DiScLaImEr: These characters are not mine as I'm SHURE you all know...lol...hmm... I laugh a lot in the disclaimer and A/N.... I'll have to stop that... hehe...lol.... oops...lol... on with the show!

Flashback

"And now Akane Tendou with "Dear Diary"

Akane was very nervous and hadn't sung karaoke in a long time. As she looked out as the crowd as the music started to play she became uneasy, that was until her eyes met with that of Andrew's and then a stream of tranquility rushed through her veins and out in her voice; she started...

"Dear diary...today I saw a boy, and I wondered if he noticed me, he took my breath away." She paused and smiled at Andrew and continued.

"Dear diary...I can't get him off my mind and it scares me 'cause I've never felt this way.
No one in this world knows me better than you do, so diary I'll confide in you."

All eyes were now averted to the young lady standing on the stage, who seemed to be pouring her heart out into the audience. Not an eye was averted from the sight or an ear not listening to her voice.

"Dear Diary...Today I saw that boy, as he walked by I thought he smiled at me, and I wondered, does he know what's in my heart? I tried to smile, but I could hardly breathe.
Should I tell him how I feel or would that scare him away. Diary, tell me what
to do. Please tell me what to say."

Akane smiled and closed her eyes tightly imagining everything that had happened over the past day. Ranma, dinner, Ranma, Sayuri, bumping into someone, Andrew. That was it, Andrew. With that she closed her eyes tighter and started to sing with even more feeling, not wanting the image of Andrew to go away; afraid that if she opened her eyes, that when time for them to open, he might not be there.

"Dear Diary, One touch of his hand. Now I can't wait to see that boy again. He smiled and I thought my heart could fly. Diary, do you think that we'll be more than
friends? I've got feeling we'll be so much more than friends." The music dwindled down and Akane heard noise and opened her eyes. Everyone was standing applauding, some even going as far as to whistle. Akane bowed slightly then took Andrews hand as he lead her off of the stage and outside. They walked for a while without saying anything until they came across a secluded park and stood nest t a bench that was under a cherry blossom tree that's flower petals were slowly swirling gently around them only to fall to the ground ever so softly.

"Akane that was beautiful" Andrew commented timidly.

"No it wasn't" She smiled modestly and averted her gaze downward.

"Yes, Akane, it was." With that he took his finger and tipped her chin upwards towards his face so that she was looking into his deep hazel eyes. For a while their eyes lingered getting lose in the gaze of the others eyes.

This was it, the moment was perfect, their surroundings were perfect, everything was prefect. Andrew closed his eyes and leaned down towards Akane. Akane gave a look of longing and tilted her head to the side and closed her eyes getting lost in the moment as she whispered...

"Oh Ranma..."

"Ranma?"

"Ranma's where? That stupid pervert! Is he watching us from somewhere, gesh can't a girl have some privacy!? When I find him I'll..." A finger being placed on her lips cut her off.

"This 'Ranma' isn't here. You said his name just a seconds ago"

((Oh no...I...I didn't)) Akane turned pale and started to take steps back. She was so in shock that she didn't notice the tears that were welling up in her eyes and starting to overflow. She looked as if she had seen the doors of death themselves. She was in a trance and about to step back into the trashcan when two hands grabbed her shoulders and rubbed the top of her bare arms.

"No...no...no..." And with that said the tears consciously started to fall from her eyes and she couldn't prevent them, she felt like the whole world had just stopped spinning and left her in space all alone with no one else to comfort her. Andrew saw this in her expression and embraced her to give her comfort.

"Akane, please Akane don't cry, it'll be okay, I promise. Shhh shhh, there there now, would you like to talk to me about why you are so upset?"

"No!" she said in between sobs, "I'm too embarrassed!"

"Akane, look at me." Her teary brown eyes wandered from her palms to his eyes where they met. "There is NOTHING what so ever to be embarrassed of I know we've only known each other for a little while, but I have a feeling this won't be the last time we see each other, so it's okay for you to trust me. After tonight I would like to consider us friends and friend's confide in each other am I right?"

Akane sniffed once and composed herself. They both took a seat on the bench where Akane started to tell Andrew about the story of she and Ranma and almost everything that had transpired over the past years. Finally Akane had reached today and the events of earlier.

"I'm such a coward. There Ranma was breaking up with me and all I did was sit there and take it. Why Andrew, why is it so hard for me to tell him how I feel. How much I need him. How much..." she trailed off as she tried to regain her composure as the tears started to reform in her eyes. Andrew sat there whole-heartedly and listened. He took Akane's hand in his own and squeezed her hands gently to get her to look at him.

"You love him don't you?" ((What does he mean so I love him? He's insensitive and a jerk and a pervert who's always...defending me, fighting for me, trying to show that he cares in some ways more odd that others. But over all... I guess the answer would have to be yes then. Yes I do...)) Akane nodded.

"Oh Akane" Andrew laughed lightly then looked back at her, "That's your problem, you need to be able to tell him how you feel instead of making him sit and wonder about how you feel." Akane looked at him with a kind of puzzled look on her face.

"Here Akane I'll show you; pretend I'm Ranma." Andrew said with a big genuine grin on his face.

"What are you crazy? That is ridiculous!" Akane protested.

"Uh Uh Uh; no if and or buts about it!"

"Fine I'll do it." Akane looked at Andrew and said, "Ranma, I uh...umm well you see, I l-l-lov-v-ve you." Akane winced after having said that then jumped as Andrew poked her in the stomach to tickle her.

"Com one what was that. Say it like you MEAN it Akane, because when you do say it, it will have to be a WHOLE lot better than that."

"Fine." Akane concentrated for a few moments having flashbacks of times with Ranma...((Akane is my fiancé touch her and I'll kill you!...There is one thing you don't know, Akane is mine!... Now that's the Akane I know...)) Ranma's voice filled her head and tears began to form in her eyes, this time, they were tears of joy, remembering how this wonderful man, Ranma Saotome, Could have cared so much about her without her even seeing it. With this she opened her eyes and put her palms lightly on both of Andrew's cheeks and recited, "I love you, more than you could ever know. And no matter what I may say and how angry I may get, you can NEVER forget that I love you, okay, never."

"Oh Akane,"Andrew said in a deep caring voice and took the back of Akane's head in his hand as he slowly lay her down on the bench and lean over her. A noise was heard in the bushes then. Both jumped up immediately.

"What do you think it was?" Andrew asked Akane.

"I'm not sure, but thank you such much Andrew for helping me out. You are a real friend. But if you don't mind, will you walk me back to Sayuri's house please, it is getting pretty late."

"I would be honored my fair Akane." The two laughed and proceeded back to Sayuri's house devising a plan on how to win back Ranma for Akane. On the way back Akane sneezed and thought to herself ((I wonder what exactly it was in the bushes...Probably a squirrel or something...hehe, imaging if it were father! Talk about your floods! Haha!))

A/N- this was NOT where I was planning on taking this chapter but as I started writing this is just what came out. Sorry if you thought Akane and Andrew were going to be together because of the last chapter on how he was so perfect and gorgeous. But honestly, aren't those the best friends to have to try and get back an EX??...Lol... I apologize to those Ryouga fans too; Ryouga will find romance one day, just probably not with Akane. Or who knows, maybe! And another thing, I don't know about where you all live but not many squirrels run around in the bushes in the middle of the night where I live!