh, Sayuri already ordered some parfaits for us." Yuka said.

"Really?" 'Ranma loved those. When he was a she, he would always order as many as he could eat.'

"Yeah. Anyways why are you mad at Ranma?" Sayuri asked.

"Did you know of a goodbye party for Ranma?"

"Yeah. Hiroshi told me Ranma was leaving for summer vacation, so I arranged a party. He is after all in a strange way my friend."

I couldn't believe my ears. Sayuri knew from the start too. "Sayuri why didn't you tell me?"

"Because Ranma wanted to tell you himself."

"You could have warned me. I can't believe him. He should have told me first. He always tells me first." My fist was clenching my skirt.

"Akane, he told Hiroshi first because he wasn't sure if he should go. I mean when he was telling Hiroshi he was really asking if he should go."

"Why would he need advice on whether he should go?" I asked aloud. I then realized I had a similar conversation with myself. But that didn't give me answers. Maybe this one will.

"Because… he didn't want to leave you Akane. But…"

"Let me guess. But him having to be the best is more important to him. Figures."

"Now you're jumping to conclusions. Akane, the but was, well remember all those times you got kidnapped?"

"How could I forget?" 'Really, how could I?"

"Well who came to your rescue each time."

"Ranma of course."

"Okay. Well Akane, Ranma feels he could have stopped those before they happened. He also feels that someone might try again. He thinks that if he's stronger he could stop it before it happens."

"It's because of me… that he wants to leave?" 'No, oh my gosh.'


"Yes Akane."

"But I don't want him to leave." I let out. I felt the tears coming back again. But I couldn't stop them. I felt a pair of arms around me. I turned my head to see Sayuri.

"Akane, do you want to say goodbye to him before he leaves?" I couldn't speak. So I just nodded my head in a 'yes I would.' "I knew you would. This is why we are going to the party."

"I can't. I told Ranma I wouldn't." I choked out through my sobs.

"Don't be silly. This your last chance to make up before he leaves. Would you want the guilt knowing you could have made up, but you didn't because of your stupid pride?"

'She's right. I've got to go.' "Okay we'll go." But I was still crying and I just sat there with Sayuri hugging me trying to calm me down.

*~*~*~*~*

I don't know why, but Hiroshi wanted to go to Freezer's for ice cream today. Of course, if he's paying it's fine with me. We went there around 1:00. We ate our ice cream. Well me ice creams. Hiroshi took his time eating the one where as I ate 5. Every now and then Hiroshi would look over my shoulder over at another table. I didn't mind. Until I saw him give a thumbs up, this got me curious. I turned around and saw Sayuri giving a thumbs up too. I also saw her hugging someone. 'Why?' When they parted I saw who Sayuri was hugging. It was… "Akane." I said without thinking.

"Did you say something Ranma?" Hiroshi asked me.

"Huh, no." I went back to eating my ice cream. But my mind was on Akane. She was crying and she looked really sad. 'Is it because of me?' I began to wonder. I decided to ask the source. "Hey Roshi."

"Yeah Ranma," he said while finishing his ice cream. 'Finally.'

"Why were you and Sayuri giving each other the thumbs up sign?"

"Because a plan we were setting is going the way we want."

"What is the plan?"

"Oh, something for the party. I was wondering if she got the gift."

"What's the gift?"

"Something that you will really like."

"I'm sure."

"Ranma you done. Because we got to prepare for the party."

"Yeah, let's go." We got up and left.

*~*~*~*~*

Akane:

We, Sayuri and I, left Freezer's soon after I was finish crying. We went to her house, where I then had called Kasumi. I told her I would be at Sayuri's and then we were going to go to a party, so I wasn't gonna be home until late. Time past quickly and it soon became time to get ready for the party. I realized I didn't have an outfit for the party. Sayuri noticed too and she went rummaging through her closet. She soon came out. She handed me a black mini skirt and deep red halter top. "I can't wear this."

"You can and you will." She pushed me into the bathroom and threw the clothes in after me. "You're not coming out until that outfit in on." She said through the door. There was little I could do; Sayuri had her mind set on it. So I put on the outfit and came out. "Oh my good Akane! You look so good. I bet you Ranma won't be able to resist you!" 'I bet you he will. To him I'll always just look like a tomboy.' "What time is it?" She looked over at her clock. "It's time to get going." We left her house and started to head west of it. Though I could've sworn Hiroshi's house was the other way.

"Sayuri, isn't Hiroshi's house that way?" I asked pointing in the opposite direction.

"Yes, but we aren't going there. The party is being held at Yamato's house."

"Oh." Was all I could say. We got there around 6. I later found out the party had started at 5. When we arrived it was already wild. Sayuri left me over at the door so that she could find Hiroshi. I walked through the living room to look for Yuka or Ami or anybody. 'Really what kind of party is this?' Every now and then I saw a drunk, and everywhere I saw was beer. 'Really what kind of party is this?' I decided to go outside. I saw a balcony above me, so I climbed up. It was a beautiful view, I just stood there enjoying it. I suddenly heard someone come up behind me. I turned and there stood a drunk boy. 'Figures! With this party. I can't believe Yamato would have alcohol at this party.' "Can I help you?"

"Yeah, you can." He said, while eying me up and down. 'Ugh, that is sick. What' with that look in his eyes?'

"What with?" 'Pervert.' I added mentally.

"My friend said that I couldn't get a pretty girl to kiss me, and get her into bed with me. Of course I said I could…" Of course you said that. You must have a big ego.' "So you could give me a kiss, and we could go into one of the bedrooms upstairs. How about it?"

"Let me think… How about no." This would have the most perfect time for me to leave, but the dummy was blocking the door.

"Come on, you know want to." He said advancing.

"You're right, I know I want to not kiss you, or go to bed with you." I took a step back. 'Damn this skirt. I won't be able to kick him. Of course there is always my fist.' I curled my hand ready to strike.

"C'mon baby," another step. I was trapped.

"Sorry I'm taken." I threw my arm back and ran towards him. He wasn't as drunk as I thought and he picked up a folding chair and put it in the path my fist was going. My fist connected and I yelled out in pain. He took advantage of my distraction and pulled his arms around me. He was hugging me tight enough to keep me from lifting my arms. Also enough so he could feel my backside. "AHH! YOU PERVERT!" I tried to struggle but his elbows were digging into my ribs. "HELP! SOMEONE HELP!" But I knew that wouldn't work because the music was so loud it probably drowned out my cries. To make matters worse he was moving his face closer. Suddenly our lips were connected.

*~*~*~*~*

Ranma:

I decided to go on the roof to relax. 'I wonder what Akane is doing?' I hit myself mentally. 'Why am I always thinking about her?'

"Because you hove her.'  A voice in my head said.

'That doesn't matter, she hates me.'

"How do you know that?"

'Because she said so.'

"Why again did she say that?"

'Because I was acting like a jerk.'

"Duh."

"She didn't have to make such a big deal about me leaving.'

"That proves she cares, doesn't it?"

'How?' Before the voice answered I heard a scream for help. 'Wonder who that is?' I thought. I heard it on the other side of the roof, so I hurried over and looked over the edge. I saw red after seeing what was happening. It was a man groping all over Akane's body… not to mention kissing HIS Akane. 'Wait she's not my, she hates me. She can't be my if she hates me. Why should I care if this jerk was kissing her?' But then I remembered the scream for help and looked more closely at the situation. It looks like she was… struggling. 'Why that bastard! So she doesn't want to be kissed. Why am I still up here?' With that thought I jumped down.

*~*~*~*~*

Akane:

'This is so disgusting. But I can't move. When I'm free he's DEAD!' I closed my eyes to thinking this is not happening. But he's lips were still on mine. A couple of seconds after I closed my eyes I felt the weight of the boy off me. I opened y eyes and the scene I saw was scaring me. There on the ground laid my assaulter. He was curled in a ball at someone's feet. He's lip was bleeding and his nose looked broken. He got punched… hard. I looked up to see who punched him, and there stood… Ranma. He was looking at the boy at his feet in disgust and his eyes looked like he was ready to kill. His battle aura was HUGE. I've never seen him this mad, not at Uncle Saotome, or Ryouga or even Happosai. There was a long silence, but soon Ranma broke it.

"Apologize to Akane you filth."

"Never." The boy said. Ranma kicked him hard in the gut.

"Say sorry NOW!"

"So-sorry," he said to the ground. It seems Ranma's attack and voice scared him…and it scared me too.

"To her face." Ranma commanded. The boy looked into my face and said sorry. Now that I looked at him, he seemed familiar. But I couldn't quite place where I had seen him. Oh well, I guess. Ranma being satisfied with the apology spoke again. "Now leave, and don't ever touch her again. You do and you'll be dead. AKANE IS MY!" The cowering boy ran back into the party. Leaving me alone with this angry Ranma. I looked at him and saw him calm down.

"Th-thank you." I said.

"Are you alright?" He asked.

"Yes."

"Good. Now, WHAT WERE YOU THINKING KISSING HIM?" I took a step back in shock.

"I… I didn't want to kiss him." I said meekly.

"Yes you did, you wanted to see me get jealous, didn't you?"

"No! Not at all!" 'Of course you getting jealous was a good thing out of the bad.' I added to myself mentally.

"Then why?"

"I didn't want to be kissed, I just wasn't able to do anything about it." I tried to explain.

"Sure you weren't."

"I wasn't, this dumb skirt prevented me from doing anything."

"Huh?" He looked at me, and I saw that he just realized what I was wearing. I saw a look pf satisfaction in his eyes, but of course his mouth said something different. Like always. "Why you wearing such a short skirt tomboy?"

If I hadn't seen that look in his eyes I would have mallet him to outer space. "Because…" 'Why else? To get you to notice me.' "Because…" 'Does he really think of me as a tomboy?' "Because… um do you really think I'm a tomboy?" He was taken aback by my question.

"You're not that much of a tomboy, besides who says I don't like tomboyish girls?"

"You… no one."

"Exactly. I could think that they are really sexy."

"Pervert…" I mumbled.

"Excuse me?" He said cupping his ear, in mock of wanting to hear.

"You said pervert. Why?"

"Habit." 'It was kind of a habit, but I wasn't calling him that, I was thinking of that guy who was kissing me before Ranma went kung fu on him.'

"Why do you call me pervert?"

"Habit."

"What?"

"Well, my first thought when I met your male side was he's cute."

"Really?!"

"That and pervert, and your first thought of me was tomboy. In our first fight we matched tomboy with pervert. So it became a habit to say pervert when you call me tomboy."

"You thought I was cute." I face faulted. 'He was still hung up on that?'

"Yeah, so. You thought me uncute."

"No, not really. I just said that because there was times when you could act really uncute, that and you were always insulting me."

"So you thought me cute?" I asked, with hope in my heart.

"I did."

'Yes he really thought I was cute. Oh my dreams have come true.' "Ranma, are you still mad about last night?" I need to know. This is why I came to the party after all.

"I was never mad. Just… upset. Are you still mad?"

"No, I was also… upset. I felt, that you didn't…" I couldn't finish.

"I didn't what?"

"Didn't trust me."

"What! Of course I trust you."

"Then why didn't you tell me first? If you trust me, you would have told me first and not the guys."

"I do trust you; you know I would always tell you first if I was going on a training journey. It just that I needed advice."

"Couldn't you have asked me?"

"No."

"Why not?"

"Because I needed advice on…" I saw him getting uncomfortable, and I remembered what Sayuri said. He was leaving so he could protect me. He was still nervous, so I decided to change the subject.

"So you don't hate me?"

"No, of course not. Akane I-I…"

"Yes?" I looked into his eyes.

"Akane I…I love you." I took in a sharp intake of breath.

"Really?"

"I just said I did, didn't I?" He asked. He was annoyed with my response, I could tell.

"Ranma I… I l-love you too." I said softly. But he heard. I know he did.

"So you don't hate me?"

"Ranma I just said I love you, that means I don't hate you." 'Really, he could be such an idiot.'

"Really?!"

"I love you. I don't hate you. Really you can be such an id…" But I was cut off when he came up to me and kissed me. I fell completely into the kiss. "What was that for?"

"You were talking too much," he said smirking at me.

"Why I ne…" But again I was cut off with a kiss. I opened my mouth to speak when we were finished, but I was interrupted by Sayuri.

"Ranma are you going to come down and blow the candles out on your cake?"

"Yeah, let's go Akane," He said grabbing my hand. 'Still gets excited by food.'

"Sure." We went through the door and back into the party.

*~*~*~*~*

Ranma:

'Akane loves me. This party can't get any better.' After blowing the candles out on the goodbye cake I grabbed a piece for Akane and myself and we went over to talk to Roshi and Sayuri.

"Hey Roshi what happened to your nose?" It looked broken.

"Nothing just got punched in the face." He answered rather quickly.

"Who did that?" Akane asked.

"No one." Answering again rather quickly.

"But I want to…" I was cut off by Sayuri.

"Do you two want your picture taken? I'm sure you'll want a picture, seeing that you two won't be seeing each other for awhile."

"Not re…" But again I was cut off. This time by Akane.

"Sure." She pulled me towards her, and we stood side by side.

"Look more relaxed will you? You two look like statues." Sayuri said from behind her digital camera. I wrapped my arm around Akane's shoulder and pulled her closer to me. She rested her head on my shoulder. "Perfect." She took the picture and looked at it on her camera. "You two look so cute."

"Really? Let me see." Akane said holding out her hand. Sayuri handed the camera to her.

"You're right. This is a great picture. Now all we need is a computer and printer." Akane said happily.

"There's one in the guest room Ranma is sleeping in," Hiroshi said.

"Yeah, but that's at your house." Akane said.

"So?"

"So, I don't want to walk to your house just to print this picture."

"But you won't walk to my house, you'll be walking upstairs."

"Why would I be walking upstairs for a guestroom that's at your house?"

"Because the room is upstairs."

"Is not, this is Yamato's house."

"Um… Akane this is Hiroshi's house, not Yamato's." I said to her.

"No, this is Yamato's, Sayuri said so. Right Sayuri." She turned towards her.

"I was joking Akane. This is Hiroshi's house."

"But we went the wrong way."

"No, we went the long way."

"Why?"

"Because we were to arrive late." She was getting mad and I could tell.

"How about we go upstairs and print this out." She calmed down when I said that.

"Yeah, okay." I led the way and in no time we were in the room. I was the loading the picture up, while she went and sat on the bed. "Ranma, did you mean it when you said you loved me?"

"Yes of course." I came over and sat down next to her. I could see she didn't fully believe me, so I kissed her. Very passionately, and she kissed me back just as passionately. "So Akane…"

"Mmm." She moaned.

"Where's my present?" She blushed at the question.

"Well I…"

"You didn't get me one?" I mocked a hurt tone.

"No I did, here it is," she pulled me towards her and kissed me. "I like it, how about you?" I started to trail kisses down her neck. She moaned in agreement. She wrapped her arms around my neck. I ran my hand up and down her back. She unwrapped her arms and began to unbutton my shirt. I wasn't complaining. But then I remembered the party. I put my hand up to stop her. She looked at me with confusion and hurt. I gave her a look that told her to wait a minute. I got up and grabbed a sign that I found in the guest room last night. I put the sign on the outside of the door on the knob then closed the door. I went back to Akane. "What did you put on the door?" She asked.

"A sign that says 'DO NOT DISTURB.' We need out privacy after all don't we?" I answered. She looked confused for a moment, then it donned on her what I meant. She then smile mischievously.

A/N: Please don't hurt me for the sucky ending. But remember the fic is about how Ranma reacts to Akane being pregnant not on how he got her pregnant. Okay now to say a few things. Firstly I would like to say sorry for saying I quit, it was foolish of me to say that because of one review. Of course maybe after you read this chapter you'll agree with that reviewer. You'll probably be questioning a lot of what I wrote. But if you the fans still like this then I'll keep writing and trying. I hope you like it… but I'm not sure anymore if people will like it. Please review. (I'll try not to take the reviews that seriously anymore.) Also if you review could someone please tell me what AU means, and a good Ranma site if you know one. I would also like to say thank you to those fans that reviewed and told me to keep writing. So thank you. You guys know who you are. Remember to review, ciao!