DiScLaImEr: I don't own these characters and don't have any money so suing would do nooooo good...hehe, but since chapter one I have acquired a paper clip so if u were to sue you could get a paper clip AND a shoe lace...hehe
Notes...
"dialogue"
((thoughts))
That Night
:: knock knock knock::
Man, I must have been asleep for hours... "Come in" there at the door stood the Ice Queen herself, "Kasumi asked me to tell you to come down for dinner"
"Okay, thanks, I'll be down in a minute" ((So this is it huh, in a few minutes I will no longer be the future Akane Saotome, but just Akane Tendou... Which is who I should be! I don't need him to live! I can manage on my own! That's it, I'll show him who really wants to take a break! HMPH!)) With that she stood and proceeded down the stairs into the dining area, everyone was there except for Kasumi who was standing in the kitchen gathering the bowls. ((Well that's good that everyone is here so no one will miss out on the announcement. Everyone except, HEY! Where is that jerk! Why isn't he here!? Does he think he can just leave me here to tell our parents about his my self, considering it is HIS idea! Why the nerve of that JERK!)) The very thought made the blood rush to Akane's face as she tightly drew in her fist clenching son tightly that it was almost to the point of drawing blood when a very beat up Ranma staggered in the door. The heat rising from the back of her neck ceased as she took her seat at the table.
"Sorry I'm late guys, I had some stuff I had ta take care of." No one questioned or suspected anything at that moment, except for Nabiki. She could see something was wrong by looking at him, something she couldn't quiet place her finger on.
"So Ranma," she probed, "What was it exactly that you had to do again?"
Everyone temporarily stopped eating to wait for the reply.
"Nothing really just stuff" and with that he continued to eat and said nothing more about the matter. Now Nabiki was starting to get heated, ((NOBODY keeps ANY information from Nabiki Tendou, I'll find out whether you want me to or not...)) she coldly thought to herself keeping her expression solid.
"Actually there is something" Ranma said kind of unsteadily, "Akane and I were talking earlier and we both decided that it would be best to break off the engagement."
:: Crash!:: the sound of 4 ramen bowls hitting the table then spilling was all that could be heard. " It's not just this engagement, I'm breaking them all off. It's not fair to any of us to be forced into marriage like this. And oh yeah pop," he then looked at his father and smirked, " I talked to mom, not as Ranko either, she knows about the curses and the past years when we've been 'training' and as soon as we can gather our stuff we will be moving in with her."
Everyone's eyes diverted from Ranma to Genma, which was no longer there, instead there was a panda holding a sign that read ' What father? I'm just an innocent panda!'
It was then that Soun's water works was displayed as the middle age man began to cry wailing, " OH No Saotome! Now our schools will never be joined! What are we going to do? We can't let the Anything Goes Martial Art disappear!"
" Daddy..."
Everyone's eyes switched to view Akane's abnormally solemn face
" Don't cry. It may or may not be forever. This is something that has to happen. And if Ranma and I don't end up getting married, then we can both start our own branches of the school. Now if you'll excuse me, I don't feel well, I'm going to go take a bath" with that she stood and walked up the stairs to the furo.
There was complete and utter silence for the next minute, everyone sat, in shock of the news that was just given to them. Akane seemed normal, like she didn't care; which for her wasn't normal. Everyone sat there in aw waiting for a mallet to appear out of nowhere or for someone to be sent on Akane Tendou airlines, but nothing happened. For things to be normal in the Tendou household were for things to be unnormal, chaotic and most of the times things would happen that were unfathomable, but this, this was definitely weird. With everyone in their won train of though Ranma broke the silence.
"Mr. Tendou, thank you for your hospitality. And thank you Kasumi, and even you Nabiki for making sure I got the best, ((and the worst)) out of my stay here. Come on Pop, it's time to go home." Ranma then dragged the unconscious panda up to their rooms and put all of the belongings in their traveling packs and went downstairs to say the final goodbyes.
"Thanks Kasumi you've been great!" Ranma said to the young lady
" Thank you Ranma. Please come back and visit sometime." Kasumi replied with her usual happy go lucky smile. Then he gave her a hug and proceeded to Nabiki.
"Nabiki! I'm surprised! Don't look too sad that I'm leaving! Don't worry, I'm still goin to Furinkin so you won't miss out on too much of the action"
"Mm Hmm" was all that she could say in reply. He was really leaving and how his departure would affect the income in the family was much of what was on her mind so when Ranma reached over and hugged her she was startled at first.
"Mr. Tendou, please try not to cry so much! I'll come back and visit and I'll still se Akane in school, Hey, where is Akane?"
Mr. Tendou couldn't hear what Ranma was saying over the sound of his own tears. Who could have ever known that a grown man could cry gallons of tears for 10 minutes straight! For a more rare occasion Ranma helped Kasumi clean the dishes and put everything away before leaving. (( No, I can't leave like this. It's going to be hard but I have to say goodbye to her.)) When everyone noticed that he was walking towards the chamber of Akane they all quietly followed, Nabiki with her Polaroid camera.
Before Ranma could knock a response was heard,
"Come in Ranma"
He could feel his palms starting to sweat. Out of all the times Shampoo glomped him and other girls had fought over him, it was only when he was near or had to seriously speak to Akane that he got like this. He pushed the already cracked open door ajar.
" You leaving so soon?" Akane said surprisingly calm.
" Yup me and pop gonna leave in a few minutes" ((God she looks beautiful, why would she dress like that to go to sleep?)) Her hair was still a little wet from being towel dried. Two small red clips with flowers on them were pinned behind her ears to keep some of the hair out of her face. Her lips were a light rose petal pink and shinny from where lip-gloss had scarcely been applied. She was wearing a red spaghetti strap dress that stopped mid thigh with little red flowers embroidered on the bottom hem of the dress. Although a plain dress on her it made her look like an angel. ((No, I've made up my mind, she doesn't love me and we need to separate for a while. Well maybe this once I can tell her how beautiful she looks...yeah just this once))
"So tomboy who you all dressed up for?" Not exactly the kind of compliment he was looking to give her but it was the first thing that came out of his mouth.
Akane's face started to turn as red as her dress but quickly returned to it's normal color.
"Sayuri invited me to go hang out at the karaoke bar with some friends and said for me to NOT show up in my gi, so, this is what I found to wear."
"Well I ain't ever seen ya wear nothing like that before."
Akane smirked, "Well maybe I just never had a reason to, or someone to wear it for."
Little did Ranma know that while he was saying his goodbyes and helping clean the dishes Akane called Sayuri and told her what had happened. Sayuri then suggested they go out and have some fun and that her cousin was in town and had some guy friends that could all go with. The idea sounded perfect so the Akane decided to really get ready for the occasion. Before Ranma could comment on what Akane had just said, Nabiki stepped in.
"Well well well lil sis. Don't you look flashy? How about you and Ranma take a picture together, you know, for old times sake. Before Akane could pretest Ranma placed his arm around her shoulder and pulled her close to him and announced, "SURE! What a great idea, will you take enough so we can both have one?" Akane blushed with him having had said this.
"You know it, stay in that same position and don't move I'm going to take three one after the other."
"Why three?"
"Ranma I said don't move!" Nabiki barked back.
"Sorry..." he mumbled then smiled for the picture.
Nabiki took the pictures and handed one to each other them and ran and out the other in her room. Both Ranma and Akane stood there to see how the picture had come out. "Perfect..." Ranma whispered quietly hoping that no one had heard. His hope was in vain because one person did hear, Akane.
"What did you say Ranma?"
Trying to cover up his slip of the tongue he quickly responded, " I said it in a perfectly nice picture I mean it's the only one where do don't look like a macho chick tomboy!"
Akane had kept her cool the whole evening but that was it with a, "RANMA NO BAKA!" Ranma was send along with his father on Akane Tendou Airlines straight to his new residence. Akane was then calm and turned around to three astonished faces.
"Dad I'm going out with Sayuri, I'm also going to spend the night so I won't be coming home tonight. Kasumi you have her house number just incase you need me for something with that she headed out of the house with a bag in hand to Sayuri's house who was waiting not so patiently outside her own door step.
"Where have you been Akane! We gotta get going? Is that a new dress it looks great! Let me get you bags!" Sayuri grabbed Akane's bags and ran and threw them in her room and ran back down stairs. "You ready girl!?" Akane smiled and nodded. Tonight is HER night, a night without Ranma, a night without stress, a night for herself, and she was going to have as much fun as she could. The two girls hurriedly walked to their destination. As they came within a block of the place they could hear really loud music and singing coming from a building with flashing lights and people all around.
"Is that where we are going?" Akane asked timidly.
"You betcha! Come one!" with that Sayuri grabbed Akane's wrist and dragged her down the street.
A/N yeah I have no life so I updated pretty quickly. Sorry if the characters are OOC but they can't act the same the WHOLE time. I mean honestly, would Ranma have REALLY thought of that plan all by himself. Hehe. But yes, please READ and Review, I don't know when I'm gonna be able to update again cause school is this week but I'll try too soon. THANX IN ADVANCE FOR R&R!!!...Lol...((you'll have to excuse my dialogue, I'm Florida in the U.S. and I type how I talk and we talk kindda country...lol