Well, Minna! I know you loved this story!!! As you so stated, anyway! So I thought I would continue, now that my conputer loves me again!!!
All my reviewrs: Thank you soooo much!!!! I'm soooooo happy that I haven't gotten a bad review since I wrote this!!!!! Wow!! And to Ranko and Mr. Panda: Thanks for putting me on your faves!!!
Of course Ranma and Akane meet again, you silly people!!!! How could they not?
Oh yeah, I decided it was too early for them to kiss, so I edited this chapter and I'm gonna work on the next!!! Sorry and thanks. Don't forget to R+R!!!
Arigato gozaimasu!!
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Chapter 3: Hello, How's Life?
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RANMA'S POV
As I run along in Nerima, I feel little need to meet anybody I knew. I'd never really liked them anyway, except for Akane, Pop, Mom, Kasumi, and maybe Ukyo.
Well,, as I run along, I pass Furinkan High School and see how times have changed. When I went there, girls wore long skirts and blouses. Now they wear mini skirts and sailor sweaters. Weird how times change...
I know I've changed because I can feel it and because I can look back at that school and not only see a place to fight. I've grown up, not a lot, just a little. Maybe being cursed and then being cured made me realize how good I got it and that life isn't just about fighting.
Thunder crashes and I look up, expecting fat raindrops to fall, but none come. Just to stupidly reminise about old times, I decide to run on that old fence top. I'm on my way to see about a location for my new training hall.
Being back in Nerima brings back so many memories and seeing old places doesn't help me forget again what I'd forgotten before.
As I run along, I notice I am getting closer and closer to Dr. Tofu's practice.
"He's an old man by now," I say aloud.
Thunder sounds again and I notice a woman up ahead stop when I speak, but she shakes her head and moves along. Something about her way of walking is familiar, but maybe it's the clouds above that darken and distort things.
There's that thunder again, but this time many big raindrops fall. The person ahead stops and pulls out an umbrella. I keep running, so I'm getting closer, close enough to see her face. But then, just as I get close enough to see, I slip on the slick metal bar. I crash and tumble down to the ground, and on top of the woman!!!!
My face lands on her shoulder. She's all wet and muddy, as am I, but she is wearing fairly nice clothes, unlike me, wearing regular old clothes.
She stutters incomprehensible, indignant outrages as I splurt sincere, worried, frantic apologies. I get up and wipe my hands off on my pants, and I reach to pull her up. She moves her umbrella and I see her face...
AKANE'S POV
I walk home from nursing class to Dr. Tofu's practice this afternoon and it looks like rain. I think of pulling my umbrella out when thunder cracked a third time and rain begins to fall.
Earlier, I'd thought I'd heard a guy's voice behind me, Ranma's voice, but I'm certain it's not him at all. How could it be?
I'm becoming all soft and sissy. I've changed since Ranma left. I've become more nice and understanding and gentle, but I'm still me. I still can't cook. I couldn't tell you if I changed because I got older or because Ranma kissed me or because I missed Ranma so much.
After the rain begins to fall, a man running on the fence, like Ranma did, slips and falls upon me.
He half squashes me, and I'm having trouble breathing. Why, I oughta...!!! I only stutter frantic words, and now I'm thinking, 'Oh, God, am I really that desparate?!'
He's apologizing, which is good, and he's even pulling me up. I shift the umbrella to see this man's face. When I do...
RANMA'S POV: She's---
AKANE'S POV: He's----
Both POV: Simotaneously we say, "Is that you, Ranma/Akane?"
Akane's POV:
It's such a shock to see him!! I mean, it's been SEVEN years!!! And I'm not sure whether it's helpful to be seeing him again. Things have changed...But I think I still love him...
RANMA'S POV:
Seeing Akane again drives me crazy all over again, not for seeing her, but maybe all the other idiots. God, I hope they don't show up. I know that seven years is a long time, but so what? Because I still love that girl--woman--I still love her, but it's been such a long time...
"Ranma...You're not a girl!! You got cured!! I'm so happy for you!" Akane cries, pulling me under the umbrella.
"Yeah Akane, I did. And thanks!!," I smile in reply.
Akane and I walk to Dr. Tofu's (and Kasumi's, I'm told) As we walk, we talk. First, she tells me of becoming a nurse for the Doc, and I think that's really great for her. Then we speak of my times and becoming an instuctor and she tells me that's good.
Then we just walk in silence. We're so close together. Neither of us notices, but my arm is over her shoulder to help hold the umbrella. In all the quiet in all the rain, I start to think. I imagine this:
"Ranma," Akane says,"Why did you kiss me before you left?"
Looking at her, I say, "That wasn't a kiss."
She looks at me funny, and unable to really explain it, I continue talking. But we stop walking. I turn to face her. We're facing under the umbrella in the rain.
I continue, "That wasn't a kiss; it was a peck on the cheek."
I take her face in my hands and bring it up to my face. I place my lips upon hers and insert my tongue into her mouth. The kiss is good, but Akane is surprised and doesn't do much. After I'm satisfied that I made my point, I pull away and tell her, "THAT was a kiss!"
I shake my head. I can't do THAT!!!
Akane starts looking at me funny.
"Ranma, are you okay?"She asks.
We're looking down, not knowing what to do. 'We're still terrible at this,' I think.
It feels as though we're teenagers again.
AKANE'S POV
I honestly wonder how much the two of us have changed that we can talk like normal people without insults and yet we still walk in silence like teenagers scared of each other. Oh, geez, we're not scared of each other are we? We weren't even scared of each other all those years ago, unless we were trying to make up from a fight without it looking like we loved each other. I want to fall onto my "Ranma No Baka!" and beat the hell out of him, but he hasn't done anything wrong. Sigh....
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WOW!!! A really long chapter, huh!!! I like it, but there are too many "buts, ands, thens, and repeating"
Give me credit, though. It was 2 in the morning when I wrote this!!! I wanted to show the trains of thought, but I made them too OOC...
Well, Ranma and Akane think different, not just the same!!! (Ranma thinks they're still like teenagers and Akane thinks they're like grown ups)
Don't worry, there won't be so much tracing back since they're together again!!
Wow, don't forget to read and review!!!!!!! Please!!!!
Constructive critism, flames, likes, other thoughts, I don't care!!! Thanks for your time!!! And the part about Arashi Uta, forget that, okay??? it was me, but when I was thinking about changing my name!!
k, R+R,
The #1, gr8
MILANA PASHMINA 4EVER!!!!!
All my reviewrs: Thank you soooo much!!!! I'm soooooo happy that I haven't gotten a bad review since I wrote this!!!!! Wow!! And to Ranko and Mr. Panda: Thanks for putting me on your faves!!!
Of course Ranma and Akane meet again, you silly people!!!! How could they not?
Oh yeah, I decided it was too early for them to kiss, so I edited this chapter and I'm gonna work on the next!!! Sorry and thanks. Don't forget to R+R!!!
Arigato gozaimasu!!
/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/Until We Meet Again/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\
Chapter 3: Hello, How's Life?
/\/\/\//\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\
RANMA'S POV
As I run along in Nerima, I feel little need to meet anybody I knew. I'd never really liked them anyway, except for Akane, Pop, Mom, Kasumi, and maybe Ukyo.
Well,, as I run along, I pass Furinkan High School and see how times have changed. When I went there, girls wore long skirts and blouses. Now they wear mini skirts and sailor sweaters. Weird how times change...
I know I've changed because I can feel it and because I can look back at that school and not only see a place to fight. I've grown up, not a lot, just a little. Maybe being cursed and then being cured made me realize how good I got it and that life isn't just about fighting.
Thunder crashes and I look up, expecting fat raindrops to fall, but none come. Just to stupidly reminise about old times, I decide to run on that old fence top. I'm on my way to see about a location for my new training hall.
Being back in Nerima brings back so many memories and seeing old places doesn't help me forget again what I'd forgotten before.
As I run along, I notice I am getting closer and closer to Dr. Tofu's practice.
"He's an old man by now," I say aloud.
Thunder sounds again and I notice a woman up ahead stop when I speak, but she shakes her head and moves along. Something about her way of walking is familiar, but maybe it's the clouds above that darken and distort things.
There's that thunder again, but this time many big raindrops fall. The person ahead stops and pulls out an umbrella. I keep running, so I'm getting closer, close enough to see her face. But then, just as I get close enough to see, I slip on the slick metal bar. I crash and tumble down to the ground, and on top of the woman!!!!
My face lands on her shoulder. She's all wet and muddy, as am I, but she is wearing fairly nice clothes, unlike me, wearing regular old clothes.
She stutters incomprehensible, indignant outrages as I splurt sincere, worried, frantic apologies. I get up and wipe my hands off on my pants, and I reach to pull her up. She moves her umbrella and I see her face...
AKANE'S POV
I walk home from nursing class to Dr. Tofu's practice this afternoon and it looks like rain. I think of pulling my umbrella out when thunder cracked a third time and rain begins to fall.
Earlier, I'd thought I'd heard a guy's voice behind me, Ranma's voice, but I'm certain it's not him at all. How could it be?
I'm becoming all soft and sissy. I've changed since Ranma left. I've become more nice and understanding and gentle, but I'm still me. I still can't cook. I couldn't tell you if I changed because I got older or because Ranma kissed me or because I missed Ranma so much.
After the rain begins to fall, a man running on the fence, like Ranma did, slips and falls upon me.
He half squashes me, and I'm having trouble breathing. Why, I oughta...!!! I only stutter frantic words, and now I'm thinking, 'Oh, God, am I really that desparate?!'
He's apologizing, which is good, and he's even pulling me up. I shift the umbrella to see this man's face. When I do...
RANMA'S POV: She's---
AKANE'S POV: He's----
Both POV: Simotaneously we say, "Is that you, Ranma/Akane?"
Akane's POV:
It's such a shock to see him!! I mean, it's been SEVEN years!!! And I'm not sure whether it's helpful to be seeing him again. Things have changed...But I think I still love him...
RANMA'S POV:
Seeing Akane again drives me crazy all over again, not for seeing her, but maybe all the other idiots. God, I hope they don't show up. I know that seven years is a long time, but so what? Because I still love that girl--woman--I still love her, but it's been such a long time...
"Ranma...You're not a girl!! You got cured!! I'm so happy for you!" Akane cries, pulling me under the umbrella.
"Yeah Akane, I did. And thanks!!," I smile in reply.
Akane and I walk to Dr. Tofu's (and Kasumi's, I'm told) As we walk, we talk. First, she tells me of becoming a nurse for the Doc, and I think that's really great for her. Then we speak of my times and becoming an instuctor and she tells me that's good.
Then we just walk in silence. We're so close together. Neither of us notices, but my arm is over her shoulder to help hold the umbrella. In all the quiet in all the rain, I start to think. I imagine this:
"Ranma," Akane says,"Why did you kiss me before you left?"
Looking at her, I say, "That wasn't a kiss."
She looks at me funny, and unable to really explain it, I continue talking. But we stop walking. I turn to face her. We're facing under the umbrella in the rain.
I continue, "That wasn't a kiss; it was a peck on the cheek."
I take her face in my hands and bring it up to my face. I place my lips upon hers and insert my tongue into her mouth. The kiss is good, but Akane is surprised and doesn't do much. After I'm satisfied that I made my point, I pull away and tell her, "THAT was a kiss!"
I shake my head. I can't do THAT!!!
Akane starts looking at me funny.
"Ranma, are you okay?"She asks.
We're looking down, not knowing what to do. 'We're still terrible at this,' I think.
It feels as though we're teenagers again.
AKANE'S POV
I honestly wonder how much the two of us have changed that we can talk like normal people without insults and yet we still walk in silence like teenagers scared of each other. Oh, geez, we're not scared of each other are we? We weren't even scared of each other all those years ago, unless we were trying to make up from a fight without it looking like we loved each other. I want to fall onto my "Ranma No Baka!" and beat the hell out of him, but he hasn't done anything wrong. Sigh....
/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\
WOW!!! A really long chapter, huh!!! I like it, but there are too many "buts, ands, thens, and repeating"
Give me credit, though. It was 2 in the morning when I wrote this!!! I wanted to show the trains of thought, but I made them too OOC...
Well, Ranma and Akane think different, not just the same!!! (Ranma thinks they're still like teenagers and Akane thinks they're like grown ups)
Don't worry, there won't be so much tracing back since they're together again!!
Wow, don't forget to read and review!!!!!!! Please!!!!
Constructive critism, flames, likes, other thoughts, I don't care!!! Thanks for your time!!! And the part about Arashi Uta, forget that, okay??? it was me, but when I was thinking about changing my name!!
k, R+R,
The #1, gr8
MILANA PASHMINA 4EVER!!!!!