Disclaimer: I do not own Ranma ½.

All was silent as Ranma stared into Akane's eyes seemingly looking for guidance as to what he should say. Her small expectant smile was all the assurance he needed. "I." KABOOM!!! An ear rattling explosion rocked the Tendo dojo knocking all of the wedding party except for Ranma to the floor.

When the dust cleared Ranma froze at the sight before him. Akane was lying unconscious at his feet with light scorches along the length of her dress. Upon second glance he noticed a small trickle of blood running down her forehead, most likely from a stray piece of rubble that fell from the ceiling. He knelt down to try and wake her and check the extent of her injury's when a loud scratching sound caught his attention.

Ranma slowly lifted his head, glancing in the direction of the sound and he froze. Everything seemed to come to a halt and for a moment he could swear his heart stopped beating. *how could she* he thought to himself. The feeling of betrayal almost unbearable. Before him was whom he thought one of his very best friends. "Ukyo, how, how could you?" he asked barley above a whisper. She didn't answer, rather continued her agonizing slow walk towards him, her large metal spatula scraping the ground.

"Ukyo?...Ukyo answer me damn it!" Ranma asked in barley controlled rage. Still he was rewarded with only the scraping sound from her spatula. When she finally reached Ranma and Akane she chose to speak. "Ranma Honey get out of my way." The tone of her voice sent chills down Ranma's spine. "Ukyo, what are you doing here?" he asked once again in a shaky voice. "I'm going to kill this bitch so that she can't get in my way anymore! MOVE NOW RANMA!!!!" Jumping in front of Akane, Ranma let out an enraged growl and got in a fighting stance. "You'll have to kill me first!" Ranma yelled at her.

Ukyo looked shocked at first but then became enraged. In a quiet sinister whisper she stated "So be it." Just as she was about to hit Ranma with her spatula she saw her chance and jumped over his head while he was distracted, all the while pulling a small dagger from her belt.

Ranma realizing what happened got to Ukyo just in time as she was mere inches from Akane's throat. The young okonomayaki chef never knew what hit her as she went sailing across the dojo, slamming into the far wall. "BITCH NOW YOU DIE!" Ranma screamed. He had completely lost it he didn't even remember who he was fighting now. All he knew was that this person was trying to harm HIS Akane and thus had to die.

He charged at her moving so quickly that any normal person wouldn't have been able to see it. Within mere seconds Ukyo found herself struggling to get free from the iron clad grip around her neck that was holding her a good two feet off the dojo floor.

Ranma's grip continued tightening little by little until he heard Akane's horse whisper. "Ran-ma.. n-no don't."

A/N: Okay another cliffhanger. Sorry for the Ukyo bashing, I really don't mind her but I thought it would be a neat twist. I don't know. I'm glad that some people have liked this story so far. And thank you for all the nice reviews. And keep em' coming. Until next time. Cyndi