Disclaimer: Ranma ½ is Takahashi Rumiko's work, not mine.. If I would be one of the happiest persons in the world! But it's not..

A/N: Hello! Sorry if it took a long time before I post this chapter. It's because we had an exam and I think it's hard.. But luckily I got passing grades! Thank you for all those who reviewed and for all who send me their comments, opinions, suggestion, etc. Please keep reading and reviewing my fanfic.. By the way.. speaking of that "Natsumi-Nabiki" thing, I have already changed the name from Natsumi to Nabiki and the explanation of why I had wrote Natsumi instead of Nabiki is there in the a/n of chapter 2.. sorry for that.. and in chapter 1, I added some descriptions that might help you in thinking of the appearance of Kaname.. and how Daisuke and Hiroshi met her.. thanks for all the reviews! Please review again! Thanks!

Chapter 3

"Yeah," Kasumi then get a ball pen and a piece of paper and wrote something then handed it to Ranma. "Tomorrow, I want you to buy these books. I just thought that these might help you."

Ranma looked at the list. The titles were:

- How Teens React To What They See

- The Beat of the Heart

- How Girls' Minds Work

- Treat Your Opposite Sex the Right Way

Ranma just had a sweat drop.

"Uhmmm.. Kasumi? What are these books?"

"Ranma, those books will help you to understand Akane and maybe yourself, too.. I think those could help you, so read it.. and really, they're not expensive, if that's what you think!"

"Well, thanks.." Then Ranma went to sleep.. –What does Kasumi mean that I could understand Akane? I think I could understand her already..- Ranma sighed. –Hmmp, might as well buy these books tomorrow.. maybe it really can help..-

The next day..

"Akane, time to go!"

Akane ran outside carrying her bag, not even looking at Ranma.. Ranma just followed her, running on the top of the fence.. (if that's what it is called.. I'm referring to the one where Ranma always walk when going to school..)

Akane didn't pay attention to Ranma while they were running.. she didn't even glanced at him, even just for a split second.. Ranma sighed..

At Furinkan High

Ranma, Akane and some of the students were gasping for breath when they came to school. Luckily, they weren't late. Then they went to their respective classrooms..

While Akane and Ranma were walking towards their classroom, not saying a word, they noticed Kaname walking towards their direction.

"Hi, Ms. Akane Tendo!" she greeted with a charming smile, "I'm Kaname Mao, a transfer student.. I know your name since you're popular in this school.." then she offered a handshake.

At first, Akane looked at her hand with a confused look, but then accept the handshake. "Nice to meet you, Ms. Kaname Mao.."

Ranma looked at Akane with a confused expression. –Is she okay now? Is she not angry to Kaname? Why is she still ignoring me if she wasn't angry anymore-

"Just call me Kaname.. Uhmm.. may I call you Akane for short?"

"Uh.. sure.." she said with a forced smile. –I think she's nice.. Unlike Shampoo or Kodachi, she's different.- But it still hurts every time she sees this girl. It makes her remind of that damn incident that she's sure she'll never forget..

Then Kaname suddenly grabbed Ranma by the arm and hugged him tightly, then let him go. "Hi, Ranma!" She said with a cute smile. "How are you?"

"Uhmm.. I'm fine.." He had a worried look. Then he glanced at Akane.

"I'm going to the room, Kaname.. so I'll just leave you TWO there!" she again said with a forced smile, only looking at Kaname, not at Ranma.

"Okay! Nice to meet you, Akane!" waving her hands at Akane. –Be ready, Akane. The battle had just started today..-

"Uh.. uh.. Kaname, classes are going to start. See you later." Ranma said while he was removing Kaname's arms around his.

"But, Ranma—"

Ranma just went to their classroom.

-Ranma.. you really like Akane, don't you? Well, I'll prove to everyone that she's not for you.-

While at Kodachi's school

(Sorry if I don't know the name of Kodachi's school, I forgot.. if you know, pls. tell me.. tnx!)

"WHHHAAAAATTTTTT! A girl named Kaname Mao kissed my darling Ranma yesterday!" Kodachi screamed in the middle of their gymnastics practice. All her practice mates look at her.

"Yes, Mistress Kodachi. What you just heard was true." Satsuke informed.

"Then who's that Kaname Mao? Maybe she's a flirty girl like Akane Tendo.."

"Ms. Akane Tendo's not a flirt, mistress Kodachi.." Satsuke defended.

He remembered the time when Kodachi and Kuno had a fight and he was the one who was in between the two in that situation. Akane saw him at the park, and tried to help him by letting him live at their house. She even defended him from Ranma when Ranma teased him and gave him milk which the Kuno's never gave him. But in the end, he still stayed in the Kuno residence.

"NEVER EVER DEFEND HIM, SATSUKE! I'm Kodachi Kuno, so you must accept what I'm saying. Ho ho ho hoo!" She laughed hysterically then back to her normal expression on her face. "Tell me something about that Kaname Mao."

"I'm sorry, mistress Kodachi. Kaname Mao is a transfer student. Almost all the boys in Furinkan High want to take her to a date, but not all had the courage to ask her coz they all know that she likes Ranma. She has long dark brown hair which extends up to her waist, emerald eyes, pinkish lips, and yeah.. She's sexy but not too showy. Hiroshi and Daisuke introduced her to Ranma. I think Ranma doesn't know that she likes him coz he's dumb, you know."

"Don't talk about my darling Ranma like that. So, tell me. Does my darling Ranma like her!"

"I'm sorry to say mistress Kodachi that I don't know. I just investigates what is happening, not what other's feel."

"Oh, never mind! I'll go there and see it for myself. Ho hoh ho hoo!" she crazily laughed while hopping towards Furinkan High."

At the Cat Restaurant

"Shampoo! Forget Ranma! Besides, I'm here for you.. You can choose me instead of Ranma.." Mousse pleaded.

"Why should Shampoo do that? Ranma did not do bad to Shampoo, did he? And Shampoo loves Ranma very much!"

"Shampoo, I heard at the Furinkan high some rumors that Ranma was kissed by one of the pretty girls in that school, Kaname Mao. And to much surprise, he didn't protest! Even if they know that many people would saw them kissing, they just continue!"

"Shampoo never believes Mousse! Ranma loves Shampoo, too! But Ranma is not ready to tell it to Shampoo yet!"

"Believe me Shampoo! You can go there and see it for yourself! And for the meantime, I will be the ones who will be running this restaurant."

"Mousse will help Shampoo? Shampoo say thank you to Mousse!"

When Mousse heard that Shampoo's thanking him for what he had done, his glasses fogged and he got swirls in his eyes saying, "Shampoo's so kind to me! I think he's liking me now...!"

Shampoo rode his bike and drove to Furinkan High.

Ukyo, on the road

-Hmm.. I have so many orders today! I think luck is on my way this morning.- Ukyo thought to herself while delivering a pancake to one of her customers. She passed by the Furinkan High.

"Hey! Do you heard the rumor about the handsome martial artist Ranma Saotome and that brown hair transfer student Kaname Mao?"

Hearing Ranma's name, Ukyo hid in one of the trees there, eavesdropping at the two students.

"No. What's that rumor?"

"Yesterday, lunch time, Saotome, together with Hiroshi and Daisuke spent lunch with Kaname. While eating, they thought of having a game—truth or dare. They thought that it would be so much fun to play truth or dare while eating at the court coz they want to know each other well enough. When the bottle pointed out to Kaname, they dared Kaname to kissed Ranma since everybody in this school knows that she likes Ranma. She locked her lips in Ranma's and Saotome didn't stop Kaname from kissing him! Can you imagine that?"

"So do you think they kinda like each other?"

"I don't know for Ranma. But for Kaname, I'm pretty sure she likes Saotome very much.."

"But how's that? I thought Saotome was engaged to Akane Tendo? Did Akane know about this!"

"Yes, they were engaged. And I forgot to tell you that I also heard that Akane was also there and she saw that whole thing!"

"Really! Then how is Akane doing?"

"Some of her classmates said that she was acting pretty normal like nothing happened.."

-What! Ran-chan was kissed by a girl named Kaname Mao? Who's this Kaname Mao then? I think she's so vulgar..-

Upon hearing these rumors, she hurriedly delivered the order then she went back to Furinkan high to see for herself what this Kaname Mao looks like..

Classroom

It's there Math class again. Boring, very boring. All the students in their class have their eyes half open. They were cursing they're teacher. They were wishing that it was time to go home—but not Ranma and Akane.

Akane kept looking at the window. –How will I face Ranma everyday if I always feel like I will burst into tears every time I will see him-

Ranma kept glancing at Akane. –Akane.. What are you thinking? Why are you acting like I was not here? Like I did not exist? I know you saw me and Kaname kissing, but it was just an incident! I didn't mean to kiss her, nor did I like it! And why didn't you pull out your large mallet so I could know that you're angry at me or what? Every time you're mad at me, you always hit me with that mallet which I don't know where you always pull it, but now, why didn't you hit me? Even if you would hit me very very hard, I would accept it.. but why didn't you? Aren't you hurt at what you saw? Aren't you jealous-

"RANMA SAOTOME AND AKANE TENDO! YOU TWO AREN'T LISTENING AGAIN! YOU JUST KEEP ON STARING OUT OF NOWHERE. IF YOU LIKE TO STARE A LOT, THEN BETTER GO OUTSIDE AND CARRY BUCKETS OF WATER THEN STARE AT THE CEILING FOR THE WHOLE PERIOD!" the math teacher shouted angrily. There's no time that this teacher wouldn't get angry.. (damn teachers like these!)

"NOT AGAIN! OH NO!" the two exclaimed in unison.

"Would you like to carry buckets of water while staring at the ceiling then roam around the campus? I'll let you do that if you keep on contradicting my commands!"

The two had no choice but to follow, again..

While outside the room, the two didn't say a word. They didn't even look at each other.

-I think I'm the one who should make the first move- Ranma thought.

"A-A-Akane?"

"Why?" answered Akane in a dull voice. They didn't stare at the ceiling since the math teacher's not watching them. Akane was looking at the floor.

"Are you mad at me?"

Akane didn't answer.

"You did see us, didn't you?"

Akane still didn't answer.

"Didn't you feel anything? And why did you run to the rooftop after what you had just seen?"

"That's none of your business."

"Of course, I have business in there. Am I the reason why ran to the rooftop? Are you mad at me? If you're mad, then why didn't you hit me or shout at me? You always do that.."

With that said, Akane couldn't stop herself from letting go of her emotions.

"Yes, you are the reason why I went there! I saw Kaname kissing you and you didn't protest; you didn't stop her! Do think I will be glad if I saw that? Of course, no! I'm mad at you! You're a dummy! Every fight that you tangled with, you can read what your opponent is thinking, but now, why can't you read what I'm thinking? Ranma, you're an idiot!"

Tears started rolling down her cheeks. She couldn't stop them anymore. She tried but she can't. "Ranma.. you.. you.. dummy.." she said almost in a whispered tone, bowing her head.

Then the bell rang. When Akane heard this, she put the buckets of water down and ran to the rooftop.

"A-A-Akane! Wait!" He then followed Akane.

Rooftop

While running towards the rooftop, Kodachi, Shampoo and Ukyo saw him.. but they didn't saw Akane.

-Where will he go? Maybe he's going to that Kaname Mao. Let's see..- The three thought to themselves.

Ranma opened the door to the rooftop. There he saw Akane. She was still crying. But he could tell that she was trying to calm herself. "Akane.."

Akane then slowly looked at him. "Ranma, I'm sorry. I didn't mean to tell you that." Then she wiped her tears. "I'm okay now. At least I have said what I was feeling. Sorry if I made you confused." She then ran towards the door.

When she was about to open it, the door was opened from the inside. There came out Kodachi, Shampoo and Ukyo.

"My darling Ranma!"

"Ranma!"

"Ran-chan!"

But the two didn't notice them. Akane then continued to reach for the knob but she was stopped. Ranma put around his arms in Akane's waist. She was shocked—they were shocked, except for Ranma.

"Akane.. I'm sorry.. I didn't mean that please forgive me.."

The girls remained shocked. Akane didn't know what to say.

A/N: Yehey! Chapter 3 is done! What do you think? Is this chapter good? I sincerely hope that you liked it. Please please review.. I want to have many reviews so please send me what you're thinking. What do you think of the situation? Is it romantic? Well, Happy Valentines Day! Please review! Thanks!