This is terrible! Not only can I not tell anyone that I've been zapped with special ink, but now Ranma and Happosai are getting the wrong idea!
Then she heard a knock at her door.
"Akane!" Her father's voice sounded.
Oh good, at least there's someone it's safe for me to say it to.
"I love you!"
Her father opened the door with a smile.
"That's nice to know. Is there something wrong? I heard a lot of commotion in the hallway, not to mention a lot of 'I love you's'."
"It's nothing, dad. But can you do me a favor?" Akane asked.
"What is it?"
"Can you get me a bucket of water?"
"Uh…sure Akane."
"I love you!"
"I love you too."
Her father left, but almost instantly came back with a bucket of water.
"Here you are, honey. Stay out of trouble," And with that, Mr. Tendo left. Akane sighed, sat down with the brush, water, and soap, and began scrubbing away.
Scrub scrub scrub scrub scrub scrub SCRUB SCRUB! Akane furiously scrubbed at the cursed mark. No matter how hard she scrubbed, it wouldn't go away! Scrub scrub scrub. Still no luck. She was scrubbing her skin raw. It was obviously going to start bleeding if she didn't stop…urgh…Akane decided she had to give up. She had to sleep to get ready for the thing she dreaded. School. So she cleaned up her things and went to bed.
Meanwhile, a restless Ranma sat there, thinking (yes, he does think).
What is going on? Akane never says I love you, and she said something else…and why did she hit me with a bucket?