A/N: Here's another chappie! This is definately going to be a R/A! Ranma
is going to suffer quite a bit in this fic but there will be a happy
ending. Oh n Akane will be singing songs such as 'That Girl'by Lindsay
Lohan, 'Hey Now', 'Anywhere but Here' and 'Why Not' by Hilary Duff......Thanx 4
all the reviews!!!
Disclaimer:I don't own Ranma, Rumiko Takahashi does! I don't own these songs either.
Chapter 2: Goodbye Nerima, Hello L.A
"We hope you had a pleasant flight."the air stewardess said as Akane exited the plane.
She smiled and thought 'Well...here I am...Goodbye Nerima, hello L.A. There's no turning back now.'
She walked towards the bus stop and waited for the bus which was heading towards town.
She decided to listen to her mp3 player while waiting for the bus. She was listening to the song 'Little Date'. Soon she started singing out the lyrics...
"From high above comes the setting sun..."
"Delivering me to the dream country..."
"Stars above.."
"Can't help counting one by one..."
When the bus came she took of her earphones and reached out for her luggage, when...
"Hey,"came a voice.
She looked up to see a guy who looked around 16 and had jet black hair.
"Hey."She replied
"Hi, my name is Ken. Ken Zimmer. I couldn't help noticing your beautiful voice."he said.
"Thanks. I'm Akane Tendo."she said.
"Ummm...I think we should get onto the bus..."Ken said as he look at the bus driver waiting impatiently for them.
"Oh right."Akane said
On the bus...
"I make up songs sometimes when I'm bored."Akane said "But they aren't very good of course."she quickly added.
"Really...perhaps you could sing one for me..."Ken said.
"Okaaay......"she too a deep breath and started singing
"There was a girl I knew..."
"Who always wanted to..."
"Stand out from the crowd..."
"Always believed that she..."
"Was gonna live her dreams......"
It went on.
"Wow! That wasn't good, that was terrific!"Ken said.
"Gee thanks."Akane said blushing.
"Perhaps you might be interested in becoming a singer. My cousin is a manager for this kind of thing. It won't easy but you have talent. I'm sure you can do it."Ken said.
"I'd love to."Akane said. "But I'm not so sure..."
"Don't worry, it'll be fine. Just drop by my house later all right."Ken said then he looked at her luggage "You're not from around here are you?"
"Actually, no. I'm from Nerima, Japan. I thought that taking a bus should be cheaper then taxi."Akanee said.
"Oh ok."Ken said "Are you alone?"
"Ummm.. yeah. You see I... never mind, I don't really wanna talk about it."Akane ended up saying.
"Ok, if you say so,"Ken said "Where are you planning to stay?"
Akane didn't know why but she felt like she could trust this guy "I'll probably head to town and stay at a hotel for a few days and then look for an apartment."
"Oh ok."Ken said "What if you come over to my place. You can freshen up there. Have an interview with my cousin and maybe stay there if you like. There's a guest room."
"Oh, I don't wanna intrude or anything."Akane said.
"Its ok."Ken said.
"But..."
"Don't worry."
"Alright."Akane said.
At Ken's house or more like mansion...
"Wow! Its huge."Akane exclaimed "Your parents must be rich!"
"Actually, my parents passed away two years ago."Ken said.
"Oh I'm sorry to hear that."Akane said.
"Nah! It's ok. That's why I live with my cousin and grandparents. My aunt and uncle split up last season so my cousin, Alex who is already working decided to live here he has a sister named Amber who is our age." Alex explained.
"Good evening, Master Ken, " the butler at the door greeted.
"Good evening, James. This is Akane Tendo, Akane this is James. He's our butler. Where are grandma and grandpa?"Ken asked after the introduction.
"Your grandfather is the patio and your grandmother should be in the kitchen supervising the chef."James said.
"Thanks. Oh and James could you put Akane's luggage upstairs in the guest room next to Ambers."Ken said.
"Of course young master."with that James left.
"That was James, he's English and has been working for us for nearly fifteen years."Ken explained "Lets go see gramps to ask permission for you ton stay but I'm sure it'll be fine. Gramps is cool."
"Okay."
Outside,
"Could I have a sec grandpa?"Ken asked his grandfather who was smoking on the patio.
"Sure no problem."
"This is Akane. Akane this is my granpa."Ken introduced them both "Akane is a girl I met on the bus. She's from Japan. She has a great voice and would like to see Alex and see the possibilities of a career as a singer. Could she maybe stay here?"
"Hi, how are you? I'm Akane Tendo."Akane asked.
"I'm Rick Carter, Ken's grandfather and I'm doing fine, thank you. What about we discuss this later with your grandmother and everyone. We'll decide it later. Meanwhile, Akane can go freshen up."
"Sure!"
It was then decided that Akane could stay there after Ken explained her current situation. She followed Ken's cousin Alex to work the next day to discuss about the her future career.
Meanwhile in Japan,
'Akane...where are you?' Ranma thought with a sigh. It had been two days since Akane left. At first Ranma thought she would be coming back soon and did not worry that much until he reread the note she left and remembered what he had said a few days ago 'I wish she'd just get out of my life! ...get out of my life...out of my life...'those words just kept haunting. Ranma admitted that what he said was harsh but he just could not control his mouth.
"Ran-can? Ran-chan?! Are you okay?"
"Huh what?! Oh right, you were saying something???"Ranma asked zapping back to reality and realizing that he was at Ucchan's.
"Gomen, Ucchan. I was umm...distracted. I can't stop thinking about her."Ranma said. (Gomen = Sorry)
"I know you miss her a lot but you got to start eating again!"Ukyo said as she forced some okonomiyaki into his mouth. Ranma hardly ate anything since Akane's dissapearence.
"But..."
"No buts! Face it, Ran-can! Akane's not gonna be back for some time! We aren't even sure if she ever will!"Ukyo exclaimed.
"Akane will come back! She will!"Ranma shouted causing the other customers to shoot questioning looks at them.
"More of the reason why you should eat up."Ukyo said as she shoved somemore food into his mouth.
'Damn it! Maybe Ucchan's right and Akane doesn't wanna come back...What am I saying! She will come back she must! Great! Now I'm arguing with myself!' Ranma thought as he walked on the fence back to the dojo. Then he remembered Kasumi's words "She does not wish too be found."
"Ni hao, Ranma!"came a voice.
"Oh hi, Shampoo."Ranma said.
"Why air en no happy to see Shampoo? Ranma dump violent girl for Shampoo no?"Shampoo asked.
"No, she ran away Shampoo and she isn't violent! I didn't dump her either!"Ranma almost shouted and added saying softly "she dumped me..."
"Ai ren no happy she gone?! Shampoo here! Shampoo forever stay with ai ren! Shampoo no goaway like kitchen destroyer!"Shampoo said "Give up on her air en! Forget about her!"
"Stop calling her names Shampoo!"Ranma said trying not to loose his temper "And I'm sorry Shampoo but you can never replace her."
"Ai ren..."Shampoo gasped before running back to Nekohaten with a few angry tears in her eyes 'I don't care! Ranma will marry Shampoo!'she thought.
A/N:Uh oh! Whats gonna happen next? What will the 'Princess' of Amazons do??? (Won't happen till later chapters) Pls review! Oh n if there are any Ryoga/Ukyo or Mousse/Shampoo fans out there, pls tell me.
Previews of the next chapter: "A month? I'll do it!" "What did you do to her, Ranma?!" "Ranma no want to marry Shampoo..." "There's a way my child..." "Its a co-ed high school."
Disclaimer:I don't own Ranma, Rumiko Takahashi does! I don't own these songs either.
Chapter 2: Goodbye Nerima, Hello L.A
"We hope you had a pleasant flight."the air stewardess said as Akane exited the plane.
She smiled and thought 'Well...here I am...Goodbye Nerima, hello L.A. There's no turning back now.'
She walked towards the bus stop and waited for the bus which was heading towards town.
She decided to listen to her mp3 player while waiting for the bus. She was listening to the song 'Little Date'. Soon she started singing out the lyrics...
"From high above comes the setting sun..."
"Delivering me to the dream country..."
"Stars above.."
"Can't help counting one by one..."
When the bus came she took of her earphones and reached out for her luggage, when...
"Hey,"came a voice.
She looked up to see a guy who looked around 16 and had jet black hair.
"Hey."She replied
"Hi, my name is Ken. Ken Zimmer. I couldn't help noticing your beautiful voice."he said.
"Thanks. I'm Akane Tendo."she said.
"Ummm...I think we should get onto the bus..."Ken said as he look at the bus driver waiting impatiently for them.
"Oh right."Akane said
On the bus...
"I make up songs sometimes when I'm bored."Akane said "But they aren't very good of course."she quickly added.
"Really...perhaps you could sing one for me..."Ken said.
"Okaaay......"she too a deep breath and started singing
"There was a girl I knew..."
"Who always wanted to..."
"Stand out from the crowd..."
"Always believed that she..."
"Was gonna live her dreams......"
It went on.
"Wow! That wasn't good, that was terrific!"Ken said.
"Gee thanks."Akane said blushing.
"Perhaps you might be interested in becoming a singer. My cousin is a manager for this kind of thing. It won't easy but you have talent. I'm sure you can do it."Ken said.
"I'd love to."Akane said. "But I'm not so sure..."
"Don't worry, it'll be fine. Just drop by my house later all right."Ken said then he looked at her luggage "You're not from around here are you?"
"Actually, no. I'm from Nerima, Japan. I thought that taking a bus should be cheaper then taxi."Akanee said.
"Oh ok."Ken said "Are you alone?"
"Ummm.. yeah. You see I... never mind, I don't really wanna talk about it."Akane ended up saying.
"Ok, if you say so,"Ken said "Where are you planning to stay?"
Akane didn't know why but she felt like she could trust this guy "I'll probably head to town and stay at a hotel for a few days and then look for an apartment."
"Oh ok."Ken said "What if you come over to my place. You can freshen up there. Have an interview with my cousin and maybe stay there if you like. There's a guest room."
"Oh, I don't wanna intrude or anything."Akane said.
"Its ok."Ken said.
"But..."
"Don't worry."
"Alright."Akane said.
At Ken's house or more like mansion...
"Wow! Its huge."Akane exclaimed "Your parents must be rich!"
"Actually, my parents passed away two years ago."Ken said.
"Oh I'm sorry to hear that."Akane said.
"Nah! It's ok. That's why I live with my cousin and grandparents. My aunt and uncle split up last season so my cousin, Alex who is already working decided to live here he has a sister named Amber who is our age." Alex explained.
"Good evening, Master Ken, " the butler at the door greeted.
"Good evening, James. This is Akane Tendo, Akane this is James. He's our butler. Where are grandma and grandpa?"Ken asked after the introduction.
"Your grandfather is the patio and your grandmother should be in the kitchen supervising the chef."James said.
"Thanks. Oh and James could you put Akane's luggage upstairs in the guest room next to Ambers."Ken said.
"Of course young master."with that James left.
"That was James, he's English and has been working for us for nearly fifteen years."Ken explained "Lets go see gramps to ask permission for you ton stay but I'm sure it'll be fine. Gramps is cool."
"Okay."
Outside,
"Could I have a sec grandpa?"Ken asked his grandfather who was smoking on the patio.
"Sure no problem."
"This is Akane. Akane this is my granpa."Ken introduced them both "Akane is a girl I met on the bus. She's from Japan. She has a great voice and would like to see Alex and see the possibilities of a career as a singer. Could she maybe stay here?"
"Hi, how are you? I'm Akane Tendo."Akane asked.
"I'm Rick Carter, Ken's grandfather and I'm doing fine, thank you. What about we discuss this later with your grandmother and everyone. We'll decide it later. Meanwhile, Akane can go freshen up."
"Sure!"
It was then decided that Akane could stay there after Ken explained her current situation. She followed Ken's cousin Alex to work the next day to discuss about the her future career.
Meanwhile in Japan,
'Akane...where are you?' Ranma thought with a sigh. It had been two days since Akane left. At first Ranma thought she would be coming back soon and did not worry that much until he reread the note she left and remembered what he had said a few days ago 'I wish she'd just get out of my life! ...get out of my life...out of my life...'those words just kept haunting. Ranma admitted that what he said was harsh but he just could not control his mouth.
"Ran-can? Ran-chan?! Are you okay?"
"Huh what?! Oh right, you were saying something???"Ranma asked zapping back to reality and realizing that he was at Ucchan's.
"Gomen, Ucchan. I was umm...distracted. I can't stop thinking about her."Ranma said. (Gomen = Sorry)
"I know you miss her a lot but you got to start eating again!"Ukyo said as she forced some okonomiyaki into his mouth. Ranma hardly ate anything since Akane's dissapearence.
"But..."
"No buts! Face it, Ran-can! Akane's not gonna be back for some time! We aren't even sure if she ever will!"Ukyo exclaimed.
"Akane will come back! She will!"Ranma shouted causing the other customers to shoot questioning looks at them.
"More of the reason why you should eat up."Ukyo said as she shoved somemore food into his mouth.
'Damn it! Maybe Ucchan's right and Akane doesn't wanna come back...What am I saying! She will come back she must! Great! Now I'm arguing with myself!' Ranma thought as he walked on the fence back to the dojo. Then he remembered Kasumi's words "She does not wish too be found."
"Ni hao, Ranma!"came a voice.
"Oh hi, Shampoo."Ranma said.
"Why air en no happy to see Shampoo? Ranma dump violent girl for Shampoo no?"Shampoo asked.
"No, she ran away Shampoo and she isn't violent! I didn't dump her either!"Ranma almost shouted and added saying softly "she dumped me..."
"Ai ren no happy she gone?! Shampoo here! Shampoo forever stay with ai ren! Shampoo no goaway like kitchen destroyer!"Shampoo said "Give up on her air en! Forget about her!"
"Stop calling her names Shampoo!"Ranma said trying not to loose his temper "And I'm sorry Shampoo but you can never replace her."
"Ai ren..."Shampoo gasped before running back to Nekohaten with a few angry tears in her eyes 'I don't care! Ranma will marry Shampoo!'she thought.
A/N:Uh oh! Whats gonna happen next? What will the 'Princess' of Amazons do??? (Won't happen till later chapters) Pls review! Oh n if there are any Ryoga/Ukyo or Mousse/Shampoo fans out there, pls tell me.
Previews of the next chapter: "A month? I'll do it!" "What did you do to her, Ranma?!" "Ranma no want to marry Shampoo..." "There's a way my child..." "Its a co-ed high school."
