The room fell silent as everyone stared at Akane in her new form. Before them, on all fours stood a gorgeous white wolf with brown eyes The tip of her tail was dark blue along with her ears and paws, to match her hair color.
Ranma stared at her in disbelief. 'Akane is...my Akane is a...a wolf! Shampoo is gonna pay for this.' He then turned on Shampoo. "What have you done?"
"Why husband care? Now you be with Shampoo and no violent girl get in way." She ran up and wrapped her arms around his waist in a tight hug.
Ranma's anger getting the best of him, he grabbed Shampoo by the shoulders and shoved her away, leaving her on the floor. "It's never gonna happen Shampoo. NEVER! I love Akane and we're gonna get married." He then walked over to Akane and held her wolf face in his hands and saw tears stream from her large brown eyes. A new rage and a new question rose within him. "Now tell me, what did you do?"
"Akane, now cursed like, rest of us. Suppose to be mouse so I chase, but Shampoo grab wrong bottle."
Ranma looked to Kasumi and she left the room and returned a moment later with a hot kettle. Ranma poured the hot water over Akane and she returned to normal. He held her in his arms for awhile trying to subdue her sobs.
"Why violent girl so emotional. Just water," Shampoo said sarcastically.
"Shampoo, if you or anyone else tries to harm Akane in anyway. I'll quickly throw out my rule on not hitting girls and hunt you down." Ranma glared at Shampoo, then to Kodachi and Kuno, then over to Ukyou. "That's a promise."
"Fine have violent kitchen destroyer," Shampoo spun on her heels and left the dojo, followed by a very happy Mousse.
Many in the dojo were still in shock from the last five minutes of confessions, violence, and magic.
"Ranma darling, you can't be serious about her. Come shall we leave now." Kodachi sprung up to the couple and begged to Ranma.
"Go away Kodachi, I meant what I said, and you are the last person I would marry. NOW LEAVE!" Ranma stared daggers at her, daring her to try something else.
Scared of what Ranma might do at this moment Kodachi decided to retreat. "This isn't over yet. I'll have Ranma darling all to myself." With a flick of her ribbon and in a flurry of black rose petals, she disappeared, echoing her irksome laugh throughout the room.
"Akane, are you going to be alright?" Ranma questioned her as he held her close and caressed her soft hair. He felt her nod her head as it laid against his chest. "I'll help you through this though, ok," he murmured against her head then kissed it. Ranma stood up and pulled Akane with him. He wrapped his arms around her protectively and looked at the rest of the group that remained in the dojo. "Anyone else have something to say," it was more of a dare then a question. And someone dared!
Cologne who was on her staff like always, hobbled up to them. She placed a hand on Akane's belly and a slight smile spread across her face.
"What are you doing?" both Akane and Ranma asked her hastily.
"No need to worry. I was checking to see if my intuitions were correct. I have done nothing to Akane, but it would seem you already have." Cologne turned and started out of the dojo. She turned again and stared up at the couple. "Due to recent events, Shampoo has no right to you anymore, I will talk to her and make her see this is true."
"Wait, what do you mean I have already done something to Akane. I would never hurt-"
"Akane is pregnant." Cologne was briefly interrupted by everyone yelling 'WHAT' then continued. "I would say, about a week or so. We Amazons value motherhood and since Akane is carrying your child, Shampoo's claim on you is now cancelled. I would like you two to stop by the cafe' tomorrow. I need to give you something and talk to you about the baby in relationship to your curses. By the way, I'm sorry for what my great granddaughter has done and I'll see to it she is punished." Cologne then exited the dojo.
The dojo was silent once again. The shock was still heavy in the room.
Kuno decided it was now his turn, he stood and charged at Ranma. "Saotome, how dare you defile the fair Akane Tendo. I shall smite thee." A moment later Kuno found himself flying over Nerima.
The only ones left in the room now being family. Ukyou having disappeared out the door as Kuno exited threw the roof. Those left agreed in silence to adjourn to the living room to discuss the recent events.
Surprisingly, everyone was quiet as they listened to Ranma and Akane explain why they lied to them and what happened in the last month. Starting with the day Ranma proposed, up to when they came home. There was a long moment of silence, then Kasumi decided to go start dinner. Nabiki went to her room to think up some scheme to make money off them. Nodoka decided to have a talk with them, while the two fathers left to do something and didn't say a word.
Ranma and Akane sat across from Nodoka holding hands under the table, trying to reassure the other with their presence.
Nodoka looked the loving couple cross from her. "I would have hoped you two would have waited till were married to have moved on to that type of relationship...at least you're out of school. Have you two thought about what being a parent means." Nodoka sat quietly waiting for an answer.
"Not much, but I had decided long ago that Akane was the one and that was the one and that I would never do what pop's did. I won't take our child away from their mother."
"That's a very good start son. I'm glad I'm going to be a grandma. This also, definitely proves your a man. now why don't you two go upstairs and discuss the fact that your going to be parents." She smiled at them as they agreed and started for the stairs. On their way they past their fathers who just happened to have a huge smile across their faces.
"What's up with them?" Ranma asked Akane as they passed them on the way to Akane's room.
"Who knows." Akane opened her door and stared inside. "What the...?"
"What's wrong Akane..." Ranma stared in just as she was doing. He then looked in his room. Ranma turned from his room and charged after his father. He found them playing shogi downstairs. "What's the big idea of moving all Akane's stuff into my room?"
"Well she's your fiancé and you obviously have no problems sleeping next to her." Genma answered, never letting his attention leave the game.
Ranma stood there staring, realizing for once, his father was right.
Akane came bursting in behind Ranma and glared at him. "Ranma what's wrong with you? Did you honestly think you were going to be sleeping alone after the last couple weeks." She then turned on the fathers, "And how dare you move my things without permission. Why couldn't you have moved Ranma into my room instead?"
"Well we figured, his room was bigger and you could turn your room into the nursery." Soun looked up at his daughter and started to go misty eyed. "My baby's gonna have a baby, and our families will finally be joined." He was now starting to flood the room with his tears.
"Daddy stop it. We don't know for sure yet and how reliable is Cologne anyway. I mean she's been after Ranma to marry Shampoo since she got here and she just all of a sudden gives up. It seems fishy to me."
"Ah, Akane, your just over analyzing the situation." Ranma told her as he turned to leave the room.
"Where are you going?"
"I'm gonna go situate my...our...room. Who knows what they did to it, anyways, we need to talk right, so let's go." Ranma grabbed her hand and pulled her toward their room.
Ranma and Akane stood staring at the chaos that was now their bedroom. Several things were just stacked up on top of other things. They both went over and started putting things away.
"Hey Ranma...If what Cologne said is true...what do you think about it?" Akane asked as she put some books away.
"Well, I'm a bit surprised and at the same time I'm happy. I'm just afraid I'll make the same mistakes as my father." Ranma shoved an armload of stuff into the closet and swiftly closed it.
Akane walked up to him and traced his jaw line with her finger. "I won't let that happen. I'll make sure you read all the directions, for everyone's sake. Now lets get some sleep, we might need it tomorrow when we go to see Cologne." She turned out the light then directed Ranma toward the large futon.
Shortly after they climbed under the covers, both were asleep, drained from the event's of just one day.
